Monthly Archives: June 2026

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Hospitality Finder is bringing its premium Green Room Experience to golf — and it has big plans for the sport

By: 2026. 06. 12.

For the better part of a decade, premium sports hospitality has operated on a familiar formula: a marquee, a three-course lunch, a decent view, and a retired athlete answering questions about a game played years ago. Hospitality Finder,…

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Why Colin Mayes is the right man to lead European golf’s business voice

By: 2026. 06. 11.

The boardrooms of European golf don't usually generate headlines. The sport's media spotlight tends to fall on Tour players, major championships, and the occasional controversy over handicap systems or equipment regulations. But behind every tee time, manicured fairway,…

2026 Solheim Cup IMG press conference

A nation’s moment: The legacy, impact and opportunity of the 2026 Solheim Cup

By: 2026. 06. 10.

The 20th edition of the Solheim Cup, the premier team match-play competition in women's professional golf, will make history in September 2026 as the first to be hosted in the Netherlands. Staged at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt from…

AI in golf turf management

AI in golf turf management: How modern greenkeepers can use data-driven tools to improve course performance

By: 2026. 06. 10.

Golf course management is undergoing a structural shift. Traditionally, greenkeeping has relied heavily on visual inspection, experience, and reactive maintenance. Today, a new class of AI-powered turf management platforms is introducing continuous monitoring, predictive agronomy, and precision resource…

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Investing in tomorrow: the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation names its first bursary recipients

By: 2026. 06. 09.

The Women in Golf Awards has announced the inaugural recipients of the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation Bursary, a landmark initiative designed to open doors for women under 21 who are building careers across the golf industry. From…

AECG Conference 2026 Sustainable Agronomy Service

Beyond the fairway: How technology is reshaping sustainable golf

By: 2026. 06. 09.

Golf has long been scrutinized for its environmental footprint, the vast land areas it requires, intensive water use, and the chemical inputs required to keep playing surfaces in pristine condition. But the industry is at a genuine inflection…

Sotogrande PREMIOS ASPRIMA - SIMA 2

How Sotogrande is rewriting the rules of luxury real estate sustainability

By: 2026. 06. 08.

Spain's real estate industry gathered on May 21 for the 23rd edition of the ASPRIMA-SIMA Awards, the sector's highest accolade, drawing nearly 500 executives, developers, and institutional figures. And the prize for the company making the most outstanding…

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The death of the mishit: Has TaylorMade engineered human error out of putting?

By: 2026. 06. 05.

TaylorMade's Spider line has long been the standard-bearer for high-MOI mallet putters, and the Spider ZT (Zero Torque) was already a significant statement when it arrived on Tour earlier in 2025. It quickly gained traction at the highest…

RepSpark helps proshop worldwide

What golf retailers actually need from your pre-book process in 2026

By: 2026. 06. 04.

It's July. Your sales reps are on the road, sample bags in tow, calendars packed with appointments at pro shops, green grass accounts, and off-course retailers. The pre-book window is open, that critical July through September stretch when…

Close House representatives at the awards

The golf club that cracked the culture code, and what every club should learn from it

By: 2026. 06. 03.

In an industry wrestling with chronic staff shortages, an aging workforce, and guests who demand excellence at every touchpoint, one golf club in the northeast of England has quietly built something the rest of the leisure sector is…

2026 Austrian Alpine Open Golf Business Monitor in Austria

Austria’s Secret Golf Economy: Why the Alps Are the Next Great Fairway Frontier

By: 2026. 06. 02.

Overlooked by international golf tourists for decades, the Salzburg region is quietly assembling the ingredients of a world-class destination — spectacular mountain courses, DP World Tour credentials, and a connectivity story the industry has barely noticed. For years,…