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New England Amateur Tour

26. April 2010

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New England Amateur Tour

NORTON – While hitting balls on the practice tee at TPC on Patriots Day, April 19, you could feel the buzz. Not because the Pinnacle range balls at TPC are brand new, but rather, it was opening day of the New England Amateur Tour, a/k/a The New England Series. Sixty players, with [...]

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Golf Course Marketing – How To Sell More Memberships…

1. April 2010

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Golf Course Marketing – How To Sell More Memberships…

We know much of our readership comes from golf courses, so we thought we’d include some golf course marketing strategies on our blog.  Enjoy the article. How To Sell More Memberships… Implement these five steps at your club today. Step 1: Identify your prospects Who can you sell a membership to? Everyone? Wrong. Tell me the last time you [...]

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Golf Course Marketing Strategies – Takes Time

25. March 2010

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Golf Course Marketing Strategies – Takes Time

We know much of our readership comes from golf courses, so we thought we’d include some golf course marketing strategies on our blog.  Enjoy the article. Effective marketing takes time – do you have enough? On a recent survey, 4 out 5 golf operators agree that they don’t have enough time to effectively execute their marketing initiatives. Do [...]

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Winners from Southern New England Golf Show

17. February 2010

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Winners from Southern New England Golf Show

The second annual Southern New England Golf Show turned out to be another success as almost 5,000 people visited the Expo on February 13-14. “We actually had more people on Saturday than we did on Sunday”, said David Bodah from the Providence Boys and Girls Clubs, the beneficiary of the Expo. Last year’s Show total was 5,100 [...]

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Rhode Island Golf Expo Feb. 13-14

4. February 2010

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Rhode Island Golf Expo Feb. 13-14

Southern New England Golf Show Looking for something to do this weekend? The 2nd annual Southern New England Golf Show will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center on February 13-14. Hours for the show are Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 11-5. Cost for the show is $9 and children under 12 are free. If you [...]

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PGA Merchandise Show

27. January 2010

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PGA Merchandise Show

On Jan. 27-30 the 57th PGA Merchandise Show was held in Orlando, Fla. This event kicks off the new year for golf manufacturers, small golf businesses looking to make inroads into the giant golf market and the over 40,000 people who attended. The PGA Merchandise Show event starts with a giant Outdoor Demo Day at Orange [...]

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Ford and Moran Repeat at OSWGA Team Championship

1. December 2009

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Ford and Moran Repeat at OSWGA Team Championship

Rhode Island golf players, Maureen Ford and Ann Moran don’t practice a whole lot during the week. If they get in a round of 18 in anywhere they are lucky. More often than not that doesn’t happen. But when they get together for team competition, watch out! A year ago Ford and Moran combined shots to [...]

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Ocean State Golf Remembers Rhode Island Golfer and Cofounder, David Adamonis

14. October 2009

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Ocean State Golf Remembers Rhode Island Golfer and Cofounder, David Adamonis

Ocean State Golf Remembers Rhode Island Golfer and Cofounder, David Adamonis

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Rhode Island Golf Paul Quigley Wins Fifth Senior Amateur

15. September 2009

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Rhode Island Golf Paul Quigley Wins Fifth Senior Amateur

Although Metacomet’s Rhode Island Golf Association (RIGA) Hall of Famer Paul Quigley has now won the Senior State Amateur Championship five times, he still hasn’t caught up with Wanumetonomy’s John Oliver who won this event seven times back in the 1970s and 80s. But you know at the tender age of 64 (he’ll be 65 [...]

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