Maybe if there isn’t a clear utility to using Pinterest than you shouldn’t? 
http://southfloridafilmmaker.com/the-bastardization-of-pinterest-has-begun-a-rant/ explains my thoughts on this better than I can. 

Dave,

Think of it as somewhere between Flickr, an imageboard (like 4chan lol), and virtual hoarding. 

Basically you post pictures with comments and organize them how you like. 

@annfurnivall ~ I’ve been surprised at the number of men on Pinterest ~ but there are lady golfers too.  Quite honestly (on a different topic but close), we just started our Twitter accounts.  When looking for people to follow, I took into account that we get a lot of women golfers and followed a lot of LPGA (Ladies Profressional Golf Assosiation) twitter accounts as well as PGA accounts.

As for golf being or not being . . . that doesn’t matter much to me.  If I can find an idea to start with, I’ll make accounts for the courses and post to them.  It doesn’t have to ADVERTISE the courses.  It just needs to be there to keep the courses in our customers mind.  Face it, the more they see and think of you in a good way, the more apt they are to come to your establishment when they want to use a service that you provide.

@daveholmes ~ Pinterest is basically a bunch of bulletin boards.  I think of it as my browser favorites hosted online.  If I find something that I can use later, I post it on one of my boards.  It may be cool photo that I want to reproduce or a household tip that I want to try.  You create any board you want (I think of them like folders) and post anything you want to save to them.

Hope that helped a little.

@annfurnivall ~ I believe that if I can come up with a solid plan that will offer golfers (men and women) something to benefit them (not necessarily us), they will follow.  It may be your area, too.  In Michigan, golf is a favorite pasttime of all kinds of people, young old, and both genders. 

I’m thinking I’ll start with Boards for tips, videos, and unique products.  None of which actually benefits us financially, but it would give our customers stuff they may enjoy.

ANOTHER USE FOR PINTEREST…a big plus im  geting  from  pinterest is  using it as a tool  to show  me whats  most popular…..  i have a board with  30  pictures on it, pictures of  things we  sell or  like we sell or at  least in the  same  general  field…just noticing   which pictures  get the most  repins   tells me a lot….it  will  help me  buy  better…

its not   totally  scientific….since  color and  the  quality  of the photo  might  twist  the numbers a  bit…. but im  finding it  pretty   informative…..  ..

@carollynnrivera Great ideas!  Love the customer photo idea.  Your “vintage cars” idea lead me to think about how we’re in the middle of auto manufacturing territory . . . story boards for each of the Big 3′s history fits in well with our customers whom are mostly working for or retired from a Big 3 manufacturer.  I know, it was a leap from your original board, but it was one I needed.  Hope you have a great golf season (get that hole-in-one this year)! 

“So for golf facilities I think you can do much the same. Famous courses – famous golfers – clubs (with pros/cons/review or recommendations?) – photos of your facility – maybe have some contests if that’s part of what you do at your facility and publish photos or invitations.“  Love the ideas!

Thanks for sharing

@annfurnivall  Never thought of using it like that, but it would make a quick and easy analytic tool, even if it’s not ‘down to a science.’  It can show me what pics would get more interest when shared on FB or Twitter

@seancookceo-salyrisstudios ~ Great article on Mashable!  Not sure how I missed that one.  They are alsway full of great info.  Thanks for the link.  Awesome idea about the board for cool golf carts!  Personally, we only have one (candy apple red 57 Chevy) and it gets moved around the courses regularly, always gaining massive attention wherever it is.  A board featuring lots of cool carts is bound to catch people’s eye!

I’m going to have to seriously check Pinterest . . . I hadn’t seen a way to know demographic region.  I definitely want to target our area.  We don’t have a service that brings people from around the nation . . . we’re not Pebble Beach, LOL!

Thanks for the great ideas

Everyone . . . this was EXACTLY what I was looking for!  I didn’t want to blast our customers with advertising, I wanted a way to give them fun and enjoyment while keeping our name in their minds.  Of course, I’ll have a ‘special board’ that I post course news and specials to, but honestly, for Pinterest, that will be a sideline board . . . with lots of fun boards