I noticed a very lovely initiative today. It is common to see that people with disabilities are only able to participate in sports as spectators. It would be beneficial if wealthier golf clubs and companies involved in the…
Would you believe that disabled golfers represent 10% of once a week participants (source: Sport England Active People Survey, 2014) in the UK? According to the England Golf, cca. 5.63% (38 000 people) of UK golfers are disabled…
I always feel touched when I hear about how disabled people are trying to overcome their weakness and manage a normal life. This is why I think, it is important to show positive moments end examples like the…
Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) has just launched the ‘golf4all' campaign. The aim of the 'golf4all" is to present the Algarve as a fully-inclusive tourism attraction for golfers of all ages and abilities and for tourist acros the globe. As…
May be the golf media will focus this week more on U.S. Open and Justin Rose, but at Crown Golf they will not postpone their charity action ‘Bag & Equipment Amnesty’. The campaign will start on this Thursday and will…
I think in golf clubs there are two minorities: 1. female golfers and 2. disabled golfers/people. In my previous posts I wrote about the importance of promoting and supporting women's participation in golf and in golf clubs' life.…
Golf offers (too) a wonderful opportunity for people with disabilities to enhance both physical and mental well-being, providing many immediate and lasting health benefits (e.g. higher energy level, enhanced cardiovascular endurance, improved balance and motor skills, etc). That's…
Elisa Guadet shared an exciting statistic from our interview yesterday. While 75% of on-course golfers are male, the gender split of players off the course is almost 50-50, with 47% female and 53% male. Syngenta's recently published study…
I know there is a difference between the size of the prizes at the BMW PGA Championship ($8 Million) and the Porsche European Open (1,75 Million Euros; June 2-5; Green Eagle Golf Courses’ Porsche Nord Course). For the…
After returning from the FAM trip to Cyprus, I came to the conclusion that I prefer golf destinations where I can do much more than enjoy the services of the selected golf resort. I will tell you more…
It seems like Saudi Arabia shifted to a higher speed in the transformation of its economy and society. The Saudis want to tackle as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the issues of poverty, inequality, climate…
Golf participation at Algarve continued to grow in the second quarter of 2015. More than half a million rounds played in the first half of this year. This is almost 35,000 more rounds than in the same period in 2014. The Algarve…
Oceânico Golf’s latest event the Vilamoura Grand Trophy (one of Portugal’s most significant amateur tournaments; Grande Trofeu Vilamoura) has just ended. Probably this was the most successful event since the first Vilamoura Grand Trophy in 1987. 287 golfers came from Europe (Portugal, UK,…
It seems to me La Manga Club understood that they must add/provide some unique service to attract golfers to their 4 golf courses. Following the good example of Troon Golf (partnered with Pelz Scoring Game School), La Manga…
I am happy to hear that Brocket Hall is able to attract so many charity events. Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and English cricket legend Sir Ian Botham each held charity golf days at the Hertfordshire…
I have just heard that La Manga Club received a double nomination at the 1st World Golf Awards, which will be held in Portugal in November 15. The ceremony will be in the Conrad Algarve, Quinta do Lago. We will be able…
At the end of May I wrote about that Las Colinas Golf & County Club is close to win the Golf Resort Award at the International Hotel & Property Awards (hosted by Design et al). Now I have the…
In April this year Direct Golf launched their loyalty card program to foster repeated purcheses and to make golf more affordable. The loyalty program's mechanism is quite simple the more you buy, the more you points you get…
Do you remember from last year the promise of John Letters? They promised to give back money if their golf clubs fail to add 47 yards to a golfer's game. Last year not one took up the offer of…
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club is the first venue in Europe to have implemented Club Car’s new Precedent i3 vehicles, launched in early 2014. Why is this noteworthy from customer experience and golf club management point of view?…