Putting Courses Adding Value to the Private Club Experience
Watch this video of Kevin Carroll, Vice President of Club Consulting at McMahon Group, speaks about how adding a putting course at your club can improve club value and member usage for all age groups.
November 2021 Club Trends Webinar Recap – The Golf Surge
VIDEO RECAP: The Club Trends’ webinar was about the golf surge at private clubs. Panelists from NCA and McMahon brought the highlights from this golf-focused issue and lead a discussion of the issues, challenges and opportunities facing clubs amid the increase in play.
Creating the Private Club Version of Topgolf
Transforming Your Golf Practice Range What takes a golf practice range and makes it a year-round, night-and-day golf entertainment center? A few little additions do the deed. Add a competitive game, some good food, a little libation and camaraderie among friends, and you have the private club version of Topgolf. In other words, create a…
Trend One: Time & the Re-Invention of Golf
Time. It is precious, of course, and increasingly in short supply. This should be a concern for private clubs, which need people with both the resources to enjoy membership and sufficient leisure time to derive value from the experience. The decline in available leisure time is especially pronounced among the rising 35 to 45-year-olds, where…
Incorporating the Topgolf Phenomena into Private Clubs
All we hear about today is the excitement Topgolf is creating in the golf world. In McMahon Group’s recent Pulse Survey completed by almost 350 club managers, 49% said they want to create a Topgolf experience at their club. However, it is important to note that true Topgolf is really much more about entertainment than…
Belle Meade Country Club Replaces 53-Year-Old Turf Care Center
From concept to completion, nearly five years have passed; but, through the determination and perseverance of Golf Course Superintendent, Doug Ward, and flag bearers from the Green Committee and Board of Directors, the finished Turf Care Center has the fit and finish of an Armani suit. McMahon Group Director of Architecture, Glen Selligman, AIA walked…