Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has just opened its new Macdonald Monchique Resort & Spa in Portugal close to the leading golf courses i the Algarve and a 15-minute drive from Portimão and an hour from Faro International Airport. These are…
Troon has been selected to manage The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation. The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation is a private country club nestled within Woodside Plantation, a Southern Living Inspired Community located in the Carolina foothills. The Reserve course…
Not so long time ago, I have reported that Troon Privé selected to manage Powder Horn Golf Club. From tomorrow, they will become a private golf club. The change to private achieves a long-time goal of the club and is…
Burhill Golf and Leisure Ltd (BGL) will invest this year, £5,000,000 into the development of the newly branded Birchwood Park Golf and Country Club, currently Birchwood Park Golf Centre. The venue will undergo a complete transformation of its health…
What we see renovations and enhancement activities today at The Cape Club (formerly Ballymeade Country Club; managed by Troon) are part of a complex strategy of the new owner, to transform the property into a five-star resort. The golf course…
In 2009, the developers of the gated Steelwood residential community, on 1,500+ acres in Loxley, Alabama have sold their ownership in the Steelwood Country Club to a group of club members. Originally, Richard and Carol Miller bought land in 1992 from…
My new guest writer is Rich O’Brien. Rich is a columnist for the Charleston Golf News where he writes a Grow the Game column and a Golf Therapy Column. He is also a sport psychologist and adaptive golf instructor, he…
A new era will start at the National Golf Course Owners Association. Jay Karen will replace Michael Hughes on October 1. Hughes served for 25 years as CEO of NGCOA. Some of the achievements of Hughes are: the NGCOA…
In last November I wrote a review about Arccos Golf (innovation partner of Callaway Golf; the original concept/idea is from Callaway Golf) and Game Golf, where I shared my doubts about their future potentials, namely they are monofunctional and pricey…
Kimberly Cayce’s appointment follows a nearly 200% increase in Women On Course membership in 2014, making it one of the largest golf-related professional development organizations in the U.S. Cayce will manage daily business operations, including membership, marketing, administration,…
Early this week We Are Golf visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly $70 billion economy (we are little change since 2013; see picture below), $4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local…
Thanks to my visit at the PGA Show in Orlando, I had the chance to meet with the David Leadbetter Academy. The Academy's CMO Benedict Riches says David Leadbetter found a totally new instruction concept that can help us…
The usage of wearables is not totally new to the golf industry. Those who were lucky to be in the Ryder Cup were able to experience the advantages of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). This is why I was thinking over how could pro-shops…
Recently I found an interesting quote in a Nike Golf print ad: "Nike Golf shoes are not for the game of golf. They are for the sport of golf. The sport of golf requires fitness. Training. Dedication." It is…
Last week my guest writer Anthony Douglas from Hole19 Golf started to talk about golf mobile applications and in general about golf mobile application market. We believe there are lots of opportunities in this area to exploit for our business goals.…