21 entries: Donnafugata

Donnafugata Golf Resort is on the short list of Prestigious Star Awards 2015

By: 2015. 05. 08.

Donnafugata Golf Resort is one of the leading nominees to be named as the ‘Most Prestigious Sporting Venue 2015’ when the winners are announced at a lavish prize-giving ceremony in London on September 18. After 6 years Prestigious…

New Darren Clarke Centre of Excellence at Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa

By: 2014. 12. 19.

I don't know how much do you know about the Darren Clarke Golf brand, but it was launched in 2010. Actually it is a golf school. Since the foundation Darren Clarke Golf School (a 2-year full time diploma)…

Donnafugata is a safe heaven for golfers in winter

By: 2013. 12. 19.

Although I prefer to write about business issues and topics, but when I was outside today I had to realize winter is here... So I was really happy to see warming pictures about Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa.  Donnafugata…

Castello Antognolla Golf Course Umbria Italy

What are the benefits of playing golf in Italy?

By: 2019. 03. 05.

If you remember, Reed Exhibition in cooperation with Sports Marketing Surveys came out with a study about the trends in the golf tourism industry in 2017. They asked over 10,000 regular golfers (=those who play at least 10…

How can Darren Clarke help to a charity event?

By: 2016. 05. 31.

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will host the spectacular Costa Smeralda Invitational at Pevero Golf Club on Saturday, June 25. The Pevero Golf Club is a par 72, 18 hole, 6717-yard golf course. It was designed by Robert…

World of Leading Golf convinced Le Golf National to…

By: 2015. 06. 01.

The home of the 2018 Ryder Cup, France's stunning Le Golf National, is the newest member of the World of Leading Golf. The club's outstanding L'Albatros course will play host to the biennial team event in September 2018…

iPlayGolfUK opens UK’s largest indoor golf experience outside London

By: 2015. 05. 14.

Near Milton Keynes, iPlayGolfUK opened UK’s largest indoor golf simulator complex outside London. iPlayGolfUK has six huge screens on which you can play over 70 of the world’s most famous golf courses, in a Sports Bar environment including a large…

Romain Wattel is joining Nike Golf team

By: 2015. 01. 15.

Nike Golf has just informed me that Romain Wattel is joining their brand team. In the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Romain Wattel will play with Nike Golf equipment. He had a very impressive year in 2014 with…

True Temper’s 1st PGA Tour victory in 2015

By: 2015. 01. 15.

Hyundai Tournament of Champions has ended with the victory of Patrick Reed and Tru Temper's Dynamic Gold. In Patrick Reed's bag there were: Dynamic Gold X100 (3-9); Dynamic Gold S400 (PW, SW, LW). In total there were 24…

Rory McIlroy got lost in Abu Dhabi

By: 2015. 01. 14.

Actually Rory McIlory together with the Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler are preparing for the 10th anniversary of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship that will kick off tomorrow (15-18 January 2015). So the guys looked around and…

How will wearable technology change our golf retail experience?

By: 2015. 01. 13.

The usage of wearables is not totally new to the golf industry. Those who were lucky to be in the Ryder Cup were able to experience the advantages of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). This is why I was thinking over how could pro-shops…

Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club selects Troon Golf

By: 2015. 01. 12.

The 18-hole championship golf course at Frenchman’s Reserve, designed by golf legend Arnold Palmer has selected Troon Golf to manage the country club.  Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club is a private facility. The Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course featured at…

What can make your golf instruction business better? – part 2

By: Maria Palozola 2015. 01. 12.

We are conitnuing Maria Palozola's previous post where she started to list her 5 key performance factors: 2)  Email Marketing All the instructors agreed that growing a big Email List whether it's through private lessons, outings, your website, your newsletter, etc.,…

What can make your golf instruction business better?

By: Maria Palozola 2015. 01. 12.

Recently I met with Maria Palozola, a Top 50 Instructor with the LPGA and asked about her golf instruction business challenges. I was interested in what kind of tools and solutions does she use to acquire and retain customers/golfers.  …

Odyssey Golf is launching the Odyssey Works putter line

By: 2015. 01. 07.

Odyssey Golf has just announced the launch of Odyssey Works putter line. Although it will be available nationwide (US) only from January 30, 2015, but I assume I will be able to try it on the demo day at…

Hideki Matsuyama signs with IMG

By: 2015. 01. 06.

The world's No. 16 Japanese golf Hideki Matsuyama has just signed a contract with IMG for  for worldwide management and marketing representation. Hideki Matsuyama turned pro in 2013 (before turning pro he was the No. 1 on the World…

When will start the on-demand economy in the golf industry?

By: 2015. 01. 05.

In the last couple of weeks I was thinking (inspired by The Economist's article) about how will the so-called on-demand economy change or modify the golf industry and the way we conduct golf club business. I think there…

Let’s start 2015 with Big Bertha Alpha 815 fairway woods and hybrids!

By: 2015. 01. 02.

In November Callaway Golf launched its Big Bertha Alpha 815 driver. Now the Big Bertha Alpha 815 golf club family is complementing with fairway wood golf clubs and hybrid golf clubs.  Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Woods are…

340,000 golf event spectators were interested in Scotland

By: 2014. 12. 29.

51 hours left from 2014. So here is the time to summarize this year. Scotland rightly can rejoice this year. In 2014, Scotland attracted 340,000 golf event spectators. VisitScotland says this year was the 2nd highest year for golf…

Where is Europe’s best golf hole?

By: 2014. 12. 23.

Golf World magazine has recently announced its '100 Classic Golf Holes in the UK and Continental Europe'. The jury included top designers like Martin Hawtree (Trump International Golf Links) and David McLay Kidd, but also well-known golfers like…