Golf In The ’90s Proved Bubbles Do Pop

With all of this talk about a possible housing bubble in various parts in Canada, I wonder if it would be prudent for Canadians to take a look at the way we were in the golf industry in the last few years of the 20th Century.

Before you say it, I’m not saying that we are sitting on a housing bubble, a topic that has been a source of debate the past few years, with homes in places such as Vancouver and Toronto rising off the chart and the condo market on fire. Read More »

Best Time To Nominate True Hall Of Famers Is Now

The majority, about three-quarters as of this writing, of respondents to the current GNN Poll agree that induction into a golf hall of fame should be based on accomplishments and not some arbitrary age...  Read More »

Are Accomplishments Enough For Hall Of Fame Induction?

I may be the lone wolf who isn’t howling about Phil Mickelson at the age of 41 being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame a week ago in St. Augustine, Fla. The ones who were making their voices...  Read More »

A Quick Thought For The Day

I really can’t say I know a lot about Deepak Chopra, who works in the field of mind-body medicine, but this logic can be applied in many cases in the golf industry. Just a thought for the day: Read...  Read More »

Controlled Media Emphasizes Need For Mainstream Media

The big reason for the backlash over Tiger Woods’ decision to skip a presser at last week’s Wells Fargo Championship so he could take lob ball questions from fans is that this non-issue is about the...  Read More »

Industry Voices, School Spirit And Other Tuesday Tidbits

Judging by the response, many GNN readers are listening to the audio clips that we’ve introduced to the website in recent weeks. If you haven’t had the opportunity, you can listen to Jeff Boismier,...  Read More »

Do You Regularly Conduct Member/Customer Surveys?

GNN blogger Tiffany Gordon admits that she almost fell off her chair when the results of a member survey came back recently. Tiff has voiced her opinion in the past that golfers are hesitant about taking...  Read More »

PING Enjoying Its Banner Season On Tour

A nice gesture might have been a good omen of things to come for PING chairman and CEO John Solheim, who was thinking about company staff players Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen, who were celebrating...  Read More »

How Secure Do You Feel?

Kevin Purcell, the executive director of the PGA of Ontario, responded quickly to this blog I wrote last Thursday about golf professionals considering options outside of golf, as GNN blogger Kyle German...  Read More »

Starkman Illustrated The Relevance Of Print

I was thousands of miles away in Maui last week when I got the news that Randy Starkman had passed away at the age of 51 after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. The distance didn’t soften the...  Read More »

Continuing Education Isn’t Limited To Golf

I had mixed feelings when GNN blogger Kyle German told me that he was becoming a mortgage broker with the Meridian Southwest Mortgage Group. You can read his most recent blog on that topic here. I had...  Read More »