A couple of months ago, Ricky Potts (Digital Communication Manger at Troon; community manager of Golf on Google+) invited me to become his next guest on his Friday Foursome online talk show (via Google Hangout/Google+). I was asked…
It was not a waste of money for Glenmuir, Sunderland of Scotland and MacWet to be at The 2015 Golf Show at Harrogate. The company has reported a 20% increase in sales in comparison with their previous best…
I think there are at least two common motivations among the 4 bidders (Spain, Italy, Germany and Austria) for the 2022 Ryder Cup: golf enthusiasm and promoting their country (as a country of investment, tourism destination etc.). The…
Andalucia is in a controversial situation. Although, we can see 7 million tourists are visiting Andalucia every year, among them many golf tourists (see below the figures), but we can also find an unemployment rate of 35.21 % (The forecast is still…
Etiqus at the recent Golf Trade Show at Harrogate announced that they have raised £10,000 for the Golf Foundation (a leading golf charity). The £10,000 raised will be spent on the Golf Foundation’s national HSBC Golf Roots program which grows golf participation among…
A little and less known golf course operator company in the UK, the Glendale Golf has achieved a remarkable result by attracting 700+ "new to golf course" people to its golf courses. Originally they set a more modest…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I think The 2014 Ryder Cup was an outstanding event for golfers and Scotland as well. This Ryder Cup event at Gleneagles, attracted over 250,000 spectators and generated £106 million for the Scottish economy. The Scottish government (led by VisitScotland’s Events…
Scotland is still excited about hosting The Solheim Cup in 2019. In March it was questionable whether Scotland will launch a formal bid in the summer. Now it is sure that they will officially bid for the hosting of The…
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 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…
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…
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…
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).…
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…