Golfdom, January 2017
Timing is everything 2 0 17 Golfdom Report More than 500 readers tell us their thoughts on Donald Trump and the future of the industry BY SETH JONES AND GRANT B GANNON For the 2017 Golfdom Report survey we waited until after the results of what many consider a surprise election to gauge the attitude of our readers It was with the knowledge that Donald Trump would be the next president that readers told us of their mood and expectations for the golf industry in 2017 This year 524 readers participated in our survey telling us such things as their expectations for the golf economy in 2017 69 percent believe it will improve to the likelihood that they will use a drone for agronomic reasons on their course only 39 percent of readers believe they might give it a try We even learned what reader opinions are on how President Trump a bombastic multi course owner with a penchant for spouting off on Twitter will impact the golf business see the next page for the results and reader responses While we couldnt fit all the results of the 2017 Golfdom Report survey in this issue we will revisit the survey throughout the year And of course our thanks to the 500 plus readers who took time to participate in the survey See page 9 for the three randomly selected participants who received a 100 gift card as a thank you for taking the survey 16 Golfdom January 2017 Golfdom com
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