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TRUE
CONFESSIONS
Regional
golf publications rely on advertisers for our
existence. We would not be able to do what we
do if not for advertisers. At Golf
Minnesota we
have always had a wonderful group of
businesses who advertise with us, most of
whom tell us they like what we do. The
advertisers who don’t run coupons
sometimes wonder if their advertising dollars
generate business for themselves, and we
wonder that too. But a lot of them tell us
what we do increases awareness of and
excitement for golf and that is good for the
game regardless of a quantifiable dollar for
dollar ROI.
We
again have a great group of advertisers in
this issue and we encourage you to patronize
their businesses. There is one conspicuously
missing advertiser this year and we encourage
you to spend your money with them as well. We
at Golf Minnesota have been excited about the
U.S. Women’s Open coming to Minnesota
since it was announced a few years ago. We
have always been big supporters of
women’s golf. There are 3 lady golfers
in my family alone, one of whom rifled a 7
iron into the cup on a 92 yard par 3 last
year. We love doing positive things for the
game, like our Hilary Lunke clinic we put on
for junior girls after she won the Open in
2003. Look for similar events this year. And
we think seeing the greatest women golfers in
the world, at a historic venue like
Interlachen will be an event of a generation
for golf fans in Minnesota. For some reason,
someone named Bruno, who apparently makes
decisions for the USGA, decided they should
not spend any advertising dollars with Golf
Minnesota. That’s okay, some people like
to take more than they give and Bruno just
hasn’t learned to play well with others.
As
far as the true confessions go, we also walk
a fine line between journalism and making a
living. Often, but not always, the person
selling the advertising is the same person
writing about the product. Sometimes we even
allow an advertiser to provide an article,
but we always make sure we believe what is
being said before we print it. We will never
intentionally tell you, our valuable readers,
anything that is not true. You do not need to
advertise with us to get a story. There are
several non-advertisers we write about in
this issue as there has always been. But we
will continue to support our advertisers and
give them the most coverage. We sometimes
joke that we sell paper and ink. That’s
not far from the truth. We hope you like the
way we turn it into a golf message. Enjoy
this issue of Golf Minnesota.
–
Greg Wires
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