ApexPC:New courses have to want to be included on WGT. I bet many courses WGT has approached regarding being included have said, "No thanks!"..
Like Jresh regarding WGT's earnings, this is purely speculative.
But going back a number of years in a Forbes article, there were many courses around the globe that wanted to be included on WGT.
Now whether they were suitable (course length/difficulty etc) or whether they were approached is another matter, especially as many were not in the US.
But if a course wanted to be included, regardless of location, it would be the start of negotiations, especially if the course was willing to foot some of the bill. The cost of flights is small, and accommodation is often at the resort (and could be offered for free) and the cost of equipment hire is often similar or cheaper regardless where you are in the world.
But WGT has never really developed into a world game with world courses......it is US based and most if not all future development (courses) will be in the US.
One course a year is not great for the users, and the game can become stale pretty quickly for some, especially if they dislike playing a couple of courses......pickings can be slim.
If WGT was transparent, and they proudly boast there are 10 million players, they would be open as to why we only get one new stroke play course a year (excluding best of's and par 3 jokes).
If those 10 million players spent even $1 a year, there should be at least 2 courses even if it cost a million to do one course.......and that is forgetting the advertisers (which should be significantly more).
As a business owner I understand costs, and if the company had 50 staff on $120K their other overheads would still leave a healthy bottom line.
Yes that is speculation, but there is a very high probability they are making a profit, and a pretty substantial one at that.