Does your golf course business consultant have 100% of the experience you need to get you more than your share of business, return higher margins on all sales while delivering a properly maintained and presented golf course you’ll always be proud of. Does your consultant require the cleanest restrooms, and daily reports every morning that show you exactly where the business stands up to the minute?
Ask your consultant if they’ve ever actually managed a golf course. How about 9-holes, 18-holes, 27-holes, even 36-holes? Has your consultant managed private, semi-private, public, executive, par-3 courses and practice ranges? How about tennis clubs – clay and hardcourts? How about swimming pools and fitness rooms? Has your consultant managed bentgrass and Bermuda?
Has your consultant ever installed complete point-of-sale software systems by IBS, Club Prophet, Szen, and others – including back office integration combining food and beverage, golf, and member activity? Has your consultant negotiated appropriate POS hardware acquisitions?
Has your consultant ever successfully rescued a golf course from C-11 bankruptcy?
Has your consultant ever successfully operated a pro shop consistently returning better than 35% margins on sales from hard goods and soft goods?
Has your consultant ever prepared a complete golf course marketing plan including radio, TV, billboards, newspaper, web sites, email blast campaigns, brochures. Has your consultant ever prepared a comprehensive golf course marketing budget?