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“Most women play on courses that are 1,000yards too long for them,” he said. “Why notmake shorter courses for them and for juniors?”Playing golf would indeed by more pleasurable(and less discouraging) for women if they couldget to the greens more often in the prescribednumber of shots—not to mention that in principle,a shorter course should allow them to getbetter scores.“On the contrary, I think that it would improveplaying time considerably,” he states.Do you know many golfers who are genuinelycomfortable playing on a course of over 6,700yards where the greens have a speed of over 11on the Stimpmeter scale?What percentage of players would that represent?Ten percent? Five? One …?To satisfy this demand and entice more peopleto play golf, we need a playing format that letspeople play for about an hour and a half, similarto what’s done in hockey, softball, tennis andeven skiing, where people even sign up for specificblocks of time spread throughout the day.Nine-hole courses, too often underestimated,are an interesting solution but take about twoand a quarter hours to play.As for juniors, it’s clear that a recreational activitythat lasts five hours is not ideal.“I know that not all clubs have a suitable coursefor this sort of thing, but why not createsix-hole rounds specifically for this categoryof player?” asked Guillaume Després. “If thatgave them a taste for golf that they continuedto develop, it could only be beneficial for theindustry.”In terms of maintenance, the possibility ofshortening courses doesn’t represent “any problem,”to quote Jacques Lessard.I was keeping that for your dessert.Still hungry? No? Well then, get up from the tableand get to it!Representing industry suppliers, Normand Drapeauof Bayer proposed an idea that deservesour attention. Basically, it comes down to this:for traditional players, a real game of golf ismade up of 18 holes and takes about four and ahalf hours to play. However, for reasons that includetime, money and differences between thegenerations, players are now seeking a morecondensed experience.Providing an hour-and-a-half experiencewould require six-hole courses. At this time,people around the world are looking into building2x6 courses, 2x7 courses, redesigningsome existing courses into 3x6 courses, andeven cutting other courses back to 12- or 14-hole courses that could be provided as a wayto stand out from the competition. Without adoubt, the future of golf depends on courses’ability to provide a wide range of playing times.That kind of flexibility would make for atotally new and unique golfing experience andhave the potential to bring many more golfersinto the fold.Helping Families and … Help from the Pros!Richard Rhéaume has been a superintendent for 35 years. For the lastfew years, his responsibilities have expanded to include those of GeneralManager of the Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce golf club, making him wellplaced to comment on products and suggest solutions that will help theindustry reclaim its former glory.What Richard Rhéaume has observed is not a decline in golf’s popularity,but a drop in the number of people who can afford to play.“Proportionally speaking, there are fewer people in the middle class, andthey’re the ones who drive the economy,” he explains.But it’s not only financial considerations that are forcing golf clubs to lookfor ways to make their business profitable.“Society has changed from what it was 25 or 30 years ago,” he continues.“Now, both partners in a couple work, drive their children to daycareor extracurricular events, run the errands, do the housework, etc.Their schedules are so busy that they insist—and I don’t blame them—oncarrying out activities together. Those are the people we have to bring in,because golf is just one more activity now.”Eliminating the irritantsHowever, things get more complicated once the children are old enoughto be classified as juniors. “We’re not too sure what to do for young peoplebetween the ages of 18 and 22,” he admits.To that end, Richard Rhéaume has proposed the creation of differentmembership formulas or nine-hole playing rights, which would eliminatethe problem of the time that players have to devote to the game.He also recognizes that there’s an educational aspect to be developedin order to help the new clientele fully appreciate all the beauty of golf.“The roles of club professionals have to be reviewed,” he maintains.“They are the game’s ambassadors and the ones who have to sell it byenthusiastically passing on not only their expertise in the technical arena,but also in terms of ethics, strategy and the various playing formulas thatmight spark the interest of new players.”In recent years, despite the new environmental standards and theconstantly rising cost of tools, maintenance products and wages, superintendentshave found the means to respond to golfers’ needs andwants and provide high-quality courses. They have managed to do so byfinding creative solutions and redoubling their efforts, both at their owngolf club and at the winter training sessions they attend.According to Richard Rhéaume, Golf Québec’s “Golf in Schools” programholds “great promise” for the industry, since it is often children whocan get their parents to go to a golf club.Can golf professionals follow their recipe, in their own fields of expertise?The question answers itself.Printemps 2011 15
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