Hey golfers,
Another golf outing for a worthwhile charity did not happen, due to lack of participants. The bad part is that the charity/club do not want to give back the money, somewhere around $500/golfer.
This is a tough situation indeed. The club blocks the day based on getting 80+ golfers and then a few days before the charity tries to cancel due to a small number of golfers.
The solution? There's no easy answer, where all parties are made whole. Maybe all concerned should lower their expectations, in this economy, and take what they get without having to worry about minimums. Maybe cut back on the over the top amount of food for the buffet and maybe a few less amenities.
Case in point is the NY Islanders. They were having a tough season, with lots of injuries and in March made a great decision to lower all ticket prices to $20. They filled up the old barn and made lots of money on food and merchandise. A lot more than if they still had the 4,000/game.
Can charity golf outings learn from this example? I hope so. People are looking for value. Even at a golf outing held in a plush private club. When you deliver a product/service at a price point that the target audience perceives to be a good value, you'll get the golfers and their money for raffle tickets and auction prizes.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
No Time For 18, Then Nine + Dine
Hi LI Golfers,
With Memorial Day upon us, the LI golf season is in full swing.
Many say the courses are at their best right now, with minimal play and without the scorching summer sun to dry out the fairways and greens.
For many golfers, the chance to play on the weekends are slim. with kids and family obligations, it's tough to fit in a five + hour round of golf.
For those who want to get out and have limited time to do so, Harbor Links offers a great alternative - Nine + Dine.
You can play their great executive course Thursday nights, starting @ 5:30 PM and included in the low price is dinner in their beautiful Clubhouse Grill Room.
To reserve your Nine + Dine tee time and dinner reservation call 516-965-8870.
See you on the teebox.
Chuck
With Memorial Day upon us, the LI golf season is in full swing.
Many say the courses are at their best right now, with minimal play and without the scorching summer sun to dry out the fairways and greens.
For many golfers, the chance to play on the weekends are slim. with kids and family obligations, it's tough to fit in a five + hour round of golf.
For those who want to get out and have limited time to do so, Harbor Links offers a great alternative - Nine + Dine.
You can play their great executive course Thursday nights, starting @ 5:30 PM and included in the low price is dinner in their beautiful Clubhouse Grill Room.
To reserve your Nine + Dine tee time and dinner reservation call 516-965-8870.
See you on the teebox.
Chuck
Monday, May 17, 2010
Three of 10 Is Pretty Damn Good
Hi LI golfers,
Golfweek magazine has come out with the Top 10 Courses You Can Play in New York (read public courses).
Happy to say that Long Island has three of the Top 10. The first of course is Bethpage Black. Yes, the greens fee is quite a bit higher than last year. But so are a lot of other things. We're lucky that we're NY state residents or else we'd be paying over $100!
At # 8 is Tallgrass in Shoreham. This course deserves the ranking. It's a beautiful track that's well maintained and you can play there on a weekend in about five hours. It's a bit of a hike for anybody West of the Nassau/Suffolk line, but well worth the drive.
At # 9 is Bethpage Red. Again, I agree with the ranking. The Red course offers a variety of holes and makes you use most of the clubs in your bag.
Sorry to see The Links @ Shirley has closed. That was a nice course that was built on the premise they would get 40K rounds a year. When they only had half that the past couple of years, it was just a matter of time.
Any course you enjoyed playing, please share with the rest of us.
See you on the teebox.
Chuck
Golfweek magazine has come out with the Top 10 Courses You Can Play in New York (read public courses).
Happy to say that Long Island has three of the Top 10. The first of course is Bethpage Black. Yes, the greens fee is quite a bit higher than last year. But so are a lot of other things. We're lucky that we're NY state residents or else we'd be paying over $100!
At # 8 is Tallgrass in Shoreham. This course deserves the ranking. It's a beautiful track that's well maintained and you can play there on a weekend in about five hours. It's a bit of a hike for anybody West of the Nassau/Suffolk line, but well worth the drive.
At # 9 is Bethpage Red. Again, I agree with the ranking. The Red course offers a variety of holes and makes you use most of the clubs in your bag.
Sorry to see The Links @ Shirley has closed. That was a nice course that was built on the premise they would get 40K rounds a year. When they only had half that the past couple of years, it was just a matter of time.
Any course you enjoyed playing, please share with the rest of us.
See you on the teebox.
Chuck
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
An Outing or Tournament?
Hey LI golfers,
I love Fall golf. The weather is cool and the humidity is low. A great combination. Yes, you have to deal with aerated greens. But if you call ahead and check around, you can find a course where the greens are in good shape.
There were definitely fewer outings this season and I heard the NY Isles outing scheduled for tomorrow has a lot less people than last year.
For those of you that are as old as my brother (50+), two of Suffolk's better courses, Timber Point and West Sayville are hosting a tournament on Sept. 16th.
The "package" @ $130/golfer features all the amenities of an outing, but is being billed as a tournament.
So, all of you who like to get their competitive juices going, this may work well as long as the wind off the Great South Bay isn't too bad.
For those looking for good buys on that 22 degree hybrid or the R5 driver, wait another month and check out ebay.
There are several indoor golf practice facilities on Long Island. Please let us know if you have a favorite.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
I love Fall golf. The weather is cool and the humidity is low. A great combination. Yes, you have to deal with aerated greens. But if you call ahead and check around, you can find a course where the greens are in good shape.
There were definitely fewer outings this season and I heard the NY Isles outing scheduled for tomorrow has a lot less people than last year.
For those of you that are as old as my brother (50+), two of Suffolk's better courses, Timber Point and West Sayville are hosting a tournament on Sept. 16th.
The "package" @ $130/golfer features all the amenities of an outing, but is being billed as a tournament.
So, all of you who like to get their competitive juices going, this may work well as long as the wind off the Great South Bay isn't too bad.
For those looking for good buys on that 22 degree hybrid or the R5 driver, wait another month and check out ebay.
There are several indoor golf practice facilities on Long Island. Please let us know if you have a favorite.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
Thursday, August 13, 2009
A Round & A Meal - World Golf Network
Hey LI golfers,
We've played lots of golf this summer. Yes, there were lots of cart path only golf in the rainiest June on record and lately the Dog Days of Summer have made reaching the 18th tee box a happy occasion.
And after the 18th, there's always every golfer's favorite - the 19th Hole.
The good - and smart people - @ Stonebridge Golf Club, on the border of Hauppauge and Smithtown, have come up a great golf and dinner package.
Starting August 7th, on Fridays, golfer have a chance to play a round of golf and follow that with a great dinner in their nice and relaxed grill room, all for $80.
I've heard of Nine + Dine programs, 9 holes with a 5:00 PM+ tee time, followed by dinner, but this is the first I've seen of an 18 hole + dinner package.
I think it's a great idea. You play Stonebridge's well manicured course with their undulating greens and get to enjoy a fine dinner, just steps from the 18th green. I'm sure we'll see many clubs adopt a similar promotion in 2010.
It's a Win - Win, the golf club keeps the golfer on-site and the golfer can extend their experience with their client or friends.
I've heard that the World Golf Network is expanding to Long Island in 2010. This is a great organization that helps put business executives in position to engage other decision makers, both on and off the course at seven outings, one of which will take place @ Stonebridge.
For more information visit www.worldgolfnetwork.com .
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
We've played lots of golf this summer. Yes, there were lots of cart path only golf in the rainiest June on record and lately the Dog Days of Summer have made reaching the 18th tee box a happy occasion.
And after the 18th, there's always every golfer's favorite - the 19th Hole.
The good - and smart people - @ Stonebridge Golf Club, on the border of Hauppauge and Smithtown, have come up a great golf and dinner package.
Starting August 7th, on Fridays, golfer have a chance to play a round of golf and follow that with a great dinner in their nice and relaxed grill room, all for $80.
I've heard of Nine + Dine programs, 9 holes with a 5:00 PM+ tee time, followed by dinner, but this is the first I've seen of an 18 hole + dinner package.
I think it's a great idea. You play Stonebridge's well manicured course with their undulating greens and get to enjoy a fine dinner, just steps from the 18th green. I'm sure we'll see many clubs adopt a similar promotion in 2010.
It's a Win - Win, the golf club keeps the golfer on-site and the golfer can extend their experience with their client or friends.
I've heard that the World Golf Network is expanding to Long Island in 2010. This is a great organization that helps put business executives in position to engage other decision makers, both on and off the course at seven outings, one of which will take place @ Stonebridge.
For more information visit www.worldgolfnetwork.com .
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thank You Mr. Watson
Hi LI golfers,
I know many golfers, young and old, watched 59 yr. old Tom Watson, with an artificial hip, in the British Open.
Tom who already had won 5 British Opens had the lead after 72 holes. Unfortunately Stewart Cink shared the lead and then when Tom faltered in the four hole playoff, put a damper on what would have the THE sports story of the year.
I know many non-golfers are using the fact that Tom Watson almost won the British Open to say that golf is not a sport. All I have to say to the is BAH HUMBUG!
Did you ever see Charles Barkley try to play golf on that TV show?
Golf, my friends is a unique sport. Yes, you can play it well into your seventies, not like tackle football or full court basketball. And this great sport's detractors often times use that fact as testament that golf is a pussy sport. Non-golfers are usually those who probably went to a range once or twice and int heir attempt to hit a driver off the tee did a pirouette like Scott Hamilton, left the ball on the rubber tee and twisted a back muscle in the process.
Ladies and gentlemen, when you go out on the links this weekend, think of Tom Watson and use him as your golf muse. And just like Tom, take the club back slowly rotate the hips and follow through high and watch your shot land softly on the fairway or onto the green.
I was fortunate to play beautiful Harbor Links in Port Washington last week. I great golf experience. The course has its quirks as all good courses should have. but if you have never played this Palmer golf managed facility, I highly recommend playing.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
I know many golfers, young and old, watched 59 yr. old Tom Watson, with an artificial hip, in the British Open.
Tom who already had won 5 British Opens had the lead after 72 holes. Unfortunately Stewart Cink shared the lead and then when Tom faltered in the four hole playoff, put a damper on what would have the THE sports story of the year.
I know many non-golfers are using the fact that Tom Watson almost won the British Open to say that golf is not a sport. All I have to say to the is BAH HUMBUG!
Did you ever see Charles Barkley try to play golf on that TV show?
Golf, my friends is a unique sport. Yes, you can play it well into your seventies, not like tackle football or full court basketball. And this great sport's detractors often times use that fact as testament that golf is a pussy sport. Non-golfers are usually those who probably went to a range once or twice and int heir attempt to hit a driver off the tee did a pirouette like Scott Hamilton, left the ball on the rubber tee and twisted a back muscle in the process.
Ladies and gentlemen, when you go out on the links this weekend, think of Tom Watson and use him as your golf muse. And just like Tom, take the club back slowly rotate the hips and follow through high and watch your shot land softly on the fairway or onto the green.
I was fortunate to play beautiful Harbor Links in Port Washington last week. I great golf experience. The course has its quirks as all good courses should have. but if you have never played this Palmer golf managed facility, I highly recommend playing.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
Monday, July 13, 2009
Help a Charity & Play a New Course
Hey LI golfers,
It's a beautiful Monday on Long Island.
Hopefully, you'll be at one of the many golf outings taking place to help raise awareness and funds for a variety of charitable organizations.
For many LI golfers an outing may well be the only way they get to play a private golf club this season. The fee is about $500/golfer. But when you add up the golf, the food and drink as well as a donation, the cost becomes less of an issue. Hey, you might even hit a hole in one and win a two or three year lease on a new car, or win one of the many cool raffle prizes (which of course is an additional expense).
If the price tag to play in an outing in a private club is too high, consider the many outings held on "high-end" public course, and thus have a low price point. Courses like Harbour Links and Oyster Bay are two courses that come to mind, especially for non-residents.
So, do something nice for an organization that is trying to do some good in this crazy world of ours and treat yourself to an enjoyable round of golf at the same time.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
It's a beautiful Monday on Long Island.
Hopefully, you'll be at one of the many golf outings taking place to help raise awareness and funds for a variety of charitable organizations.
For many LI golfers an outing may well be the only way they get to play a private golf club this season. The fee is about $500/golfer. But when you add up the golf, the food and drink as well as a donation, the cost becomes less of an issue. Hey, you might even hit a hole in one and win a two or three year lease on a new car, or win one of the many cool raffle prizes (which of course is an additional expense).
If the price tag to play in an outing in a private club is too high, consider the many outings held on "high-end" public course, and thus have a low price point. Courses like Harbour Links and Oyster Bay are two courses that come to mind, especially for non-residents.
So, do something nice for an organization that is trying to do some good in this crazy world of ours and treat yourself to an enjoyable round of golf at the same time.
See you on the tee box.
Chuck
www.longislandgolfbygolfers.com
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