The Golf Inc. editors recently unveiled our 2010 Power rankings, with Eric Affeldt on top, and seven newcomers on the list. In compiling the ranking, we kept this definition in mind: “The Power to impact golf courses through wisdom, prestige, wealth, ability or position” There are great challenges that the game and business currently face. But with great challenges come great opportunities.
We feel these 35 leaders have the greatest opportunity to lead golf into the next decade. But who will step to the plate and seize the opportunity to bring about change. Some have argued on this website that leadership is lacking. As anonymous Pete wrote: “To the members of the supposedly, “Most Powerful People in Golf”, who helped create the “inaccessible, unaffordable, too expensive to play, too difficult to play, too expensive to operate, too slow”, golf that you now need a “radical & creative” answer for. Adjust your thinking to the changing culture: Downsize, Practical, Enjoyable, Efficient, Economical, Environmental, Green, Sustainable, are words that come to mind.
Design for the sake of the game, the future benefits will return to you in new & exciting ways. Who will step up to the plate?