2017 Golfdom Report: Bursting into 2017

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More than 500 readers tell us their thoughts on Donald Trump and the future of the industry.

Timing is everything

For the 2017 Golfdom Report survey, we waited until after the results of what many consider a surprise election to gauge the attitude of our readers. It was with the knowledge that Donald Trump would be the next president that readers told us of their mood and expectations for the golf industry in 2017.

This year, 524 readers participated in our survey, telling us such things as their expectations for the golf economy in 2017 (69 percent believe it will improve) to the likelihood that they will use a drone for agronomic reasons on their course (only 39 percent of readers believe they might give it a try).

We even learned what reader opinions are on how President Trump – a bombastic multi-course owner with a penchant for spouting off on Twitter – will impact the golf business.

While we couldn’t fit all the results of the 2017 Golfdom Report survey in this issue, we will revisit the survey throughout the year. And of course, our thanks to the 500-plus readers who took time to participate in the survey.

Talking Trump

Destined for drones?

Climbing up the mountain

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About the Author: Seth Jones

Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of Golfdom magazine and Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at sjones@northcoastmedia.net.


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