In the following you find my interview with Damian MacPherson, the club manager of Zala Springs Golf Resort (Hungary): What makes Zala Spings Golf Resort unique and different from other Hungarian and CEE golf courses? The design of the…
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…
Probably not many of us can remember what was like the Essendon Country Club before 2012. Before the acquisition by Kieran and Liam Griffin, the 'maiden name' of the club was Hatfield London Golf Club. Its 6,808-yard Old…
It seems like Burhill Golf Club is once again investing in its golf course. In the last couple of years, we saw several forward-thinking investments like: their commitment to improving environmental performance across all areas of operations; the…
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…
Glenmuir has a longstanding history of supporting PGA events. Therefore, it is not a big surprise that company will continue its title sponsorship of this year’s Foremost Golf Championship. The game will be played at The Oxfordshire Golf Club…
Do you remember when I wrote first time about the Callaway Golf MD milled wedges in July 2015? At that time, I wrote that the new wedge line is leveraging 3 unique grinds (S-Grind, C-Grind, and the new W-Grind).…
Last week Troon had been selected to manage the Contra Costa Country Club located in the Bay Area in Pleasant Hill, California. The club’s 18-hole golf course has been redesigned in 2014 by Robert Trent Jones II, The changes…
In this article, I would like to emphasize the developing stages of Golf industry in Turkey, focusing mainly the efforts of Ministry of Culture and Tourism's investments and Turkish Golf Federation (TGF) and Turkish Airlines supportive activities within…
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…
Last time, my guest writer Rich O'Brien (from Charleston Golf News) wrote about the importance of women's participation in golf. Today, he will discuss the question of the sustainability of the game. I recently interviewed Rand Jerris, Ph.D. the…
The Falls Club has undergone recently a couple of changes, among them a name change (from The Falls Country Club to The Falls Club), new branding, along with renovations and upgrades to the golf course and clubhouse. Part…
In Gleneagles Hotel's example, we could see that it is not a bad business to invest in golf clubs. Diageo sold in July 2015 Gleneagles Hotel to Ennismore for cca. £150m. Now another alcoholic beverage company, the Japanese Asahi…
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (a Troon managed golf club) was selected to be the host of the PING Southwest PGA Section Championship between 2016-2020. Previously, Reflection Bay Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. hosted this championship. PING Southwest PGA Section…
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…
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…
Colin Montgomerie, yesterday officially opened the five-star Dreamland Golf Club in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is the first golf club of Baku (capital of Azerbaijan). Dreamland Golf Club, a 170-acre premium golf club was designed by Cynthia Dye. The golf club…
As part of the 20-year anniversary, Kiva Dunes Golf and Beach Resort is now undergoing a $3.5 million enhancement. As part of the project the Jerry Pate designed golf course will be improved and they will add also a…
After the successful 2014 Ryder Cup (at least for the Europeans) Glenmuir has been selected again as Official Ryder Cup Licensee for the 2016 and 2018 matches. This is a good news for this 125 years old golf apparel…
Callaway has just launched its new Callaway Golf MD3 milled wedges. Their promise is that the MD3 Milled Wedges have the versatility and selection for every shot, every course condition, and every swing. What a brave statement! Available Lofts:…