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According to the National Golf Foundation, municipal golf in the United States is alive and well. There are an all-time high 2,939 municipal courses — defined as facilities owned or operated by government entities — currently operating in the U.S. That total represents just over 18% of the country’s overall golf course supply.
IN THIS ISSUE
> Golf's top clubs, resorts are upping their menu games | Read
> TFC Inbox: What to make of the Rules of Golf | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your thoughts on the Masters — traditions, this year's favorites, personal memories, favorite stories?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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Members, guests are seeking more from their experiences and food goes a long way toward that goal
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"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another."
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The First Call readers share their opinions on the complexity of the game's rules and whether they should be simplified
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KEY FACTOR
April marks the beginning of golf season in many corners of the U.S. Here’s what golf operators need to know about projected rainfall totals and weather’s impact on playable days as the season kicks off. PROJECTED REGIONAL IMPACTS FOR GOLF OPERATORS > Courses across the southern tier extending into the Mid-Atlantic are still expected to have wetter conditions through April, though Florida and northern/central Texas may start drying out based on weather patterns observed in similar years of 1998, 2010 and 2016. READ MORE > |
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
How Anthony Netto is changing adaptive golf
Paraplegic and master golf instructor joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the benefits of the VertaCat, an all-terrain mobility rider
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Creating a new type of golf
T36 Golf co-founders David Hinkle and Rio Valeriano join host Colin Weston to discuss flipping the script on traditional golf and redefining the sport for a new generation of golfers
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BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
What's the right collegiate fit for a junior golfer?
Founder Joshua Jacobs joins host Paul Liberatore to discuss how College Golf Experience has become a way for young golfers to be scouted by colleges and universities
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JULY
30-31: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
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