366 entries: tourism

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…

On Course Foundation is partnering with the National Golf Month

By: 2015. 04. 24.

The weekend is almost here. I am happy to report about the nice initiative of the On Course Foundation. On Course Foundation launched in 2010 and has already helped hundreds of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel and veterans…

Who is the beneficiary of Chinese decade-old golf ban enforcement?

By: 2015. 04. 20.

Son Gual, Mallorca's leading golf destination has just reported their 1000th Chinese golfer in the golf club. This is the result of the copperation with Mission Hills GC (a 12-course resort, located in the town of Guanlan in…

Mack Daddy PM-Grind Wedge Inspired By Phil Mickelson

By: 2015. 04. 19.

Phil Mickelson gave his direct input on the design of this wedge. Callaway Golf tries to come up with a wedge, which has the versatility to perform out of deep rough, bunkers, on flop shots, and any of…

GAME GOLF Tracking mobile application goes live

By: 2015. 04. 18.

We are entering into a new stage of war between Arccos Golf and Game Golf. It seems to me that Game Golf understood the recent mobile usage trend, namely we prefer mobile applications over typing website URLs. This…

Golf talent from Luang Prabang

By: 2015. 04. 18.

Have you heard about Luang Prabang? I must admit, I had not heard about Luang Prabang until my father was not there. It is in north Laos. He found a lonely guy under his hotel window practicing golf…

Golf’s nearly $70 billion economy

By: 2015. 04. 17.

Early this week We Are Golf visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly $70 billion economy (we are little change since 2013; see picture below), $4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local…

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…

What did Golfweek found in Kapalua Golf?

By: 2015. 04. 10.

Again Kapalua Golf was recognized by Golfweek as the No. 1 Best Course You Can Play in Hawaii. This not the first time, actually the 9th constructive year that the Plantation Course maintained top billing in Golfweek's prestigious…

Top Tenerife golf courses shortlisted for 2015 Golf Awards

By: 2015. 04. 09.

In November 7, World Golf Award will announce winners in 11 categories . Among the shortlisted golf courses we can find Golf Las Américas and The Ritz-Carlton, Abama. They have both nominated to be named as 'Spain's Best Golf…

Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort gets a 5-star hotel

By: 2015. 03. 30.

It will be actually a boutique hotel. The Onyria Palmares Beach House Hotel - which features 18 rooms and two suites - will open in spring 2016 and will offer 180-degrees views to the Bay of Lagos, with beds…

Review: Galvin Green – Gear Up mobile application

By: 2015. 03. 29.

Do you remember Puma Golf's Stylecaddie mobile application from 2013? Their aim was to promote the Puma 2013 Spring/Summer Collection. In some respect, I think Galvin Green learnt from the Puma Golf example when they created their Gear Up mobile…

Who could be the ideal brand ambassador for Bunker Mentality?

By: 2015. 02. 22.

I have just heard that Bunker Mentality is looking for somebody who could represent their brand in 2015. They are looking for an ardent golfer. If you think you are a golf addict then compare yourself with Bunker…

Jack Frost National Golf Club is on the “TOP50 U.S. golf courses in 2014” list

By: 2015. 02. 13.

Jack Frost National Golf Club, owned by Blue Ridge Real Estate Company (Blue Ridge) and managed by Billy Casper Golf (BCG), was recently named a “Top 50 U.S. Golf Courses in 2014” by GolfAdvisor, the trusted home of…

Golf GameBook a new breed of golf social networking site

By: 2015. 02. 05.

One of my learning at the latest PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando was that the big data phenomenon and measurement fetish have arrived to the golf industry. Today different kind of mobile apps, wearables and other gadgets are…

Who are those generous people at Crown Golf clubs?

By: 2015. 02. 04.

What a nice open handed people are playing in Crown Golf clubs. Crown Golf club members have now donated over £100,000 to The Golf Foundation in the last 8 years. Since 2006, members at Crown Golf clubs have been contributing…

Fairmont St Andrews helps hospitality students

By: 2015. 02. 03.

Fife College has established a working partnership agreement with the multi-award-winning Fairmont St Andrews luxury hotel and golf club (e.g. IAGTO's European Golf Resort of the Year in 2012, award for ‘best large hotel' in the 2014 Scottish…

Quinta do Lago won the 2015 Today’s Golfer Travel Awards

By: 2015. 01. 26.

It seems to me that Quinta do Lago's €29m investment programme brought it's first awards. Part of this program was the modernization an facelifting (worth of €9.6m) of Quinta do Lago's North Course by Paul McGinley with Beau Welling. Quinta do Lago, the leading…

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)…