Wild Geese: Brian Horgan, Rhode Island
Brian Horgan: 'What blows your mind about America is that you have countries within countries. South Carolina has very little in common with New York or LA.'Brian Horgan knew his destiny lay in the United States from the time he visited San Diego as an 18-year-old student.
“You wouldn’t pick it out on a map but it’s a great place to be as you are within driving distance of Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta and Charlotte so I got to see a whole region for four years. South Carolina is unique. You can play golf in your shorts 11 months of the year. “They were early in their ecommerce journey. I got to be part of a big team. This added a global element to my role and I developed my management skills in a large organisation, running the sales channel component.”
This is a good time for people in the golf industry, he explains. There were a record 531 million rounds played in 2023, surpassing the previous high of 529 million set in 2020 and rounds are trending more than 10 per cent ahead of the five-year, pre-pandemic average from 2015-19, he says, noting that Covid has made a big difference.
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