ASSETS FOR SALE
ASSETS FOR SALE Owen Sound Golf and Country Club, Limited and Kenneth W. Rowe Limited in Receivership 317574 Hwy 6 & 10, RR 4, Owen Sound, Ontario BDO Canada Limited, Receiver of Owen Sound Golf and Country Club, Limited and Kenneth W. Rowe Limited is offering the Receiver’s right, title and interest in the assets as follows: 18 hole golf course, land, buildings and improvements located at 318494 Westshore Road / Grey Rd. #1 Owen Sound, Ontario Inventory of equipment and materials used in the operation of the golf course; Inventory of retail stock and supplies as they exist at closing; Receiver’s interest, if any, in the trade names “Owen Sound Golf and Country Club, Limited and Kenneth…
Page & Tuttle is pleased to announce a partnership with Golf Trends of Mississauga, Ontario as the new distributor of Page and Tuttle Golf apparel to the Canadian market. Golf Trends Inc. was established in 1987 to provide quality merchandise to golf professionals, golf course operators, and off-course golf retailers across Canada. By focusing on quality products, fast shipping and exceptional customer service, Golf Trends has built a reputation as one of the premiere distributors in the industry, representing well known brands such as Bag Boy, Datrek, Tour Edge/Exotics, Burton, Golf Pride, Lamkin and Winn Grips. “We are very excited to become the Canadian distributor for Page & Tuttle” says Ryan Redmond, V.P. of Operations for Golf Trends Inc. “We have…
Robb James Director of Golf/Head Professional Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Edmonton, AB. By David McPherson Royal Mayfair is an established private club founded in 1922. Prior to coming to Royal Mayfair as an assistant pro in 2006, James was at Victoria Golf Club in Edmonton. He was named head professional in 2009 and made several changes to make his staff more visible to members — getting them out of the shop and spending more time playing, teaching and fitting. The result: hard good sales in the shop have increased and there is a better rapport between his assistants and the members. Here, James explains this best practice: Get out of the shop. We’ve made changes in the…
By Nancy McTaggart After the turbulent times of 2009, the automotive world continues to evolve. Under GM’s government-supported restructuring, they have downsized brands that were less profitable and are now focused on improvements and innovative upgrades to existing models. Chrysler was sold to Italy’s Fiat Group, owners of Ferrari, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo. Reports show sales in 2009 were off as much as 15 per cent for new vehicles. U.S. sales, however, were down by 30 per cent. But did you know that 80 – 85 per cent of what is being manufactured in Canada was destined for the U.S. market? Both GM and Chrysler have emerged from the government supported bankruptcy protection with a solid business plan….
By Ross MacDonald A whiteout in December isn’t unusual. But a whiteout in July, and at a golf course? Surely the weather hasn’t gone that crazy. Unfortunately for golf course operators, the white they see, and have seen more of since the markets went south, is empty space on tee-time sheets. Filling that space is another story. According to Don Cook of the PGA of America, keeping that 1st tee busy takes more than a reduced green fee or a free beer at the turn. Speaking at the PGA Show in Orlando in January, Cook said clubs need to “identify where white spaces typically fall, whether there’s a pattern and who can play at these times.” Clubs…
By David MacPherson Looking for a fresh idea to get recurring customers and grow your margins? Head east and chat with Ted Stonehouse, general manager at Bell Bay Golf Club, located in the seaside village of Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. His philosophy: Understand people’s expectations and then exceed them. He also understands the importance of selling your entire operation—from the pro shop to the driving range to the beverage department. “We incorporate the entire facility into everything we do,” says Stonehouse, who started as a range rat at Ontario’s Maples of Ballantrae when he was eleven. The Ryder Cup Boys The annual boys’ golf trip is a niche market, but one that continues to grow. Catering to these…
By Rick Young If you’re on the service side of the golf industry you don’t have to go back far in the past to remember what a lot of food & beverage managers might refer to as ‘simpler, less stressful times.’ Within the structure of overall operations the food and beverage portfolio was considered a club amenity, a necessary albeit secondary function boards of directors more than willingly subsidized as part of the annual club budget. Break even? Quite often that was considered a successful season for F & B especially if a year was punctuated by a run of bad weather, a late start or an early wind up. Miracles were never expected nor were huge profit margins….
By Dave O’Brien Jack Nicklaus envisioned it. Charlie Jessome suggested it and Jim Holmes dared to do it. While golf legend Jack Nicklaus may be the one name you recognize, their shared vision became reality this season when Derrydale (Mississauga) became the first golf course west of Toronto to offer the public 12 holes of golf. The retired hall-of-famer, Nicklaus, now an accomplished golf course designer with venues like Glen Abbey to his credit, first lauded the 12-hole round of golf in the March, 2007 edition of Golf Digest when he said: “…we should consider the possibility of making 12 holes a standard round of golf…Of course, it would meet resistance, but eventually it would be…
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