Saddleback Golf Club owner Whitey O'Malley joins Sports and Leisure Research Group President Jon Last for a wide-ranging discussion about how golf facilities are leveraging technology to create operational efficiencies while maintaining exceptional customer service.

For 50 years, Casa de Campo has always been an innovative resort that continues to break new ground in the Caribbean. Legendary Golf Operations Director Gilles Gagnon and CMO Jason Kycek unpack the impetus behind the property's reinvention and major transformation with Sports & Leisure Research Group's Jon Last and David Klein.  It's a unique and inspiring look at golf resort master planning and marketing strategy. 

Jon Schultz and his company, EZ-Locator, are making it easier for golf course superintendents to automate hole location selection to help preserve the health of the greens and enhance the player experience.  He joins Sports and Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein for a candid and insightful look at how he has channeled his passion for golf and an engineering background into an innovative set of tech solutions that determine pin position at many of the country’s best courses.

Lightspeed's Fraser Marriott discusses his company's facility management software and outlines the benefits to member experiences based on their recent strategic partnership with Whoosh. 

As golf's customer base expands and transforms with the rapid diffusion of new technology, golf facility owners need to stay a step ahead and see through the hype to deliver for the game's stakeholders. Few have a better handle on this reality than NGCOA CEO Jay Karen, who joins Jon and David for an engaging and thoughtful discussion on where things may be headed and its implications for the industry and golfers across the country.

Perspectives on the evolving role of golf course superintendents from their association's Chief Executive Officer:

When the Golf Course Superintendents’ Association CEO summitted Mt. Everest last year, it was just the latest mountain that he has conquered, in a storied career at the top of one of the game’s most important administrative bodies.

Sports and Leisure Research Group's Jon Last speaks with GolfTec Founder and CEO Joe Assell about how the company has scaled to over 250 locations and how technological innovation continues to set the pace as the leading provider of golf instruction and largest employer of PGA Teaching professionals looks to the future upon its 30 year anniversary.

Sports and Leisure Research Group's Jon Last and David Klein are joined by Golf Prince Edward Island CEO, Sam MacPhail to unpack the challenges and triumphs of marketing this unique golf destination.

Hosts Jon Last and David Klein from Sports and Leisure Research Group dive deeply into vital signs from recent golf industry studies and gaze into the crystal ball for what lies ahead in 2025.

Sports & Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein sit down with branding expert Derek Sussner to unpack how and why golf facility branding is at the heart of golf’s increased resonance with a broader audience.