rates

On Site visit

Fee $5,000, plus expenses, payable in advance, for a three to five day period (depending on travel time/distances) including travel and accommodation. Additional days beyond the fourth day are billed at $200 per hour, but shall not exceed $1,000.00 in a day. A written report of my observations and recommendations will be delivered within 10-days of the site review.

Hotel / flight

I am based out of Minneapolis, so round trip airfare would be from MSP.  If your course is close enough, driving is always an option.  Flight, rental car, hotel and any other expenses be have to be paid up front and would be clearly communicated with all parties involved.

Full day evaluation

Even before we are engaged we will have already studied the subject golf course for its marketplace, its competition, and its general reputation among the local golf fraternity.

Immediately upon engagement we ask, under agreement of a nondisclosure, for at least the previous three year's Financial Records (highly detailed), P&L's, Budgets, Round Activity, Membership Activity, a Membership Profile, Payroll Activity, Personal Property Inventory Lists, Machinery Lists (including make and model years), all Leases, Agreements, Long Term Debts (like mortgages), Key Man Compensation Agreements, and any documents pertinent to the operation of the business.

If no on-site visit is arranged, billed at the hourly rate of $200 per hour, max billing of $1,000 a day.

written report

Hourly rate: $200.00 per hour, maximum billing for any day shall not exceed $1,000.00 (all expenses are extra). An up-front retainer may be required. Required hours to conduct a review and written report will be clearly stated up front. Client or Board may request a conference call meeting to discuss my findings and recommendations.

If no on-site visit is arranged, billed at the hourly rate of $200 per hour, max billing of $1,000 a day.

course maintenance evaluation

All golf courses are different in aspects like age, topography and clubhouse. There are infinite ways a golf course is uniquely different from every other golf course. In fact, golf course architects design their work to be unique from all others. Clubhouse architects do the same. Mountains, seaside, forested, open plains, rivers, lakes, palm trees, evergreens, snow, tropics, wet, dry, on and on. The grasses, bent, Bermuda zoyzia, paspalum, creeping red fescue, blue grass, seaside, - mowed up to six different cutting heights and green speeds. Tee boxes - 2, 3, 4, 5 sets or more.

If no on-site visit is arranged, billed at the hourly rate of $200 per hour, max billing of $1,000 a day.

financial document review

Financial and Document Review includes: Recent Appraisal, Feasibility Studies, Membership, Membership Documents and Rules, Three year's detailed financial statements, balance sheets, Licenses, Permits, Leases, Special Easements, Agreements, Salary/Wage Schedules, Insurance Documents, Land Use Rights and Restrictions.

If no on-site visit is arranged, billed at the hourly rate of $200 per hour, max billing of $1,000 a day.