In the new digital era, competing for golfers and keeping the attention has become the $64,000 question for the golf clubs. We can already see a massive shift to digital consumption (e.g. mobile commerce, mobile apps, e-commerce). According…
The current pandemic triggered consumers – among them golfers – to make a great life refresh by changing and rebooting their lifestyles. Travel restrictions, covid testing requirements, and complicated bureaucracy in 2020 and 2021 have facilitated the rise…
Troon has been selected to manage the golf operations at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Oregon. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee management division of Troon, will oversee golf operations, agronomy, and sales and marketing for the resort’s two championship 18-hole…
Did you know that 46% of new hires fail and leave a company within the first 3-6 months on the job? And not only that but 89% of the time when new hires leave it’s an issue of…
I was very happy this year when I learned that the London Golf Club website is being revamped and they want to do something to achieve carbon neutrality. In my recent interview with Stephen Follett (Chief Executive, London…
The last time I visited Estonia, I really liked the atmosphere of their golf clubs. We don’t hear much about Estonian golf courses, but just recently Today's Golfer has ranked Pärnu Bay Golf Links as the #23 modern…
Just for a quick reminder of the previous edition of Titleist T-Series irons' key features: High-density tungsten in T200 irons;Progressive set design in T100, T200 & T300 irons;Max Impact technology delivers maximum speed and distance control. - T300 irons;High-density tungsten (with…
Troon has been selected to manage The Club at Pasadera, a private country club in Monterey, California. Troon Privé will manage: resort-style amenities, food & beverage operations, golf course agronomy and membership marketing. The Club at Pasadera - history &…
In recent years, wellness has grown into mandatory service. To stay in the competition among the high-end and not-so-average golf clubs and resorts wellness service is a must-have. The question, of course, is how to interpret the concept…
For a long time, I have not heard of such a big new business win like Troon's recently. Troon has been selected to manage three Southern California golf courses owned by Garden Grove-based Sanyo Foods Corporation of America: Yorba…
With the acquisition of Baker's Cottage (in Castle Combe village), The Manor House is taking advantage of one of the current hotel trends. Namely, the hyper-local design & hometels. When I saw the first pictures of Baker's Cottage,…
Jim Moore wrote an interesting article (Bunkers: Can your golf course afford them?) about the challenges of maintaining bunkers in golf courses. He listed how golf clubs are trying to avoid overspending the budget (e.g. buying cheaper fertilizer,…
I have got good news for those who like the Titleist TSi3 driver. The new Titleist TSi4 drivers will be available from February 26, 2021 (MAP: $549). I found 6 new modifications and improvements in the new Titleist…
Last time I asked Chris Duffy CMDip about the challenges of golf club committees & boards. His article was so popular among golf club managers that I thought to interview him this time. Since his article, Chris Duffy…
Two years ago, I wrote Saudi Arabia is diversifying its economy by moving away from oil. To achieve this, the Saudi government launched the Quality of Life Program. They are planning to invest 130 billion riyals (1 riyal =…
We don't hear too much about Tom Weiskopf's golf course design works. He has got only cca. 26 golf course design works in the US. Troon Country Club (Scottsdale, Arizona) is one of his first venture into golf…
We do not necessarily think of Cambodia as a typical golf destination. However, it is one of the rising golf destinations in Asia, right after Vietnam. Cambodia has been named as the 2020 Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year in…
Titleist will launch on November 12, its new Titleist TSi2 and TSi3 fairway metals. Titleist claims very proudly "...the new Titleist TSi2 and TSi3 fairways are the longest, straightest, best looking and best sounding Titleist fairway metals ever...." Let's see…
If we think about it more, we can easily realize how challenging it is to meet the needs of luxury golf tourists / travelers. Before I would detail the ambitious £25m investment of Dundonald Links to revamp their…
On November 12, Titleist will launch its Titleist TSi drivers: MAP $549. Titleist TSi Premium: MAP $749. The news Titleist TSi2 and TSi3 models are part of the original Titleist Speed Project. This is the essence & differences between…