News Archive for September, 2010
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Pre-registration for The Golf Show approaching 1,000
PGA Professionals are registering for next month’s The Golf Show 2010 in their droves with more than 800 delegates now pre registered .....read the full story »
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Club Car Keeps Ryder Cup on Course
This year Club Car is supplying a 400 strong fleet to ensure a smooth ride for all at Celtic Manor .....read the full story »
Bangkok Gets Ready for Asia Pacific Golf Summit
Bangkok will play host to a total of three major international golf events in October: the Golf Summit, the Golf Industry Show and the inaugural Golf Course Superintendents of Asia Summit .....read the full story »
Poland – Ready at last for golf development?
The Second Golf Investment and Development Conference to concentrate on golf in Central and Eastern Europe was held in Warsaw last week, sponsored by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice, Noble Bank and Hurdzan Fry Environmental Golf Design .....read the full story »
Edwards to Transform Historic Golconda Fort
The Hyderabad Golf Association has appointed English golf architect James Edwards to oversee the design and construction of its planned eighteen hole course within the former stronghold of the Qutb Shahi kings .....read the full story »
Mini-Golf Show Sites Wanted
The Balia range of mini / crazy golf holes is now available in the UK through Caloo of Hemel Hempstead. The Company is actively seeking show sites .....read the full story »
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
PGA Catalunya Hosts ‘Unique Event’
The Stadium Course, venue of last year’s Spanish Open, has undergone a significant upgrade prior to the Final Stage of European Tour Qualifying School .....read the full story »
Hoylake Greens Playable within Hours of Overseeding
Exciting times are ahead at Royal Liverpool Golf Club as the club prepares to host three major events in the next few years .....read the full story »
BBC Will Continue Masters Coverage
The BBC will continue to broadcast the Masters live on terrestrial TV after signing a new deal to cover the first major of the golfing year .....read the full story »
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Prince Charles to Visit The Ryder Cup
The Prince of Wales will attend part of the second official practice day on Wednesday 29 September and will meet Team Captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin as well as Jim McKenzie, Director of Golf Courses and Estates Management of The Celtic Manor Resort .....read the full story »
YMG and TopGolf Form Winning Partnership
The popular Young Masters Golf training course will soon be available at TopGolf’s three UK centres in Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire .....read the full story »
Blackwell Golf Club Benefits from Toro GDC System
The 18-hole parkland course in Worcestershire has become the latest course to benefit from Toro’s Golf Decoder Controller (GDC) irrigation system .....read the full story »
Atom Bunker Edger keeps courses sharp
The Atom Bunker Edger, which was shown at IOG SALTEX on the DJ Turfcare stand, trims bunkers up to eight times faster than any other edging device .....read the full story »
Gullane Hosts World Hickory Open
Premier World Hickory Event over five courses attracts international field to East Lothian .....read the full story »
Monday, September 20th, 2010
ProQuip gears up for Ryder Cup
Monty’s men will have the ‘lightest and quietest’ Ryder Cup rain suit ever .....read the full story »
GBN EXCLUSIVE: Property Portfolio Packaged To Go
Crown Golf is to sell eight of its golf clubs on the market, following a strategic approach to focus on its member and resort businesses .....read the full story »
Friday, September 17th, 2010
Gemini Network Media in MH Systems Partnership
Market leading companies combine resources to offer the complete golf club management solution .....read the full story »
Birmingham City Golf Service to be ‘Fit for Purpose’
Birmingham City Council is seeking an innovative partner to modernise and manage its golf service under a minimum 25 year lease and operating agreement .....read the full story »
Ryder Cup Green Drive Enters Home Stretch
With only two weeks to go until The Ryder Cup Match, final preparations are under way to ensure the event delivers both sporting drama and environmental performance .....read the full story »
James Cronk to speak at EGCOA’s London Conference
The European Golf Course Owners Association has announced the first speaker for the European Golf Business Conference of 2010, to be held in London on 30 November and 1-2 December .....read the full story »
Online Course Is Perfect Fit for PGA Pros
A revolutionary new FREE online custom-fitting course has been launched for PGA members .....read the full story »
Landmark Growth is International
Landmark Media experiences strong international growth in 2010 and appoints new multilingual account manager, Manuela Whittaker .....read the full story »
John Deere offers hybrid technology
John Deere is offering customers the chance to buy its new 2500, 7500 and 8500 E-Cut hybrid greens and fairway mowers for the same price as the standard hydraulic versions .....read the full story »
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Golf News on line from www.cityjet.com
CityJet has signed a new partnership deal with WebFire Media to offer golf travellers an extra incentive to visit its website .....read the full story »
Press Statement from Loch Lomond
The Directors of Loch Lomond Golf Club have issued a statement about the future of the Club and Dundonald Golf Course .....read the full story »
