If I were the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism: <Planning Series> ③
"At least in terms of policy in the golf industry, I doubt the existence of the government and local governments in South Korea.
"How can golf courses be left unattended when they are doing such 'ignorant super overuse of power'? It is a dereliction of duty that gives up public power on its own.“
"The distorted golf industry policy needs to be corrected"
Not long ago, I summarized the comments of numerous golfers posted on YouTube broadcasts criticizing the golf course's power abuse. There were also many voices of criticism against government officials and local governments that manage golf courses. Some even suspected that the reason why golf courses can do such power abuse is because related officials are being lobbied by the Golf Course Association.
In Part 2 of the planning series, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism took the lead in correcting Korea's distorted golf industry policy, urging the government to form and operate a "joint golf industry policy task force" involving the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Fair Trade Commission, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the National Tax Service, the prosecution, the police, the National Assembly's Legislative Investigation Office, the Korea Consumer Protection Agency, each local government, the Korea Tourism Organization, the Korea Golf Association, and the Korea Golf Course Management Association.
In addition, the task force emphasized that Korea's golf, which has a population of 6 million golfers, is no longer a luxury industry but a popular sport, and that all citizens should systematically develop policies that allow golf-related companies, including golf courses, to enjoy golf without burden.
"The government must conduct a thorough investigation on all golf courses"
In part 3 of today's planning series, government ministries, local governments, and related organizations included in the task force propose to conduct a thorough investigation on all golf courses in Korea first so that they can thoroughly understand the current status of the golf industry, including Korean golf courses.
The answer or solution is hidden in the problem. The government and local governments seem to be letting go of the domestic golf clubs' overuse of power. This way, golf clubs may be engaging in all kinds of illegal and illegal activities, going beyond super overuse of power. Korean golf clubs are all playing super overuse of power on the level of moral insensitivity.
The government and local governments should first thoroughly investigate the laws and regulations that are currently in effect. In this era of golfing with a population of 6 million, the government should thoroughly understand the problems of laws and regulations that are not appropriate for this era, and use them as basic data for revision of laws and regulations. If necessary, the government should be committed to enacting new laws related to golf from the ground up to suit the times. Also, if we conduct a thorough investigation into the "bad practices" of golf courses in close cooperation with related organizations, we will be able to find a solution within them. We will be able to quickly see why golfers' resentment is skyrocketing.
"A thorough investigation into the process of property formation for owners of a golf course"
In particular, it is important to take a close look at the wealth formation process of golf course owners who are profiteering. It is necessary to closely examine how they started their golf course business, how they formed their assets after they started their golf course business, and how large their wealth was. There must be a "bad reason" for golf course owners to stick to their policy of profiteering. The National Tax Service, the prosecution, and the police must comb through the "bad reasons" they openly commit.
If illegal activities or illegal activities are found in the process of property formation, they must be punished without mercy. Business owners whose purpose is not to focus solely on providing golfers with opportunities for health improvement and returning profits to society through the golf course business should be expelled in the name of the people.
Of course, the survey should be conducted to find out what help a "sound business owner" with a sense of duty and whether there are any support measures he needs. However, bad business owners whose goal is to make a fortune by spending the wallets of innocent and good golfers should no longer be allowed to set foot in Korea. The owners of bad golf courses drive countless golfers abroad. Golfers who have been treated poorly in Korea are not happy even when they go abroad. They know that their dollar is precious.
"The operating profit margin of listed companies is 5.5%... Public golf courses are over 40%"
The task force should listen to the voices of the media and take thorough measures to the extent that they can understand, as many media have criticized problems such as profiteering of golf courses. In particular, they should mobilize public opinion polling agencies to listen to live complaints or suggestions from golfers and use them as basic data to prepare countermeasures.
The average operating margin of listed companies in 2020 was around 5.5 percent. However, the profit margin of publicly traded golf courses, which are subject to various tax exemptions, soared to 40.5 percent, more than 7.7 times that of listed companies. The profiteering of golf courses may be a "money feast" for them, but it is a "blood cry" for golfers who are wasting their wallets.
There is another part that the task force should not miss while conducting a thorough investigation. They are asking us to properly examine the trends in the Japanese golf club industry. Once upon a time, Japanese golf clubs were treated as "golden egg-laying geese" when they jumped on the bandwagon of the bubble economy. However, as the bubble economy has been lifted, it has instantly entered the path of collapse and is reaching today. There is no guarantee that Korean golf clubs that are greedy like Mercedes-Benz without brakes will not do the same. In that sense, Japan's experience as a neighboring country can be a lesson for domestic golf clubs.
"It is necessary to thoroughly investigate the operation of overseas golf courses such as Japan"
In addition, in Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Guam, and Hawaii, where Korean golfers frequently visit, the level of green fee should be thoroughly investigated, and what kind of golf industry policies are being implemented should be actively reflected in policy making. In addition, more than 500 domestic golf courses are not enough to accommodate 6 million golfers. Due to the lack of golf courses, golf course owners' excessive profiteering behavior is a significant factor in their violent behavior. Therefore, it is also up to the task force to actively seek ways to build more golf courses through drastic deregulation.
Whether the task force properly secures basic data through a thorough investigation is very important in that it can be a measure of Korean golfers' happiness index in the future. It can also be a rudder for deciding whether to allow Korean golf courses to develop sustainably or go down in smoke. I hope the task force will conduct a thorough investigation with a sense of duty and come up with proper comprehensive measures.
Today, he pointed out that after the joint golf industry policy task force was established, each institution should conduct a proper full investigation, withdraw domestic golf courses showing super-gap behavior, and use them as basic data to create golf industry policies that are welcomed by all people.
The Story of Maudae’s life and golf continues.
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