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๐Ÿ“ฒ There's no question that the latest technology can significantly improve your golf operations, customer satisfaction a...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ฒ There's no question that the latest technology can significantly improve your golf operations, customer satisfaction and bottom line. But it's a significant investment of time, money and staff โ€” so ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ.

Before you commit to new tech, log into NGCOA's Accelerate platform and ask your golf course owner and operator peers for recommendations, reviews and lessons learned. No one is more qualified to give YOU guidance on technology for YOUR and ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ก๐™ก ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข.

Accelerate, NGCOA's private online discussion board, is just one of many benefits of membership. 11,000+ golf facility owners and operators from around the country use it to ask questions, give advice, and contribute to conversations related to golf course operations.

โžก๏ธ NGCOA members: engage with your peers today at https://www.ngcoa.org/Accelerate.
โžก๏ธ Not an NGCOA member yet? Learn more about membership and join at ngcoa.org/membership/join/gcoo.

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฏ! Munis: Please join us online TOMORROW for the June NGCOA Municipal and Gov...
06/01/2026

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฏ! Munis: Please join us online TOMORROW for the June NGCOA Municipal and Government Agency Operators Virtual Roundtable where Troon's Joe Goodrich, Senior VP, and Kendall Murphy, Director of Business Development & Community Engagement, share:

โ˜‘๏ธ New ideas on how to establish your course and driving range as a focal point of your community
โ˜‘๏ธ How to utilize all areas of your facility when you host community events
โ˜‘๏ธ How to welcome more golfers and non-golfers to engage at your facility
โ˜‘๏ธ And more!

Register now for this no-cost, virtual event: https://my.ngcoa.org/event-information?id=a0lPo00000FsNtRIAV

๐Ÿ“ฐ ๐๐†๐‚๐Ž๐€ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: The May 2026 Circuit just hit your inbox!In this monthโ€™s Circuit, youโ€™ll get the tools you need to run ...
05/29/2026

๐Ÿ“ฐ ๐๐†๐‚๐Ž๐€ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: The May 2026 Circuit just hit your inbox!

In this monthโ€™s Circuit, youโ€™ll get the tools you need to run a more efficient golf facility: join us at the Golf Business AI Workshop this August in Atlanta, learn from experts and your peers in our virtual member and municipal roundtables, review the latest documents in the NGCOA Golf Tee Time Marketplace, and much more!

Not yet an NGCOA member? Visit www.ngcoa.org/join to learn how NGCOA can help you grow and strengthen your golf business.

๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐™™๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ? Many golf course owners, operators and managers have already embraced the technology... y...
05/29/2026

๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐™™๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ? Many golf course owners, operators and managers have already embraced the technology... you can't afford to lag behind.

Here are a few ways AI can directly enhance your golf operations:
โœจ Save time and effort on administrative tasks
โœจ Scale content and marketing
โœจ Improve the golfer and customer experience
โœจ Make smarter, more strategic decisions

The sheer capacity of the technology can be overwhelming, so you really do need to learn how to harness it to best serve you and your .

Attend NGCOA's Golf Business AI Workshop on Monday, August 31 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, GA for a high-impact, in-person workshop where you'll learn all about AI and how you can use it to improve your marketing, operations, labor and growth.

You'll get tangible, actionable techniques and practical AI strategies you can implement right away. You'll also get priceless networking with your forward-thinking industry peers. You'll be glad you joined us.

Learn more and register at bit.ly/GB_AI_Workshop_Tour.

Team NGCOA is observing Women's Golf Day from our offices across the country! From Virginia, North and South Carolina, C...
05/28/2026

Team NGCOA is observing Women's Golf Day from our offices across the country! From Virginia, North and South Carolina, Colorado and California, we've all come together to celebrate . Many of our member courses are official WGD locations so we know the new and returning WGD golfers are having a fabulous week of festivities and fun!

๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต! Your municipal/government operated golf facility is already attractiv...
05/26/2026

๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต! Your municipal/government operated golf facility is already attractive for its affordability, welcoming atmosphere, community and camaraderie, and health benefits... but how do you make it THE recreation HUB in your area?

The next NGCOA Municipal and Government Agency Operators Virtual Roundtable on Tuesday, June 2 from 3pm-4pm will teach you how to:

โ˜‘๏ธ establish your course and driving range as a focal point of your community
โ˜‘๏ธ attract more golfers and new/non-golfers to your facility

Register for "New Events for a New Season of Community Engagement" today to hear from two top executives from Troon. Learn more and register now: https://my.ngcoa.org/event-information?id=a0lPo00000FsNtRIAV

05/26/2026

Fresh off National Golf Day, don't miss the May 2026 episode of Golf Business LIVE - powered by Club Caddie as we'll recap key takeaways from the industryโ€™s biggest advocacy week (and share what they mean for golf course owners and operators moving forward). Host Jay Karen (NGCOA CEO) will sit down with Greg Nathan (President & CEO, National Golf Foundation) for a data-driven conversation on the current state of the golf economy, record participation growth and the continued evolution of off-course golf. There will be no shortage of timely insights and practical industry perspectives, so bring your questions for this live episode and have them answered on-air!

In recent months, contributions to the NGCOA Champions Circle have enabled us to:โ˜‘๏ธ Defend golf courses in courtโ˜‘๏ธ Champ...
05/21/2026

In recent months, contributions to the NGCOA Champions Circle have enabled us to:

โ˜‘๏ธ Defend golf courses in court
โ˜‘๏ธ Champion golf on Capitol Hill
โ˜‘๏ธ Assist with disaster relief and recovery
โ˜‘๏ธ Develop standards for fair tee time commerce
โ˜‘๏ธ Provide labor and regulatory guidance

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ. New threats can surface quickly โ€” whether unexpected lawsuits, shifting regulations or market disruptions. And we're currently focused on turning the success of the NGCOA Golf Tee Time Summit into practical standards and best practices that protect course operators and consumers alike.

Many of your owner and operator peers, along with golf's leading industry suppliers, have already stepped us to support our efforts.

Your membership in this program will grow our unified voice, and directly strengthen our ability to defend our industry and address the issues shaping it.

Learn how your generous contributions can help us respond to current and future industry threats: bit.ly/NGCOA_Champions_Circle_2026.

โญ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜! Our relationships with golf's leading suppliers result in rebates, discounts and value-adde...
05/20/2026

โญ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜! Our relationships with golf's leading suppliers result in rebates, discounts and value-added packages not found anywhere else. NGCOA members get exclusive access to these deals through the NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace.

We're shining the NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace spotlight on Perfect Golf Event, PGA of America ExecuSearch and Rain Bird this month. Learn about these companies, and all of our NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace partners and suppliers, at www.ngcoa.org/SmartBuy

We โค๏ธ our MCOR26 sponsors! We're so grateful to the industry and business suppliers who are supporting this year's Multi...
05/15/2026

We โค๏ธ our MCOR26 sponsors! We're so grateful to the industry and business suppliers who are supporting this year's Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat. Their dedication to the event, the association, our members and attendees, and the golf industry is extraordinary ... and we're truly delighted by the level of engagement this year.

We're excited to welcome representatives from each of these companies to Monterey next month, and know that the relationships they make with our attendees will be mutually beneficial!

โญ๏ธ Premier Sponsor: Yamaha Golf Car

โญ๏ธ Executive Partners: Club Caddie, on! Ni****ne Pouches, Pepsi, PGA of America, Rain Bird Golf, Tagmarshal and Toptracer.

โญ๏ธ Presenting Sponsors: Arnieโ€™s, Big Digital, Club Prophet, Golf District, Golf Genius, Insurance Office of America, John Deere, Lightspeed, Never Miss Your Shot Golf, Noteefy, Obbi Club, Paychex, Priswing, Roboranger, SkimTurf Management, Sunbelt Rentals, Syngenta, TenFore Golf, Toro and Xplor foreUP.

โญ๏ธ Participating Sponsors: CapillaryFlow, Courserev.ai, Cover The Tees, Future Golf, GOLF.AI, Ottimate, USGA Green Section and Whoosh.

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