74 entries: "Abu Dhabi"

Saadiyat Beach Golf Club was the host MENA Golf Tour’s 25th event

By: 2014. 10. 12.

Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has long been (cca. since 2011) an active supporter of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Golf Tour's mission to grow new talent in the area. Not often occurs such thing that even…

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…

Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort joins IMG Prestige

By: 2014. 09. 19.

I wonder and stare, how Bulgaria is emerging on the global golf map from almost nothing. Currently 8 golf courses are operating in Bulgaria, where 3 of them on the Black Sea cost (Black Sea Rama, Thracian Cliffs Golf…

When will Rory McIlroy win his first Falcon Trophy?

By: 2014. 09. 14.

Between 15th - 18th January 2015 will be the 10th Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. In the past 7 years Rory McIlroy has been a three-time runner up in Abu Dhabi. Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on bagging his first…

Hidden golf treasure was found in Israel

By: 2014. 08. 04.

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…

My adventure at Caesarea Golf Club

By: 2014. 07. 19.

I am facing a very interesting trip to Israel, where I am going to discover the Israeli golf industry and golf life. I will try to find answers why Israel is less successful in golf than Abu Dhabi.…

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…

Phil Mickelson will make money for me in June

By: 2014. 05. 22.

I can dream about this, but for US and Canadian golfers it can happen easily between June 12, 2014-June 15, 2014. Callaway Golf came out with a new idea about promotion prize. Instead of give away golf clubs, they…

UPDATE: HSBC’s Golf’s 2020 Vision

By: 2014. 05. 01.

On this week was held 2014 HSBC Golf Business Forum at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa. I think the two highlights of the event were the announcement of Peter Dawson (Chief Executive of The R&A)…

HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore

By: 2014. 02. 28.

I am always happy to write about female golf. Now I have again a good reason, yesterday started the 7th HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore (The Serapong Course) with the best female golfers of the world. This is the…

2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship in London Golf Club

By: 2014. 02. 05.

Now it is official that 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship will be held in London Golf Club. The game will be played on the International Course from the 15th to the 19th October.  Match Play Championship will be played on former…

First time in PGA Tour

By: 2013. 03. 18.

There must be a great presistence in Kevin Streelman if he didn't give up his PGA career after 152 unsuccessful PGA Tour start. His efforts brought the desired/dreamt results yesterday by winning at the Tampa Bay Championship.The win earned…

HSBC’s prediction on golf’s future

By: 2013. 02. 26.

First I intended to write about Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, then I came across with HSBC's report on golf's future. In general there are no big surprises in this report: the shift towards Asia; In China and…

Hole in one in Malaysia

By: 2013. 02. 11.

When we read in the Golf's 2020 Vision (by HSBC) report about the rise and importance of Chinese and Indian golf market, we should not neglect such golf markets like the Malaysian one. The Malaysian golf market's value in…