Troon has been selected to provide golf course management services to the new golf course at Jebel Sifah (designed by Peter Harradine), a 6.2 million sqm beachfront development located on the outskirts of Muscat, Oman. Actually, it takes 1h 18 minutes…
I thought I will highlight a German golf business news since Germany is the #2 golf market in Europe with 643, 158 registered golfers. The Golf Management Association of Germany (GMVD) held last week (April 28th) its annual meeting…
Sardinia and Sicily host some of the most prestigious Italian golf venues according to KPMG's "Golf Benchmark Survey in Italy 2012". Now, Sicily’s Verdura Resort is becoming the latest addition to the exclusive European Tour Properties network, joining…
Paul McGinley will lead a host of star names at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Invitational at the award-winning Yas Links on Yas Island from January 28-29, 2017. He will captain a Professional Golfers’ Team against a Celebrity Team…
A couple of years ago (actually in 2013!), I have already written that the golf industry and golf clubs particularly, need to increase women's participation to survive and to find a new source of revenue. In the very same year,…
I am always curious to read about Central European countries' golf clubs' efforts to attract golf tourists. This why I thought to write about two Polish golf clubs' latest initiative. Two of the leading golf clubs in Poland,…
Similar to 2015, the Berenberg Gary Player Invitational will be held at Wentworth Club. This year it will be held between July 17-18. Berenberg and The Player Foundation are continuing to support Depaul (helps who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged) who…
It seems like nothing can stop Troon to gain footing in Europe. The Swiss Golfclub Domat/Ems has selected Troon to manage its golf club. This is Troon's 4th new business win in Europe: Golfclub Pfalz in Germany, Chateau…
Early this year, I have already written about that the Costa Brava region is celebrating its 'Year of Golf 2016'. However, I thought to give you update on Costa Brava region's golf tourism performance and tourism trends: Golf…
#Bags4Birdies, a new initiative has started at the end of March by UPS and PING to help and foster junior golfers' development. The face of the campaign will be one of the two UPS golf ambassadors Lee Westwood or…
There is a golf country in Europe that despite its size and purchasing power we hardly hear about her. The country is Germany. Germany is the #2 golf country in Europe (639,137 golfers; 15% of European golfers), not far…
A recent R&A study (A satellite account for golf in the UK) found that the Gross Value Added (=defined as the profits plus wages within an industry, less an adjustment for taxation and subsidies) of the golf industry in the…
I hope it is obvious that sustainability should be on top of golf courses' priority list in 2016 and in the future as well. It happens in cases of far-seeing ideas and concepts that we feel like we…
The Costa Brava region is celebrating its ‘Year of Golf 2016’, which commemorates 50 years of golf in the region, is to welcome more than 70 tour operators and travel agents from 25 countries when it hosts the…
Although Germany is the #2 golf country in Europe with 639,137 registered golfers (source: KPMG: Golf Participation in Europe 2015), we hardly talk about the country's golf club business. Germany is also the country with one of the…
I've got a feeling that Chinese government's golf policy is not very consistent. In 2015, they shut down 10% of the country's golf clubs (=66) what they found illegal. The Communist Party also banned party members (=88 million…
Matteo Manassero is quite busy in these days. Two days ago I had the chance to write about his support of Italy's bid efforts to win the hosting rights of the 2022 Ryder Cup. Today, he held an interactive…
Probably you remember that Nike Golf launched its 1st European (on the continent) Nike Performance Fitting Studio at the Himmerland Resort and Spa last month. Recently Nike Golf organized a competition in this Danish golf club among its Swoosh Staff members…
I think there are at least two common motivations among the 4 bidders (Spain, Italy, Germany and Austria) for the 2022 Ryder Cup: golf enthusiasm and promoting their country (as a country of investment, tourism destination etc.). The…
Andalucia is in a controversial situation. Although, we can see 7 million tourists are visiting Andalucia every year, among them many golf tourists (see below the figures), but we can also find an unemployment rate of 35.21 % (The forecast is still…