My standing joke about my golf game is that I’m lucky to have a close group of friends who keep inviting me back every weekend—regardless of how I play. A relative latecomer to the game about a decade ago, I like to think my unbridled enthusiasm makes up for any innate athletic shortcomings. Anyone hooked […]
The R&A has unveiled plans for a new equipment testing centre at Kingsbarns Golf Links near St Andrews. A planning application has been prepared by architects Wellwood Leslie and lodged with Fife Council. The new 22,750 sq. ft facility is to be located to the north of the practice area at Kingsbarns. Utilising the latest […]
London, England: England Golf is working with cultural groups to find ways to broaden the appeal of the game among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. Relationships are being developed with organisations such as Sporting Equals, which promotes ethnic diversity across sport, and the Muslim Women’s Sports Foundation. As a result, the Surrey and […]
The MyGolf team are thrilled to have tournament venue Royal Melbourne Golf Club join the MyGolf program. Royal Melbourne Golf Club will be hosting the 2015 Handa Women’s Australian Open in February. The MyGolf Coordinator at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Daniel Whyley, believes the golfing bodies (Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia) coming together […]
Orlando, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has released the results of the Women in Golf 2014 Study. It’s a comprehensive study of the playing and purchasing habits of the serious female golfer. Today, female golfers make up more than 20% of […]
In partnership with the European Golf Course Owners Association, GBN.com will be releasing a sneak peak of the EGCOA’s VISION 2020 project in the 5 week run up to the 2014 European Golf Business Conference. This year’s event will be hosted on the outskirts of Barcelona at Real Club de Golf El Prat from 4-6 […]
Australian golfing legend Ian Baker-Finch will discuss his experiences in winning and competing in major championships with the next generation of top golfers at next month’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne. The 1991 Open Champion will speak to the event’s competitors during a private reception at Melbourne Cricket Ground and will follow in the […]
I’ve been fortunate over my career to work with a variety of facilities, companies, and people and in different countries. A question came to mind in recent times about all these experiences I had – why did some facilities and companies have huge booming businesses and programs and others did not? The answer: There was […]
Some interesting new research released from the US on a very good potential new golfer market segment- video “gamers”. It fits in perfectly to the golfer segments identified in this region that we are wanting to target- juniors and women. “Since 1986, the National Golf Foundation (NGF) has surveyed a representative sample of 40,000 Americans […]
Member retention is always a hot topic in the golf industry as we are seeing a continued reduction in total members annually, along with a drop in the frequency of member play. This is due to a variety of reasons, some of which you can control. If a new member doesn’t feel fully ‘connected’ within the first […]
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