Golf Business

Author : Tim Breitbarth,Sebastian Kaiser-Jovy,Geoff Dickson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317351580

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Golf Business and Management by Tim Breitbarth,Sebastian Kaiser-Jovy,Geoff Dickson Pdf

Golf is big business around the world. With high profile series such as the PGA, LPGA and European tours to the re-introduction of golf to the Olympics at Rio 2016, golf occupies a prominent place in the global sport community. This is the first book to introduce the fundamentals of golf business and management from a truly international perspective, covering key topics such as media, club management, sponsorship and retail, at elite and non-elite levels. With sections exploring the development of golf on every continent, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this book presents the latest thinking on current issues in golf, ranging from sustainability and innovation to global governance. Each chapter incorporates helpful features for students including learning objectives, discussion questions, guides to further reading, recommended websites and insights from industry voices. This book is essential reading for students of any golf-related degree course or professional accreditation programme, and will also be of interest to those studying or working in sport business, sport management and sport tourism. Underpinned by up-to-date literature, golf researchers will also find the book a useful starting point.

Author : Pat Summerall,James A. McNulty,John Creighton,Will D. Rhame
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000079229906

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Business Golf by Pat Summerall,James A. McNulty,John Creighton,Will D. Rhame Pdf

This step-by-step guide shows how to enhance fortune through the cultivation of new friendships and relationships while enjoying the game readers love to play. It tells how to properly structure a golf game so that it becomes both the ideal setting to create and promote deals, both small and large.

Author : James J. Keegan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Golf
ISBN : 0692008411

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The Business of Golf by James J. Keegan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Golf
ISBN : PSU:000063839180

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Golf Business by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gary Player
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781510716810

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Gary Player's Black Book by Gary Player Pdf

Gary Player's Black Book contains fifty questions and detailed responses from eighteen-time major winner Gary Player. The book, divided into three parts, focuses on specific scenarios and problems that arise in golf, life, and business. In the first section on golf, topics include putting, scoring, etiquette, the mental side of the game, and fitness and nutrition. In the section on life, Player, the father of six and grandfather to twenty-two, addresses issues such as parenting, who to turn to when in need of advice, and more. Finally, in the section on business, he details how to deal with competition, among other topics. Player responds to questions such as: • Golf: How do I play a bunker shot from a plugged lie? • Life: I feel like I’ve lost the passion for what I do. How do I get that back? • Business: When people criticize my work I take it very personally. How do you handle criticism? The 2012 recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, Player draws from both on and off the course experiences dealing with competitors, businesspeople, and family. In doing so, he offers a unique glimpse into handling adversity with regard to these relationships. The advice that he offers is invaluable to fans of all ages.

Author : David Rynecki
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781440621932

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Deals on the Green by David Rynecki Pdf

No matter how sophisticated the tools become-the e-mails and teleconferencing, the BlackBerries and PowerPoints-golf remains the true communications hub of American business In the history of American business there have been more deals consummated on the golf course than in any boardroom or five-star restaurant. It's no accident that executives from J. D. Rockefeller to Jack Welch have made time in their busy schedules for eighteen holes. Deals on the Green takes a fresh look at the interesting worlds of golf and business. It's not a "how to win business" instructional, but it does offer lessons about what is required to succeed in golf and in business-namely friendship, imagination, tenacity, multitasking, guts, passion, and compassion. And it shares great inside stories about the leaders whose devotion to and respect for the game have contributed to their success in business. Financial journalist David Rynecki takes us inside the gates of elite courses such as Augusta National and Pebble Beach to reveal how the wealthy and powerful really behave-or misbehave. He lets us in on the keys to mixing business and pleasure, the best way to swing a nine iron in front of your boss, and even what to do if you happen to slice it.

Author : Thomas J. Wurtz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781449037345

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Corporate Common Sense by Thomas J. Wurtz Pdf

In 1776, an American patriot, Thomas Paine, authored a revolutionary document titled, COMMON SENSE, that stirred his fellow countrymen to fight for independence. Over 200 years later, corporate America is suffering at the hands of weak and often insane leadership. If you're tired of your company's weak leadership and ridiculous gimmicks, this book is a must read for you. Many once proud institutions in America have been socialized: Media Education Government And now, corporate America is signing on to a socialistic leadership strategy. If you believe corporate America is on the wrong path, I urge you to join the Eagle Nation and fight for a return to COMMON SENSE leadership. The following three lessons from the book illustrates Wurtz's pursuit of COMMON SENSE leadership: Discipline Like Momma Would Diversity Training - Adults Attending Kindergarten The Noble Pursuit of Extreme Profits In 1776, Thomas Paine proclaimed, "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." It's time to attack corporate insanity. It's what patriots do! I hope you will join us!

Author : Gay Henricks
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1579546935

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Conscious Golf by Gay Henricks Pdf

What does your golf swing have to do with your success in business and life? Everything-- if you know the three powerful secrets of Conscious Golf. While working with more than 1,000 executives over the past 30 years, best-selling author and noted executive coach Gay Hendricks discovered that the secrets of success in golf, business and life are one and the same. Conscious Golf reveals those practical secrets to you clearly and simply so that you can play better golf, be more successful in your work and enjoy a daily life free of stress. Conscious Golf shows you, step-by-step, how to put these life-changing secrets to work on the golf course and in the business world. Through vivid examples drawn from his consulting practice, Hendricks guides you through the process of applying this practical wisdom to the real-world challenges that confront you in the game of golf and the business of your life. Conscious Golf gives you three radically innovative insights into how golf and business actually work. When you understand the impact of those insights-- and see how they affect every moment of your day-- your golf game and your work life will skyrocket out of the ordinary and into a new zone of clarity, fulfillment and self-renewing forward momentum.

Author : James J. Keegan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Golf
ISBN : 0984626891

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The Business of Golf - What Are You Thinking? 2014 Edition by James J. Keegan Pdf

The Business of Golf is a series of two books with a passionate focus on creating value for the golfer based on a foundation that produces a return on an investment for the golf course owner. The Business of Golf What Are You Thinking? functions as a primer for avid golfers, college students in Professional Golf Management Programs, and golf industry professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge on the fundamentals of the golf industry and operating a golf course. This book garnered widespread appeal, due to its singularity as a source that provides strategic, tactical, and operational guidance, It has been purchased in over 16 countries and is used by 15 universities and colleges in their curriculums. In contrast to the basic primer, The Business of Golf Why? How? What?, first published in 2013, caters to the seasoned industry professional. The book guides a golf course management team in creating a strategic vision, determining the resources to be allocated and the policies and procedures that require consistent execution, accompanied with 21 templates that can be licensed at www.golfconfergence.com. Both of these books represents over a decade of research conducted in partnership with golf courses worldwide. The perspective contained in both addresses comprehensible and executable principals that encompass a diverse range of subjects including architecture, agronomy, intellectual property, rate structures, social media, water utilization and yield management. While the insights presented are clear, the analysis undertaken was extensive. The principles in these books formed an integral part of a Clemson University Ed. D.D. dissertation in which 11 leading golf course managers operating 34 golf courses vetted and validated the principals herein contained. Assurance of identifying the potential of a facility resides in the application of the books' concepts. These books help the golf course management team and staff develop a focused and disciplined approach based on quantitative data to identify and mitigate the impact of uncontrollable factors (economy, location and weather). From understanding these fundamentals, the controllable factors can be leveraged to enhance each golfer's qualitative experience while ensuring a positive financial return on investment to the golf course stake-holders.

Author : Greg Norman,Donald T. Phillips
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743287746

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The Way of the Shark by Greg Norman,Donald T. Phillips Pdf

A champion golfer and CEO of the Great White Shark corporation traces his rise from a teenage caddy to a three-time PGA winner while counseling readers on how to apply strategies learned on the course to a business career. 100,000 first printing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Industrial statistics
ISBN : PSU:000073245094

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1963 Census of Business by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Geology
ISBN : OCLC:776231658

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IX-ICC Field Trip by Anonim Pdf

Author : Greg Norman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743287753

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The Way of the Shark by Greg Norman Pdf

With trademark charm and eloquence, golf's "Great White Shark" chronicles his extraordinary life and career, showing how lessons learned on pressure-packed putting greens prepared him for phenomenal success in the boardroom.

Author : Mark Broadie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780698138599

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Every Shot Counts by Mark Broadie Pdf

Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie’s paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game. Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score? What part of Tiger Woods’ game makes him a winner? Traditional golf stats can't answer these questions. Broadie, a professor at Columbia Business School, helped the PGA Tour develop its cutting-edge strokes gained putting stat. In this eye-opening new book, Broadie uses analytics from the financial world to uncover the secrets of the game of golf. He crunches mountains of data to show both professional and amateur golfers how to make better decisions on the course. This eagerly awaited resource is for any player who wants to understand the pros, improve golf skills, and make every shot count.

Author : Dr. Bob Rotella
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781471104589

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Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by Dr. Bob Rotella Pdf

Dr Bob Rotella is one of the hottest golfing performance consultants in the world today. Unlike other performance consultants, Rotella goes beyond the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. In this extraordinary book, and with his clients, he creates an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of the golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Filled with charming and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.