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‘Legends Winter Offer’ of The Shire London is in danger!

By: 2015. 10. 14.

Just like many golf clubs around the world, the Seve Ballesteros designed The Shire London golf club has also prepared a winter page, the 'Legends Winter Offer'. The new ‘Legends Winter Offer’ at The Shire London is available from Monday,…

Who are the TOP 10 winners of IGTM 2015?

By: 2015. 10. 13.

The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) 2015, that was held in Tenerife between 5-8 October has ended last week. So I thought to share with you the list of TOP 10 winners : Michael Campbell, one of New Zealand’s most…

What is Odyssey Works Tank Cruiser Putters 3-in-1 like?

By: 2015. 10. 12.

Within 10 months, Odyssey Golf is launching their 3rd version of Odyssey Works Tank Putters: the Odyssey Works Tank Cruiser Putters. Apparently these new Odyssey Works Tank Cruiser Putters are very similar to the previous version that was launched in…

Wilson Staff catches up to the latest driver trend

By: 2015. 10. 12.

Last week Wilson Staff announced its new Wilson Staff FG Tour F5 line of woods that will be available from January 2016. They have already tested it by tour players like Kevin Streelman. F stands for Feel in Wilson Staff's F-C-D…

Let’s help to raise the awareness of breast cancer!

By: 2015. 10. 11.

Again a "Sunday off topic", but this time it is important. It cannot be stressed enough the importance of prevention...and this is not a pharmaceutical industry mantra....This is why I am happy to highlight Troon and Callaway Golf's…

How do Macdonald Hotels & Resorts define quality?

By: 2015. 10. 09.

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts have conducted between May and August 2015, a comprehensive quality audit (or we can call it also: a quarterly benchmarking audit of their golf courses) on 7 of their golf courses (including: Macdonald Spey Valley…

What will offer the 2016 Troon Cards?

By: 2015. 10. 08.

Troon will launch officially on November 1, 2015 their new, the 2016 Troon Cards. So let's see what are the new features, services and left unchanged. These are the new services and features: Addition of 4 new card options…

Why can be golf tour operators optimistic?

By: 2015. 10. 08.

Today is the last day of the International Golf Travel Market. So I thought to share with you some interesting insights about the golf tourism industry. Golf tour operators reported that the number of golfers they carried between January…

Where will be the first European Tour Destination in Ireland?

By: 2015. 10. 07.

Mount Juliet Estate becomes the 16th member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network with the announcement of the Irish venue as a European Tour Destination. Mount Juliet is located in the heart of County Kilkenny, becomes the first European Tour Destination…

Is the new Scotty Cameron Futura X7 a confidence builder?

By: 2015. 10. 06.

Here comes the new members of Scotty Cameron Futura X line, the Scotty Cameron Futura X7 and X7M putters (M stands for MOI). Scotty Cameron and his team bring us their new putter that is utilizing innovative face-sole core…

Who is the new general manager of Burhill Golf Club?

By: 2015. 10. 06.

The Surrey-based Burhill Golf Club, one of ten U.K. BGL Golf venues, has appointed Matthew Hazelden as its new general manager. He has got 25 years experience in the leisure sector. This not the first time when he becomes general…

How to entice women to our golf courses?

By: Rich O’Brien 2015. 10. 05.

My new guest writer is Rich O’Brien. Rich is a columnist for the Charleston Golf News where he writes a Grow the Game column and a Golf Therapy Column.  He is also a sport psychologist and adaptive golf instructor, he…

What are the prospects of Dreamland Golf Club?

By: 2015. 10. 05.

Colin Montgomerie, yesterday officially opened the five-star Dreamland Golf Club in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is the first golf club of Baku (capital of Azerbaijan). Dreamland Golf Club, a 170-acre premium golf club was designed by Cynthia Dye. The golf club…

Why is Tenerife attractive to the International Golf Travel Market?

By: 2015. 10. 02.

The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) will hold its annual event for the tenth time in Tenerife (Canaray Islands). For those who are not familiar with the International Golf Travel Market, it is the world’s premier global event for golf…

Golf Pride’s high performance on PGA Tour: 83%

By: 2015. 10. 01.

I have just received Golf Pride Grip's performance results on the PGA Tour in 2015: Victories in 39 of the 47 official PGA TOUR events = 83% Winners using Golf Pride grips during the 2015 season earned $57,852,000; PGA…

Why did Nike Golf choose Ashley Chesters?

By: 2015. 10. 01.

Ashley Chesters, one of golf’s hottest young prospects has joined the Nike Golf brand team. He he has now signed a multi-year, head-to-toe deal with the iconic Swoosh brand. In 2014 when Ashley Chesters became the first player to successfully…

New Callaway Golf Apex irons: distance with playability

By: 2015. 09. 30.

Probably you have already heard about the new Callaway Golf Apex irons. So, I will only try to summarize the new features of the new Apex Irons and Hybrids. Last year Callaway Golf promised that the Apex 2015…

What can make your golf club GEO Certified?

By: 2015. 09. 30.

PGA Catalunya Resort's team of greenkeepers led by course manager David Bataller (see picture below) was named as Champions of the Green for August 2015. This is not the first time that PGA Catalunya Resort attains such recognition. In 2013,…

What would you do to improve your F&B cart operations?

By: Jeff Kelley 2015. 09. 29.

Today, another interesting golf start-up company's Founder & CEO will be my guest writer. Jeff Kelley from Bevnow, will explain us why & how should we maximize mobile technology to improve our F&B cart operations. The F&B cart…

Niche social networks: new drivers to customer experience

By: Patrick Rahme 2015. 09. 28.

As I promised last week, today Patrick Rahme the Co-founder & CEO of All Square Golf will share with us his thoughts about niche social networks' role in driving favorable customer experience. Hearing what customers say about your golf…