Oceânico Golf’s latest event the Vilamoura Grand Trophy (one of Portugal’s most significant amateur tournaments; Grande Trofeu Vilamoura) has just ended. Probably this was the most successful event since the first Vilamoura Grand Trophy in 1987. 287 golfers came from Europe (Portugal, UK,…
In 2015 HSBC Women's Champions will return to Sentosa Golf Club from 5 to 8 March 2015. Paula Creamer (aka Pink Panther) will defend her title at HSBC Women's Champions next year. The tournament will be contested over 72 holes…
In Ayrshire and Arran they are ready to walk the extra mile to boost their golf tourism. Ayrshire and Arran has over 40 courses including the Open venues of Royal Troon and Trump Turnberry and the birthplace of the Open,…
Recently 2 Eastern European countries were recognized for their contribution to golf tourism. Almost a month ago, Slovenia received IAGTO Awards as the "Golf Destination of the Year" (Undiscovered). Most recently the Bulgarian Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach…
Nowadays, Scotland attracts 220,000 golf visitors every year. 92,000 other visitors play golf whilst on holiday. Scotland's National Tourism Organisation (VisitScotland) and Golfbreaks.com ran recently a promotion campaign between September 2013 and August 2014 to foster golf tourism in Scotland and to exceed the…
When I first read about the "adults only" program at THB Reserva del Higuerón, something else came to my mind. Actually this is about holiday without kids. What is the hotel staff for, if not for providing relaxing…
Colin Montgomerie has just celebrated last week his 600th Tour appearance at the Turkish Airlines Open. What a nice lifetime achievement: 31 European Tour victories, 8 Order of Merit titles, 2 Senior Major Championships, and played in 8 Ryder Cups.…
Ernie Els will open in early 2016 his 3rd Malaysian golf course, the Desaru Coast North. Just like Els Club Teluk Datai it will be managed and operated by Troon Golf. In this golf course development project Vijay Singh…
Next year La Manga Club International Pro-Am will return to the PGAs of Europe senctioned events. From February 17-19, 2015 upt to 30 teams will compete for an overall prize fund of €30,000. Pro-am packages for teams of one…
Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) has just launched the ‘golf4all' campaign. The aim of the 'golf4all" is to present the Algarve as a fully-inclusive tourism attraction for golfers of all ages and abilities and for tourist acros the globe. As…
Originally Ernie Els planned to open the Els Club Teluk Datai in February 2014, but now he can celebrate the official opening of his first ever golf course creation in Malaysia. The new golf course will be managed and operated…
It will be held in Shangai, China. For the second year running, 40 of the world’s Top 50 golfers will line up in Shanghai this week (November 6-9). It is another sign that China is becoming soon a golf…
International Golf Travel Market commissioned a survey about our core golfers' golf holiday habits. The research, conducted in September on behalf of IGTM by Sports Marketing Surveys Inc. They found the followings: at least 50% of golfers in France…
First drones were used for military mission (e.g. for spying, bombing), but now it seems to me that they are gaining momentum in civil life as well. Last year Golf Channel tested drones in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at…
For some golfers Quinta do Lago’s North course is a hotchpotch. This is a really a disadvantageous perception of a golf course that is situated in such a competitive golf marketplace as Algarve where there are 40+ golf courses…
Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has long been (cca. since 2011) an active supporter of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Golf Tour's mission to grow new talent in the area. Not often occurs such thing that even…
In 2013 Publituris Portugal Travel Awards (Portugal's national tourism "Oscar" award) awarded Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort in categories ‘Best Five-Star Hotel’ and ‘Best Golf Course’. This year the 27-hole complex was only awarded for the country's best golf course. At the…
This year the Volvo World Match Play Championship will be held in the International Course at the London Golf Club, from October 15 to 19. The 2014 Tournament will be played over 5 days unlike in previous years.…
We have got 9 more days until the Ryder Cup. So I thought it can be useful to share with you the following infographic to be able to guess who will win the Ryder Cup this year. If…
Between 15th - 18th January 2015 will be the 10th Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. In the past 7 years Rory McIlroy has been a three-time runner up in Abu Dhabi. Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on bagging his first…