ClubCorp is making its golf courses shorter and easier. Way shorter, less than 5,000 yards in most cases.

As a peculiar precursor to spring's rebirth, turkey vultures return to Hinckley, Ohio, each March 15. Their homecoming might be thousands of years old, but naturalists just noticed the phenomenon about 100 years ago. So each year, hundreds of spectators converge to get a glimpse of the unlikely harbinger of northern Ohio's seasonal rejuvenation.

Growing the game at the property level can capture additional rounds and revenue.

It bewilders Steve Mona that there are numerous people who work in the golf course maintenance industry who don't play the game themselves. Those folks hail from various walks, from employees of equipment and chemical suppliers to superintendents and their crews and, yes, even to media types.

A Public Service Architects and turf consultants can renew the industry's image by sprucing up tattered municipal golf courses May 1, 2007 By: Geoff Shackelford

There's a 36-hole, city-owned and operated facility in my hometown that has withered under lousy conditions ever since I played high school matches there 20 years ago. The architecture is even more tired, with the only semblance of care shown for it coming in the form of novelties like "water bunkers" added by local parks and recreation armchair architects.

Baby Boom or Bust? Now on the tees: America's largest generation. But could time scarcity keep golf from cashing in on its financial potential? Feb 1, 2007 By: David Frabotta

Wait and they will come. That's been the conventional wisdom about capitalizing on the baby-boom generation as its members enter their prime golfing years.

Let the Kids Play Golf's future lies with the nation's youth. What are you doing to attract younger players? Nov 1, 2006 By: Larry Aylward

When the grumpy old man saw the kids overrunning the golf course, he blew his stack. "Get them out of here," he barked. "They have 50 more years to play golf.

Welcome, Women Golf courses must focus on several variables — from improved customer service to proper course setup — to attract more female players Aug 1, 2006 By: Larry Aylward

For weeks Sharon Murray had wanted to play the new golf course, which had received stellar reviews. The Ohio woman finally got the chance on her 53rd birthday. Murray, who enjoys golf as much as any clad-in-Nike-gear-from-head-to-toe male golfer, was excited about the outing.

The Drive for Diversity Plenty of minorities are interested in golf, but they'll need a few more bucks (and buddies) to play with if they're going to boost the industry May 1, 2006 By: Thomas Skernivitz

A television news crew plants a minority golfer at a golf course, intent on gauging the reaction of the facility's management, staff and players. Will the undercover experiment pass without incident? Will the African-American player feel at home? How about the person of Asian or Hispanic descent?

Disability Aside Amputees, paraplegics and others with physical impairments wantto play golf, and they say that golf courses will only benefit by making them feel more welcome Feb 1, 2006 By: Larry Aylward

Amputees, paraplegics and others with physical impairments wantto play golf, and they say that golf courses will only benefit by making them feel more welcome. Part 1 of a four-part series on "Growing the Game."