The VOL. 8, NO. 9 September 2017 GOLF PARTICIPATION 2 Is TopGolf going to save us? By Stuart Lindsay GOLF MARKETING 5 Golf Tourism Solutions ups the ante in Myrtle Beach By Jim Dunlap MUNICIPAL GOLF 6 Municipal golf remains in the crosshairs: From Tucson AZ to Buffalo Grove IL By Jim Koppenhaver INDUSTRY EVENTS 9 NGCOA hosts first industry Technology conference in 20 years By Jim Dunlap INDUSTRY SCORECARD 10 August golf weather impact: 2nd consecutive month of positive "comps"! MARKET FOCUS 13 Barring hurricanes, Miami golf market in decent shape THE LAST WORD 16 Faster carts not the answer to golf 's problems www.PellucidCorp.com By Jim Dunlap The Pellucid PersPecTive 1http://www.PellucidcorP.com