Tag: Rory McIlroy

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What opportunities does ESPN see in acquiring TGL’s US media rights?

By: 2023. 10. 05.

What is the size of the business opportunity in which ESPN joins as a partner, and is it important for him to handle its US media budget for that service? The following happened. TGL presented by SoFi, the…

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How can TMRW Sports benefit from rising demands for sports technology?

By: 2022. 08. 24.

A ResearchAndMarkets.com study found a year ago that the global sports technology market was valued at USD 17.9 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 40.2 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 17.5% between 2021…

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How will TPG Capital & Symphony Ventures accelerate Troon’s growth?

By: 2021. 11. 16.

Troon has signed a definitive agreement for TPG Capital, the private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, to make a significant strategic investment in the company. TPG Capital is joined by Symphony Ventures, the investment fund of…

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How does Adare Manor envision the future?

By: 2021. 08. 31.

My new interviewee, Andy McMahon is the new director of golf operations & padel club in Adare Manor. On this occasion, I thought about asking How Adare Manor is improving the customer experience & the employee experience, where…

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Where would Rory McIlroy be worth investing?

By: 2020. 06. 25.

If we look at what former and current PGA Tour stars are doing with their earned money we can see some similarities. E.g. launching a golf course design company, establishing a charity foundation. Probably Jack Nicklaus has got…

Rory McIlroy’s 11th PGA Tour Victory: Wells Fargo Championship

By: 2015. 05. 18.

Rory McIlroy is the only one who was able to win the Wells Fargo Championship twice so far. McIlroy broke his own course record at Quail Hollow with his third-round, 11-under 61.  The win is McIlroy’s 11th on the…

Rory McIlroy’s 10th career PGA Tour victory

By: 2015. 05. 04.

Rory McIlroy, has become just the second player in WGC Match Play history to win as the No. 1. In his semi-final round, McIlroy made a 44-yard putt for eagle on the 18th hole to advance to the Championship…

Rory McIlroy takes Nike Lunar Control 3 shoe for his final round

By: 2015. 04. 13.

Rory McIlroy will take a limited edition Nike Lunar Control 3 shoe for his final round. This version of the Nike Lunar Control 3 shoe features a white-to-black gradient on the upper, and a chrome finish Swoosh Design. Related…

Life after Tiger Woods – succession process at Nike Golf

By: 2015. 04. 06.

It seems to me that Nike Golf is planning the future after the Tiger Woods era. Part of the succession process Nike Golf created a really emotional TV ad about how Rory McIlroy idolized Tiger Woods, like Tiger…

Nike Golf Spring 2015 apparel collection

By: 2015. 03. 24.

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Charl Schwartzel, Russell Henley and, for the first time in his career, Seung Yul Noh have received Nike Golf Spring 2015 apparel collection just before the next Major. Rory McIlroy will compete in the…

EA Sports selects Rory McIlroy

By: 2015. 03. 17.

EA Sports announced today Rory McIlroy as the cover athlete and namesake of its golf franchise, officially making him the face of EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR, releasing in June 2015.  EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR is the…

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…

Who will be the “Golf Course Maintenance Team of the Year” at MEGAs?

By: 2014. 12. 17.

Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s maintenance team (Andrew Whittaker and his team; Peter Harradine) has been named “Golf Course Maintenance Team of the Year” at The Middle East Golf Awards (MEGAs), hosted at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai. This recognition came just in…

When will Rory McIlroy win his first Falcon Trophy?

By: 2014. 09. 14.

Between 15th - 18th January 2015 will be the 10th Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. In the past 7 years Rory McIlroy has been a three-time runner up in Abu Dhabi. Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on bagging his first…

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship starts in 2 days

By: 2014. 01. 14.

I think 2013 was a pretty good year for HSBC Golf. HSBC marked 10th anniversary as a major international sponsor of golf. I have just received from them a mail where they announced their sponsorship of Golf Business…

Rory McIlroy’s Nike Golf endorsement is in danger

By: 2013. 08. 07.

Time to time, I ask myself, whether Rory McIlroy could earn more money by winning tournaments and championships with his previous Titleist golf clubs or as it is today, when we see him struggling on the green. Last…

First Nike Golf ad with Rory McIlroy

By: 2013. 01. 15.

As it was expected Nike Golf signed a sponsorship deal with Rory McIlroy. I keep up my opinion that Rory McIlroy could have signed a bigger sponsorship deal with Nike Golf, even he lost an important contract with Jumeirah. The…

Bridgestone makes Nike golf balls?

By: 2012. 11. 13.

In recent weeks I came across with an interesting debate on Rory McIlroy's possible contract with Nike Golf. Pros and cons are flying from one side to another. When suddenly somebody said basically Bridgestone is now a DBA…

2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

By: 2012. 10. 31.

Probably many of us are thinking in these days about to extend our membership at our golf course. I am little bit puzzled because I do not know a golf course that is worth to join. If you can…

How much Nike Golf needs Rory McIlroy?

By: 2012. 10. 29.

In recent weeks there is an ongoing rumour about 23-year-old Irishman Rory McIlroy, who is on the verge of signing a 10-year deal with Nike, worth  $250 million. Nice sum isn't it? Well, not that much if we remember,…