The purpose of this study was to provide guidelines for golf team management based on expectancy-performance
disconfirmation theory. For this study, related literatures were reviewed and in-depth interviews were conducted with persons in
charge of management of golf teams, golfers, and reporters of golf magazine to gain insight into their opinions for golf teams.
The findings of this study were as follows. First, players’ outstanding performance and subsequent image improvement of a
company were positive outcome the company had expected. However, while companies considered golf team with large frame,
players tended to only focus sponsorship agreement condition. Second, golf teams were leading the change of player sponsorship
trend, and they were leading image improvement and popularization through mobilizing various strategies such as PR,
development of talented players, and social contribution. Third, while golf team’s goals such as image improvement and PR, were
better achieved than expected, detailed parts of management such as control players and, diversity disregard of players, had
negative gap between company and players. Finally, based on these results, golf team need to make an effort for sufficient
communication with players to increase satisfaction level such as positive disconfirmation and confirmation between company and
players.