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Mike’s Space
Welcome to our first online edition of Golf Industry Central magazine.
Many of you may already be familiar with our industry web portal
and weekly newsletter covering the news, jobs and operational topics
for the Australia, New Zealand and SE Asia region. Our website www.
golfindustrycentral.com.au went live in July 2008 and has been gaining
strong readership over this time.
We operate with a general premise that for the industry to get stronger
there is a real need for “cross pollination” of ideas and networking from
across the different sectors of the golf industry. We all have a common
denominator with our respective businesses- we need more people
playing golf and hence spending money! Currently our readership
covers all sectors of the industry- General Managers, Superintendents,
suppliers, Golf Pros, front line staff, accounting, architects, and various
others from over 80 countries worldwide.
in some small way. For this magazine to be fully sustainable and to
achieve our goals and visions, it truly needs to be a collaborative effort.
Please feel free to submit any items or stories to us that you think the
general industry may have interest in reading in the future.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to David Newbery and the
various other contributors that have been gracious enough to offer
their support in this new initiative. A special ‘thank you” also goes to
Mike Sebastian (Asian Golf Business) and Sam Arthur (Inside Golf),
whom both have given me tremendous encouragement to make
this magazine actually happen. Our next issue is slated for a February
release.
Have a great holiday season and safe travels.
Kind regards
Our goal in each issue is to try and bring you a fresh and unique
perspective on our golf industry. Through the sharing and discussion of
thought-provoking topics, we will hopefully help your business improve
Mike Orloff
Mike Orloff is a golf operations specialist with extensive senior management experience in the golf industry in Australia
and United States. He offers operational advice for new and existing golfing facilities in Australia, New Zealand and South
East Asia in the areas of staff recruitment, membership attainment, membership retention, retail management, new player
development, event management and revenue generation strategies
Golf Industry Central exists to help golf facilities throughout
Australia, New Zealand and S.E. Asia perform to their optimum.
We offer easy access to golf industry news, job vacancies,
recruitment services, operational advice, and various revenue
generation strategies. We can also help overseas markets access
the local golf industry, via our vast network and weekly/monthly
publications.
Our general philosophy is that there is a real need for “cross
pollination” of ideas and networking across the different sectors
of the golf industry. We all have a common denominator with
our respective businesses- we need more people playing golf!
Our current readership covers people from all sectors of the
industry- General Managers, Superintendents, suppliers, Golf
Pros, front line staff, accounting, architects, and various others.
Editor/ Sales: Mike Orloff
[email protected]
+61 415 682 259
Contributors:
David Newbery,
Jeff Blunden,
Terry McAndrew,
Asian Golf Business
Cybergolf.com
Design & Layout:
Seventy Seven Media
www.seventysevenmedia.com
Publisher:
Morlo Pty Ltd
ACN 123 872 784 ABN 1812 3872 784
PO BOX 773, Main Beach, QLD, Australia, 4230
Contents may not be reproduced without written permission.
Views expressed in editorial contributions do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of this newspaper and its management.
www.golfindustrycentral.com.au
Pages 04 - 09
Australasia & International News
Pages 10 - 11
Operational Focus
Pages 12 - 14
Cover Story
Page 15
GMA Conference
Page 16
Grow The Game
Page 17
Course Development
Pages 18 - 19
In Profile
Pages 20 - 22
Development News