Jun. 11 Most of us consider private golf club members to be financially comfortable people. But even if the members are well-to-do, that doesn’t mean the clubs themselves are doing well on their balance sheets. Nowadays, running a successful private golf club is tougher than breaking par.”There’s been a glut on the Puget Sound market […]
Q. I am a 5′2” woman just beginning golf. I am wondering if I should purchase a set of petite or standard ladies clubs? I have received conflicting information. I have a good swing for just starting, and a salesperson at the sporting goods store suggested that I purchase the petite set. A woman I […]
The golf-club company promised Michael Latta a chance to play better every time, with custom-built clubs designed to shave strokes off anyone’s game. Latta had never heard of Garden Grove-based Scimitar Golf. But the Ohio resident craved any tool that could lower his score, and plunked down $1,330 for clubs he’d never seen.The charge appeared […]
At North County’s big golf club companies, photos of sponsored tour professionals adorn the walls like shrines. Taylor Made has Mark O’Meara. Cobra has Greg Norman. Callaway has John Daly.And La Jolla Club has Snoopy.OK, Snoopy isn’t a pro golfer. He’s a cartoon dog. And that’s the point.For many of La Jolla Club’s customers know […]