The new TW ’15 shoe, is the first to feature Nike’s breakthrough Flyweave technology in the upper. The innovation in Flyweave technology is helping us to have more flexibility in the upper part of the golf shoe. What makes unique TW…
The Tom Mackenzie-designed golf course at Heythrop Park Resort is upgrading its green team. The resort recruited two senior professionals. Steve Cherry, a 25-year career greenkeeping professional who prepared 17 European Tour events under Alex Hay at Woburn.…
We are conitnuing Maria Palozola's previous post where she started to list her 5 key performance factors: 2) Email Marketing All the instructors agreed that growing a big Email List whether it's through private lessons, outings, your website, your newsletter, etc.,…
Recently I met with Maria Palozola, a Top 50 Instructor with the LPGA and asked about her golf instruction business challenges. I was interested in what kind of tools and solutions does she use to acquire and retain customers/golfers. …
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,…
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…
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.…
Back in this April I had already written about Brocket Hall Golf Club won 59Club Awards' Silver Flag award for outstanding customer service. Recently Brocket Hall Golf Club conducted a mystery shopping survey by 59Club. Brocket Hall reached…
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…
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…
I have just got the news that Troon Golf will manage Burabay Golf Resort – an all-new facility near Astana, Kazakhstan. Burabay Golf Resort is Troon’s second development in the region, joining The National Azerbaijan Golf Club. Located across the…
Callaway Golf Company announced last week their new Apex Muscleback and Apex Utility Irons. Both will be available for custom order online September 12, including on Callawaygolf.com. Apex Muscleback irons It is a new addition to the Apex Family.…
Last summer when I talked about the novelties of FT Optiforce drivers and fairway woods, I could not tell the exact weight of FT Optiforce drivers just approximately (under 300 grams). At this time when Callaway Golf is launching next…
Golf World Magazine's print version passed away after 67 years. The current publisher, Conde Nast bought is from The New York Times in 2001. During the transition, less than 10 people were laid off. I think it is…
In general we do not hear too much golf news from Israel, especially in these days when the world is focusing on the Gaza conflict. Despite of the dreadful situation around the Gaza strip, from north of Tel…
It seems to me that the centenary of Wilson Staff brings back some of most successful Wilson Staff golf club models in updated version. Yes, Wilson Staff 88002 putter returns after 52 years. The original Wilson Staff 8802…
Yesterday was announced (4th July) the completion of a significant transaction with an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Greg Norman’s organization, Great White Shark Enterprises (GWSE). Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specializing in…
Direct Golf recently announced that it will retail golf brands including Mizuno, Wilson, Bridgestone, Stuburt, John Letters, Progen, Golf Locker, Hotblade and Jaxx, alongside a huge range of products from other golf manufacturers on the Tesco direct website.…
I have just heard that Pelz Golf and Troon will expend their cooperation across the United States by expanding the Pelz Scoring Game School to selected Troon facilities. Schools are currently scheduled now through October 2014 with even…
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…