St Augustine, Florida, United States: The World Golf Hall of Fame has named four-time Major Champion Susie Maxwell Berning as the fourth and final Inductee of the Class of 2021. Maxwell Berning was selected through the Female Competitor category, learning of her impending Induction from LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan. “Quite an honour,” said Maxwell Berning. […]
Moline, Illinois, United States: John Deere, in collaboration with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding Group. Deere employees will initially produce 25,000 face shields to meet the immediate needs of healthcare workers […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: The World Golf Hall of Fame will enshrine former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem as part of its Class of 2021, joining Tiger Woods and Marion Hollins. He received news of his induction through the Contributor category from current Commissioner Jay Monahan. “It is the greatest honour to be elected to […]
London, England: The business of golf has been hit hard by the international course closures caused by Covid-19. With no golf being played in Great Britain, there is understandable concern about what the future of the game looks like. How can golf courses navigate staffing restrictions to ensure that tees, fairways, greens and bunkers are […]
Ohio, United States: Since the end of World War II, making golf available to minorities has been the family business for the Powell family. Started in 1946 by family patriarch Bill Powell, a World War II veteran and entrepreneur, Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, is the country’s first golf course built and owned […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has launched a campaign to encourage golfers to share the ways they are keeping active with golf during the coronavirus lockdown period. Using the social media link #GolfAtHome, The R&A said it hopes to ‘inspire the golfing world in the coming weeks by sharing photos and videos of golfers’ and their family […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Augusta National Golf Club is to donate US$2 million to help coronavirus response efforts in its local district. In a statement from Chairman Fred Ridley, the Georgia-based club is giving US$1 million to Augusta University for expansion of Covid-19 testing in the region, with another US$1 million gifted to Central Savannah […]
Singapore: While play continues in certain areas of Asia, the coronavirus pandemic pinch is being felt by an increasing number of golf clubs and golf businesses across much of the region. “These are especially challenging times for the golf industry around the world – and it’s no different in Asia,” said Eric Lynge, Chief Executive […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: In light of the escalated response to the global Coronavirus pandemic, the Women’s Golf Day (WGD) leadership team has announced a new approach to this year’s fifth anniversary event, planned to take place worldwide on June 2. This year, WGD is adapting the event to bring the industry […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The National Golf Foundation (NGF) has conducted an exclusive nationwide poll of golf courses, the results of which are the centrepiece of a new NGF COVID-19 webpage that provides information and key data points on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the golf business. Accessible through NGF.org and directly at […]
Tucson, Arizona, United States: Rain Bird’s Golf Division has expanded its partnership with SiteOne Landscape Supply, which will now represent the manufacturer in Ohio and Eastern Kentucky. SiteOne will now sell Rain Bird golf inventory from three locations in that region: Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. “Rain Bird is excited to begin selling […]
Portrush, Ireland: Fresh from its successful hosting of the 2019 Open Championship, Royal Portrush Golf Club has signed another five-year agreement with Toro, bringing the relationship between the historic club and the brand to 30 years. Some nine months after the championship, Course Manager Graeme Beatt is able to look back at the event and […]