Author: Miklos Breitner

Will DIRECTV cover the 97th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits?

By: 2015. 08. 13.

Of course DIRECTV will cover the 97th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits as part of their “PGA TOUR Experience". I think you have already noticed on your TV. In February I had already reported that DIRECTV signed a…

How to get rid of obstacles of golf participation? – Part 2.

By: Hanno Kross, CEO, Estonian Golf & Country Club 2015. 08. 12.

In this post, Hanno Kross, the CEO of Estonian Golf & Country Club continues to explain how can we get rid of obstacles of golf participation: I heard already few years ago that there is a company in…

Honma Golf arrives to iPlayGolfUK

By: 2015. 08. 11.

Honma Golf found an interesting venue to present and sell its golf clubs. From now on, we will be able to test or even buy Honma Golf's golf clubs at iPlayGolfUK. Mathieu Humel, a Honma Golf expert from…

How to get rid of obstacles of golf participation?

By: Hanno Kross, CEO, Estonian Golf & Country Club 2015. 08. 11.

Last month, I had been to Estonia where among the others I visited the Estonian Golf & Country Club and met with the CEO Hanno Kross. What makes Hanno's golf club interesting is that they were able to…

How did Shane Lowry become a full PGA Tour member?

By: 2015. 08. 11.

By winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on last Sunday, Shane Lowry has achieved a two-fold victory: became a full PGA Tour member + world golf ranking of No. 19. Actually this is Shane's first PGA Tour victory since 2009 when he…

Who can get 15% discount at the Macdonald Hotels & Resorts?

By: 2015. 08. 10.

I've got good news for the 218,000 Scottish Golf Membership Card holders. Thanks to the new partnership with MacDonald Hotel & Resorts, card holders will get 15% discount at Macdonald Hotel & Resorts across the UK. This means a…

2nd try of American Golf 9 Hole Championship with TaylorMade

By: 2015. 08. 07.

On the 1st of July, I have already reported about American Golf 9 Hole Championship. In that time I wrote that Justin Rose, a TaylorMade brand ambassador will be the main prize (the winner can play with him).…

Game Golf tests Amazon’s Launchpad

By: 2015. 08. 06.

By seeing the success of Shopify, Product Hunt and Shyp, Amazon did not remain idle. On July 28, Amazon unveiled Launchpad, a platform for hardware and physical goods startups to “launch, market and distribute” new products on Amazon.   The…

Callaway Golf update: Great Big Bertha returns

By: 2015. 08. 05.

Do you remember the old Callaway Golf Great Big Bertha Driver? I think you will find quite a lot of changes in the new Great Big Bertha Driver! Check out the details below.   Callaway Golf has just…

Irish Golf Expo is moving to Northern Ireland

By: 2015. 08. 04.

Irish Golf Expo decided to move this year to a location to hold the event (November 28-29, 2015). The place is in Northern Ireland's newest and largest exhibition venue at the Eikon Exhibition Centre in Lisburn. Although this is a…

In 10 days will arrive Srixon’s 3rd generation Q-STAR golf ball

By: 2015. 08. 04.

The 3rd generation Srixon Q-STAR golf ball is designed for mid to high handicap golfers who demand premium performance. Srixon believes that the new Q-STAR golf ball delivers exceptional performance in all aspects of the game at every swing speed unlike other all-ability…

SkyCaddie’s SkyPro gets attack angle feature

By: 2015. 08. 03.

The battle rages on among golf swing analyzers. Early this year Cleveland Golf launched its  Cleveland Golf Wedge Analyzer fitting system powered by Swingbyte technology and Epson their M-Tracer golf swing analyzer. I think I do not have to introduce you SkyCaddie's…

Troy Merritt won the Quicken Loans National

By: 2015. 08. 03.

How shall I start? Tiger Woods finished the Quicken Loans National at T18 (at 8-under 276). This was probably his best performance for a long time. But, what is more important is the victory of Troy Merritt. He…

Why do British golf tourists prefer PGA Catalunya Resort?

By: 2015. 08. 02.

Last year PGA Catalunya Resort was awarded as '2015 Golf Resort of the Year for Europe' by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). Now PGA Catalunya Resort proves that they have not received the recognition in…

How long will Ricoh sponsor the Women’s British Open?

By: 2015. 08. 01.

Ricoh, signed an agreement with the Ladies Golf Union and IMG on Wednesday (July 29, 2015) to continue as title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open through 2018. The company has been the title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s…

2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship stays at Turnberry

By: 2015. 07. 29.

On Thursday will start the 39th Women's British Open Championship at Turnberry's Ailsa Course. This was not 100% sure if LPGA will agree to hold the championship at Turnberry after Donald Trump's remarks on Mexican immigrants. LPGA, PGA…

Heythrop Park Resort becomes the 1st UK FootGolf Resort

By: 2015. 07. 22.

What can a UK golf club do when golf participation is declining and soccer participation is growing? The easiest solution is to enable footgolf. In the US, footgolf is so popular that even NGCOA has recognized the American FootGolf League (AFGL)…

TaylorMade Golf VIP event at Macdonald Rusacks Hotel

By: 2015. 07. 22.

As part of TaylorMade Golf’s 15 years of Driver dominance a VIP event was held at Macdonald Rusacks Hotel. Junior golfers from Scotland were invited to celebrate with their heroes including Stephen Gallacher, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Dustin…

Wilson Golf’s “Driver vs. Driver” crowdsourcing campaign is coming

By: 2015. 07. 21.

Couple of years ago I asked why don't we have crowdsourcing campaigns and project among well established golf equipment brands like Callaway Golf. I still think that it is an untapped source of growth and tactic for content…

93% of the players used Bushnell Golf at The Open Championship

By: 2015. 07. 20.

The 144th Open Championship is ending soon and we start to collect interesting stats from the event. One of them is the stunning achievement of Bushnell Golf. According to my sources more than 96% of caddies and over 93%…