Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Dubai: Real Estate Downturn's Effect
- If you think the collapsing real estate market is a problem in America, read this article in the Times of London about how bad things have gotten in Dubai. According to the story, more than...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- WSJ: Mortgage Relief For Second Home Owners?
- At first glance, this question-and-answer from the "House Talk" column in today's Wall Street Journal doesn't seem to have anything to do with golf. But if you bought a second home on a golf course,...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- The Meaning of a Strong Golf Club Market
- Are golf club memberships a reliable indicator of overall economic health?We've written on this blog throughout the year of the downturn in the private golf club market in both the United States and the United...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- The California Golf Tax
- In case you haven't heard or read about the so-called "golf tax" in California, here is an update from today's Sacramento Bee. In a nutshell: the state of California is facing a $41 billion shortfall...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Report: Stimulus Package Excludes Golf
- In a recent article in Golf World, contributing writer Geoff Shackelford speculated about whether efforts by President Barack Obama and his administration to jump-start the economy might include golf. It didn't take long to get...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Golf's Economic Woes Make the CBS News
- Looking for proof that the golf economy is actually struggling? On Saturday's edition of the CBS Evening News, correspondent Jeff Glor filed a story about that very subject, focusing mostly on The Hamlet G&CC on...
Blog: Campus Insider
- 'Doing more with less' is better than having nothing
- Almost every time I've talked to a college golf coach over the phone the past few months, I've asked at some point in our conversation a straight-forward, yet difficult question:How has the recession impacted your...
Blog: Editors' Blog
- Dirty Talk About Golf
- Is golf a dirty word these days? Dave Shedloski explored the question in Golf World's March 16 issue, supported by Ron Sirak's interview with Congressman Barney Frank, who had wildly criticized Northern Trust for entertainment...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Trump's Scotland Project On Schedule
- The bankruptcy filing last week of Donald Trump's casino company, Trump Entertainment Resorts, will not affect his golf course project in Aberdeen, Scotland. That according to this report in Monday's Financial Times. Trump Organization, the...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- California Golf Tax Defeated
- The proposed Caifornia golf tax has been defeated. After 45 hours of debate, the California state legislature finally passed its $143 billion budget Thursday, and the proposed golf tax -- which we wrote about Jan....
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Superstition Mountain Auction Set
- It's not every day one gets the chance to buy a golf community that has hosted a Champions Tour major and an LPGA tournament. But real estate investors will have that opportunity March 19 in...
Blog: Deeds and Weeds
- Tom Doak Course Closed
- The Apache Stronghold Golf Course, built by Tom Doak about two hours east of Scottsdale, has shut down temporarily. The San Carlos Apache tribe, owner of the adjoining casino, also laid off 9 percent...
