Monthly Archives: May 2019

Slieve Russell Hotel Golf Country Club clubhouse

The great temptation of Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club

By: 2019. 05. 28.

A few days ago, it became official that the Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club has earned the title of PGA National Ireland. Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club has become the association’s 8th branded resort…

Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club Sam Oliver 59Club golf club customer experience

Golf club customer experience – It’s not a mystery

By: Simon Wordsworth - CEO, 59Club 2019. 05. 27.

59 is the ultimate score in golf, the holy grail if you like, something that most of us can only ever dream of achieving – that’s what 59club is about, it’s striving to achieve the ultimate. My aim…

What could make Min Golf Bokning useful?

By: 2019. 05. 22.

So far the Min Golf Bokning was merely the Swedish Golf Federation's official mobile booking application. You could book membership times, green fee times and dynamically priced times at all of Sweden's golf courses. It seems like the…

Greg Norman-designed course at Al Mouj Golf

Al Mouj Golf is making headlines again…but how?

By: 2019. 05. 21.

Two years ago I have already highlighted Al Mouj Golf when I wrote about the development of Jebel Sifah (designed by Peter Harradine). I told then that Al Mouj Golf is a more complex and compelling golf experience with its Greg Norman-designed, 18-hole, par…

Has Mizuno’s glory come back finally?

By: 2019. 05. 20.

Brooks Koepka's victory at the 2019 US PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, New York is really remarkable. The Mizuno tour player is the first golfer to successfully defend the title for 12 years. Koepka hit 73.61% of Greens…

Faldo Signature Design Laguna Golf Lăng Cô plays host to the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final

What is the value of Faldo Signature Design Status?

By: 2019. 05. 16.

This morning I had to realize that Faldo Design provides two design brand options: Faldo Design,Sir Nick Faldo Signature. What I liked in the Sir Nick Faldo Signature offer is that it provides a Golf Environment Organization (GEO)…

Dumbarnie Links golf course in Fife, Scotland

Would you play at the Scottish Dumbarnie Links?

By: 2019. 05. 15.

Probably, I will not tell you anything new when I say that in the Kingdom of Fife there are at least 51 golf clubs. I had to realize that in this part of Scotland there are 17 links…

Shore-Dunes 2-Prince’s Golf Club-FINAL

Nothing remains the same at the Prince’s Golf Club

By: 2019. 05. 14.

Early this year, it turned out that the redevelopment of the Himalayas golf course of the Prince's Golf Club paid off. Thus Prince's Golf Club has risen 10 places into the top 50 of the Golf World magazine’s…

Green Golf Partners Logo

Troon’s latest acquisition: Green Golf Partners & 18 clients

By: 2019. 05. 13.

Green Golf Partners currently manages 18 public and private golf courses located across five states, including Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Green Golf Partners was founded in 2011 in cooperation with HG Golf Properties (founded by Tom…

Puma Golf-LEXI-BRYSON-esco12134-golf apparel trends

What are the primary golf apparel trends in 2019?

By: 2019. 05. 09.

I hear so many things about smart apparels in other sports. Hence I thought to ask Kristin Hinze, the Global Head of Merchandising at Puma Golf about the latest golf apparel trends. What are the primary golf apparel…

Rick Shiels poses with Carly Booth Photo by jasonlittlegolfphotography micro-influencers

Why do micro-influencers matter to your golf marketing?

By: 2019. 05. 09.

We all witness how traditional advertising is struggling in these days. At the same time, the smart or we can call them also as the empowered customers are choosing to follow influencers and listen to their recommendations. Rick Shiels,…

Real Club de Golf El Prat La Mola Lobby B Arty

Is smart hospitality important to La Mola?

By: 2019. 05. 08.

The Real Club de Golf El Prat has just extended its exclusivity agreement with La Mola Conference Center Hotel. La Mola is located next to the 10th hole of the North course of Real Club de Golf El…

ParOne Invitational STEAMathalon welcome board

ParOne Invitational STEAMathalon: how to broaden golf’s appeal?

By: 2019. 05. 07.

When we are discussing the challenge of how could golf broaden its appeal and attract new audience demographics we cannot or it is hard to neglect the importance of such technology innovation like artificial intelligence. Let me give…

sirmione-lago-di-garda Italian golf tourism

What can boost Italian golf tourism?

By: 2019. 05. 02.

I firmly believe that there is a huge and untapped opportunity in Italian golf tourism. Hence, I thought to ask the Founders of Italy4golf about how they want to boost the inbound golf tourism in Italy. What kind…

portugal wine regions map

Where to play golf in Portugal’s famous wine regions?

By: 2019. 05. 01.

Recently, I had to realize that with my friends and family members, we talk quite a lot about the great Portuguese wines. These discussions usually start with mentioning the wine region of Porto or Madeira. Soon I understood…

attracting customers - online tee time booking

Online tee time bookings can be simple in Italy if…

By: 2019. 05. 01.

Almost a year ago I composed the list of TOP10 online tee time booking solutions for Portugal and Spain. The article received many comments and feedbacks. Among the comments, I found a very legitimate one, namely where are…