The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 1
The
Vol. 11, No. 2
Pellucid
Perspective
February 2020
SUPPLY/DEMAND
2 Belmont GC transaction: Woke ambition meets
joke financials
By Jim Koppenhaver
THE SPORT OF GOLF
6 USGA Distance Study, data galore but few insights
By Stuart Lindsay
ORLANDO TRADE SHOW SEASON
8 Observations from integrated GBC/PGA Merchandise
Show events By Harvey Silverman
WEATHER IMPACT
10 January GPH rising tide lifts most (in-season)
geography boats
BY-THE-NUMBERS
12 Dec Utilization delivers; Weather up, Rounds up
MARKET FOCUS
14 San Francisco holds its own, strong golfer base is
underleveraged
COMINGS & GOINGS
16 Transactions edge out closures fueled by KSL/Heritage deal
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The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020
TOC
Belmont GC transaction: Woke ambition meets joke financials
USGA Distance Study, data galore but few insights
Observations from integrated GBC/PGA Merchandise Show events
January GPH rising tide lifts most (in-season) geography boats
Dec Utilization delivers; Weather up, Rounds up
San Francisco holds its own, strong golfer base is underleveraged
Transactions edge out closures fueled by KSL/Heritage deal
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - TOC
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - Belmont GC transaction: Woke ambition meets joke financials
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 3
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 4
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 5
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - USGA Distance Study, data galore but few insights
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 7
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - Observations from integrated GBC/PGA Merchandise Show events
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 9
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - January GPH rising tide lifts most (in-season) geography boats
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 11
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - Dec Utilization delivers; Weather up, Rounds up
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 13
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - San Francisco holds its own, strong golfer base is underleveraged
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 15
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - Transactions edge out closures fueled by KSL/Heritage deal
The Pellucid Perspective - February 2020 - 17
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