News Archive for October, 2012
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Scotland’s Best Country House Hotel at IGTM
Meldrum House Country Hotel will have a presence on VisitScotland’s stand
Donnafugata Becomes First Italian Member of IMG Prestige
The deluxe five-star resort, which features 36 holes and hosted the 2011 Sicilian Open, joins an illustrious portfolio of some of the world’s most celebrated golfing venues
PlaneSWING appoints Exclusive Distributor for Germany
In just eight months PlaneSWING has penetrated 27 countries and received glowing testimonials from teaching professionals and amateur golfers
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Rave Reviews for The Centurion Club
The Centurion Club near St Albans s due to open on schedule in mid-summer 2013 and Managing Director, Scott Evans, is convinced it will quickly become recognised as one of the premier golf facilities in the south east of England
Club Managers World Conference Travel Package
The CMAE has worked with Destination Golf to put together some great value packages to the CMAA World Conference in San Diego next February
Eclipse Mowers for Wakefield Golf Club
Wakefield Golf Club rates the Eclipse as the biggest leap in greens technology in the last 35 years
GolfResortsDirect.com Launched This Month
The new website will ‘work wonders for golf resort operators’
Monday, October 29th, 2012
Golf Course St Leon-Rot announced as 2015 Solheim Cup venue
The Ladies European Tour is delighted to announce the appointment of Golf Course St. Leon-Rot in Germany as the venue for The 2015 Solheim Cup .....read the full story »
Leading Trump Golf Links Architect to Establish Own Company
Caspar Grauballe, Martin Hawtree’s lead Architect on Trump International Golf Links, Scotland is starting his own company: Golf Course Architecture by Caspar
Speaker Lineup announced for PGAs of Europe Annual Congress
Tony Jacklin, Ken Schofield, David Martin, and Niall Flanagan are just some of the top names that will speak at this year’s Congress at Hotel Vila Galé Lagos in Portugal from 20-23 November
Rare Golf Architecture Book in Old Sports Auction
The latest on-line auction by Old Sports Auction finishes on 3/4 November. It includes a very rare booklet written by M.C. Hotchkin, called ‘The Principles of Golf Course Architecture’
Eagle Hole Soars for Kunming Golf Group
Sky Oasis Golf Resort in south-east China has opened its Eagle hole, a creation by US golf architect, Cynthia Dye, that is built in the shape of an eagle .....read the full story »
West Lancs GC Moves to Tractor-Driven Gangs
A set of Leda fairway gang mowers supplied by Lloyds of Letchworth maintains Open Championship standards at West Lancashire Golf Course
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Callaway Golf Quarter 3 Loss Widens but Share Price Recovers
Callaway Golf Co has reported third quarter net loss of $48.00 million or $0.50 per share, compared to a loss of $32.00 million or $0.37 per share last year. The Company’s shares on NYSE closed up 3 cents .....read the full story »
Weatherproof Green Fee Sales with BRS Golf
How has the wettest summer in 100 years affected online green fee revenue in the UK and most of Ireland, and can golf clubs protect themselves against the weather’s impact?
Final Programme for European Golf Business Conference
The event, which will be hosted in just a few weeks from 21 – 23 November at the Majestic Barriere in Cannes France, has attracted a line up of leading industry speakers from around the world .....read the full story »
Annual Review of Remuneration for Greenkeepers 2013
The Committee for Golf Club Salaries (CGCS) have recommended a 1.5% increase in the level of recommended Salary Scale for Greenkeepers
GTOC Stands for Better Value Golf Holidays in 2012
Seven established golf travel specialists with a shared desire to offer quality holidays at the best possible price, have formed a Golf Tour Operators Consortium .....read the full story »
Speedcut Meets Challenge of ‘Horrendous’ Weather
Speedcut Contractors are completing a busy round of sportsturf jobs despite the dreadful summer and autumn rains and drainage inquiries increase
GolfSwitch at IGTM for the first time
At this year’s IGTM in Vilamoura, GolfSwitch will unveil Version 2 of their successful travel tool DIrect Access and launches the new DIrect Access for the travel trade .....read the full story »
HSBC Announce Three-Year Extension for HSBC Women’s Champions
HSBC has announced that they will be committing to a three-year extension to their title sponsorship of the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore .....read the full story »
Palmer Williams Golf Academy: complete golf experience on Costa del Sol
The Palmer Williams Golf Academy is a new business at Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club, Marbella, Spain headed by British PGA professionals Steven Palmer and Daniel Williams
