Who is William Willett, and what does he have to do with Daylight Saving Time? Willett was a U.K builder who, in 1907, wrote a pamphlet called “The Waste of Daylight.” An original copy resides in the National Museum of Scotland, Science and Technology section. Bryant is featured at the 2:30 mark of this featured video. Bryant succinctly makes golf’s case for DST in less than a minute. Kudos to the news reporter who interviewed PGA General Manager Matt Bryant of Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver – an NGCOA member. But give them a free ticket to Hawaii, with a four-hour time change, and they’d be all over that. Yet, one current and one former state legislator push the standard concept because, well, some people just can’t handle the one-hour time change. Colorado is the “outdoorsiest” of states with maybe the most physically active population in the U.S. I started writing this article after seeing a news release about efforts by the Colorado legislature, of all places, to dethrone Daylight Saving Time as the king of daylight and lock Colorado’s clocks at Standard Time forever. We’ve made the annual migration to Daylight Saving Time (yes, “Saving” is not plural) and will, until early November, enjoy daylight well into the evening hours. Most of us sprung forward our clocks on March 13, always a reason for celebration. 2024 Golf Industry Compensation & Benefits Report.Golf Industry Compensation & Benefits Report.Latest from Sports & Leisure Research Group.Latest Tech Discussions (login required).Golf Course Owner or Operator Membership Renewal.
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