1658 entries: the open

I have been watching people around me for a while how and what they have been using in their mobile. I noticed a trend. As people are getting familiar and comfortable with their smartphones (I hope soon I…

After a long debate on spikeless golf shoes, let's talk about golf shoes with spikes. FootJoy has a good reason to be happy again. Their brand ambassador D.A. Points claims Shell Houston Open title and the Trophée Hassan II. He…

It seems like that the golf apparel industry players are adapting slowly to the new digital trends, namely mobile marketing and mobile application development for product and brand communication. Last month I wrote about TaylorMade's new R1 tuning application. I…

I've got an impression that senior championships are in the shadow. It can be a great opportunity to meet former golf champions who once made headlines.  De Vere Mottram Hall, Cheshire will hold between 6th-9th June the ISPS HANDA…

In these days we are experiencing how employees and customers are embracing social technologies. They are harnessing social technologies to solve collaboration challenges. It should be the same in case of golf courses and private golf courses as…

This is not the first time when I come across with an innovative digital solution from TaylorMade. Last time I wrote about their Twitter campaign and before that about a POS solution. They are planning to launch a…

While we still do not have fresh statistics about golf participation around the world in 2012, it is hard to expect growth. In 2011, Europe's golf market entered a downturn. In 2011 46,000 golfers left the game. This…

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.…

There is an ongoing gossip since the beginning of June that Facebook is planning to launch next to the popular LIKE and Subscribe buttons a new one called WANT. This is probably will look like this: Why it…

As we all know there is a social network for every audience. Golf is not an exeption. For this reason I made a little research to find out if there is any golf social networking site and what…

During the last US Open I came across with an interesting personalized communication solution from TaylorMade. Before I would explain what TaylorMade had done, let me share with you my social media experience. We are clicking on LIKE buttons…

Gen Yesuda says in his article in Golfweek.com that for the third consecutive year, the number of golfers in the U.S. declined, falling 3.6 percent to 26.1 million in 2010, according to the National Golf Foundation. The slide,…

TaylorMade recently came up with a witty solution to engage sauntering potential customers by placing touch screen TVs in golf pro shops. It is a great help to those who do not know how to buy and what…

I have just ordered via Amazon.com, Bernard Darwin's book: Bernard Darwin on Golf. To this point it would not be interesting, if it does not turn out that the  author of the book was member of the Society…

Once again there was an interesting article in Golf Monthly (June, 2010). The article talked about the challenges of golf courses how to retain golf club members and halt the negative trend. There was a survey in England,…

When was the last time when in the middle of your golf play/golf tournament/whatever felt urgent need to run back to the club house and find the "rest room". Green Toi Gmbh came out with a smart idea…

Do we remember how disappointing was Kyoto and than Copenhagen climate conference? Especially when Obama posed as the world's savior....uhhhhhhhhhhhhh Now I think I found something real serious environment protecting initiative. Because I have doubt about Golf Environment…

On last Sunday on my way to my Mom, I was reading Geoff Shackelford's Grounds For Golf book. This would not be so interesting to share with others, IF I do not read the following: "Most warm-season grasses…