Municipal Golf Course Management
Falling under the category of Public Course, Municipal Golf Facilities are owned and operated by the tax-supported entity that owns them, typically a city or county. Municipal Golf Facilities are open to the public always and are known to be more affordable and accessible to beginners. However, despite having carved out their own niche, municipal golf facilities face a lot of challenges, the majority of which originate from their very business model. As golf facility management and golf course maintenance are technical and specialized disciplines, Municipal Courses typically suffer from a lack of professional knowledge, redundant processes, and unnecessary costs. There’s the assumption that management companies aim to terminate and rehire the entirety of a facility’s staff upon the beginning of their contract, but this isn't the case. Management Companies work on the behalf of the facility owner, and therefore carry out the owner’s decisions. While agronomics and maintenanc...