Adapting to a new generation of golfers

We are excited to begin the 2017 City Tour season in just a couple weeks! This summer the City Tour is hosting over 60 tournaments in 20 cities across the country. Whether you've played before or not, we wanted to share some new and exciting changes that have been made this season.

Each season, we use feedback and poll results from Nextgengolf City Tour players across the country to determine the ideal tournament courses. In 2017, we received great responses and suggestions to our survey indicating the best courses, and wanted to take a look at the best of the best.

If you're a golfer on Twitter, there's a good chance you've heard of No Laying Up. The Twitter account has the attention of PGA Tour superstars, and has expanded to a blog and podcast. If you aren't following the account, or are just in the mood for some laughs, here's a look at the 10 best No Laying Up tweets so far in the last 6 months (and a bonus from 2016).

City Tour golfers are employed by many of the top national employers including Deloitte, IMG, JP Morgan and many more.  Since all players live in major cities across the country, and are either starting off in their careers or are already established in their professions, it’s great to celebrate the diversity in backgrounds and experiences.

City Tour golfers represent all types of different backgrounds and professions.  Since all members are between ages 18 and 40, we find diverse tournament fields ranging from college players to golfers in their 30’s with busy jobs and kids.

Golf is about trust. Trust in your ability to make a shot, trusting your gut and ultimately, trusting the product in your hands can get the job done, time after time. One of the more overlooked parts of golf is the actual ball itself. Can a golf ball have such a drastic effect on your game? Of course it can!

Hiring great employees is crucial for the success of any business. For those of us in the golf industry, and more specifically managers at a golf course, hiring entry level landscapers is just as important as hiring a fantastic PGA Professional. If you are a PGA Professional, Golf Course Owner, Club Manager, or in a position hiring for golf courses, focusing on hiring great people for the below 3 undeappreciated positions can make or break the success of your business.

It's a great time to be a golfer on Twitter. There exists a wide array of hillarious and insightful golf Twitter accounts that you should be following (if you aren't already). Here's 10 of the best and the ones I recommend (in no particular order).

Alabama club golf first started in 2012 as a small group of friends who still had the itch to play competitive golf. The team was looking for ways to get recognized more, as well as trying to give back to our community, so the club president at the time talked to the local Director of The First Tee about us volunteering.

Launched in 2016, Nextgengolf’s Srixon and Cleveland Golf Ambassador Program is designed to help celebrate our relationship with one of the top golf brands in the country.

By now you have heard the exciting news that the USGA has unveiled the plan for a simplified set of rules going into effect in 2019. While NCCGA rules will remain in accordance with the current USGA Rules of Golf in 2017, I thought it'd be fun to look ahead at some of the key changes that will affect NCCGA players nationwide when they go into effect in 2019.

Did you know your favorite jerky has deep ties to golf? In 2016, Nextgengolf added Chef’s Cut Real Jerky as a partner of our organization. The reviews were overwhelming and conclusive: The players loved it the new golf snack.

Nextgengolf is excited to announce the creation of a "PGA Professional of the Month" award in 2017. The award will be given to a different PGA Pro that goes above and beyond for their facility, and will look at social media, course rates, teaching, email marketing, community involvement, and more.

A lot has changed in the NCCGA since 2013. 100’s of new college now have club golf teams, tournaments have gotten larger and more professionally run, and the club golf footprint has expanded internationally into Canada with two schools from up north joining last season.

One thing that hasn't changed over the last four years has been the support of Srixon and Cleveland Golf.

Over the last few years, we have seen some awesome golf t-shirts with unique messages that are funny, patriotic, or enlightening. We thought sharing a few of our favorite golf shirts would be something of interest to those of you looking to get some fresh golf swag before the 2017 golf season kicks off at the Sony Open.