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How can IMG make The 2019 Solheim Cup great?
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…
Is Tara Iti Golf Club the most exclusive golf club?
As I am reading the statistics about the New Zealander golf industry, a strong desire captures me to share with you the story of Tara Iti Golf Club (it was opened in October 2015). But before I start…
How is The Shire London simplifying golf event organization?
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…
How is The Grange Golf Club preparing for revival?
Troon has been recently selected by The Grange Golf Club, a private golf club located in New South Wales, Australia. The Grange Golf Club is Troon's 5th Australian golf club. The golf club is a 36-hole complex with West and…
How will Glendale Golf improve the pace of play?
I could easily start this post with the cliché of there is nothing new under the sun, but I will not do that. I think, Troon was the first golf club management company that came up with a…
Why golf’s economic impact is still $70 billion?
Just like in every year we summarize the achievement of the US golf industry on the National Golf Day. I have just checked what I wrote about the status of the US golf industry last year. In that…
Will the Race to Zala Springs challenge you?
Last year, Hungary made a great leap forward to be visible on the global golf tourism map. By opening the Robert Trent Jones II. designed Zala Springs Golf Resort in Zalacsány (near the Austrian border) in September 2015,…
Who should get the Harry Colt Award?
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…
What could improve Srixon’s B2B customer experience?
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…
Are golf clubs prepared for the “connected customers”?
Probably it is not an exaggeration to say that today's customers are more empowered and connected. These people are multi-taskers and mobile. Before you would say that this is only true for certain age-group and generation, then I have…
Why is the indoor golf concept luring entrepreneurs?
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…
Should the Powder Horn Golf Club become private?
Not so long time ago, I have reported that Troon Privé selected to manage Powder Horn Golf Club. From tomorrow, they will become a private golf club. The change to private achieves a long-time goal of the club and is…
How to manage your golf life with minimum investment?
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the phenomenon of "nomad golfers". In 2013, their share of nomad golfers in the UK & Ireland was 68%. In 2014, England Golf found that their share grew: 73% and as such…
What is like a carefree golf polo?
Probably one of the most popular topics is social media is a demand for relaxed golf attire (for this phrase we can find 720,000 results in Google) and dress code. Some people demand it because the classic golf attire…
Will Troon be able to improve Golf Club Pfalz?
Although Germany is the #2 golf country in Europe with 639,137 registered golfers (source: KPMG: Golf Participation in Europe 2015), we hardly talk about the country's golf club business. Germany is also the country with one of the…
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…
Is it worth for European Tour Properties to expand in Bulgaria?
Bulgaria’s Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort, featuring an Ian Woosnam-designed par-71 golf course, has become the 18th member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network. The project was started in 2005 and the golf course opened in September…
How could The Falls Club really revive?
The Falls Club has undergone recently a couple of changes, among them a name change (from The Falls Country Club to The Falls Club), new branding, along with renovations and upgrades to the golf course and clubhouse. Part…