...Golf Course Irrigation: Flowing with Technology I had a hard time trying to think of a system and write about it, and then I decided to go with what I know; the golf course. For this paper I will discuss golf course irrigation automation and how it has progressed over time due to aesthetic demands and course playability. Years ago and at some smaller courses spread throughout the States still in operation, golf course irrigation systems used to require manual assistance. A hired employee worked the overnight hours watering the golf course using couplers attached to sprinkler heads. The irrigation employee would insert the required amount of heads to allow for proper water distribution, too many heads and water pressure suffers causing inadequate watering, too few heads and the underground pipe runs the risk of high pressure blow outs. Something better had to come about, using hydraulic pressure to regulate a valve at each sprinkler head and attaching that to a control box in the field, the turf managers can now set up a watering cycle during the day to automatically run at night. But these were mainly just timers and pins, very limited. Today we are using computer programs that can calculate everything needed to water a golf course both efficiently and effectively. By giving the irrigation software the data to establish water capabilities and demands, the software can distribute water throughout the golf course. With the popularity of The Masters Golf tournament...
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...TextRESORT HOTEL AND GOLF COURSE MARKET ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY VALUE ESTIMATE COUGAR CANYON TRINIDAD, COLORADO PREPARED FOR: COLARELLI INTERNATIONAL RESORTS AND LIVING, LLC Economic & Market Research / Land & Development Planning Landscape Architecture / Community Planning & Design Golf Feasibility Analysis FINE RESORT HOTEL AND GOLF COURSE MARKET ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY VALUE ESTIMATE COUGAR CANYON TRINIDAD, COLORADO PREPARED FOR: COLARELLI INTERNATIONAL RESORTS AND FINE LIVING, LLC January 16, 2012 PREPARED BY: Economic & Market Research / Land & Development Planning Landscape Architecture / Community Planning & Design Golf Feasibility Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. i I. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 II. Cougar Canyon Site Description ................................................................................ 4 III. Hotel Market Analysis A. B. C. D. IV. National and Regional Trends ....................................................................... 26 Tourism and Visitation 1. General Visitation Trends. ........................................................................ 28 2. Visitor Expenditures. .......................................................................
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...late 1990s, those employees were aging rapidly and the core membership needed to be increased. NCRCC offers two golf courses. One is an award winning, championshiphosting course on the PGA tour. But it wasn’t attracting new members, especially younger families. This case is about a membership study done as part of a larger management initiative to evaluate several strategic directions the club might take to expand its membership. www.ncrcountryclub.com >The Scenario Used with permission of Pamela S. Schindler ©2001. NCR Country Club (NCRCC) started in 1954 as an employee benefit of the National Cash Register Co. but is now an open-membership club. This country club located in Kettering, Ohio (near Dayton), hosts two 18-hole golf courses. The NCR South course, a par 71 championship course of 6,824 yards of heavily wooded rolling countryside, the site of the 1996 PGA Championship, the 1986 U.S. Open, and the 1998 U.S. Mid-Amateur, is consistently ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top 100 courses in the United States. The prairie-links style of the North course, a 6,358-yard par 70 course, is considered challenging. In southwestern Ohio, the active golf season usually lasts from May through October. Within a 30-minute radius of NCRCC, the avid golfer will find eight other private golf and country clubs as well as 29 public golf clubs and courses. In 1997, after the purchase of NCR Corporation by AT&T, AT&T provided a $4.0 million interest-free loan to raze...
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...assignment, you will evaluate the Chestnut Ridge Country Club case study (Click Here) by using your critical thinking skills. To successfully complete this assignment, write a 2-3 page critical essay covering the following topics: 1. Formulate a research problem. 2. Compare three basic types of research design (exploratory, descriptive and casual) 3. Evaluate the use of research design for each method 4. Determine appropriate research design method to use in marketing research process Case Scenario Chestnut Ridge Country Club The Chestnut Ridge Country Club has long maintained a distinguished reputation as one of the outstanding country clubs in the Elma, Tennessee, area. The club’s golf facilities are said by some to be the finest in the state, and its dining and banquet facilities are highly regarded as well. This reputation is due in part to the commitment by the board of directors of Chestnut Ridge to offer the finest facilities of any club in the area. For example, several negative comments by club mem- bers regarding the dining facilities prompted the board to survey members to get their feelings and perceptions of the dining...
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...A newly built controversial Scottish golf course has been under heated discussion recently. According to Anthony Baxter’s documentary “You’ve Been Trumped”(2011), Donald Trump, an American business magnate, opened his £1 billion golf course on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Mr. Trump has been facing boycott from conservationists as well as local people who were forced to sell their property as he embarks on this new project. At one point the use of CPO(compulsory purchase orders) to force residents to sell houses was nearly carried out by the Scottish government. Although the approval of CPO could accelerate the pace of the golf links construction and the course may provide job opportunity for local people, there is no doubt that every citizen has the right to keep one's own property and that no project should be built at the expense of the environment. As can be seen from the documentary, once construction begins on the 1,400-acre estate, the lives of the farmers and fishermen nearby have been disrupted. Residents lost electricity and water and were almost forced to move from their house, where Mr. Trump described as "slum" and "pigsty", which was very rude. Even though the CPO wasn't approved and many local people stayed where they were eventually, residents now are fenced with barrier and trees around their houses. One of the residents on the Menie Estate, David Milne, sees it as " just another attempt to intimidate and bully me". (Daily Mail, 2011) Apparently it is Mr...
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...Project Description:- A Big Shots Golf is a golf driving range proposed to be constructed on the South Side of N Orange Prairie Road, between grange Hall Road and War Memorial Drive in Peoria, IL (see figure 1). The proposed Big Shots golf facility includes a two-story, 38,500 square foot building. The building will include golf activity areas, a restaurant and bar, and banquet rooms. Located to the east of the building are synthetic green targets surrounded by netting. The proposed site plan includes 230 parking spaces with 7 reserved for handicap accessibility (figure 1). One access driveway is proposed from Orange Prairie Road. Objectives The main purpose of this report is to evaluate the total impact that will be generated by the proposed development and to forecast the future traffic which would effects the surrounding study area. Classifying the potential problems that are generated by the proposed development and providing the necessary recommendations....
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...Alysson Dixon English 0302 July 31, 2011 San Antonio a Great Family Vacation San Antonio’s old world Spanish flair and blend of cultures make it one of America’s most picturesque cities. San Antonio is also a great place for family vacations that include several recreational activities, many pleasant locations, and an abundance of bonding opportunities. Recreational activities are an essential part of family vacations in San Antonio. With mild temperatures and more than 300 days of sunshine annually, San Antonio is fast becoming a major destination for golf. There are over 50 golf courses in and around the city including resort, daily fee, and military courses. The historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course designed in 1915 housed the Texas Open in 1922, and is home to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. In San Antonio, there are more than just a few pleasant locations to see during a family vacation. Many folks take a tour of the River Walk aboard a river cruiser, but few know that they can take a sunset taxi ride from downtown, along the Museum Reach, to the Pearl Brewery. Only in the dark are they able to appreciate the full impact of the art installations that line the banks, all of which use light in creative ways. Some of the most interesting names in the art world created all of the art. Museums, schools, residences, and commercial buildings light up in startling and unusual ways. The most important part of family vacations in...
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...Emerald Dunes is one of the best public Golf Courses in Florida. It is located in West Palm Beach, FL. What makes this course differentiate from the others golf course? It is the use of a unique golf course at the edge of high technology, such as satellite technology which not only will improve customer satisfaction of golf experience, but also reducing operation costs. This golf course is operated under Prolink technology. Prolink is not only has driven the management and marketing but also has helped Emerald Dunes outshine out average links. For example, the automated reservations system, a computer tracking system that helps keep play takes well-paced and off course the space age electronic caddies in every golf cart. Such automated system has given Emerald Dunes great control over inventory and cutting their cost. This software would help Finch reduce labor cost and have a learner operation. Since the purchase of the new software, the customer could easily make a booking by such using a touch tone phone. Such service provided has also exceeded customer expectation and satisfaction to another level by adding value from consumer’s perspective. It is not only delivering a “wow” factor to the customer but also the company. Another improvement in technology is that you can response to a request of huge groups of people in just five minutes. It can tell you when the next availability of a tee is. This new technology is improving quality, customer satisfaction and competitive...
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...Golf has been a life changer for me. I've played golf since I was three years old. In summer, I play golf every day. I began playing competitively when I was seven. I live on a golf course and my dad is a golf instructor, so I’ve grown up around the game. I’ve had many great experiences with golf. My most memorable golf experience was at the 2015 Drive, Chip, and Putt national finals. Upward of 10,000 kids ages seven to fifteen, boys and girls, tried out for this event. I was one of eighty total kids and one of ten in my age group to qualify. There was three qualifiers, local, in which i had to place top three in my age group, sub-regional, in which i had to place top two in my age group, and regional, in which I had to win to qualify for the national finals at Augusta National golf club on April 5th, 2015. I was pumped for the national finals because they were going to be televised on the Golf Channel. April came fast. The night before the competition, there was a dinner at which I got to meet many famous people in the golf world. The next day, I was going to walk the grounds of Augusta National....
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...Rock Spring Memorial disc golf tournament Saturday. “It’s providing disc golf to the community, but it’s also revitalizing Rock Spring Park,” Jeff Ligon, who helped design the course and organize the tournament, said. “There was nothing really going on there besides bad things and vandalism, and now with the disc golf course in there I think it’s really helped stopped some of that and bring the park back.” The tournament began in 2009, and happens each year around the same time. The Southern Illinois Chain Bangers, a local disc golf club, organizes the event. Disc golf is played similarly...
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...Club Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to suggest development of a Kids Day Camp program at Red Rocks Country Club to enhance the current member experience and attract new members. Summary Red Rocks Country Club is a private organization whose amenities include: an Olympic-size pool, an 18-hole golf course, a full-service restaurant, a private fishing lake and access to a host of hiking trails. Their vision is “A sought after, private club committed to our unique friendliness and natural landscape”. Their website markets the club as “A different kind of country club” and “a family and female friendly Club”. Red Rocks offers a variety of golf programs for men and women: Men’s golf leagues, women’s golf leagues, couples tournaments and Interclub play events. For kids ages 10 and up, they also have a Junior Golf program. However, parents of young children often do not have the opportunity to golf together. For both the man and woman to play, they are faced with finding private childcare on an ad-hoc basis. In the summertime on a weekend day, this is not always an easy task. What often happens is that the man utilizes the golf course and the woman stays home with the kids, which can lead to a “lopsided” perception of the club’s value for the family. I am proposing that Red Rocks Country Club offer a Kids Day Camp childcare program, to be available on Saturdays and Sundays from May through August. The program will provide care for children ages...
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...Marshall Givley Compensation & Benefits 1/24/16 Assignment 1 Assignment 1 1. I am using Lost Spur Golf Course as my example for mapping compensation strategies. One key point of my company’s strategy is external competiveness. Lost Spur will offer unique deals compared to the other golf courses in the area. Some forms of compensation I received while working is unlimited golf, free golf, and 40% discounts towards the pro shop apparel and food. Another compensation strategy Lost Spur used was internal alignment. Aside from the managers and employees who have been working there for an extended period of time, most employees were paid the same. However, the company did support career growth. If you excelled at your job, there were opportunities for promotions and increased pay. In a sense, they used “working hard” as an incentive for career growth. 2. As I stated in question one, most employees at the golf course were paid the same. This is similar to SAS’s philosophy where “Everyone is part of the SAS family.” So, one key difference between Lost Spur and Microsoft is the internal alignment. The differences in Microsoft’s pay are seen as returns for superior performance whereas Lost Spur does not have a lot of pay differences between its employees. Another key difference between SAS, Microsoft, and Lost Spur is career growth. Lost Spur offers a high amount of career growth although Microsoft and SAS are relatively neutral according to the strategy map. 3...
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...Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea was the site of perhaps the most exciting President’s Cup to date. With a playbill lacking many of the big names golf fans have grown accustomed to in years past, this tournament showed the world that this new generation golfers can provide the same thrills as the aging veterans. With Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth headlining one of the strongest American teams in years it seemed that the International team led by Jason Day did not have much of a chance. However it was the seemingly weak International team that matched the American squad match for match throughout the course of the tournament. Playing at a little over 7,400 yards, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club proved to be a fair but challenging track for the world’s best....
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...“Fore” Life My score was growing and growing with each swing I took. I knew I was not going to set a personal record, but I just wanted to do better than I had the day before. As I took a practice swing and got set for the shot, I could feel the pressure building inside me. My LPHS Bridgestone golf ball sat just behind the lip of the sand trap, one of the hardest shots in the game of golf. My competitor’s ball had been in a similar position, and it took her five strokes to make it out. I could not afford that. I coiled up and went for the shot. As I struck the ball, it soared over the lip and onto the green. It rolled until it was about one foot away from the hole. I was thrilled. Although I had not been playing well, that one shot completely...
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...One of the most pivotal moments of my life is when I got hired for my first job. I got hired in the summer of 2012 at the Pleasant Valley country club, trying to start at the bottom to work up to my dream of being a golf pro. Ever since I was six years old i knew i wanted to play golf for the rest of my life. I went throughout high school playing golf every year, making all county and all section honors, and lettering all 4 years. Since I was familiar with the country club my family was members at I figured it would be a great place to be my first job and i knew i would love working there. Like everyone else when they go for a job I had to get ready for my first interview in my life. I was nervous and terrified all at the same time. Even though i was friends with the pro at Pleasant Valley and my family had been members there for years I was still scared of failure of not getting the job. The only advice i got for this interview was make sure you shake his hand and look at him when you are talking to him and that was coming from my grandpa. My family raised me by trying to teach me responsibility at the youngest age possible so I applied for this job right when i turned 16 years old. I remember walking in to my boss' s office and him telling me to wait there for a minute because he had to go pick up papers. I had to sit in his office for about ten minutes and it was the longest ten minutes of my life because of all of the tension building up inside of me. He finally came back...
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