well, at least 20 minutes of your time …
As you may or may not be aware, the National Allied Golf Association (NAGA), a coalition of Canada’s national golf associations, is conducting a study to better understand golf’s economic impact on Canada’s economy. In times such as these it is vitally important for the stakeholder’s within the golf industry to get a better grasp on you, the golfer, so that ‘informed’ decisions can be made that will benefit the game in this country.
The survey is very simple and non-obtrusive (at least up until the point where we decided that being a member of the golf media affords us many too ‘fringe’ benefits and our answers would only skew the results). But please be advised that the information participants share through this survey will help to measure the economic impact of golf, not just in each community and province, but across Canada.
It is not our survey, but the results will be available to all, once tabulated, so we ask you to please take the time to participate and to help NAGA with it’s efforts to create an improved golfing landscape and to ensure that the game stays healthy within Canada.
- IMPORTANT: The survey closes on February 14th, so please take the initiative now. (hey, it’s cold outside what better a time!)
And as an added bonus courtesy of the RCGA, all respondents who take the time to complete the survey will be entered into a draw for two weekend passes to the 2009 RBC Canadian Open, the 100th playing of the championship. And should the winner be a GolfScene subscriber, let us know and we’ll probably toss something in as well.
Together we grow the game.
SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME.
This year will be a very difficult year financially. If Golf Courses raise there green fees this year I believe they will lose big time. The economy will be very tight. Even golfers will feel the pinch. You may agree or disagree with me but this is my take on 2009.
- Barry, I’d say we’re on the same page (and i can tell you that our policy was to offer / extend 2008 pricing to our customers)
- golfer’s are passionate people when it comes to the game and while everyone will be a little more cognizant of spending in 2009 let’s just hope that it is the ‘other’ options that bear the toll of the current economic uncertainty – Golf needs to actively market itself so that ‘pinch’ to which you are referring is felt elsewhere
I understand the economic impact to the golfer and the management of the courses
Interesting survey with I hope,a future follow thro’ that will aid the younger golfers especially as the less expensive courses are disappearing into developers and builders hands!!
- thanks for the feedback Stuart ! – as far as we know, the results are to be made public when available – so we’ll let you know
- GolfScene could not agree more that accessibility for the next generation(s) of players needs to be addressed now