Last month, Marriott Golf UK has tried to change and improve the unflattering women's participation statistics by offering weekly roll-up lessons (Women’s Hour sessions). The Marriott Golf UK reported about 349 lessons that were held on every Tuesday. The sessions were…
The Shire London has announced a new monthly series of business-minded golf events. The new Golf Meets events will take place at The Shire London on weekdays, once a month, until late October 2016. The Shire London tried to come up…
Foremost Golf has announced it is to expand its innovative NetTickIT in-store ticketing solution. Since the launch of NetTickIT last year, over 40,000 tickets printed. The essence of the ticketing solution is that it enables Foremost Golf members to…
William McGirt prevailed in a sudden-death playoff over fellow staffer Jon Curran to win the Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide on the PGA TOUR over the weekend at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. This is William…
SPRINT6GOLF, a quicker, shorter format of golf for players of all ages and abilities was recently launched. The essence of the SPRINT6GOLF format of golf is that you have to complete within 30-seconds your very first shot to…
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has just opened its new Macdonald Monchique Resort & Spa in Portugal close to the leading golf courses i the Algarve and a 15-minute drive from Portimão and an hour from Faro International Airport. These are…
Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will host the spectacular Costa Smeralda Invitational at Pevero Golf Club on Saturday, June 25. The Pevero Golf Club is a par 72, 18 hole, 6717-yard golf course. It was designed by Robert…
Early this year, I have already written about that the Costa Brava region is celebrating its 'Year of Golf 2016'. However, I thought to give you update on Costa Brava region's golf tourism performance and tourism trends: Golf…
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects has presented its Harry Colt Award to the Golfing Union of Ireland. The award, which is given to an organization or individual that have made an outstanding contribution to golf or…
We have waited for this moment more than 100 years. It was in 1904 in St. Louis when golf participated last time in the Olympic Games. The return of golf to the Olympic Games became official in September…
#Bags4Birdies, a new initiative has started at the end of March by UPS and PING to help and foster junior golfers' development. The face of the campaign will be one of the two UPS golf ambassadors Lee Westwood or…
Within a week, another Portuguese golf club is becoming a European Tour destination. The latest member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network is the Troia Resort. Unlike Bom Sucesso, the Troia Resort is closer to Lisbon and the…
What a great changes are happening in China these days! First, the Chinese Government lifted the ban for Communist Party members to play golf. Is there a connection between the 2016 Rio Games and the Chinese Government's decision? The…
Bom Sucesso in Portugal has been announced as the latest member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network, becoming an official European Tour Destination. This year 2 other golf clubs joined the European Tour Properties network so far:…
Srixon has been announced as the title sponsor of the inaugural Foremost Assistants Championship, scheduled to be held on Wednesday 20th July at The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club. Foremost Professional Assistants will battle it out over the…
Unsurprisingly, one of the main reasons why people don't want to play or give up playing golf is their time constraints (the other is the overall cost). This perception is also supported by Syngenta's Growing Golf in the…
Foremost Golf has just announced that Your Golf Travel, the world's largest golf travel operator (3,000 destinations in 22 countries, more than 200,000 golf travelers annually), as its new Approved Travel Partner. The agreement will see Foremost’s Elite Marketing…
Evian has recently announced its new brand ambassador, the golf prodigy Lydia Ko. It was a bold decision of Evian, since spending power and influence of women is growing. Therefore, it is good to appeal to potential female customers.…
Charl Schwartzel's game at the Valspar Championship didn't start well. He had to overcome a five-stroke deficit. I found 2 really exciting moments during the game. Schwartzel shot a four-under 67, including a putt from 64 feet for birdie on the…
Glenmuir has a longstanding history of supporting PGA events. Therefore, it is not a big surprise that company will continue its title sponsorship of this year’s Foremost Golf Championship. The game will be played at The Oxfordshire Golf Club…