GOLFMAK, INC.
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

RECENTLY THE MOST HIT PAGE ON GOLFMAK.COM: This business can't go on like this! Can Municipal Golf Courses help revive the industry? It's because I believe this business has gone so highbrow it has forgotten an entire segment of society. It's a group of Americans aged twenty-five to seventy-five who have not yet played golf. Most will never take up the game because there is really no place for them to start. I believe golf needs hundreds more low cost, player friendly courses if the industry wants a healthy economic future. This is where municipally owned golf facilities can make a contribution to their citizens and the game. We do need 1,000 more golf courses in the USA to save many of the other 17,000 courses from going broke. We need 'threshold' recreation courses people can learn to play and enjoy. The kinds of courses we need are the ones that caused the boom in golf participation in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. We're talking golf courses people can afford to play. Golf courses they can walk. We need push-up greens, push-up tee boxes, and centerline irrigation systems. None need to be longer than 6,300 yards. We need greens with speeds at eight feet, fairways that roll, shallow sand traps (some can putt from). We need golf courses where people who can't and never will break ninety can play and enjoy - I have discussed this type of municipal golf course plan to several architects, golf construction companies, and financial sources. There are thousands of acres available for this kind of project. If well thought and planned, recreational golf courses might be created -up and running - for less than $3 million. The finished product would include infrastructures, clubhouse, and be fully equipped to operate. I brought thousands of new golfers into golf over twenty-five years (1963 - 1988) while operating an annual learn-to-play-golf program. The single qualifier to be eligible to join our golf school: STUDENTS MUST NEVER HAVE PLAYED GOLF! We supplied all the clubs, balls, tees, teaching, etc. and later saw that they continued by playing the course. In many occasions I watched mom, dad, or an employee from a local business take up golf in our classes. Next thing you know, they're bringing out more people to learn. Many of those new golfers were capable of 'graduating' to the higher priced country clubs, or play the higher priced public golf courses - which they did! Michael Kahn is a proud member of the esteemed Golf Course Business Consultants Group (GCBC) First and Foremost you can be 100% confident that I will act and advise you strictly in your best interests. Whether you're planning to buy a golf course, already going into diligence, expanding, or planning your next year's budget, I can advise you as your operations expert. You are making use of over 50-years experience in virtually every type of golf course or golf related business. You want trusted experience on your team. I have operated, financed, brokered every type of golf course including bentgrass and Bermuda grass. I will provide you with all the references you need to make you comfortable with Michael Kahn as your consultant. With over 50-years in every phase of golf course operations available to you we can work together to reach your goal. Michael Kahn's Extensive Golf Course Business Network I have 1,000 Linkedin connections with over 100 endorsements from golf business people from around the world. I am a member of the Golf Course Business Consultants (GCBC), an esteemed group of individuals from many specialized fields related to the golf course industry. Whether it's a Market Analysis, HR Issue, Refurbishing the Golf Course, Analyzing Food and Beverage Operations, Accounting Sources, Environmental Audits, Tee Sheet Management, Web Site and Networking, as you consultant I become your complete set of tools to support your golf course business. How many tips (tools) do I have in my tool box? Probably thousands. For instance, one day I walked into a golf course and within five minutes I used a simple tool that found $115,000 in pure hard cash in the very next business year. In fact, it amounted to $1 million in cash in his pocket in 8.7 years. It was money the owner had no idea he was entitled to! Not a bad return for a $2,500 analysis. I advise you as a potential golf course buyer - especially if it will be your first golf course ownership. I help evaluate the 'deal' with a review of the property, financial history, its marketplace, and value as real estate. I can also help with negotiations, the purchase contract (not as an attorney, but as a golf course business expert). Taking over a golf course as the new owner is like jumping onto a moving train. The closing is likely at midnight one day and your to manage at 12:01 AM. There are dozens of reconnects you'll need to do so everyday business is not interrupted. You'll need to adjust so many things such as banking, management, insurance, licenses, agreements, permits, contracts, etc. - almost at the flick of a switch. Don't forget! You'll also need to establish your trade credit as well. I'm an expert in transitions. I help golf course owners and potential golf course buyers find financing and working capital for their golf course operations. After over 50-years in the business, I still believe there are innovative ways to raise serious capital - even for courses not currently making money. No guarantee meant here. If it's an impossible finance deal, I'll save you time, money, and aggravation when I recommend you walk away!