Golf-course representative asks Columbia County for monthly players and revenue data as rounds increase

A representative for the county golf course asked Columbia County officials at a work session on April 27 for monthly counts of golfers and related revenue so the course can track growth and measure marketing efforts.

"Every month, I would like to see how many golfers have come through the door the prior month," said S6 (Resident), who said the course’s April play suggested increasing use. S6 asked for a breakdown showing annual green-fee members versus daily players and said sign-in sheets in the restaurant are not always captured reliably.

Participants discussed existing measures to track play: a sign-in box outside the restaurant, sandwich-board signage to remind players to sign in when the restaurant is closed, and recently installed cameras that are not continuously monitored. S6 suggested the county provide a staff representative to attend monthly meetings and report on revenue and usage statistics; the transcript references Tyler Hough as a county representative who had previously attended course meetings.

Board members and staff acknowledged some leakage in sign-in compliance, and they proposed collecting historical numbers and identifying who is responsible for reconciling sign-in receipts and the cash box. S6 also suggested modest marketing ideas such as weekday specials modeled on neighboring courses to grow slow-day play.

The group agreed staff could pull existing sign-in and revenue numbers for the board and golf-course representatives to review; no formal vote or policy change was made during the session.