As the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship prepares to open the DP World Tour Play-Offs from November 6–9, the DP World Tour is celebrating a powerful new chapter in its sustainability journey. For the first time in the history…
Commencing in 2017, the Rolex Series is the premium tournament category on the European Tour’s International Schedule. Presently comprising eight tournaments, staged in a variety of golfing locations around the world. The Rolex Series events will offer a…
Austria is proactively enhancing its sports tourism sector—both winter and summer—to create a more sustainable, diverse, year-round, and high-quality experience for visitors. Many alpine regions are strategically reducing their reliance on skiing by promoting summer sports, hiking, biking,…
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic, in collaboration with Deloitte, is excited to unveil the Green Incubator Challenge, a global initiative designed to foster innovative, sustainable solutions for events. This initiative invites participants to submit their ideas, with the…
Rory McIlroy has achieved significant success in the DP World Tour Championships, securing the title three times to date: 2024: Won with a total score of 273 (−15), edging out Rasmus Højgaard by two strokes. This secured his…
In August of last year, I was delighted to learn that the Hero Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament had attained GEO Certified qualification. Establishing a prerequisite for hosting major golf tournaments would be advantageous, mandating that they host…
Can we say that despite the noise around LIV Golf, the tournament struggles to attract interest and sponsors? To what extent does the style of LIV Golf appeal to golf enthusiasts? Is it perceived as attractive or unappealing…
It is becoming increasingly common to hear about golf clubs achieving GEO Certified status, but we hear very little about golf tournaments achieving the same GEO Certified Tournament status. Why have only 18 international golf tournaments - Hero…
Last time I was able to tell you that the Al Hamra Golf Club (managed by Troon International) became the first golf club in the entire Middle East region to go fully plastic-free. The Al Hamra Golf Club’s next big…
I see the coronavirus has triggered changes in sports sponsorship as well. The organizers of the Race to Dubai (of course other golf tournaments too), but also its sponsors like Rolex have to face and embrace the changes…
Just like many other sports events, the European Tour is very interested in resuming the 2020 season and continue as business as usual. The global value of the sports industry was estimated to be $471bn in 2018. The…
When the French Golf Federation submitted a bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, ambitions were strong for French golf! More courses, more golfers, more champions, and moreover bring golf into the heart of the French population, as…