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…
A new era will start at the National Golf Course Owners Association. Jay Karen will replace Michael Hughes on October 1. Hughes served for 25 years as CEO of NGCOA. Some of the achievements of Hughes are: the NGCOA…
On 21st July will be opened the American Golf National Academy at the High Legh Park Golf Club in Cheshire. American Golf is promising to help golfers to hone their golf game by providing PGA Professionals in store and on…
After a long list of other professional golfers, Henrik Stenson is ready to try his best in golf course architecture. Will his almost 20 year experience (he became a professional golfer in 1998) be enough to contribute significantly to…
The coming 2015 HSBC Golf Business Forum will take place in Asia for the 1st time, at the Sheshan International Golf Club (the flagship WGC-HSBC Champions tournament), Shanghai, 5-8 November 2015. This year’s Forum agenda will focus on 4 key…
In the last couple of years UAE is among the the Top 10 Fastest Growing Tourism Hotspots in the world. Just in 2013, UAE's golf tourism grew by 10.4%. In 2013, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the 6th golf tourism…
This year the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open will be held at Trump Turnberry Resort, Scotland, July 30 to August 2. All of the current TOP 20 on the Rolex World Ranking, along with all of the current TOP…
Real Club de Golf Las Brisas and Club de Golf Aloha, both from Andalusia are joining World of Leading Golf (WLG). Real Club de Golf Las Brisas is currently rebuilding its back 9 holes under the auspices of renowned…
Sunice having been selected as outerwear supplier for the International Team at The Presidents Cup 2015 thus they can continue their partnership actually. The Presidents Cup will be held October 6-11, 2015, at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo IBD,…
I think we can admit that the classic online training solutions are not really convenient. This is why it is good to see that Direct Golf is trying to find an online training platform. It is not a…
Martin Kaymer and his Management Team are joining forces with worldwide management and marketing company, IMG. As part of the agreement, IMG will work together with manager Philip Kaymer, coach Gunter Kessler and PR-agent Dirk Schimmel to manage…
Last week was a very nice week for Billy Casper Golf. It was awarded by the Helios HR Apollo Award for innovative training programs, including its proprietary "ACE the Guest Experience," Building Our Buffalo mentorship program, Billy Casper Golf…
Early this year the golf media was loud because of the Open Championship deal (worth at least £75m) with Sky Sports. Now, I can herald another golf media deal. The Ladies' Golf Union and IMG announced today that the Ricoh Women’s…
Optimum Golf Technologies will be the distributor of Swing Catalyst in the UK and DACH - German-speaking nations. Swing Catalyst's Balance Plate technology is comprising more than 2,000 high-resolution pressure sensors, it provides a range of critical data including…
Peter Hanson has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract to become a member of the Srixon/Cleveland Golf PGA Tour staff. As I expected none of the sides shared any details of this contract. What is sure that he will…
Søren Kjeldsen won on Sunday the 2015 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open held at the Royal County Down Golf Course, in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. This was his 4th European Tour International Schedule victory. Thanks to his great game he moved to 105th in…
The Algarve, Europe’s leading golf destination (2 nine or 18-hole golf courses), has continued its surge in popularity after revealing a five-figure increase (increase of more than 50,000 rounds played on its famous courses in 2014) in the number of…
The market’s very first and leading brand, PowaKaddy commissioned recently a (in my view) a very controversial and pointless study. The study was conducted by golf physiotherapist Andrew Caldwell, who provides services to clients such as the PGA…
Royal & Awesome, the funky Scottish golf clothing brand, has reached a higher level in the UK golf retail market after signing a new partnership with Direct Golf. Royal & Awesome was launched in 2012. Now it will be available…
Near Milton Keynes, iPlayGolfUK opened UK’s largest indoor golf simulator complex outside London. iPlayGolfUK has six huge screens on which you can play over 70 of the world’s most famous golf courses, in a Sports Bar environment including a large…