Lumine Mediterránea Beach & Golf Community announced yesterday it will be making a strategic investment in The Lakes course to enhance guest and playing experiences. The Lakes course is a Greg Norman designed, par-71, 6300-meter long golf course. Lumine…
Sunderland of Scotland has just unveiled its new collection for Spring Summer 2017 (see examples at the end of this post). The new collection of Sunderland of Scotland comes with a variety of vibrant colors and incorporates technologically advanced…
The EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association; founded in 1991), the largest women-focused national amateur golf association in the United States and Troon announced the renewal of their multifaceted Supporting Partnership. The partnership is designed to increase women participating in…
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…
Early this year, I have already written about that the PGA Catalunya Resort has enhanced its portfolio of rental properties by over 70% to include a larger mix of luxurious family houses, golf-fronted semi-detached villas. Most recently, PGA Catalunya Resort…
I keep telling you for a while that the regular golf carts will not satisfy that much the connected customers and from golf course operations aspect it is also less effective. Forward thinking golf clubs should shift away from mass…
Srixon has been announced as the title sponsor of the inaugural Foremost Assistants Championship, scheduled to be held on Wednesday 20th July at The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club. Foremost Professional Assistants will battle it out over the…
I hope one day I will live through such a moment in a pro shop when I get personalized service and offer without wasting too much time there (instead of playing golf). Early this year, I recommended wearable…
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts have conducted between May and August 2015, a comprehensive quality audit (or we can call it also: a quarterly benchmarking audit of their golf courses) on 7 of their golf courses (including: Macdonald Spey Valley…
Troon will launch officially on November 1, 2015 their new, the 2016 Troon Cards. So let's see what are the new features, services and left unchanged. These are the new services and features: Addition of 4 new card options…
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…
In the last couple of years UAE is among the the Top 10 Fastest Growing Tourism Hotspots in the world. Just in 2013, UAE's golf tourism grew by 10.4%. In 2013, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the 6th golf tourism…
Last week Billy Casper Golf launched their 'BCG Select' Program to help golf club managers and owners to improve their golf club's performance. At the same time it seems to be a very smart and polished "door opener"…
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 the previous post I started to explain why wearable technology solution could improve golf retail experience. I highlighted 3 major areas for improvement: product information and related services, in-store communication and navigation; payment solutions. In this post…
No matter how we look at it, golf club operation/business is a service. As such our interest is to measure the performance and satisfaction to attract new golfers and golf club members, but also to retain existing ones. …
After 30 years of service, owner and chairman of Direct Golf John Andrew was awarded the prestigious title of ‘Fellow’ of the Professional Golfers Association. This is actually a recognition of John Andrew's contribution to the golf retail business…
In July Direct Golf UK announced that they are going to enter to a partnership with Sports Direct to be able to grow and expand in Europe. This will not be the first attempt of Direct Golf UK…
Yesterday was announced (4th July) the completion of a significant transaction with an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Greg Norman’s organization, Great White Shark Enterprises (GWSE). Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specializing in…
Direct Golf recently announced that it will retail golf brands including Mizuno, Wilson, Bridgestone, Stuburt, John Letters, Progen, Golf Locker, Hotblade and Jaxx, alongside a huge range of products from other golf manufacturers on the Tesco direct website.…