How does your course make/save money?

[FaldosJumper]

We had an interesting conversation on Saturday in our clubhouse amongst our usual squad. With their being no loyality in memberships anymore by having no joining fees and members moving from club to club or just relying on the groupon deal type of thing for their golf fix it has now became apparent clubs can no longer be guarenteed that the current membership will stay the same negating long term planning and living year to year to make ends meet.

We struggled to think up good ways to get extra cash in the coffers but some to mention would be locating a telecoms mast somewhere on the course as this generates rent, storage tanks to store rainwater, solar energy panels. All of these would cost some outcome too and wonder if they would be cost effective but certainly it must be very tough running a club when money is so tight.

So to the title, how does your course make/save money?

 

[GreiginFife]

We have a fairly stable member base and have done for a number of years. But our committee is always looking for ways to generate extra revenue.
Small things like a club 3 number lotto have generated £2k in 10 weeks and the clubhouse hosts regular events (for example they have a murder mystery event next weekend) through the year that generate an additional couple of grand.
The additional revenue goes straight back in to the course (all new drainage channels being put in all over our "old" nine hole course at the minute).

 

[chrisd]

Mine has sunk a water bore hole to save money by extracting our own supply and also to maintain a supply in drout conditions.

 

[Essex_Stu]

My club makes a killing in the bar/kitchen and hosts Rotary club meetings and tea mornings each week. They have always cut a few corners with green keepers as the head green keeper is the owner. The general maintenance is always pretty good but when we have a hard year with the weather then some parts are not dealt with as quick as we would like(bunkers). The staff are not on a great wage apparently which also saves a bit of money. Societys also bring in a nice bit of money I would guess as our membership numbers are generally stable so the budgeting might not be too difficult.

 

[walshawwhippet]

Mine has sunk a water bore hole to save money by extracting our own supply and also to maintain a supply in drout conditions.

I for one Chris hope you get to use it next year.
Its going to take a drought to clear up my trench foot

 

[chrisd]

I for one Chris hope you get to use it next year.
Its going to take a drought to clear up my trench foot

Dont forget that we had a drought order for the first part of the year down here in Kent

 

[walshawwhippet]

Dont forget that we had a drought order for the first part of the year down here in Kent

Can anyone place an order for a drought? :mmm:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We get a revenue from Ascot racecourse for using the practice ground and several holes for parking and helicopter landings during Royal Ascot week

 

[brendy]

Start by saving money first, LED light bulbs inside and out etc helped our club save £10k last year alone.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We've got Wi-Fi (whoo hooo) and market (though not very extensively as far as I can ascertain) our function room as a business meeting / breakfast venue. Not sure how much success we have had.