52 entries: Srixon

What do you think about QHotels’ flexible membership offer?

By: 2015. 03. 13.

QHotels has just launched its new QFairway club golf membership program/offer. They claim it is the most flexible membership offer in the UK. It gives up to 50 rounds of golf for £375 along with access to 15…

Inbee Park became ‘Champion of Champions’

By: 2015. 03. 08.

Inbee Park after winning the HSBC Women’s Champions 2015 in Sentosa was crowned as the 'Champion of Champions'. She shot a round of 2-under par 70 to win the title, two shots clear of second placed Lydia Ko. This result…

What a difference can a German golf ball make?

By: 2015. 02. 02.

Last year more-and more golf ball manufacturers started to focus on feeling beyond distance to help our approach shots (chips and pitches). They (e.g. Callaway Golf, Wilson Staff) lowered compression and reformulated the covers (made them softer). To…

Hideki Matsuyama signs with IMG

By: 2015. 01. 06.

The world's No. 16 Japanese golf Hideki Matsuyama has just signed a contract with IMG for  for worldwide management and marketing representation. Hideki Matsuyama turned pro in 2013 (before turning pro he was the No. 1 on the World…

V.I.P. custom fitting boutique from XXIO

By: 2014. 10. 07.

Time-time I come across with really interesting golf equipment brands that we can hardly read in magazines like Golf Digest or Golf Monthly. In last year September, the enigma of the month was Honma Golf, a luxury golf…

Ryder Cup US team member Keegan Bradley continues with Cleveland Golf

By: 2014. 09. 28.

Cleveland Golf has announced that Keegan Bradley will continue to be their brand ambassador for the coming years. To my surprise Cleveland Golf is so misterious about this sponsorship deal. They have only disclosed that this is a multi-year…

Are golf brands fitting to mobile?

By: 2013. 04. 08.

I have been watching people around me for a while how and what they have been using in their mobile. I noticed a trend. As people are getting familiar and comfortable with their smartphones (I hope soon I…

How far Titleist Pro V1 can go?

By: 2013. 01. 28.

Titleist Pro V1 and Titleist Pro V1x are the market leader golf balls for almost a decade. This happened despite the critics on these golf balls' durability, distance and side spinning. The durability problem can be due to the…

Do you believe in low compression golf balls?

By: 2013. 01. 02.

I am always skeptical when I read about "product of the year" or about any similar titles. It is also true regarding golf balls (check out my previous post about GolfBallSelector.com). On the website of GolfBallTest.org I came across…

Would you rent a golf club online?

By: 2010. 02. 19.

In my previous post I wrote about how golf courses are becoming part of airlines' loyalty program. In the very same post I mentioned all the hassle that is connected with flying with our golf equipment (golf clubs,…

Do we need golf industry exhibitions?

By: 2009. 09. 22.

As the kick off day of Golf Expo in Munich (Germany) is getting closer, I am start think about what do we gain from such old fashioned industry exhibitions. As reading the website of Golf Expo, it turns…

Golf Equipment Industry in social media (part 2)

By: 2009. 08. 31.

As last I wrote, I am trying to discover how golf equipment industry are performing in social media particularly in Facebook, Twitter and blogs. In my study I checked the following brands: Ben Hogan, Benross, Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra,…