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Is it Me, or Do Many Who Run Golf Courses Not Understand Economics?

We are constantly bombarded with golf’s bad press and the whining that the game is dying, shrinking, and losing players by the thousands. So what’s the answer? Raise green fee prices! Wingpointe Golf Course A local…

Category: Golf, Golf Courses, Golf For Women

Welcome to the New Bonneville Golf Course

Pop quiz: What’s the first thing golf courses who just switched to a new automated sprinkling system do? Answer: Over-water. For decades Bonneville Golf Course here in Salt Lake City, Utah has been the most popular public course in the state…

Golf Course Review – Journey at Pechanga

I’ve heard a lot about the golf course at Pechanga and I’m glad I was finally able to make the short trip down to Temecula, California to check it out. The course is called Journey, or sometimes referred to as…

HOG World Tour Journeys at Pechanga Golf Course

Today I had the pleasure of whacking the white spheroid around the Pechanga Golf Course here at the Pechanga Resort/Casino in Temecula, CA. Above you can see my shot on the scenic par-3 17th hole. I hit a 9-iron past…

Category: Golf, Golf Courses, HOG World Tour

HOG World Tour Visits Salt Lake City’s Soon to be Closed Wingpointe Golf Course

Sadly, an Arthur Hills “links” style course here in Salt Lake looks to be closing at the end of this season. I could go into the politics of why this is happening, and talk about mismanagement and all that, but…