97 entries: The Shire

Can female PGA teaching professionals boost women’s participation?

By: 2015. 11. 09.

Natalie Clarke (former Ladies European Tour golfer who also worked with Pete Cowen) the only female PGA qualified teaching professional in Derbyshire has joined the Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & Country Club. Their intention is to develop women's golf…

The 2019 Solheim Cup is on the way to Scotland

By: 2015. 10. 29.

After an exhausting struggle to win the right of hosting of The 2019 Solheim Cup, now Scotland can sit back. The Ladies European Tour’s Board preferred and selected Scotland's The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire over Sweden's The Bro Hof Slott Golf Club (the total cost…

Who can provide real time wearable shot tracker?

By: 2015. 10. 22.

Game Golf launched today, the Game Golf Live, as the golf industry’s 1st wearable, real-time shot tracker for both iOS and Android smartphone platforms.  My latest information about the price of GAME GOLF LIVE is: £159.95 (it might be different). First, I hoped Game Golf is utilizing the…

How do Macdonald Hotels & Resorts define quality?

By: 2015. 10. 09.

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts have conducted between May and August 2015, a comprehensive quality audit (or we can call it also: a quarterly benchmarking audit of their golf courses) on 7 of their golf courses (including: Macdonald Spey Valley…

Can GolfBoard improve pace of play at Crown Golf?

By: 2015. 09. 14.

It is very likely that GolfBoard a 2-year-old company (started as a Kickstarter project: 127 backers pledged $105,589) lived up to expectations. In June 2015, I had the chance to report about GolfBoard's cooperation with Billy Casper Golf.…

What can bring the “To Heath & Links” study tour?

By: 2015. 09. 10.

Next week will kick off in South England this year's 'To Heath & Links' study tour with 70 leading golf architects (US, Australia, Europe). The study tour is organised by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects and supported by…

Who is the right host for The Solheim Cup in 2019?

By: 2015. 08. 14.

Scotland is still excited about hosting The Solheim Cup in 2019. In March it was questionable whether Scotland will launch a formal bid in the summer. Now it is sure that they will officially bid for the hosting of The…

American Golf National Academy is coming to High Legh Park Golf Club

By: 2015. 07. 14.

On 21st July will be opened the American Golf National Academy at the High Legh Park Golf Club in Cheshire. American Golf is promising to help golfers to hone their golf game by providing PGA Professionals in store and on…

Jordan Smith is becoming a Nike Golf athlete

By: 2015. 07. 01.

Nike Golf has just announced that former Walker Cup player Jordan Smith will join to its brand team. The 22-year-old - who plays out of Bowood Park Golf Club in Wiltshire – has agreed a multi-year, 14-club, head-to-toe deal with…

SkyCaddie members get 15% discount off at Macdonald Hotels & Resorts

By: 2015. 06. 26.

It turned out from an insight that SkyCaddie members tend to travel more widely than the average golfers. This motivated the partnership with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts. SkyCaddie has just announced that its members in the UK can now enjoy…

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…

Leading Golf Courses of Europe make their first sale to a UK golf club

By: 2015. 02. 09.

Stoke Park (also known as Stoke Poges) is joining the Zurich-based ‘umbrella' organisation The Leading Golf Courses of Europe. The number of member golf clubs of The Leading Golf Courses of Europe is now 40 in 13 countries,…

Preparations at Royal Troon for The Open in 2016

By: 2014. 12. 04.

In Ayrshire and Arran they are ready to walk the extra mile to boost their golf tourism. Ayrshire and Arran has over 40 courses including the Open venues of Royal Troon and Trump Turnberry and the birthplace of the Open,…

Are drones the new rangefinders?

By: 2014. 10. 20.

First drones were used for military mission (e.g. for spying, bombing), but now it seems to me that they are gaining momentum in civil life as well. Last year Golf Channel tested drones in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at…

Brocket Hall is the place to hold charity events

By: 2014. 09. 09.

I am happy to hear that Brocket Hall is able to attract so many charity events. Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and English cricket legend Sir Ian Botham each held charity golf days at the Hertfordshire…

First time in PGA Senior Championship history

By: 2013. 03. 06.

I've got an impression that senior championships are in the shadow. It can be a great opportunity to meet former golf champions who once made headlines.  De Vere Mottram Hall, Cheshire will hold between 6th-9th June the ISPS HANDA…

Is Groupon a threat to golf clubs?

By: 2012. 08. 06.

The manager of Chalgrave Manor Golf Club in Befordshire has warned early this year that the group-buying discount website Groupon is a threat to British golf clubs. Probably you remember how Groupon helped to boost golf deals by 100% last year…