SLRG President Jon Last joins Mike Hendrix on The Tech Caddie Podcast to review key insights from the new NGCOA Golf Business Pulse report and other SLRG insights on current golf market realities, the economy and other consumer trends.
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Sports Broadcast Fragmentation Creates A Needed Opportunity
As sports coverage continues to migrate to streaming services, properties and rights holders need to be more aligned with consumer needs. In his latest for Media Post, SLRG’s Jon Last speaks to both the challenges and opportunities.
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Driver$: Inside golf operations’ latest tech merger
The July 6 announcement of Noteefy’s acquisition of Metolius is more than a combination of two of the more innovative golf facility operations tech providers, it’s a bringing together of two forward thinking organizations that have captured the attention of many of the industry’s leading facility operators. In this special edition of Driver$, Sports and […]
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2026 Golf Business Pulse Report
The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), the only trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course ownership and operations, today released the 2026 Golf Business Pulse Report. This year’s report, again developed and produced in partnership with Sports and Leisure Research Group (SLRG), represents the fourth year of this proprietary insights program. The report incorporates perspectives […]
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Preventing Fraud in Qualitative Research
As part of the Market Research Society’s Global Data Quality Initiative, SLRG’s Jon Last and Michael Mermelstein shared best practices for minimizing potential respondent fraud as part of this May 18, 2026 webinar: (more…)