Manchester, England: The Manchester office of Endless, the mid-market private equity investor, has completed the acquisition of Europe’s largest golf retailer, American Golf, which has been owned by Sun European Partners since 2012. The deal includes 112 of the 132 American Golf retail stores across the United Kingdom and Eire, the Americangolf.co.uk and Onlinegolf.co.uk websites […]
West Virginia, United States: As a way to assist golf course superintendents with their professional development, each year the Environmental Science Division of Bayer CropScience teams up with the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organisation of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), to send five superintendents to the annual Golf Industry Show […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has confirmed the appointment of Gary Gilchrist as its new national coach. In this role, Gilchrist, one of the game’s most high-profile coaches, is tasked with strengthening the HKGA’s training and development programmes. The appointment represents the HKGA’s on-going efforts to maximise the full potential of talented […]
Aurora, Illinois, United States: Spectrum Technologies, Inc, a leading manufacturer of plant measurement technology, has added two accessories for the FieldScout TDR product line: Infrared Temperature Sensor and Rod Spacer. The Infrared Sensor is a ‘must have’ accessory for the TDR 350 and 150 models. With the Infrared Sensor, turf wilt can be predicted with […]
Shanghai, China: Ahead of this week’s US$10 million WGC-HSBC Champions, five of the star-studded field were brought together for a unique Europe versus USA re-match aimed at helping grow golf in China. The event saw new world number one Brooks Koepka, world number two Dustin Johnson, defending champion and world number three Justin Rose, world […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: With an ever-growing number of golf clubs implementing a compulsory golf buggy policy, fleet management is becoming increasingly important. For some golf establishments it’s viewed as an additional revenue stream. For others, the necessity for golf buggies is directly related to aging memberships who are less inclined, or able, to walk around […]
London, England: The United Kingdom’s largest online travel portal and subsidiary of Moresand Ltd, Crystal Travel, has announced the introduction of a specialist sports travel service, providing exhilarating long-haul travel experiences to sporting enthusiasts. With a strong focus on luxury travel experiences tailored to golfers and sports fans, Crystal Sports Travel will allow holiday-makers to […]
Orlando, United States: Registration for the 66th edition of the PGA Merchandise Show is now open for PGA and LPGA members, golf buyers and industry professionals at PGAShow.com Exhibitor and media registration will open later this month. The PGA Merchandise Show, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’ for more than 60 years, will begin with the […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Thailand’s reputation as one of the world’s premier golfing getaways was enhanced at the 19th annual IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) Awards. In a glittering finale to the latest edition of International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), hosted in Slovenia, Hua Hin was named as Golf Destination of the Year in the […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Golf fans will have a unique opportunity to support the growth and development of the sport around the world following the launch of a series of exclusive Champion Golfer memorabilia collections. The Open Auction – TheOpen.com/Auction – is a first for the United Kingdom Golf Market, featuring limited edition memorabilia from golf’s […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: For the second year in succession, BRG Legend Hill Golf Resort will play host to the Vietnam Turfgrass Management Education Seminar. Some 50 superintendents, course managers, workshop managers and mechanics from more than a dozen Vietnamese clubs as well as representatives from venues in Cambodia and Myanmar are expected to attend the Asian […]
London, England: A global consensus among leaders in public health, public policy and sport backs golf in the race to tackle physical inactivity and the prevention of a range of non-communicable disease (NCD) including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer of the breast and colon. Evidence linking golf and health, commissioned by the World Golf Foundation […]