Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: The PGA Merchandise Show schedule of events has been announced for next year’s global golf industry event. The PGA Merchandise Show, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’, attracts nearly 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world and nearly 1,000 participating golf companies and brands to Orlando (January […]
Helsinki, Finland: Wireless soil moisture sensor start-up Soil Scout has closed a significant late-seed funding round led by Husqvarna Group, with private investment closing out the round. Soil Scout plans to use the funding to scale production so it can help more farmers, sports venues and managers of green spaces around the world better manage […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The business of golf has long operated in a unique kind of vacuum, in which the same principles or more stringent ROIs of modern business don’t always apply. According to Simon Wordsworth, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 59club, these mostly historic shortcomings we hear about ever-more-often are coming to bear at an […]
Kissimmee, Florida, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, a leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has unveiled the 2019 Summer Golf Product Attitude and Usage (GPAU) Study. A bi-annual study, and the 40th edition produced by Golf Datatech, the Serious Golfer research report has become an in-demand resource for the golf […]
Jeju Island, Korea: Brooks Koepka will help kick off the PGA Tour’s annual Asian swing by defending his title at this week’s US$9.75 million THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. The powerful American is among a slew of top names to feature in three successive PGA Tour official tournaments in the Far East which include […]
London, England: Twenty-two years on since its foundation in 1997, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) is celebrating the landmark of reaching 1,000 golf club and golf resort members, which between them have 1,321 18-hole equivalent golf courses open to international golf visitors. The 1,000th golf facility member was Dumbarnie Links in Scotland […]
Marrakech, Morocco: The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland will be hosting eight of its PGA National Properties at this week’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). To be staged from October 14-17 in Marrakech, IGTM is one of the largest meeting events in golf with more than 1,000 golf travel professionals from around the world […]
Macau, China: Canadian Justin Shin won his second career PGA Tour Series-China title in wire-to-wire fashion and leapt 56 spots on the Order of Merit into 11th after banking the RMB378,000 winner’s cheque at the season-ending Macau Championship. Starting the day six strokes clear of China’s Dou Zecheng after opening rounds of 63-62-66, Shin continued […]
Marrakech, Morocco: IMG will have a strong representation at this week’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). Multiple IMG-managed properties and Prestige clubs are exhibiting at the event in Marrakech from October 14-17. Pre-scheduled meetings are at the heart of IGTM, which provides golf destinations, resorts and courses with the opportunity to meet golf travel agents […]
Xiamen, China: Japan’s Ami Hirai produced a grandstand birdie-birdie finish to claim a nerve-jangling victory in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters. Not only was it the 23-year-old’s first China LPGA Tour title, but also it ensured she wrote her name into the record books as the first Japanese to post a win on the […]
Singapore: Aimed at broadening golf’s appeal, Marina Bay Golf Course has introduced an enhanced, all-in-one entertainment experience at its 114-bay golf range facility. Developed by technology partner Foresight Sports, the new Total Range solution combines industry-leading launch monitor technology with a broad spectrum of performance entertainment software – including a precisely replicated digital version of […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Golfasian, Asia’s largest golf tour operator, has established a historic partnership with Go Golfing. For the first time in its 22-year history, Golfasian will be offering fully escorted tours outside of Asia. The Go Golfing partnership will open the world and create new experiences for its golf travellers, according to Pascal Orczech, Director […]