Why should golf course sustainability be taught?
I hope it is obvious that sustainability should be on top of golf courses' priority list in 2016 and in the future as well. It happens in cases of far-seeing ideas and concepts that we feel like we…
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How to win the most on the Foremost Golf Championship?
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…
How Carnoustie Golf Links saved its bumblebees?
Carnoustie Golf Links is a real environment conscious golf club. 2 years ago, they became the 2nd Open Championship venue to be GEO Certified. Most recently, the golf club has been awarded a major national accolade for its work in…
What are the challenges of organic golf courses?
Did you know that the first organic golf course has been opened at the Kobaldhof (Austria) in 2007? The Austrian golf course is maintained exclusively according to the strict criteria of organic farming. From a sustainability point of view, organic golf courses…
Do you have doubts about digital marketing potential?
There is still a lot of discussions about the actual tangible benefits of using social media and digital marketing. My view on such matters is that on its own, it is not a silver bullet, but used as…
What is the next step in wedge innovation?
Titleist has just announced that by launching the new Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled 6 wedges, they would like to establish a new performance standard. Therefore, during the development of the new Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled 6 wedges…
What was the best performing golf event in the UK in 2015?
Probably, The 2015 Open Championship in St Andrews was the best-performing golf event in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It delivered £140 million of economic benefit to Scotland. Just from visitors to Scotland for the tournament generated £88 million – nearly…
What is £2 million enough for a golf club?
In Gleneagles Hotel's example, we could see that it is not a bad business to invest in golf clubs. Diageo sold in July 2015 Gleneagles Hotel to Ennismore for cca. £150m. Now another alcoholic beverage company, the Japanese Asahi…
What can offer the new Qatar International Golf Club?
When I think about Qatar's connection to the sport, then Qatar Airlines' & Qatar Foundation's FC Barcelona sponsorship comes to my mind. Unlike in the UAE, Qatar has only one serious golf course the Doha Golf Club. This…
The 2019 Solheim Cup is on the way to Scotland
After an exhausting struggle to win the right of hosting of The 2019 Solheim Cup, now Scotland can sit back. The Ladies European Tour’s Board preferred and selected Scotland's The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire over Sweden's The Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (the total cost…
Who can provide real time wearable shot tracker?
Game Golf launched today, the Game Golf Live, as the golf industry’s 1st wearable, real-time shot tracker for both iOS and Android smartphone platforms. My latest information about the price of GAME GOLF LIVE is: £159.95 (it might be different). First, I hoped Game Golf is utilizing the…
Can Australia defend its title at the 27th Nomura Cup?
Tomorrow will tee of the 27th Nomura Cup (an Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) event) at Yas Links Abu Dhabi with 27 four-man amateur teams. As you can remember, in 2013, Team Australia won the 26th Nomura Cup with a…
Who are the TOP 10 winners of IGTM 2015?
The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) 2015, that was held in Tenerife between 5-8 October has ended last week. So I thought to share with you the list of TOP 10 winners : Michael Campbell, one of New Zealand’s most…
What can bring the “To Heath & Links” study tour?
Next week will kick off in South England this year's 'To Heath & Links' study tour with 70 leading golf architects (US, Australia, Europe). The study tour is organised by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects and supported by…
What are the economic benefits of The 2014 Ryder Cup?
I think The 2014 Ryder Cup was an outstanding event for golfers and Scotland as well. This Ryder Cup event at Gleneagles, attracted over 250,000 spectators and generated £106 million for the Scottish economy. The Scottish government (led by VisitScotland’s Events…
What will be the destiny of Calvert Crossing?
Don't worry, the owner Todd Perry will not shut down his golf club. Instead he selectedHonours Golf to manage his golf club. The Calhoun-based golf club is considered as one of the best in northeast Louisiana. At the…
Assoufid Golf Club can’t stop collecting awards
Assoufid Golf Club recently named ‘Africa’s Best New Golf Course 2014’, has reinforced its growing global reputation by being nominated on the shortlist for The World Golf Awards as ‘Morocco’s Best Golf Course 2015’. It is a little bit…
How will wearable technology change our golf retail experience? – part 2
In the previous post I started to explain why wearable technology solution could improve golf retail experience. I highlighted 3 major areas for improvement: product information and related services, in-store communication and navigation; payment solutions. In this post…
340,000 golf event spectators were interested in Scotland
51 hours left from 2014. So here is the time to summarize this year. Scotland rightly can rejoice this year. In 2014, Scotland attracted 340,000 golf event spectators. VisitScotland says this year was the 2nd highest year for golf…
How to have a private caddie with the wisdom of crowds?
In 2012 I wrote that the golf industry needs crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to attract new players and reactivate "armchair golfers", but also to involve people in product/service development. According to National Golf Foundation, in 2013, 400,000 golfers (650,000 men left,…