My trip to the NGCOA conference for 2015 can be summed up in four words. I Hate Ice Storms. Get ready. This is a long tale of Allison and Theresa’s Great Adventure. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Our original flight was to take off early Monday morning which would have put me in San Antonio […]
Remember the Alamo!
Theresa and I recently traveled to San Antonio to attend the National Golf Course Owner’s Conference. While there, we had to check out the Alamo. It is San Antonio after all. Before we headed over to check it out, we had some lunch with fellow golf course owners. Katherine Jesmek who owns a family golf […]
Golf Industry Show 2015
Theresa and I recently attended the NGCOA (National Golf Course Owners) Annual Conference in San Antonio. Part of the conference includes attending the Golf Industry Show which has loads of anything related to golf. I like attending this show because unlike the Iowa State Fair, there are no hot tub vendors and they don’t pull […]
Touring Hill Country Golf Club
A few weeks ago, I made my annual pilgrimage to the NGCOA (National Golf Course Owner’s Association) Conference. It’s a great way to network with fellow golf course owners to get their opinions and trade secrets about what they are doing to help grow the game of golf. In previous years, I was able to […]
Board Meetings Can Be Fun?
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m on the NGCOA board. The NGCOA is the National Golf Course Owners Association. I represent a Single Course Operator in the Midwest. The board has many operators in different capacities which help to represent a look at golf course owners as a whole. In the fall, they have […]
Smokin’ & Eatin’
About four years ago, we purchased a smoker from a catering company. Along with that catering company, came some of the jobs they had previously serviced. Since they were farmers, it was natural that many of the catering jobs had to do with farming. Pork Producers, Cattlemen, etc. We have continued to provide catering over […]
Balloon Backdrop
With the onset of Pinterest, we have seen our couples increasing their creativity over the last three years. This particular wedding was one of my all time favorites due to the unbelievable amount of time and energy put forth in all of the extra touches. Ashley and her mom put in many hours making the day […]
Tadpole Tournament
A few weeks ago, we ended our month long session with our junior golfers. Having three kids, I fully understand the importance of a trophy. It always seemed like the first trophy my children received was something to treasure. If I recall correctly, I think they even slept with them. My kids are kind of […]
Launching Rockets
When it comes to kids, we know zero bounds in our entertainment factor. One of my golf instructors is also a physics teacher. I decided to ask him a few years ago if he’d be willing to help me launch rockets with the kids in our junior golf program. It has little to do with […]
Straight Line Winds
A few weeks ago, we had a big storm hit our neck of the woods. My husband and I woke up in the middle of the night to the sirens going off. We could hear the wind hollering and tried to figure out what was going on around us. As we looked out the window, […]