CLICK HERE to launch the NGF DASHBOARD SIGN-UP for the NGF DASHBOARD Mayor of Crazy Town Blog - Is Golf Still an Escape?  Read Blog Get More! BECOME AN NGF MEMBER NOW Forward the NGF DASHBOARD to a Friend IN THIS ISSUE Golf Instruction & The Core Golfer Are Golfers “Smarter” than Non-Golfers? NGF Symposium Returns To Chicago on April 26th November 2011 Rounds Played Report NGF TOP 5 This Month: Top 5 Bowl Games for golfers to attend: (ranked by number of daily fee golf courses in the MSA) China Golf Market: An Interview in China Real Estate by John Strawn, Hills & Forrest International Golf Course Architects In order for China golf industry to successfully grow, it needs to focus on how it can stimulate demand and attract more players."  John Strawn, Hills & Forrest International Golf Course Architects, shares his thoughts and experiences in the China arena. More If You are a Tax-exempt Organization (501(c)(7) - Then This is a MANDATORY Read! by Mitch Stump, CLUB BOOK SERIES, Inc., President As we turn the page on 2011 - Mitch Stump's of Club Book Series, Inc. provides Tax insights that may be helpful to you and your club to help keep IRS Revenue Agents out on the course and not in your books! More EXCLUSIVE MEMBER SAVINGS WITH: LEARN MORE Hello Valued Reader! Golf Instruction & The Core Golfer Core golfers seek golf instruction at a rate of 26% (meaning 26 of 100 Core golfers take some type of golf instruction in a given year). This equates to roughly 3.8 million Core golfers seeking instruction each year. More Are Golfers “Smarter” than Non-Golfers? “Core Golfers are “smarter” than the average mobile phone owner” – they are much more likely to use smartphones. Nielsen recently reported that 40% of adult US mobile phone owners have a smartphone and expects smartphones to become a majority soon. More NGF Symposium Returns To Chicago on April 26th The 5th Annual NGF Golf Business Symposium is returning to the Union League Club of Chicago this April. The NGF was founded back in 1936 by noteworthy Chicago-ans, brothers Herb and Joe Graffis. More ROUNDS PLAYED REPORT Sponsored by: GolfNow November 2011 January 2012   FEATURED VIDEO Top 10 Viral Golf Videos of 2011   WATCH VIDEOS GOLF LEGAL FILE For a Legally strong membership foundation, a club needs to review its governing documents by Robert Harris - Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator - Levett Rockwood, PC Read Article QUICK POLL Which of the following best describes how you feel about the golf related holiday gift(s) you received? Love it, any golf gear is cool, I’ll use it all I wish they just gave me a gift certificate, my gear is unique to me and only I can pick it out I wish people wouldn’t get me anything golf related, I have all I need I got the gift every golfer needs…lessons I did not get anything golf related this year   [See Results] Last Month's Poll Results: Do you think PGA TOUR Pros should be paid (above expense compensation) for participating in a team event like the President’s Cup or Ryder Cup? INDUSTRY NEWS What Nail Polish Sales Tell Us About the Economy The New York Times Fresh Perspectives GolfBusiness Rating the Industry Golf Course Industry NGF HOME   |   PARTICIPATION   |   SPECIAL RESEARCH   |   ABOUT NGF   |   NGF CONSULTING   |   JOIN NGF Contact Us:  1150 South US Highway One, Ste. 401, Jupiter, FL 33477  Phone 561.744.6006  Fax 561.744.6107

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