Most members at Japanese golf courses are corporate, so investing in a golf-course stock is like investing in Japan's economy. Still, the number of players isn't growing, so some courses are having to cut fees to attract players, squeezing profits.
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Related Now, I like these changes. The reason I do is because if you look at other golf courses we play, lik... CHARLES HOWELL The Divine Nine is a pretty cohesive group, ... We don't consider ourselves competitors. At a time w... BILL HENDERSON Golf courses don't really want us very much. But some of them are so generous for letting us play th... HANK BONTRAGER We didn't have a school golf team in England. Also, there is a lot of rain in England so the courses... ADAM BRUCE Of course we got on Golf Digest and looked at some courses we could play. We saw (Miller Golf Course... JACK HEBNER The council was not the least in favor of it. We just don't need another golf course. We've certainl... BOB FERRARO I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing. ARNOLD PALMER Golf generally is a lousy business. Most courses don't make any money. Golf is designed to sell some... BRAD KLEIN These are tough golf courses. When you play these long, tough courses that's where I think the good ... HANK BONTRAGER Statistics indicate that, as a result of overwork, modern executives are dropping like flies on the ... IRA WALLACH Golf in India is considered an elite sport. It is not possible for everyone to play in private cours... JEEV MILKHA SINGH I understand they may have some budget issues with the golf courses. BRENT MARVOSH Archery is not a sport for everyone. The equipment costs a lot, and it is not easy for everyone to f... IM DONG-HYUN Almost all the golf courses in Staten Island double as something else. COLIN JOST It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four g... KARRIE WEBB The golf courses and schools already use nitrogen as fertilizer so building this line would serve a ... GEORGE CROMBIE It's one of those golf courses that fits your eye. Not too many golf courses you play all year that ... TIGER WOODS You don't have to hit bad shots to miss these greens and especially in conditions like this, it just... DANIEL CHOPRA With all the lawn fertilizers, agricultural fertilizers, golf courses, etc., nobody's arguing that t... AARON ADAMS As in the past, our objective is to maintain the integrity and shot values of the golf course as env... HOOTIE JOHNSON Public golf courses don't need a lot of lakes. All everybody does is just lose their golf ball and s... BILL WILSHER Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together. JACK NICKLAUS Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate boardi... JOHN MCCARTHY Tiger had the advantage of high school, college, and a father who knew golf. I was self-taught. Blac... CHARLIE SIFFORD Our continued leadership in online investing is reflected in the growing number of customers using t... DAVID POTTRUCK But I do have time to pencil in golf, and we've got four excellent courses. DARRELL ROYAL Atrazine - a herbicide often used on corn fields, golf courses and even lawns - has become one of th... CHARLES DUHIGG For example, in my district there are visitors from all over the world who are drawn to our beautifu... MARK FOLEY Drones photograph, prospect and advertise real estate from golf courses to skyscrapers; they also mo... PETER DIAMANDIS Most of the players have grown to like the course more and more. I think it helps that we don't chan... BRAD FAXON Somebody made the statement that Donald Trump has built or owns the greatest collection of golf cour... DONALD TRUMP We have been inundated with requests from sponsors and from other golf courses who are interested in... BOB MASSIE I experienced American golf courses when I was younger and played a lot of USGA and AJGA tournaments... INBEE PARK I move around and play different golf courses. I just enjoy it. DARRELL ROYAL We are just having the mix our football players with our basketball players. We are just having to s... BRETT WHITE I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to ... AMY ALCOTT Cape Town's beaches are superb and while the water on the Atlantic side is damn cold, it's v... WILBUR SMITH With such major players embracing and validating social investing strategies, it is clear that mains... JAY FALK The LPGA is extremely proud to support the Special Olympics Golf National Invitational Tournament. O... CAROLYN BIVENS It's never about purse with me. It all about how I perform on certain golf courses. I pick the cours... HEATH SLOCUM There are no crash courses on ‘enlightenment’, you only crash in a course like that. HARRISH SAIRAMAN I've been taking care of other people's golf courses for 15 years, and it's been my lifelong dream t... BRYAN JACKSON This may be a blessing for some courses. The attrition of the facilities hopefully will match the at... ROBERT BROWN This may be a blessing for some courses, ... The attrition of the facilities hopefully will match th... ROBERT BROWN To me, it's a very traditional course. A lot of courses being built these days are very long. Our co... BRENT REDMAN You know, I go to work in a great office every day, and the amount of freedom that goes with being a... ADAM DEREK SCOTT Supply growth is not there, and the players in the market aren't investing in new supply. MARK PERVAN Investors are having to deal with the reality of lower corporate profits. And the stock market is st... MICHAEL STRAUSS This is one of the top-five golf courses on the PGA Tour already after just one practice round, ANDREW MAGEE Golf courses sell real estate and that's why they're built. ED MCMAHON We are making sure that the courses we offer at MITx and HarvardX are quintessential MIT and Harvard... ANANT AGARWAL I would say that, at the moment, we are seeing more buoyancy in the market. Most of our members are ... JEREMY ROCHE Having golf courses is one good way of preserving the green lungs of the city. Personally, I find th... AJAY PRASAD Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock ... CHRIS AHEARN We want to bid it now, in order to open up by Thanksgiving or Christmas time, because golf courses h... BILL WILSHER Golf is on a decline nationwide. The same people are going out and playing three or four times a wee... JEFF HUTCHINSON The hotel benefits from its position in the mixed-use environment as it can serve the neighboring bu... BERNIE SIEGEL Corporate profits are what drive the stock market. On the economic front, we have been seeing a slow... BERNADETTE MURPHY The competition I played against was fantastic, but golf is a different game now. The courses have s... HOLLIS STACY The retirees, the early retirees, the Baby Boomers, we think that works well for us. They are lookin... JOE DIKDAN Everybody that builds a new development these days builds a new golf course. Today, the country club... GUS COOPER Everybody that builds a new development these days builds a new golf course, ... Today, the country ... GUS COOPER The players are devastated but that is golf - they have to pick themselves up and prepare for Friday... JEFF TOYE Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clu... HUNTER S. THOMPSON The reasons that major champions are the best in the game is because they're able to keep golf a... DAVID HEARN Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by t... JOHN UPDIKE When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality ... BRUCE FORSYTH The increasing popularity of team events, coupled with some of the most recognizable names in women'... JANE BLALOCK I love design in general, the creativity. Whether it is golf courses, my apparel line, ads we do or ... JACK NICKLAUS The Community Education Program is supported by the fees that are charged to the individuals who tak... DAN HOLLAR We are honored to once again rank among the best courses in the state full of outstanding public and... AL MARTELL The bottom line is that the faculty will approve all of these courses that are included in this inde... KAREN WHEELER The economy is growing at a reduced but healthier pace. We don't anticipate any inflation problems, ... AL GOLDMAN We are still assessing the vast impact of Katrina, and there appears to be good news beyond the Coas... CRAIG RAY We've [always] had five or seven department people from stateside there. That's formed the backbone ... HUGH MILLER Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable. CATHY RIGBY All I'll say is if you look at countries where it is - where they are rapidly growing, they'... AUSTAN GOOLSBEE It's the university's call what courses they will accept. Some majors are stricter than others. Some... LYNN SULLIVAN I think it's a little tougher (than most college courses), but I like this course. JANA REHEMAA Wonderful, quite idyllic, actually. It's very green, beautiful. Lots of golf courses, which was grea... DOUGRAY SCOTT The perception of high school golf a number of years back was not the highest, that it wasn't that h... BOB HAMILTON It was pretty grim (last week), so some kind of snap-back is to be expected, ... People are getting ... ERIC FRY The majority of people who buy homes in golf course communities don't play golf. Golf is way dow... ED MCMAHON It is more from a sociological standpoint than a biological standpoint. People feel there is an over... ROY DOMAZLICKY These birds used to nest on all the major shorelines in the state, but what's on those shorelines no... NORM BRUNSWIG The economic impact is in the millions of dollars, ... And those are dollars you can't recoup. For e... ROBERT BROWN We like to make our courses as hard as possible, but we realize we can't shut the course down for a ... STEVE WHITE We were excited that we could get in on the ground floor, ... Two golf courses, two clubhouses and e... LARRY HART We call it the Big Bullpen group. We play a lot of golf together, and they are all good players. DR. D.B. CONERLY I don't want to rest on my laurels. I still feel like I'm learning a lot about the golf game... FRED FUNK The four most dangerous words in investing are 'This time it's different.' SIR JOHN TEMPLETON There is growing distrust we see from the investing public. There is a responsibility of the New Yor... LEON PANETTA You have to understand, I don't play golf for fun. It's my business. When the mailman starts deliver... LEE TREVINO A bookstore is one of the many pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. JERRY SEINFELD Corporations held back over the past few years while profits remained strong, so they're now investi... DAVE BRENNAN Faculty teams are working together to ensure that courses available at Tri-County provide similar ex... DEBRA JACKSON Golf is not a fair game, so why build a course fair? PETE DYE David is still making physical and mental strides. There are small gains, like learning new words. H... LEONE NUNLEY We're very excited about it. I think it's a great thing for a golf community like Hilton Head is to ... BOB FULTON Mostly I built golf courses the way I played golf, which was left-to-right. But I learned very rapid... JACK NICKLAUS
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