Golf Marketing

Jordan Smith is becoming a Nike Golf athlete

By: 2015. 07. 01.

Nike Golf has just announced that former Walker Cup player Jordan Smith will join to its brand team. The 22-year-old - who plays out of Bowood Park Golf Club in Wiltshire – has agreed a multi-year, 14-club, head-to-toe deal with…

2 Spanish private golf clubs are joining World of Leading Golf

By: 2015. 06. 30.

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…

Royal & Awesome helped to raise more than £10,000 for Sparks

By: 2015. 06. 25.

Fulwell Golf Club, Twickenham held the second Sparks Longest Golf Day Challenge with the help of the Scottish clothing company Royal & Awesome. Almost 50 golfers endured four rounds of gruelling, dusk-to-dawn golf at the 111-year-old club, while wearing Royal &…

The Ladies’ Golf Union and IMG signed a deal with NBC Sports Group

By: 2015. 06. 08.

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…

Swing Catalyst found a UK distributor

By: 2015. 06. 05.

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 joins Srixon-Cleveland Golf Tour Staff

By: 2015. 06. 04.

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 the 2015 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

By: 2015. 06. 02.

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…

Unprecedented number of golf rounds played in Algarve in Q1 2015

By: 2015. 05. 22.

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…

Do you want to challenge European Tour stars at BMW PGA Championship?

By: 2015. 05. 19.

Golf GameBook went little bit further and thought about how to convince golf fans to be more engaged with the European Tour and to be relevant even to the younger audience (e.g. Z Generation). In the new ‘Your…

Royal & Awesome is partnering with Direct Golf

By: 2015. 05. 18.

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…

iPlayGolfUK opens UK’s largest indoor golf experience outside London

By: 2015. 05. 14.

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…

Patrick Cummins and his team won the Knight Golf Tournament

By: 2015. 05. 10.

I rarely write about Indian golf tournament events, but in this case I thought it is worth to write about the Knight Golf Tournament. Knight Golf Tournament took place early this week at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.…

Donnafugata Golf Resort is on the short list of Prestigious Star Awards 2015

By: 2015. 05. 08.

Donnafugata Golf Resort is one of the leading nominees to be named as the ‘Most Prestigious Sporting Venue 2015’ when the winners are announced at a lavish prize-giving ceremony in London on September 18. After 6 years Prestigious…

Smylie Kaufman wins his first Web.com Tour title

By: 2015. 05. 06.

I think it is a good day for Srixon, Cleveland Golf and Smylie Kaufman. This was Smylie Kaufman's first Web.com Tour victory at the 2015 United Leasing Championship held at the Victoria National Golf Club, in Newburgh, Indiana. Kaufman’s…

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…

Crown Golf takes seriously the National Golf Month

By: 2015. 05. 02.

23 of its clubs will participate in May’s National Golf Month campaign. Crown Golf will offer approximately 7,000 free buckets of driving range balls, 6,000 free coaching slots and 3,000 heavily discounted green fees (starting at £1) to participants…

Kimberly Cayce becomes COO of Women on Course

By: 2015. 04. 30.

Kimberly Cayce’s appointment follows a nearly 200% increase in Women On Course membership in 2014, making it one of the largest golf-related professional development organizations in the U.S. Cayce will manage daily business operations, including membership, marketing, administration,…

May will be the player development month at Troon Golf

By: 2015. 04. 29.

In May, Troon Golf is launching its 4th annual "Player Development Month with Get Golf Ready". Troon daily-fee facilities, private clubs and Troon Golf Academies around the world will join together to conduct more than 500 introductory golf clinics…

Catch Tiger Woods in Shanghai or in Tokyo if you can!

By: 2015. 04. 24.

If you are quick enough, you can catch Tiger Woods in Shanghai today. Tiger Woods will visit Asia from April 24 – 26 to help stoke local interest in the sport of golf and inspire athletes in China and…

Cobra Fly-Z Family promotion in American Golf stores

By: 2015. 04. 14.

Cobra Golf is going to launch between 30th April and 13th August the Flip It & Rip It promotion campaign in cooperation with American Golf. I think it is a good opportunity to test Cobra Fly-Z Family and get custom…