By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. Brandel Chamblee, the somewhat disheveled analyst on the Golf Channel, is probably a very nice guy.  But when he starts giving his opinions and analyses, guys in the clubhouse start throwing their cans of Bud Lite at the TV. Brandel Chamblee Name a topic and Chamblee has an opinion. … Continue reading Brandel Thinks He Knows It All →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. Slow play has been getting a lot of attention lately, and it deserves a lot more. And maybe, just maybe, the attention will lead to changes that speed up the game and make it more inviting to young new players. First a disclaimer. I’m a fast player, faster than … Continue reading In Golf, Faster Is Better →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. (Last in a Series) Traditional green-grass golf is at a fork in the road. It can cling to old ways and watch its popularity continue to drop. Or it can embrace new ways in the hope that the game rebounds and grows. The major stakeholders in the golf industry … Continue reading Golf Can Be Saved If … →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. (Second in a Series) Rodney Dangerfield (Al Czervik in “Caddyshack”) always got laughs with his signature line, “I get no respect.” Topgolf can relate. In its infancy, it, too, got no respect.  Golf equipment companies rejected partnership deals, and the PGA, LPGA, USGA and most investors gave the company … Continue reading Lots of respect for Topgolf now →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. (First in a Series) Traditional green-grass golf is being challenged as never before, and this challenge is especially serious because much of it is coming from within the  golf industry. The impact has already been felt. More than 1,000 courses have closed since 2006. Nearly 200 closed in 2018; … Continue reading ‘Golf entertainment’ taking over →

                                          By George Moore     SafeTees Pouch (Last in a Series) The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the PGA Tour are the titans of golf. And as such, both bodies are at least partly responsible for golf’s public image. In their outreach to non-golfers, they rely mostly on weekend telecasts of golfing … Continue reading Let’s Repair Golf’s Public Image →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. (Fourth in a Series) Golf and golf courses are going through some tough times. Gone are “the good old days” when we had to phone a week in advance to reserve a tee time at our favorite courses. Now days, it’s not uncommon to walk on and tee off … Continue reading Golf Needs Course Corrections →

By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. (Third in a Series) Golf is in trouble, and we have the various segments of the golf industry to thank. They continue to rely on outmoded and non-competitive business models, and they don’t seem to realize that the heydays of golf are over. Arnie’s Army marched off into the … Continue reading The Golf Industry Must Change →

(Second in a Three-Part Series) By George Moore SafeTees Pouch, Inc. Golf, the game played on an outdoor course with 14 clubs and a little ball, is in trouble. Number of rounds played dropped 4.8 percent from 2017 to 2018, and nearly 200 18-hole courses closed their doors last year. Only 12 new ones opened … Continue reading Golfing Activities and the Giggles →