Enough with the trees and numbers. There are tens of thousands of golf courses in the world. Most have logos, and many of those logos feature trees and numbers. Oaks are wildly popular. Conifers, too.

Golf Channel has a new owner. And an old logo. If you were able to wade through the acronyms and spinoff-speak of last year’s Comcast news, you’ll recall that Golf Channel will no longer be part of ...

This article is part of "The Business of Sports," a series on the teams, leagues, and brands turning competition into big business. We're in the midst of a golf renaissance in the United States.