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ABOUT MIKE KAHN

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About a Golf Course Analysis

GOLFMAK, INC.

Email: mike@golfmak.com

Phone: 941.739.3990

Fax: 425.675.6909

BRADENTON, FL

Michael A Kahn, Golf Business Consultant. From Grass to Finance. Over 65-Years at Your Service. Email: mike@golfmak.com

LET'S START GROWING THE GAME AGAIN - Like we did 65-years ago!

My Golf Course Review and Analysis

Request a Site Visit and Review Here

I found many smaller golf course operations like nine-hole courses, municipal courses, and country courses could not afford high-dollar experts to review, analyze and make recommendations to improve, sell or lease their golf course businesses. Unfortunately, they are the golf courses that need me the most and the clubs I feel I can help the most. I enjoy the work so much in the last few last years I decided to reduce the fee to an affordable level - only $2,500.00 plus expenses (see choices below). In the past few years I've sat in with the board of directors, private owners, bankers, lenders, and potential buyers.

The basic fee for a site analysis is $6,000.00, plus expenses for travel, accommodation, ground transportation (auto rental) for a

  • Complete financial review,
  • Documents and licenses review,
  • leases, agreements,
  • membership docs,
  • A physical site review starting with the Clubhouse
    • kitchen
    • grill room
    • pro shop
    • offices and storage
    • washrooms and lockers
    • Parking lot
  • Swimming Pool
    • changing rooms
    • washrooms
    • pool filtration system
    • fencing and safety
  • Tennis Courts
    • Clay or Hard Court
    • Floodlighting if any
    • Fencing
    • Kiosk, washrooms
    • Pro shop (if any)
  • Maintenance Facility
      • Organization
      • cleanliness
      • tools, power tools
      • hoist, work bench
      • crew lunch room
      • Mowers
      • fairway unit
      • deck mowers
      • greens unit
      • trap rakes
      • sprayer
      • top dresser
      • utility vehicles

Of course, the Golf Course

  • Irrigation
  • Drainage
  • Grasses
    • greens
    • fairways
    • tee boxes
    • rough areas
  • Bridges
  • Cart Paths
  • Bunkers
  • Forrestry
  • Waterways and ponds

 

It's a 3 to 4-day turnaround with trave. At site I meet with owners or boards. I deliver my written report and recommendations in less than 10-days. I must physically view the golf course and its market area to make an effective analysis.

A GOLF COURSE ANALYSIS: Fees

YOUR FIRST CONSULTATION IS FREE. JUST CLICK HERE AND ASK, OR CALL (941) 739-3990.

FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES...

SITE ANALYSIS

WRITTEN REPORT

LEAD TIME REQUIRED

PAYMENT OF FEES

OUR GUARANTEE

WHAT I LOOK FOR

THE REPORT

FULL BUSINESS PLAN

OUR DISCLAIMER

GOLF COURSE SITE ANALYSIS $2,500.00 - A TYPICAL ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED IN 3 DAYS including travel. A Golfmak Golf Course Review includes a brief written report delivered by Email.

WRITTEN REPORT : A written report will be delivered within 10 days of an on-site review. Our analysis and cash flow projections are accepted by major golf course lending sources.

LEAD TIME: Allow up to fifteen-days advance notice to confirm a Golfmak assignment. Shorter lead times will be accommodated when feasible.

PAYMENT OF FEES: NEW: As many clubs that need my kind of service are strapped for cash, I offer a split payment plan: $1,500 up front upon booking the assignment, the balance of $1,000 upon delivery of the written report. If client is paying the expenses I require evidence of fully paid travel, site transportation, and accommodation - if overnight is required - confirmation before an assignment is confirmed. All fees are paid via PayPal.

GUARANTEED USEFUL: I guarantee to provide a reasonable and useful service to you and your golf facility. If you are unsatisfied with my work, simply demand refund of my fee (excluding travel and accommodation) before I leave the premises. Your $2,500.00 will be returned immediately.

WHAT DO I LOOK FOR? You might be surprised at my attention to detail - and how quickly I can spot underlying problems. We do a walk about inspection of the golf course, the maintenance facility, maintenance equipment, and irrigation system. I review the daily activity reporting system, the kitchen, and marketing strategies. I review merchandising activity, tee-sheet management, and player service practices (starters, rangers, etc.). I observe employee habits and behavior. I conduct a local competitive analysis (usually completed before I arrive at the site). In most cases, because I often focus on overlooked or missed revenue or concession opportunities, the cost of my site review can pay for itself almost immediately!

THE REPORT: The written report is delivered by Email within ten days. It is a candid summary of our review of the subject, plus any recommendations I may have.

DISCLAIMER: My review and analysis of a golf course property is supported entirely by my 65-years experience in golf - refer to my resume and references. My report is designed to provide a board of directors, a bank, a golf course operator, a potential buyer, or potential lender with an assessment of the subject golf facility for assistance in making decisions. We (I) will not patronize our client, rather, we report on what we see and our dialogue is entirely our opinion. Fees paid to Golfmak, Inc. are for knowledge, time, and effort only. Client is advised to seek professional advice for legal and accounting matters.

Michael A. Kahn

Call: 941-739-3990

Write: mike@golfmak.com

 

 
 

EXPERIENCE (going back to 1956)

I have successfully managed: Private, Semi-Private, Public, Par-3, Executive Courses, and Lighted Practice Ranges.

Former Licensed Superintendent for Weedicides, Herbicides, Aquatic Weedicides, and Acquatic Herbicides

Finance Consultant: Placed over $100 million in golf course financing.

Former PGA Assistant Pro includiing the art of old-time backshop club repair (old fashioned methods),

Teaching professional Private and Group teaching for over 30-years

Former Golf Course Owner

Off-course retail store chain owner

Golf Course Broker - Over $100 millin in golf courses sold

Web site planning and publishing

Golf Course Turnaround Specialist

Clubhouse Design and Planning Consultant

Golf Course Buyer's Diligence Specialist

Golf Business Consultant

REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF GOLF COURSES

Ontario

Montana

Conecticutt

New York

Michigan

Ohio

Illinois

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Alabama

Louisiana

Texas

Caloifornia

Colorado

Kentucky

Tennessee

Minnesota

Isle of Wight (UK)

A PIONEER

Solid Range Balls

Tri-Plex Greens Mowers

Hydraulic Drive Reels

Cavity Back Golf Clubs

Private Brand Golf Clubs

Internet Tee Times Sales

Flymo (floating rotary mower)

Graphite Shafts

Indoor Golf Schools

Female Greens Employees

Non-Chemical Release Golf Course Fertilizers

Floodlit Night Golf

Video Tape Golf Teaching

Tee-Time Re-Selling

Golf Course Web Sites

100% Wall-to-wall bentgrass fairways

Using 3-wheel Motor Bikes as Work and Personnel Carriers (now trap rake vehicles)

Copywriting and Marketing Golf Courses on Radio, TV, Newspaper, and Billboards

Financial Statements for a Golf Course on Computer (Lotus 123)

Point-of-Sale Systems for Golf Courses