Re: Routine Reporting of SC financials

DWAIN,

Thank you for your comments and offer of help.  I believe it will take many in the community coming together to work on the golf issue.  You are right, we need to identify the problems and need professional help to do so.  This Board of Directors can start the ball rolling as it is the first board without a golfer from one of the SCSCAI golf groups.  I believe the majority of the board members are not against golf, but most would like to know what is the long term prognosis.  Then some plans can be put in place to fix it, slow it down or know the last straw when it happens.

I have asked Jim Akers to talk to the Golf Oversight committee about developing a plan to have the existing clubs work together to start free beginner classes or to see if they would help a beginners club.  All clubs in our community are losing members, so this could be a way to help build up the golf clubs.

I will not limit my efforts to just the chat line, but the chat line is a good source of ideas.

Sue

On Mar 2, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Dwain Kramzar wrote: 

Sue, Bravo! Your comments on the chat line are pointed in the right direction. However, I don't believe this should be a chat line debate. This community would be better served by understanding proper business procedures. This must be done by professionals in the golf industry. It is my understanding, that the past Directors of Golf were not required to provide SCS with a Business Plan that would have included a Player Development Plan. This responsibility was left to a committee. Frankly, I am surprised anyone in management would tolerate not having a well defined written plan. 

Sue, my previous correspondence on January 16, 2011 Re: Point of View/Business Plan I shared with you my professional views and experiences because you showed an interest in curbing unsustainable losses. These losses will continue as long as the debate goes on. Now is the time to solve this drain on our Sun City. Sue, before you can fix a problem, the problem has to be acknowledged. You have a lot of support, including mine, now all that is needed is your leadership as a Director.

Thanks,

Dwain Kramzar

2624 High Range Dr.

(702) 582-8064   

   

Re: Routine Reporting of SC financials

David S,

You mentioned that most of our residents who play golf pay the same here as they
would at similar courses. I have assumed that resident golf has declined
because of our aging population, but how many resident rounds do we lose to
other courses?[Sun City courses have lost market share, market share has nothing to do with aging, residents are golfing on other LV courses.] 
I wonder if we could increase resident golf with strategic lower prices. [product experience-trumps price] I know we have specials in the afternoons..but maybe we need more. I wonder if we could increase revenue and play by starting Beginners Golf at Eagle Crest. [this is better known as PLAYER DEVELOPMENT program] There are many people here who I think may be intimidated by golf courses, players and golf etiquette...but if we started a big promotion of beginner golf..we may get a lot of interest.

Sue P