Jupiter, Florida, United States: As the percentage of golf retail stores open to foot traffic continues to increase, a growing number of golfers indicate their concern for visiting physical store locations is subsiding, according to the latest industry-wide surveys from the National Golf Foundation (NGF). Approximately 80% of off-course golf retail stores are open to […]
Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia: Golf Genius has continued to develop its international network in a new four-year partnership with the PGA of Australia and its Volkswagen Scramble series. The partnership will see Golf Genius manage Australia’s leading amateur event, the Volkswagen Scramble, which has seen in excess of one million golfers take part across more than […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced several updates to its 2020 championship schedule, as the organisation continues to reconfigure its season due to uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The 120th US Women’s Amateur, scheduled for August 3-9 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, and the 120th US Amateur, scheduled for August 10-16 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, will […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: As golf clubs begin to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and start the process of rebuilding their businesses, focus should be given to communication, transparency and building customer loyalty, according to Mark Wagner, Club Car President. Speaking at a golf industry conference in America, staged virtually due to social distancing and […]
Fort Worth, Texas, United States: All-in-one golf operations management – that’s exactly what Club Caddie delivers. The Michigan-based software company, backed by Jonas Club Software, specialises in core management software for small, large, public, and semi-private golf clubs across North America. It is owned and operated by enterprising golf course operators as an answer to […]
Hobe Sound, Florida, United States: Tiger Woods got the better of Phil Mickelson once more. Playing on his home golf course, the 82-time PGA Tour winner built an insurmountable advantage over the first six holes before fending off a late rally to beat his long-time rival Mickelson, one-up, in Capital One’s The Match: Champions for […]
Singapore: Johnston Design & Agronomy (JDA), specialists in golf course design, project management and agronomic services, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Led by Andrew Johnston and partner Matt Swanson, JDA has earned a reputation for delivering award-winning golf courses on time and on budget that are maintainable in tournament conditions daily. “A […]
Dublin, Ireland: Bayer’s latest new fungicide, to be launched in Ireland, introduces a radical preventative approach to disease management, offering a new active ingredient and new chemical group to the turf industry. Greg Collins, Bayer National Account Manager for Ireland, said Signature Xtra Stressgard is Bayer’s most advanced turf formulation to date and has been […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: A new-found openness and transparency among golf clubs has enhanced the prospects of a positive bounceback for the industry from the Covid-19 pandemic. “The communication sharing that’s come about from Covid-19 has been very positive for the industry as a whole,” said Paul Booth, General Manager at Al Hamra […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: With something strange in the neighbourhood, Al Hamra Golf Club is calling on Ghostbusters-style sanitising backpacks to counter Covid-19 fears and instil confidence in members and guests. In their attempts to exterminate Coronavirus from the property, staff at one of the most progressive golfing establishments in the United Arab […]
Singapore: The Golf Group Asia, a unique partnership of leading golf development and management consultants, is offering pro bono advice to golf clubs around the region that are easing their way out of the Coronavirus lockdown. “As the golf industry exits the Covid-19 pandemic every owner, operator, club manager and management executive has plans and […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Board members Chris Gray and Owen Hester will participate in a Zoom webinar addressing Why New Technology is Now Essential in Golf Course Management. Hosted by Brain Pool Tech and presented by the AGIF, the webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 26 at 3 pm (Singapore time). Eric […]
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States: Golf Genius Software, the leading provider of cloud-based tournament management software to the golf industry, has announced the closing of its first institutional round of equity funding, led by four-time Major champion Rory McIlroy and MVP Capital Partners. The company’s flagship product, Golf Genius TMS, is the most widely used and […]
London, England: Syngenta has launched its GreenCast Growing Degree Day (GDD) Calculator. The GreenCast GDD Calculator will automatically generate a predictive email notification when a user defined GDD target is approaching – in time for greenkeepers to assess local conditions and to decide what actions to take. “We know that GDD can be a useful […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The percentage of off-course golf specialty stores in America open to foot traffic jumped from 61% to 75% last week in the National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) latest industry-wide surveys. On-course pro shops are following close behind with 63% now open, up from 52% the prior week. Even with some occupancy limitations […]