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Raleigh Country Club

Tommy, Jordan, Chris

Tommy, Jordan, Chris

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Facility Details

  • Established in 1948.

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  • Designer: Donald Ross

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  • Cost of membership: $35,000 initial and $650 per month

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  • Chain of command: DOG, HP, 2 AP

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Facility Details Continued

  • Renovated in 2020
    • Greens
    • Bunkers
    • Irrigation
  • Practice Area
    • Driving Range
    • 3 short game areas
    • 1 massive putting green
  • Clinics and lessons
    • Any of the professional staff can give them
    • 12-15 per day
    • Available to public sometimes

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Clubhouse Entrance

  • The clubhouse entrance included this statue of Donald Ross.
  • We walked in and the restaurant was the first thing we saw.
  • Older looking clubhouse with a renovated interior.

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Golf Shop Desk

  • This is a picture of the front desk inside of the golf shop.

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  • Many of the products being sold around the shop are placed neatly in certain areas for customers to notice.

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Merchandise in Golf Shop

  • Here is another example of product placement in the professional shop.

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  • Raleigh Country Club does a great job keeping a clean and professional atmosphere when displaying products.

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  • They had brands such as Peter Millar, Stitch, Titleist, Jones golf bags and Greg Norman.

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Bag Drop

  • This is a picture of the bag drop where members pull up their cars and drop their bags when they are ready to play.
  • A bag drop attendant will be located at the podium to greet the members as they arrive.

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Locker Room

  • The locker room was big and had a shoe polishing station.
  • There was 6 or so rows of lockers and it was a very nice locker room overall.

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Restaurant

  • Main restaurant in the clubhouse.
  • Well decorated and fancy.
  • There was a bar behind where we took this picture and the restaurant looked out on the whole golf course.

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Recommendation: Teaching Bay

  • A teaching bay would be placed on the driving range at Raleigh Country Club to not only gain another source of income, but to also give the members a private area for lessons and golf club fitting rain or shine.

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Benefits

  • Raleigh Country Club will be able to fit all members for any type of clubs they would like.
  • The club would receive a percentage from the clubs that are purchased and they will also charge a fee for the fitting itself.
  • Make a new connection.

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What Is It Equipped With?

  • Latest technology in the game.
  • Trackman
  • Foresight GC Quad
  • Cameras
  • Televisions
  • Computer

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Why a Teaching Bay?

  • Raleigh Country Club wants to earn more revenue.
  • Can’t raise rates, sustainability factor.
  • Increased lessons = more money = more revenue.
  • More money = new projects.

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Risks?

  • Sure. Plenty of risks involved.
  • Physical harm.
  • Financial harm.
  • Staffing?