The Approach

Instructors

Where Teaching Meets Club Fitting, Decisions to Make

The old ideal was for every teacher to learn club fitting and take care of their students’ gear needs. It turns out there’s a range of fitting solutions.

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Instructors

Techniques for Successful On-course Coaching

The playing lesson has been around a long time, but new and more effective ways of conducting these on-course sessions are emerging.

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Instructors

15 Questions for Instructors: Looking Back at 2019

One-year ends, another begins—before 2020 gets going, take this quick quiz and set your sights on greater success.

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Instructors

Golf Travel with Students—The Latest Trends and Tips

First, you coach them to a better golf game. Then, you take them to places in the golf world they’ve never seen. Nothing builds the teacher-student bond better.

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Instructors

Your New Student “Funnel” and How it Works

The student whose name first appeared in your lesson scheduler this morning likely entered your “sales funnel” weeks or months ago. That’s the nature of finding potential customers and adding them to your active roster.

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News

NBC Sports Group Acquires EZLinks GOLF, Expanding Digital Portfolio of Golf-related Lifestyle Businesses

NBC Sports Group today announced it has acquired EZLinks Golf, a PGA TOUR-affiliated company, including its online tee time marketplace for golfers and its technology platforms, business solutions and customer service for golf course partners.

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Best Practices

Engage Customers During Holidays and Off-season with GOLFNOW Central Tools

Staying in contact with your customers is a critical function for any course – even during seasonal closures. Discover these golf course marketing ideas that can assist you in the off-season.

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Course Marketing

Better Golf Marketing in Minutes: 5 Tips You Need to Try!

Stuck for time right now but always looking for ways to improve your business? Check out these quick-but-brilliant tips for better marketing.

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Hospitality

Beyond Yelp Reviews: Consider a Secret Shopper

A sharp eye for what’s going on in the golf swing is essential to effective teaching. Bringing that same close attention to the total student experience isn’t easy for most coaches. Here’s how you can do a better job of it.

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Instructors

Instruction Programming: What to Offer and How to Explain It

Golfers looking to end frustration and truly improve need to be told in a clear way how to start down that path. A long list of programs will confuse and overwhelm them—so hit reset on your teaching “menu” and watch your business improve.

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