Golfdom, August 2010
WILL INTERFACE REALLY MAKE MY TURF LOOK BETTER THAN OTHER FUNGICIDES YES My assistant my foreman and I are doing more on course work than we did in the past to make sure things get done as needed because of the labor shortfall JOE BOE 7 percent pay cut last year But even though he has reduced labor Slattery didnt cut overtime pay from his budget because he says it provides a big incentive to his crew Slattery says hed rather have 18 workers who are getting paid time anda half for overtime than 22 workers who are working 40 hours a week with no overtime Because the smaller staff is making more money with overtime theyre more motivated to work says Slattery who also reasons he can attract better employees by offering overtime Its very important because we dont pay workers a lot of money in this business so the one thing we can do for them is give them overtime pay Slattery says The golf economy The general economy continues to sputter along with some improvement but consumer confidence is still down and unemployment remains high The golf economy continues to sputter as well Rounds are down 3 percent through May when compared with last year according to Golf Datatech While Boe believes Windermeres renovation will lead to a financially healthier club when it reopens hes concerned about the general economy Im as pessimistic as Ive ever been says Boe who worries about the chances of a double dip recession when the Bush tax cuts expire in January But Loke believes the economy is on the mend He sees anecdotal evidence literally that things are getting better Loke says he sees more delivery trucks on the road he sees more people on the road going home from their jobs and he sees more trestles being built in lumberyards for future houses I think the economy is picking up steam he says There are similar signs at Bent Creek where 50 new members have joined the club in the past few months and there has been a considerable increase in revenue Were feeling an electricity at our club that wasnt there a year ago Loke says
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