By Mike Orloff in Golf on 18th Dec 2009 12:00
What does an Australian, an American, a South African, a New Zealander, an Asian and an Englishman all have in common? They all contributed to Australia’s new online golf industry network magazine, Golf Industry Central.
Launched this month, the first issue covers a wide range of topics including an exclusive interview with international golfer and golf course designer Graham Marsh.
There’s a wrap up of the Asia Pacific Golf Summit, which had Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Peter Thomson as keynote speakers. Golf industry analyst Jeff Blunden also reveals the importance of tracking rounds and what can be learned from the exercise.
Other topics of interest include:
Golf Industry Central director Mike Orloff said the online magazine will rotate content each month in an effort to cover all aspects of the golf industry.
“We now have an online magazine that complements the website,” said Mr Orloff, a business consultant, who specialises in golf course operations.
“The website www.golfindustrycentral.com.au was originally designed to help anyone interested in golf save time finding relevant industry information.
“It connects the golf industry with a range of free services including up-to-date industry advice, an online industry forum, links to golf-related businesses, classifieds with golf items for sale, and careers pages with positions available in golf,” he said.
“The golf industry in this region is pretty fragmented and there is not a lot of cross-pollination of ideas between the different operational sectors.
“We invite visitors to share ideas and discuss current issues and challenges being faced throughout the industry.
“It is only through free-flowing discussion and sharing of ideas that the industry will become stronger,” he said.
“The goal is to create an online community of people in the Australasian golf industry who will take ownership of the website by submitting stories and links that can be shared with the rest of the golf business community.”
To view the December issue, click or paste the following link.
FOOTNOTE: Mike Orloff has more than 20 years’ golf course management experience working with two of the biggest golf management companies – American Golf Corporation and ClubCorp.
His experience has been invaluable for various levels of facilities from 2-star to 5-star operations in the USA and Australia.
