Golf is an extraordinary sport that has a long way ahead and a world of people to invite to include it in their daily life. There are millions of future golfers that still aren`t part of our community and the great challenge is to conquer them. Miguel Donadío pretends with this book to help to meet this great goal sharing his ideas for the management of golf in the 21st century.

As a golfer, open your mind when reading this treatise on the sport and its future. We all must consider where golf is headed and how best to protect the traditions of the game. I think The Future of Golf in America is vitally important. --Ben Crenshaw, former Masters champion Geoff Shackelford is a sane voice from deep in the trees. In his new and important book, The Future of Golf In America, he's here to tell us that bigger is not better. His call is the same one Henry David Thoreau made from a different wood: 'Simplify, simplify.' --Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of To the Linksland A galvanizing new book from one of America's leading golf writers, The Future of Golf in America reveals how the tradition-rich sport has been kidnapped by equipment manufacturers and knowingly deregulated by its governing bodies. and Grounds for Golf, Geoff Shackelford charges that the slumping golf industry responds to unregulated technology by lengthening and narrowing courses at great expense, even as golfers flee the sport because golf takes too long, is too difficult and too expensive. Offering new commentary and analysis, along with essays from the Los Angeles Times, Links, Golf Magazine, Golf World and Golfdom, Shackelford chronicles several astonishing mistakes made by the once-respected United States Golf Association. He observes that the momentum gained from Tiger Woods' positive effect on golf's popularity is being squandered by an ill-advised emphasis on commercial interests. Shackelford urges the USGA to re-shoulder its responsibilities while suggesting how the PGA Tour can restore excitement to its championships for the good of the sport.

Golf is big business around the world. With high profile series such as the PGA, LPGA and European tours to the re-introduction of golf to the Olympics at Rio 2016, golf occupies a prominent place in the global sport community. This is the first book to introduce the fundamentals of golf business and management from a truly international perspective, covering key topics such as media, club management, sponsorship and retail, at elite and non-elite levels. With sections exploring the development of golf on every continent, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this book presents the latest thinking on current issues in golf, ranging from sustainability and innovation to global governance. Each chapter incorporates helpful features for students including learning objectives, discussion questions, guides to further reading, recommended websites and insights from industry voices. This book is essential reading for students of any golf-related degree course or professional accreditation programme, and will also be of interest to those studying or working in sport business, sport management and sport tourism. Underpinned by up-to-date literature, golf researchers will also find the book a useful starting point.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of golf courses operated by professional management companies over the past ten years. This industry trend continues. The 98 articles in this collection provide an overview of golf management companies, facilities they manage, & the pros & cons of this type of management. Some specific topics are: acquisitions, views of the Asian market, golf management as a new career for planners, conventions & meetings, military base closings, choosing a management company, contract golf course maintenance, quarterly earnings reports, growing the women's golf market, player agents, portfolio lists, & ranking the largest management companies. This is a NGF InfoPac publication. InfoPacs are bound collections of full-text articles, compiled & copied from various golf industry magazines, newsletters, & journals.

Toward Sustainability in the 21st Century is a must read for every golf course designer, golf course manager, golfer, environment manager for golf course and policy makers. With increasing environmental problems, the demand for incorporating environment concerns in every sphere of life has becomes one of the main focus worldwide. As such, Golf course which occupy vast tract of land, often reducing vast forests and agricultural land is also not immune from such criticism. In an attempt to address the issues of golf course development and conserving nature, this book identifies that there are strategies that can be applied to the development of sustainable golf communities. These strategies will be helpful because they can create tangible values for the stakeholders.

Fulfilling the need for research on leadership, management, motivation, and human development, 21st Century Performance Management: Solutions for Business, Education, and the Family reveals how businesses and other institutions have suffered due to neglect of those skills. Based on concepts pioneered by longtime leadership specialist Dr. Jones 21st Century Performance Management: Solutions for Business, Education, and the Family tells how anyone in a supervisory capacity can help others become more highly motivated, more productive, and more successful in all walks of life. Features

The twentieth century ushered in promising change. The twenty-first century promises to undo some of the good our ancestors did for us. William H. Dietzel, PhD, offers a unique in-depth glance at the policies in play in his collection of poetic essays, Common Sense Lifestyle for the Twenty-First Century. By presenting the obstacles we face-and warning of the dangers that are headed our way-the author illustrates the responsibility resting on this generation's shoulders. With an engaging discussion guide to address the big issues, Dietzel has combined his life's knowledge, observation, and experiences into a thought-provoking, life-altering discussion. What life will we leave for our children? Find out how to bequeath to your children a Common Sense Lifestyle for the Twenty-First Century.