350 entries: Troon

340,000 golf event spectators were interested in Scotland

By: 2014. 12. 29.

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…

New Darren Clarke Centre of Excellence at Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa

By: 2014. 12. 19.

I don't know how much do you know about the Darren Clarke Golf brand, but it was launched in 2010. Actually it is a golf school. Since the foundation Darren Clarke Golf School (a 2-year full time diploma)…

Annika Sörenstam is designing her first European golf course

By: 2014. 12. 17.

When I ask about Estonia for many of us not a golf destination comes to our mind, but rather a country with well-preserved medieval cities. However if I wish to highlight one Estonian golf club then it would…

What can SkyCaddie TOUCH do for golfers?

By: 2014. 11. 28.

I must admit that I am in a dilemma. Two weeks ago I wrote about wearables versus gadets like Arccos Golf and Game Golf. I highlighted in that post as one of the main disadvangtages of such devices…

Adults only program at THB Reserva del Higuerón

By: 2014. 11. 18.

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…

Montgomerie’s 600th Tour appearance

By: 2014. 11. 17.

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’ latest golf design project in Malaysia

By: 2014. 11. 14.

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…

The Els Club Teluk Datai was finally opened

By: 2014. 11. 06.

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…

Connection between net promoter score and golf club membership retention

By: 2014. 10. 22.

No matter how we look at it, golf club operation/business is a service. As such our interest is to measure the performance and satisfaction to attract new golfers and golf club members, but also to retain existing ones. …

Quinta do Lago’s North Course went through a redevelopment

By: 2014. 10. 13.

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…

Sustained performance at Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort

By: 2014. 09. 25.

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…

How 59Club can help European golf clubs to improve?

By: 2014. 09. 22.

The Leading Golf Courses of Europe (LGCE), a corporation representing some of the continent’s most distinctive clubs, has joined forces with Europe’s leading golf-specific mystery shopper service, 59Club. LGCE runs more than 35 individual member clubs – including Monte…

Leadbetter opens tution facility at La Manga Club

By: 2014. 09. 18.

It seems to me La Manga Club understood that they must add/provide some unique service to attract golfers to their 4 golf courses. Following the good example of Troon Golf (partnered with Pelz Scoring Game School), La Manga…

Can you imagine European Challenge Tour Event in Azerbaijan?

By: 2014. 07. 11.

The National Azerbaijan Golf Club has been selected to host the 2014 European Challenge Tour Schedule. The first golf facility in this emerging golf destination will host the inaugural Azerbaijan Challenge Open July 31 – August 3, 2014. I must…

10,000+ joined Direct Golf loyalty card program

By: 2014. 06. 24.

In April this year Direct Golf launched their loyalty card program to foster repeated purcheses and to make golf more affordable. The loyalty program's mechanism is quite simple the more you buy, the more you points you get…

Crown Golf’s first step toward mobile integration

By: 2014. 04. 13.

This week I participated in an interesting conversation in LinkedIn with the founder of Hole19 mobile application Anthony Douglas (who in the past was my guest writer and wrote about similar topic). I had to realize that although…

Exclusive Golf offers 3 months’ free membership

By: 2014. 03. 16.

Usually I don't like to write about golf clubs' promotions, but when I saw the pictures about Exclusive Golf's The Manor House Golf Club I could not resist to share with you the details of the promotion neither…

‘Academy Deluxe’ by José María Olazábal in the Maldives

By: 2014. 02. 21.

Early this month a new luxorious golf course was opened in the Maldives, the Velaa Private Island. You will not believe, but the developers of the golf course asked José María Olazábal to help them in designing the golf…

Chosen golfers of Mizuno Golf

By: 2014. 02. 01.

Back in 2013, Mizuno Golf started an interesting initiative called Play Famously to provide a unique experience for die-hard golfers by treating them as like Tour Professionals. I would add more benefits to those who have Mizuno Golf…

Callaway’s Speed Regime golf balls adapts to you

By: 2013. 12. 25.

Customization is slowly flowing into the golf industry as well, as golf equipment manufacturers like Callaway Golf starts to realize that there are significant differences between golfers.  In case of the new Callaway Speed Regime golf balls that…