111.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The First Tee Programs do, indeed, make a difference in children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n
112.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a myth that business deals are done on the golf course; rather the basis for business relationships are started there.\u00a0 You can build or destroy trust on the golf course.<\/p>\n
113.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You know that golf\u2019s demographics are trending in the wrong direction when you are inundated with Viagra and Cialis commercials during the golf telecasts.\u00a0 Pretty soon you can expect Assisted Living Care commercials.<\/p>\n
114.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Golf clubhouses should rent out their excess space to churches, clubs, fast food establishments, service companies, offices, and others who could use it.\u00a0 Some of the visitors might then discover what a great game golf is and start playing.<\/p>\n
115.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Courses with fewer than eighteen holes will gain in popularity as more golfers want \u201csmaller portions.\u201d<\/p>\n
116.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The National Golf Course Owners Association has the potential to become the most meaningful and relevant association in American golf.<\/p>\n
117.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is very sad that Larry Nelson has never been selected to be a Ryder Cup Captain.<\/p>\n
118.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The worst move ever in the history of the golf business happened quietly in February, 2000 when the E-Z Go Division of Textron killed its parent company\u2019s move to acquire Santa Clara, CA-based GPI, the builder of the world\u2019s first robotic caddy.\u00a0 They would have kept walking alive and very lucrative for the clubs, and they also could have made the carts robotic and transferred the technology over to the other Textron Divisions.\u00a0 After the withdrawal, GPI which had spent $30 million to finally get their product successfully in the market, then ran out of funding and ceased operations.\u00a0 Now walking is gradually going the way of balata, persimmon heads, and aluminum shafts.<\/p>\n
119.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMental toughness\u201d as a teaching concept for golfers and other athletes is an absolute crock of *&!@##.<\/p>\n
120.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I agree with Gary Player that the 400-yard drive is just around the corner in the men\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Return tomorrow for a BONUS EDITION of more Fagan Opinions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"