In these days Las Colinas Golf & Country Club (managed by Troon) is hosting again (the 5th consecutive year) the European Tour Qualifying School 2nd Stage. Since Friday (6th - 9th November) youngsters and European Tour veterans, as they all battle…
John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO, was honored yesterday with the distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award at the HSBC Golf Business Forum in Shanghai, China. This is probably not new to you. However, I think we should analyze…
It seems like that Glenmuir and Sunderland of Scotland has found a good partner in Finland to improve their sales in the country. The new partner is Juha Klinga's Klintrade, a golf equipment importer private company. Juha has got 20+ years retail…
Next week the British brand, Joseph Garratt will present its 1st collection for boy golfers aged 7-12 at the London Golf Show (from Friday, November 13th to Sunday, November 15th). If you have not heard about Joseph Garratt,…
It was not a waste of money for Glenmuir, Sunderland of Scotland and MacWet to be at The 2015 Golf Show at Harrogate. The company has reported a 20% increase in sales in comparison with their previous best…
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…
Ashley Chesters, one of golf’s hottest young prospects has joined the Nike Golf brand team. He he has now signed a multi-year, head-to-toe deal with the iconic Swoosh brand. In 2014 when Ashley Chesters became the first player to successfully…
In July I wrote about how Ojee Golf's Talon is using crowdfunding (on INDIEGOGO) to finance product development. Ojee Golf set then a 60-day crowdfunding target of £20,000. Now they can be satisfied as they reached £21,000. According to my sources Ojee Golf…
I think The 2014 Ryder Cup was an outstanding event for golfers and Scotland as well. This Ryder Cup event at Gleneagles, attracted over 250,000 spectators and generated £106 million for the Scottish economy. The Scottish government (led by VisitScotland’s Events…
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…
I've got good news for the 218,000 Scottish Golf Membership Card holders. Thanks to the new partnership with MacDonald Hotel & Resorts, card holders will get 15% discount at Macdonald Hotel & Resorts across the UK. This means a…
On Thursday will start the 39th Women's British Open Championship at Turnberry's Ailsa Course. This was not 100% sure if LPGA will agree to hold the championship at Turnberry after Donald Trump's remarks on Mexican immigrants. LPGA, PGA…
As part of TaylorMade Golf’s 15 years of Driver dominance a VIP event was held at Macdonald Rusacks Hotel. Junior golfers from Scotland were invited to celebrate with their heroes including Stephen Gallacher, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Dustin…
This year the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open will be held at Trump Turnberry Resort, Scotland, July 30 to August 2. All of the current TOP 20 on the Rolex World Ranking, along with all of the current TOP…
To exploit Swedes' natural attraction to Portuguese golf courses, early this year Orizonte Lisbon Golf exhibited in Malmo, Sweden (part of this promotion tour they exhibited in Helsinki, Paris and Scotland as well). Now it seems like that…
Club Car can be relaxed for another two years as they signed a new contract with Gleneagles Hotel (Scotland) until 2017. Club Car not simply extended an existing, longstanding cooperation with Gleneagles Hotel, but also to received an…
Troon Golf is celebrating its 25-year anniversary. The success story began in 1990 with the Troon North Golf Club. Today they are managing 250 golf courses, in 36 states and 27 countries. Troon Golf moved first to Australia…
Troon Golf has been selected by Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC, owner of Fairmont St Andrews, to manage golf operations at the championship venue located at Scotland. Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate acquired the exclusive 209-bed property last summer…
In last October I wrote that ecommerce specialist Lee Brown and retail expert Peter Riordan has joined Direct Golf. Now I can tell that the golf industry excutive Rob Andrew joins Direct Golf as a member of the…
After the success of the men's Nike Lunar Control franchise, Nike Golf introduces the women’s Nike Lunar Control. What makes Women's Nike Lunar Control golf shoes special? The first women’s shoe in the Lunarlon collection; the first women’s golf…