Straight off (pardon the pun) the news wire today… Country superstar George Strait is taking a swing at another passion besides music. Strait and partner Tom Cucisk have purchased the Tapatio Springs Golf Resort and Conference Center in Boerne, about 25 miles northwest of San Antonio. Strait and Cusick, who lives in the Texas Hill […]
Bankruptcy: The New Business Plan for Private Golf Clubs
It is always distressing for me to hear about any business filing for bankruptcy. The normal reaction is to assume the business failed when in some cases the business plan was actually good, just too much cost or too high salaries (or in a growing number of cases, too much large investors demand for their […]
More Country Clubs Bite the Dust
It is really said to hear of another Country Club closing due to bankruptcy. By IAN McCANN / The Dallas Morning News imccann@dallasnews.com / The Dallas Morning News Ray Leszcynski contributed to this report. A Garland, Texas, country club that had been posted for foreclosure has filed for bankruptcy. Oakridge Golf Club LP filed for […]
Country Clubs Struggle for Members
I am asked almost every day what I feel is the hinge pin that keeps the golf economy going. I do not hesitate to say…Country Clubs, private or semi-private, play a huge part in golf’s overall survivability of this current recession. Oh, of course, even if the worst happens there will always be some form […]
