Bangkok, Thailand: Making Thailand a bucket-list destination for discerning North American golfers is the aim of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Five specialist North American golf tour operators recently visited Thailand, most for the first time, while four golf travel writers visited last month to experience a circuit designed specifically for North American golfers. […]
Kissimmee, Florida, United States: Golf Datatech has unveiled a comprehensive study covering the Distance Measuring Device (DMD) market in the United States, including estimates of total market size by key product sub-category, which is exclusive to Golf Datatech. “Golf Datatech is the only company in the world that has insights into US retail sales of […]
Tokyo, Japan: Miyu Abe will have unfinished business to attend to when she tees-off in this week’s Faldo Series Japan Championship. Twelve months after suffering a final-round collapse that saw her edged out on a countback for first place at Shizu Hills Country Club, 19-year-old Abe is keen to put the record straight in the […]
London, England: Specialist golf marketing agency Performance54 (P54) has been recognised amongst the fastest-growing companies in the United Kingdom and in the global golf industry, placing fourth in the latest Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100. The firm, which is the highest ranked marketing agency on the 2019 list, has experienced sustained growth since […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Thai Nirun Sae-ueng ended a four-year title drought on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) after defeating local hotshot Gavin Green on the first extra hole at the PGM Maybank Championship. Nirun and Green both staged remarkable comebacks from six and eight shots back at the start of the day to end regulation […]
Hue, Vietnam: Laguna Lăng Cô has enhanced its reputation as one of Vietnam’s foremost resorts and a leader in environment protection, after being awarded a Gold Certification by EarthCheck, a scientific and environmental benchmarking, certification and advisory group for the travel and tourism industry. Since 2013, Laguna Lăng Cô has partnered with EarthCheck to integrate […]
Singapore: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) will mark the New Year with the launch of a Sustainable Practices Seminar Series. During the final two weeks of March, 2020, sustainability will be a key topic on the agenda at industry events in the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Eric Lynge, the AGIF’s Chief Executive Officer, said: […]
Bristol, England: Meteorological equipment specialists Biral is looking forward to attending both the Golf Industry Show in Orlando and the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in Harrogate in January to exhibit its BTD-200 self-contained, standalone lightning warning system. Since making its debut at Met Tech last year, the BTD-200 has grown in popularity across a […]
London, England: Syngenta’s global golf market research has revealed that attracting more younger women to golf could also be the key to significantly growing the number of junior golfers. The research reveals a ‘female-junior multiplier effect’, meaning that for every 100 new players, new female golfers will bring up to 72 more juniors into the […]
Madrid, Spain: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Ladies European Tour (LET) have announced that they have formed a partnership to grow the women’s professional game in Europe and around the world. The venture will be jointly managed by the LPGA and the LET and, through their combined resources, will seek to fast […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has partnered with John Deere to offer complimentary GCSAA student memberships for students enrolled in or intending to enrol in full-time in eligible turfgrass or related programmes. Once they become members of the GCSAA, students will gain access to industry resources and information, […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: Creative Golf Marketing, an award-winning agency that focuses on aligning marketing, recruitment, engagement and sales in order to drive the growth of their private club clients, has joined the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) Partnership Network as an Education Partner. Creative Golf Marketing (CGM) has previously been involved as a […]
Sofia, Bulgaria: IMG has been appointed to provide pre-opening, management and marketing services to a landmark new European golf resort development set to open in 2022. Featuring a golf course sculpted by European Golf Design, five-star, 149-room Pullman hotel, branded residences, luxury spa, extensive event facilities and an array of residential opportunities, the Okol Lake […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The road to The 149th Open at Royal St George’s will begin at next month’s Emirates Australian Open, the first of 16 events in 11 countries across five continents that will make up The Open Qualifying Series for 2020. The Emirates Australian Open, at The Australian in Sydney from December 5-8, […]
Danang, Vietnam: Members of the Vietnam Golf Coast (VGC) are in the process of phasing out single-use plastics after reaching their final straw with the environmentally corrosive material. The best signature golf courses in Central Vietnam this year joined forces as part of the VGC, a destination marketing effort geared towards cementing the region’s status […]