What Our Clients are Saying
“Without question, Yates is the world’s No. 1 authority on slow play, a subject near and dear to the hearts of all skilled golfers.”
James AchenbachGolfweek
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“When we asked Bill Yates to work with our golf course management group to improve the pace of play, it was time and money well spent! We were able to improve the time it took to play a very difficult course and achieve better customer satisfaction.”
Paul Porter, CEONorthern California Golf Association
Poppy Hills Golf Course
Pebble Beach, CA
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“Thanks to you and Pace Manager Systems®, we have experienced two 'magical' years of smooth-flowing golf and exceptional pace for what is certainly one of the busiest resort golf operations in the world.”
Steve HarkerManager Performance Excellence
Walt Disney World Golf
Lake Buena Vista, FL
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“Thanks to you, the pace of play was better than it's been in years, even during the Thursday and Friday rounds. I teed off at 10:03 and was finished at 2:29. It was great!”
Dawn Coe-Jones, LPGA Tour PlayerU.S. Women's Open Championship
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Portland, OR
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“You've given us so much more time for additional rounds, I feel like we have a whole new course.”
Perry Cooper, Golf ManagerJasper Park Lodge
Alberta, Canada
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“Your golf course design solutions helped us make operating decisions that could previously only have been made after the course was built, and by trial and error.”
Phil Berry, Vice PresidentBridge Mill Golf Club
Atlanta, GA
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“Our Project Manager, General Manager and Course Superintendent all found your course design analysis of our Celebration Golf Course to be very valuable. You helped us put our innovative ideas into practice.”
Francois de Courtivron, Manager Business Planning and AnalysisDisney Imagineering
Celebration, FL
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“Bill Yates is the Guru of pace of play.”
Paul Spengler, Sr. Vice President Golf OperationsPebble Beach Golf Course
Pebble Beach, CA
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“Bill Yates and Pace Manager Systems® unquestionably provides the most professional comprehensive and enlightening analysis of pace of play I have ever seen. I would not build a new course without him.”
Terry Florence, Director of GolfWild Dunes Golf Resort
Isle of Palms, SC