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CaSe StudY #1:
9-hole operator runS with
the big dogS on the Show floor! Dennis and Joan Sobil have been the owners and operators at Blue Heron Golf Club in Lanark, Ontario since 2010. Blue Heron is a beautifully manicured and well maintained 9-hole course approxi- mately one hour southwest from down- town Ottawa. With reasonable rates and friendly staff that make you feel like “one of the family”, for all the right reasons they have a facility to be very proud about.
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However, they felt that their situation was very typical of a smaller scale operation with challenges such as limited time and resources, as well as sometimes feeling overshadowed by larger golf course operations in the area. They were looking for a strategy that would provide a good return on investment and expose their course to new golfers.
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