In 5 weeks, the new Titleist 718 irons will be available in golf shops worldwide beginning September 29, with fittings beginning September 1. Titleist says that the new Titleist 718 irons are about maximizing MOI and ball speed. What I…
It is great to hear that a prestigious golf course like the Gleneagles is returning to its original golf course design. In Gleneagles case, to James Braid's design who originally designed the Queen's Course (a heathland course). Here…
As we are getting closer to the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale (16th - 23rd July 2017), it is worth to summarize the business results of the previous event: Hosting The 145th Open at Royal Troon delivered more than £110 million…
I believe that for European golf club managers there are few really important events that they should visit. One of them is the Golf Business & Industry Convention that will be held in 2017, between 17-19 January at…
Cobra Golf is further expanding the offering of clubs under the revered KING name. The new Cobra KING F7 set of irons, along with COBRA’s first-ever F7 ONE LENGTH set provides golfers with optimized performance, distance, forgiveness, and…
We love golf, it is a great game. We love it for a variety of reasons; the history, the tradition, the honor, the integrity, the competition, we love that it is fun, it’s social, it’s welcoming and it’s…
I could easily start this post with the cliché of there is nothing new under the sun, but I will not do that. I think, Troon was the first golf club management company that came up with a…
What a great changes are happening in China these days! First, the Chinese Government lifted the ban for Communist Party members to play golf. Is there a connection between the 2016 Rio Games and the Chinese Government's decision? The…
Almost a decade (since 2007) has passed since the launch of the joint educational program of HSBC and the China Golf Association, the CGA-HSBC Junior Golf Program. It is supervised by a development committee that has representatives from HSBC,…
In the near future, it is still not expected that The Open Championship will return to the Prince's Golf Club despite all hopes. The golf club has not held The Open Championship since 1932 when Gene Sarazen won the competition. A little…
A recent R&A study ("A Satellite Account for Golf in the UK; was published in March 2016) found that in 2014 British golfers spent £939m on golf equipment and clothing and in total the consumer spending on golf in…
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…
The EIGCA is organizing a conference, which will be held at The Hastings Stormont Hotel in Belfast on Friday 15th April. The topic of the conference will be how technology is impacting on golf. It is a nice…
Probably, The 2015 Open Championship in St Andrews was the best-performing golf event in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It delivered £140 million of economic benefit to Scotland. Just from visitors to Scotland for the tournament generated £88 million – nearly…
The next interview in the Grow the Game Initiative series was with Rand Jerris, the Senior Managing Director of Public Services for Public Services for the United States Golf Association. He oversees many of the key functions of…
HSBC's announcement about the renewal of their global golf sponsorship portfolio (World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, the HSBC Women’s Champions and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship) brought a great relief. In the summer was announced that HSBC will…
Probably some of you will remember from 2013 the announcement of The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA). They proposed to amend the Rule 14-1B and to prohibit anchoring the golf club in making a stroke. This…
Last week Wilson Staff announced its new Wilson Staff FG Tour F5 line of woods that will be available from January 2016. They have already tested it by tour players like Kevin Streelman. F stands for Feel in Wilson Staff's F-C-D…
The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) will hold its annual event for the tenth time in Tenerife (Canaray Islands). For those who are not familiar with the International Golf Travel Market, it is the world’s premier global event for golf…
One of the reasons why it takes me longer to complete a round in my golf club is that I have to look for my golf ball many times. Sometimes I even have to admit that I lost…