Player Development Award Winners

More from the NGCOA: courses using creativity in golfer outreach are the ones making the strongest strides to "grow the game." Ideas like the "Nine & Dine League," $30 packages that pull in "40 to 45 people a week" for nine holes and sundown dinner at the course.

Or, youth-targeted scorecards that have pictures instead of numbers. (I frowned out on #16, but rebounded with a smiley face on #17!)

Golf Industry Show

The NGCOA also has posted its 2006 annual report. Particularly noteworthy: the Golf Industry Show is growing influence throughout the golf leadership circles. Although the report talks about the 2006 show in Atlanta, it was the 2007 show in Anaheim in late February that broke attendance, exhibitor, and buyer records.