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How can the Le Golf National improve engagement?

By: 2016. 05. 06.

I keep telling you for a while that the regular golf carts will not satisfy that much the connected customers and from golf course operations aspect it is also less effective. Forward thinking golf clubs should shift away from mass…

How to manage your golf life with minimum investment?

By: 2016. 03. 08.

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…

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What made Al Zorah Golf Club the development of the year?

By: 2016. 02. 09.

There is no big surprise in selecting Al Zorah Golf Club for the Development of the Year Award by Golf Inc. Al Zorah Golf Complex is probably one of the biggest if not the biggest golf club development…

Powerscourt Golf Club gets interactive Club Car fleet

By: 2015. 07. 09.

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club was the first venue in Europe to have implemented in early 2014, Club Car’s new Precedent i3 vehicles. After The Belfry, The Grove and Gleneagles, now the former Irish PGA Championship venue upgraded its existing Club Car fleet with…

Can Al Zorah Golf Complex compete with other UAE golf clubs?

By: 2015. 07. 02.

In the last couple of years UAE is among the the Top 10 Fastest Growing Tourism Hotspots in the world. Just in 2013, UAE's golf tourism grew by 10.4%. In 2013, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the 6th golf tourism…

Royal & Awesome helped to raise more than £10,000 for Sparks

By: 2015. 06. 25.

Fulwell Golf Club, Twickenham held the second Sparks Longest Golf Day Challenge with the help of the Scottish clothing company Royal & Awesome. Almost 50 golfers endured four rounds of gruelling, dusk-to-dawn golf at the 111-year-old club, while wearing Royal &…

America’s favorite golf destination: Myrtle Beach

By: 2015. 06. 24.

Did you know that in Myrtle Beach, more than 3.5 million rounds of golf are played annually? I think it is a beautiful sign of popularity and engagement.  Thus I am not surprised that Myrtle Beach has been…

There will be no shortage of golf carts at The Address Montgomerie Dubai

By: 2015. 06. 19.

The 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course The Address Montgomerie Dubai (managed by Troon) has just announced that they are expanding the golf cart fleet with 100 ClubCar Precedent i2L vehicles. At the same week Hydroturf International…

Direct Golf is implementing Myagi online retail sales training platform

By: 2015. 06. 18.

I think we can admit that the classic online training solutions are not really convenient. This is why it is good to see that Direct Golf is trying to find an online training platform.  It is not a…

What can bring to Martin Kaymer the partnership with IMG?

By: 2015. 06. 18.

Martin Kaymer and his Management Team are joining forces with worldwide management and marketing company, IMG. As part of the agreement, IMG will work together with manager Philip Kaymer, coach Gunter Kessler and PR-agent Dirk Schimmel to manage…

Hellidon Lakes Golf & Spa Hotel’s 25th anniversary

By: 2015. 06. 17.

On the last day of July Hellidon Lakes Golf & Spa Hotel will celebrates its 25th anniversary. They will commemorates its landmark date with a fundraising golf day on Friday, July 31. Many familiar faces from Hellidon Lakes’ history including a…

Billy Casper Golf introduces surf-inspired, motorized golf carts

By: 2015. 06. 15.

Billy Casper Golf and Sol Boards have partnered to feature GolfBoard – the first and only substantive, surf-inspired, motorized golf vehicle built specifically for the sport – at numerous Billy Casper Golf owned and operated golf courses, country clubs and…

Gardagolf Country Club is trying to convince UK golfers to…

By: 2015. 06. 12.

The 27-hole Gardagolf Country Club, in northern Italy, is targeting now UK golfers for the first time after negotiating package rates with a number of nearby ‘partner' hotels. Gardagolf has been, until now, largely the privilege of its 550…

Fairmont St Andrews has a new director of golf

By: 2015. 06. 12.

Fairmont St Andrews, the luxury accommodation provider at the Home of Golf, has appointed Amy Yeates to the position of director of golf at the five-star resort.  She will be responsible for the entire golf function at the…

QHotels gained more than 1,000 new golfers to its new QFairway club

By: 2015. 06. 05.

In March I had reported about QHotels' new QFairway club golf membership program/offer. They claim it is the most flexible membership offer in the UK. It gives QFairway members up to 50 rounds of golf for £375 along with access to 15 golf courses. …

2015 British Open Speedgolf Championship gets dash of colour

By: 2015. 06. 04.

For those who are not familiar with this kind of golf here is the essence of speedgolf: It is a faster version the classic golf where you can play a full 18 holes in under 80 minutes, or…

Peter Hanson joins Srixon-Cleveland Golf Tour Staff

By: 2015. 06. 04.

Peter Hanson has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract to become a member of the Srixon/Cleveland Golf PGA Tour staff. As I expected none of the sides shared any details of this contract. What is sure that he will…

Fairmont St Andrews selects Troon Golf

By: 2015. 03. 09.

Troon Golf has been selected by Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC, owner of Fairmont St Andrews, to manage golf operations at the championship venue located at Scotland. Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate acquired the exclusive 209-bed property last summer…

Pelz Scoring Game School selects Troon Golf

By: 2014. 06. 18.

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…

How to fix Troon Rewards loyalty program?

By: 2013. 03. 18.

IBM estimates that we create every day 2.5 quintillion bytes of data (90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone.). It is really hard to digest and understand how big…