166 entries: "Ryder Cup"

TaylorMade Golf VIP event at Macdonald Rusacks Hotel

By: 2015. 07. 22.

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…

Alstom Open De France’s 1st Austrian winner

By: 2015. 07. 06.

Bernd Wiesberger (World ranking: 23; FootJoy brand ambassador) produced an impressive final round of 65 (a 13 under total) to win the Alstom Open de France at future Ryder Cup host venue Le Golf National. Bernd Wiesberger is the first…

Will La Manga Club win the ‘Best Golf Resort in the World’ category?

By: 2015. 06. 29.

La Manga Club Resort is one of the venues that was nominated in the ‘Best Golf Resort in the World’ category at the Telegraph Media Group's 2015 UltraTravel Awards. Thus La Manga Club is the only destination in continental Europe to…

Robert Trent Jones II signature golf course is close to completion in Hungary

By: 2015. 06. 14.

Yes it is true. It will be the second Robert Trent Jones II signature golf course in Eastern Europe (the other is in Russia). Hungary's 4th wealthiest entrepreneur (according to Forbes Hungary in 2014) Gábor Széles had an…

Peter Hanson joins Srixon-Cleveland Golf Tour Staff

By: 2015. 06. 04.

Peter Hanson has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract to become a member of the Srixon/Cleveland Golf PGA Tour staff. As I expected none of the sides shared any details of this contract. What is sure that he will…

When will Rossington Hall be ready to host the European Tour?

By: 2015. 06. 04.

The luxurious Rossington Hall, set on 250 acres, has grand ambitions of becoming an elite golf destination and host-venue of the European Tour. The Rossington Hall Golf Development (RHGD) scheme has been back by the Doncaster Council. The European Tour…

World of Leading Golf convinced Le Golf National to…

By: 2015. 06. 01.

The home of the 2018 Ryder Cup, France's stunning Le Golf National, is the newest member of the World of Leading Golf. The club's outstanding L'Albatros course will play host to the biennial team event in September 2018…

iPlayGolfUK opens UK’s largest indoor golf experience outside London

By: 2015. 05. 14.

Near Milton Keynes, iPlayGolfUK opened UK’s largest indoor golf simulator complex outside London. iPlayGolfUK has six huge screens on which you can play over 70 of the world’s most famous golf courses, in a Sports Bar environment including a large…

Donnafugata Golf Resort is on the short list of Prestigious Star Awards 2015

By: 2015. 05. 08.

Donnafugata Golf Resort is one of the leading nominees to be named as the ‘Most Prestigious Sporting Venue 2015’ when the winners are announced at a lavish prize-giving ceremony in London on September 18. After 6 years Prestigious…

Irish golf tourism has risen by £6 million to £33 million in 2014

By: 2015. 03. 28.

During the 2nd St Patrick’s Golf Day at Goodwood organised by Golf Ireland this month, some interesting findings came to light about the contribution of golf tourism to the Irish economy. The economic impact of golf tourism across Ireland has risen…

Will Scotland be able to host the 2019 Solheim Cup?

By: 2015. 03. 07.

Scotland has submitted an expression of interest in bidding to host the 2019 Solheim Cup and will decide on whether to launch a formal bid in the summer. The expression of interest has been submitted to the Ladies European Tour…

IMG acquires Icon Sports Management

By: 2015. 02. 21.

On Thursday IMG announced the acquisition of golf talent agency Icon Sports Management. Icon's president and CEO R.J. Nemer, the agency's founder will continue in the golf division at WME | IMG. R.J. Nemer will become IMG’s Senior Vice…

BREAKING NEWS: Golf Legend Billy Casper passed away

By: 2015. 02. 08.

Professional golf legend Billy Casper died yesterday at 4:45 p.m. MT of a heart attack at the age of 83 surrounded by family at home outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Focusing on golf, Casper attended the University of…

Rory McIlroy got lost in Abu Dhabi

By: 2015. 01. 14.

Actually Rory McIlory together with the Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler are preparing for the 10th anniversary of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship that will kick off tomorrow (15-18 January 2015). So the guys looked around and…

How will wearable technology change our golf retail experience?

By: 2015. 01. 13.

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…

PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua found a new pursuit

By: 2015. 01. 09.

New year, new challenges. Pete Bevacqua, has been named Chairman of World Golf Foundation’s Board of Directors for 2015. Bevacqua succeeds Tim Finchem, Commissioner of the PGA TOUR, who served as the 2014 Board Chairman. Bevacqua became the…

Shiny and bright golf gloves and golf shoes from G/FORE

By: 2015. 01. 06.

Luxury designer brand G/FORE has just launched their 2015 range. In parallel their unhidden intent is to conquer the UK golf market in 2015. In style they remind me little bit the Scottish brand Royal & Awesome.  Did you…

340,000 golf event spectators were interested in Scotland

By: 2014. 12. 29.

51 hours left from 2014. So here is the time to summarize this year. Scotland rightly can rejoice this year. In 2014, Scotland attracted 340,000 golf event spectators. VisitScotland says this year was the 2nd highest year for golf…

Where is Europe’s best golf hole?

By: 2014. 12. 23.

Golf World magazine has recently announced its '100 Classic Golf Holes in the UK and Continental Europe'. The jury included top designers like Martin Hawtree (Trump International Golf Links) and David McLay Kidd, but also well-known golfers like…

New Darren Clarke Centre of Excellence at Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa

By: 2014. 12. 19.

I don't know how much do you know about the Darren Clarke Golf brand, but it was launched in 2010. Actually it is a golf school. Since the foundation Darren Clarke Golf School (a 2-year full time diploma)…