Sports & Leisure Research Group Logo
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • About Us
    • Why We’re Different
    • Our Clients
  • Our Services
    • Industries
    • Capabilities
    • Process
  • News & Resources
    • Last Word
    • Downloads
    • News & Views
    • First Call
    • Podcasts
    • SwingU
  • Barometer
    • About
    • Barometer Media
  • Sports & Leisure Research Group Logo

  • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • About Us
    • Why We’re Different
    • Our Clients
  • Our Services
    • Industries
    • Capabilities
    • Process
  • News & Resources
    • Last Word
    • Downloads
    • News & Views
    • First Call
    • Podcasts
    • SwingU
  • Barometer
    • About
    • Barometer Media

Last Word

    Driver$: A Current Perspective on Golf Course Design and Renovation Challenges

    POSTED: July 6, 2023

    American Society of Golf Course Architects President Brit Stenson Joins Jon Last to reflect on his career and today’s key issues in golf course design. A fascinating career in golf course design has brought Brit Stenson to the role of president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Stenson joins “Driver$” co-hosts Jon Last and […]

    Read More »

    It’s U.S. Open Week — Once Again, I’m Tired of Hearing About LIV Golf

    POSTED: June 15, 2023

    The recent LIV Golf-PGA TOUR news has again been misplayed by mainstream media.  Here’s why it makes perfect sense for the future of professional golf.

    Read More »

    How the USGA is managing equipment innovation

    POSTED: June 1, 2023

    Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein provide an inside look at the USGA’s equipment standards department Sports & Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein welcome the USGA’s Steve Quintavalla for a discussion on the breadth of golf equipment testing, product approval and analysis. CHAPTERS [1:24] Unique and diverse skill sets drive USGA equipment testing […]

    Read More »

    Sports Marketers Need to Bring Their ‘A Game’ Now More Than Ever

    POSTED: May 11, 2023

    Sports marketers need to step up their game against a broader leisure market now better able to compete than at any previous point in the post-pandemic period.

    Read More »

    Golf takes off in the Great White North

    POSTED: May 5, 2023

    Despite a compressed season, golf in Canada rivals hockey in popularity. Sports and Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein are joined on the “Driver$” podcast by National Golf Course Owners Association Canada CEO Jeff Calderwood for a brief, but comprehensive overview of what’s driving golf’s business success in the country.

    Read More »

    • « Prev
    • 1
    • …
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • …
    • 104
    • Next »

Jon Last

Founder and President

With over 25 years of management experience, Jon Last is founder and President of Sports and Leisure Research Group, a White Plains, NY based full service marketing research consultancy that supports leading brands in sports marketing, travel, media and leisure categories as well as a host of golf, travel and consumer product company clients. Jon’s […]

Learn More »

Last Word Archives

Archives

  • Like SLRG
  • Follow @Jon_last
Tweets by @Jon_Last


Contact Us

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Jon Last, 445 Hamilton Avenue; Suite 1102, White Plains, NY, 10601, http://www.sportsandleisureresearch.com. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact
  • 445 Hamilton Avenue, Ste 1102
    White Plains, NY, 10601
  • (W) 914.358.3558
    (F) 914.358.3557
    Who We Are
  • Our Team
  • About Us
  • Why We’re Different
  • Our Clients
    Our Services
  • Industries
  • Capabilities
  • Process
    News & Resources
  • Last Word
  • Downloads
© 2026 Sports & Leisure Research Group. All Rights Reserved.
Site by McMillianCo.