It seems like that UK’s largest independently owned hotel group the Macdonald Hotels & Resorts have not returned home empty-handed from the latest International Golf Travel Market that was held between November 14-17 in Mallorca. Macdonald Hotels & Resort said that they…
One of the key topics of the 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum was the evaluation of the participation in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Did you follow the golf tournaments of the Olympics? What I see as a key challenge…
A real important agreement between the LET and LPGA has been reached recently that will see Dundonald Links (a Kyle Phillips-designed course) host both the 2017 men’s and ladies’ Scottish Opens whilst elevating the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish…
For the second year running, Las Colinas Golf & Country Club (managed by Troon) has been crowned as Spain’s Best Golf Course in the prestigious World Golf Awards that took place in Portugal over the weekend. The category of…
If we like it or not, the new economy is all about trust. Today, anyone from anywhere can do business with anyone. The entry barriers have fallen away and the number of people that you as a business…
The Troon-managed Indian Wells Golf Resort (Indian Wells, California) has just announced that they will offer guest from now on complete online booking capabilities for stay and play packages. Indian Wells Golf Resort has utilized Inntopia, the leading e-commerce and central reservation…
Maybe it is early to talk about the 12th Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (Abu Dhabi Golf Club, January 19-22, 2017), but there is a great temptation when I see who will be playing, besides the defending champion Rickie…
Next week, we will see in Abu Dhabi a historical moment. The Saadiyat Beach Golf Club (Gary Player designed seafront golf course: par-72 course, which will be set up at 6,337 yards / 5,795 meters for the championship) will…
The timing of the request to write this piece about social media success and golf is curious in that I’ve been reflecting a lot on the topic recently. It was a little over a year ago that I…
Troon North Golf Club, the preeminent daily-fee club in Scottsdale, will soon launch a new caddie service for guests. As guests, we will have the option of a Forecaddie or a Single-Bag Caddie or choose to play without…
The Ricoh Women’s British Open will return to Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club for the fifth time in 2018. Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club is one of the most challenging of the Open and Ricoh Women’s…
In less than 40 days, Wilson Golf's crowdsourcing, reality show the Driver vs. Driver will end. Golf Channel announced today the 11 finalists who will present their innovative driver concepts and ideas with the hopes of ultimately becoming Wilson…
How exciting it has been watching the Summer Olympics! Every four years we see excitement and patriotism exuding in athletes and fans around the world. In particular, we see the excitement in our youth -- the magic in…
Several weeks ago, the best women golfers in the world gathered at CordeValle Golf Club (see picture below) in Northern California for the U.S. Women’s Open Championship. I was proud that this was the first U.S. Women’s Open played…
What are Golf Pride's biggest business challenges in 2016? Overall our retail business has had a strong year, particularly in North America among the large retailers. Our biggest challenge is continuing to increase awareness about the performance benefits of new grips with 2/3…
We love golf, it is a great game. We love it for a variety of reasons; the history, the tradition, the honor, the integrity, the competition, we love that it is fun, it’s social, it’s welcoming and it’s…
Probably you remember that Scotland won last year the right of hosting The 2019 Solheim Cup. The tournament will be held at The Gleneagles Hotel. It seems like that Scotland does not leave the success to chance. VisitScotland on…
Golf Management Group (GMG) has just announced a new partnership with Molson Coors, the beer-led composite wholesaler. The new agreement will enable all of the Golf Management Group's near-500 member golf clubs to access competitive national beer pricing…
During the week that the European Tour visits the 2018 Ryder Cup host venue Le Golf National for the 100th Open de France, European Tour Properties will announce the 2022 host venue Marco Simone Golf & Country Club as the…
On June 7th, 2016 thousands of women and girls from 27 countries celebrated the First Annual International Women's Golf Day (WGD) by spending four hours together at over 400 courses spanning five continents. That day, Women's Golf Day…