News Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Golf Heroes Are Tops
A team of 11 golf industry professionals successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge and raised more than £27,500 for charity (so far) .....read the full story »
Europe’s Largest Golf Trade Event Shows Annual Gains
With close to 5,000 square meters of net exhibit space reserved at GOLF EUROPE 2010, bookings are 5% ahead compared to the same period last year .....read the full story »
Callaway CEO: ‘Recovery Slower than Expected’
Callaway Golf Company has announced Second Quarter and First Half 2010 Results
Aquascutum Launch Debut Golf Collection
The new business venture will be fronted by internationally acclaimed Australian golfer Adam Scott .....read the full story »
Birmingham First with TriGolf Pay & Play
Birmingham starts to plug its facility gap with England’s first public pay and play TriGolf course now up and running .....read the full story »
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Recession Hits Green Fees Hard
The average price of a green fee has dropped by nearly 25% since 2007, according to BRS Golf, the online booking system market leader .....read the full story »
New Services from KPMG and CMAE
KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa has joined forces with the Club Managers Association of Europe to help golf course owners improve their operations and performance, plus value their businesses .....read the full story »
Callaway Redesign Global Operations System
With Callaway’s international business expected to represent more than half of future annual revenue, the new manufacturing and distribution model optimizes efficiencies and supports global operations strategy .....read the full story »
Putting the Func in Functional This Autumn
Golfers can add some Swedish style to their game when one of Scandinavia’s most highly regarded golfwear brands, Func Factory, launches in the UK this autumn .....read the full story »
Heat is on for Anthracnose attack
Greater stress on plants and rising summer temperatures has increased both the incidence and the severity of Anthracnose foliar blight attacks .....read the full story »
TV Deal for Ricoh Women’s British Open
The Ricoh Women’s Open will be broadcast on the BBC up to and including the 2016 Championship, following a new five year agreement announced today by the LGU, IMG and BBC Sport .....read the full story »
Pestana Signs With GolfSwitch
Pestana’s portfolio of four outstanding courses has become the first on the Algarve to sign up to GolfSwitch, the world’s largest online, real time, tee-time distribution network .....read the full story »
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
‘Regal Golf Coast’ Gears Up for The Open 2011
Littlestone, Prince’s and Royal Cinque Ports Golf Clubs have all been given ‘major’ parts to play when the Open Golf Championship arrives in Kent next summer .....read the full story »
T-Rex Themed Golf Facility Has Bite
A Home Counties golf range chain is using a Tyrannosaurus Rex and the hit TV series Lost to attract hundreds of youngsters to play the game .....read the full story »
Canada Next for Glenmuir’s Global Expansion
Scotland-based Glenmuir, Europe’s leading golf apparel brand, has appointed Brisson Sports Marketing (BSM) as distributor for the Canadian market .....read the full story »
World Hickory Golf To Attract a Record Field
The Sixth World Hickory Open to be held in East Lothian promises to be an even better event with a strong contingent from the USA and Sweden already enetered .....read the full story »
La Manga Club Bids to Bring Solheim Cup to Spain
The La Manga Club resort in Murcia has announced its intention to bring the 2015 Solheim Cup to Spain for the first time .....read the full story »
Faldo Series arrives in Greece
Strong Field Assembles for the inaugural Faldo Series Greece Championship
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
New Facility at The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club
The Waterfall Lodge will open mid-August .....read the full story »
New Venture to Specialise on Spain & Portugal
International Golf & Resort Management is in a joint venture with Tourism International Consulting in Spain .....read the full story »
The Cream of South Devon Golf
The South Devon Golf Tour packages are based at Dartmouth Golf & Country Club .....read the full story »
Stuburt Supports Junior Golf Programme
Stuburt, the British footwear experts founded in 1870 and fast growing golf shoe and apparel company, has announced its support of the newly-branded Darren Clarke Golf School .....read the full story »
MyGolfpass Scheme is Growing Fast
More than 1,700 venues in the UK, Europe and worldwide have enrolled with MyGolfPass.com since its launch last December .....read the full story »
Monday, July 26th, 2010
New Technology Passes Old Course Exam
It was a blend of new technology with teamwork that ensured perfect playing conditions for The Open Championship at St Andrews .....read the full story »
Open Championship: A Boost for Golf
‘Inspirational’ Open Championship increases demand for golf holidays as Golfbreaks.Com bookings surge with consumer demand during this year’s Open Championship at St Andrews up 50% year-on-year .....read the full story »
