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How can PGA Catalunya Resort’s new hotel inspire you?

By: 2016. 05. 26.

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…

What makes Zala Springs Golf Resort apartments unique?

By: Zala Springs Golf Resort 2016. 05. 23.

What is the real estate development concept of Zala Springs Golf Resort? Zala Springs Golf Resort is a unique development in Hungary. The resort is being positioned at the very top level and the aim is to deliver…

How will the Prince’s Golf Club revive?

By: 2016. 04. 07.

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…

Why does Nike Golf give a chance to Ryan Ruffels?

By: 2016. 01. 29.

Nike Golf has just announced the addition of Australian athlete Ryan Ruffels (he is just 17 years old) to their brand team. As part of the sponsorship deal, Ryan will receive not just golf equipment from Nike Golf,…

What was the best performing golf event in the UK in 2015?

By: 2016. 01. 19.

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…

How could Burhill Golf Club prove its quality?

By: 2015. 12. 17.

Burhill Golf Club has been chosen to host Regional Qualifying for golf’s most famous event, The Open Championship, starting in 2016. It is a good opportunity to the recently hired general manager Matthew Hazelden to prove his skills and…

HSBC extended its commitment to golf sponsorship by 5 years

By: 2015. 11. 04.

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…

What can bring the “To Heath & Links” study tour?

By: 2015. 09. 10.

Next week will kick off in South England this year's 'To Heath & Links' study tour with 70 leading golf architects (US, Australia, Europe). The study tour is organised by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects and supported by…

Will DIRECTV cover the 97th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits?

By: 2015. 08. 13.

Of course DIRECTV will cover the 97th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits as part of their “PGA TOUR Experience". I think you have already noticed on your TV. In February I had already reported that DIRECTV signed a…

SkyCaddie’s SkyPro gets attack angle feature

By: 2015. 08. 03.

The battle rages on among golf swing analyzers. Early this year Cleveland Golf launched its  Cleveland Golf Wedge Analyzer fitting system powered by Swingbyte technology and Epson their M-Tracer golf swing analyzer. I think I do not have to introduce you SkyCaddie's…

American Golf National Academy is coming to High Legh Park Golf Club

By: 2015. 07. 14.

On 21st July will be opened the American Golf National Academy at the High Legh Park Golf Club in Cheshire. American Golf is promising to help golfers to hone their golf game by providing PGA Professionals in store and on…

The Ladies’ Golf Union and IMG signed a deal with NBC Sports Group

By: 2015. 06. 08.

Early this year the golf media was loud because of the Open Championship deal (worth at least £75m) with Sky Sports. Now, I can herald another golf media deal. The Ladies' Golf Union and IMG announced today that the Ricoh Women’s…

Romain Wattel is joining Nike Golf team

By: 2015. 01. 15.

Nike Golf has just informed me that Romain Wattel is joining their brand team. In the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Romain Wattel will play with Nike Golf equipment. He had a very impressive year in 2014 with…

Let’s start 2015 with Big Bertha Alpha 815 fairway woods and hybrids!

By: 2015. 01. 02.

In November Callaway Golf launched its Big Bertha Alpha 815 driver. Now the Big Bertha Alpha 815 golf club family is complementing with fairway wood golf clubs and hybrid golf clubs.  Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Woods are…

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…

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)…

10th anniversary of WGC-HSBC Champions

By: 2014. 11. 05.

Yesterday 5 of the world's best golfers (Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler) opened the 10th anniversary of WGC-HSBC Champions. As part of the opening ceremony they received traditional Chinese lanterns from 5…

Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort joins IMG Prestige

By: 2014. 09. 19.

I wonder and stare, how Bulgaria is emerging on the global golf map from almost nothing. Currently 8 golf courses are operating in Bulgaria, where 3 of them on the Black Sea cost (Black Sea Rama, Thracian Cliffs Golf…

Are caddie positions in danger?

By: 2014. 07. 15.

Today there are 2 kinds of golf rangefinder: GPS and laser rangefinder. My impression is that with the rise of smartphone usage people preferring GPS rangefinders over laser rangefinders since such solutions are available in mobile application version…

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship starts in 2 days

By: 2014. 01. 14.

I think 2013 was a pretty good year for HSBC Golf. HSBC marked 10th anniversary as a major international sponsor of golf. I have just received from them a mail where they announced their sponsorship of Golf Business…