In 2012 I wrote that the golf industry needs crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to attract new players and reactivate "armchair golfers", but also to involve people in product/service development. According to National Golf Foundation, in 2013, 400,000 golfers (650,000 men left,…
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,…
In 2015 HSBC Women's Champions will return to Sentosa Golf Club from 5 to 8 March 2015. Paula Creamer (aka Pink Panther) will defend her title at HSBC Women's Champions next year. The tournament will be contested over 72 holes…
In Ayrshire and Arran they are ready to walk the extra mile to boost their golf tourism. Ayrshire and Arran has over 40 courses including the Open venues of Royal Troon and Trump Turnberry and the birthplace of the Open,…
By acquiring Honours Golf, Troon Golf expanded its customer list with 16 golf courses located across Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and North Carolina. Today Troon Golf portfolio consists of 234 golf courses. Bob Barrett, CEO, Honours Golf said " Troon’s worldwide…
It seems to me that 2014 is going to be Mizuno Ambassador Stacy Lewis' best year ever since she is on LPGA Tour. She was able to capture 2 LPGA Tour Awards: the Rolex Player of The Year and Vare…
I must admit that I am in a dilemma. Two weeks ago I wrote about wearables versus gadets like Arccos Golf and Game Golf. I highlighted in that post as one of the main disadvangtages of such devices…
Recently 2 Eastern European countries were recognized for their contribution to golf tourism. Almost a month ago, Slovenia received IAGTO Awards as the "Golf Destination of the Year" (Undiscovered). Most recently the Bulgarian Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach…
Nowadays, Scotland attracts 220,000 golf visitors every year. 92,000 other visitors play golf whilst on holiday. Scotland's National Tourism Organisation (VisitScotland) and Golfbreaks.com ran recently a promotion campaign between September 2013 and August 2014 to foster golf tourism in Scotland and to exceed the…
For many years the primary access to videos was our computer. Today they primary access points are mobiles and tablets. Did you now that 40% of the YouTube videos are seen on mobile? I see correlation between mobile…
When I first read about the "adults only" program at THB Reserva del Higuerón, something else came to my mind. Actually this is about holiday without kids. What is the hotel staff for, if not for providing relaxing…
Colin Montgomerie has just celebrated last week his 600th Tour appearance at the Turkish Airlines Open. What a nice lifetime achievement: 31 European Tour victories, 8 Order of Merit titles, 2 Senior Major Championships, and played in 8 Ryder Cups.…
Ernie Els will open in early 2016 his 3rd Malaysian golf course, the Desaru Coast North. Just like Els Club Teluk Datai it will be managed and operated by Troon Golf. In this golf course development project Vijay Singh…
At least this was Cleveland Golf's intention with the new Cleveland Golf Black Line. Their focus was espcially on senior and female golfers. I think beginners can be added to this list. Did you know that average golfer's…
Next year La Manga Club International Pro-Am will return to the PGAs of Europe senctioned events. From February 17-19, 2015 upt to 30 teams will compete for an overall prize fund of €30,000. Pro-am packages for teams of one…
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…
Canalys recently published a survey that showed 2.7 million wearable bands (e.g. Fitbit, Nike's Fuelband, Motorola's Motoactv etc.) were shipped worldwide in Q1 2014. Some experts predict a decline in popularity + usage of wearable products. Personally I…
Originally Ernie Els planned to open the Els Club Teluk Datai in February 2014, but now he can celebrate the official opening of his first ever golf course creation in Malaysia. The new golf course will be managed and operated…
Yesterday 5 of the world's best golfers (Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler) opened the 10th anniversary of WGC-HSBC Champions. As part of the opening ceremony they received traditional Chinese lanterns from 5…
Recently Wilson Staff came up with their new D200 family. Just like its competitors Wilson Staff would like to enable golfers to achieve more distance and accuracy. The new promise is that with The Right Light technology is…