The idea for Chicagoland Golf Pass came from the intersection of ideas by founders Mike Tait and Walter Lis on how to bring together golfers, golf businesses and charitable organizations following the pandemic and its correlated impact on lifestyles. How each of these three groups interacts within the golf business has changed dramatically in the past couple of years, presenting what we see as the perfect opportunity to leverage the great game of golf in an exciting new way.
About Mike Tait
Mike Tait is a 30+ year PGA professional, golf club designer and founder of SMT Golf, as well as the owner of SMT Events, which has helped raise over $14 million for over 400 charities, local groups and corporations. Mike has made it his mission to turn the charity golf outing business upside down by providing some of the most innovative, entertaining and profitable games and services to help golf outings, golf event managers, golf courses, sponsors and golfers themselves.
About Walter Lis
Walter Lis over 25 years of sports marketing experience, focused on digital marketing, business development and lead generation. Walter is the founder of Golfaid.com and Chicago Golf Report, which is the most visited digital golf news source for golf in Illinois. Launched in 2010, Chicago Golf Report reaches 20,000 tech-savvy Chicago golfers each month via their website, email newsletter and social media channels.