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NGCOA Canada Membership Benefits
Advocacy
Marketing
Golfmax
Recent Successes
• Successful with BC government allowing liquor sold on premise to be carried by the customer between licensed areas on the property
• Eliminating cart and equipment licensing in BC saved courses up to $20K in yearly licensing fees
• Successful in getting Ontario to redefine the valuation methodology for property tax assessments – payments to courses were retroactive 10 years
Currently Working Towards
• Allowable tax deductions as a business expense on green fees
• Functional pesticide legislation
• Water and conservation permits
• Fair fuel taxes
• Proper weather forecasting
Industry Partner Initiatives
• 2009 and 2013 Golf Industry Economic Impact Studies
• Provincial and Federal lobby days to raise government awareness of the golf industry
• Consumer Behaviour Study
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Karen Currie Countryview Golf Club Fairview, PEI
KidsPlayGolf.ca
• A ‘one-stop-shop’ web portal where parents and juniors can find out about your junior programs
• A best practices site on junior golf for all NGCOA Canada courses
Get Golf Ready
• Introductory clinics for non-golfers to help remove intimidation
• All marketing materials professionally designed and provided to courses FREE
• Students average $907 first year spend
Take A Kid To The Course
• A ‘program-in-a-box’ to encourage family play at your course
• Generate new revenues and customer loyalty
• Over 300,000 juniors and adults have participated in the program since its inception
• All marketing materials professionally designed and provided to courses FREE
“Get Golf Ready helped us introduce many non-golfers to the game and turn them into regular players. Many of the graduates participate in recreational and league play, and regularly practice on the range.”
Jody Boutin Cardinal Golf Club Kettleby, ON
POWERED BY
• Group purchasing with over 300 SKUs for you to choose from
• Over $100,000,000 in member spending through the program resulting in significant savings for each operator
• Suppliers that cover all departments at the golf course
• $3550: average annual member savings – far outweighing annual dues
• Accounts, sales reps and billing do not change: you simply take advantage of our discounts or rebates on goods you buy every day
• Provides every member with ”bigger club” pricing no matter what size your operation
“My recent purchase of scorecards from the Lowe-Martin Group has, as always, been very simple, even when major changes to the cards is needed. The pricing was excellent, the service was very timely. The knowledge of staff and the quality of product is unmatched.”
Ross Ethier
Emma Lake Golf Course Saskatchewan
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