The 12 major golf clubs sold to foreign buyers in 2014

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Wentworth Club, one of the UK’s most famous golfing venues, amazingly became one of just 12 major British golf clubs to be sold to a foreign buyer in 2014. The home of the PGA European Tour, host of the BMW PGA Championship and location for the first ever Ryder Cup was bought by Chinese company […]

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What’s the next big thing?

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Billed as golf meets soccer, the new sport of FootGolf – already popular across Europe – is rapidly gaining a loyal following in the states as well. So, what exactly is FootGolf? No, it’s not your golfing buddy kicking his ball out from behind a tree when he thinks no one is looking… The game […]

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How four generations affect golf and growth of the game

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A strong understanding of exactly how each generation was introduced to both life and golf, then applying that to how courses, PGA Professionals and the entire industry talks to those people will help grow the game. That was the key message from Anna Liotta, who spoke to a large group of PGA Professionals at the […]

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Golf in Australia is like drinking beer with ‘buddies’: Weekley

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Playing golf in Australia is no different to playing at home with friends while throwing back a few beers, according to Boo Weekley, who plans to spend time fishing Down Under after battling Adam Scott at the Australian Masters. The laid-back American will appear at all three of the nation’s marquee tournaments, and after playing […]

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Dick’s Sporting Goods sees golf turnaround in 2015

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After a difficult year, Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. said Tuesday it expects its golf business to turn around in 2015. Dick’s executives said they expect the golf business to hit bottom during the fourth quarter–winter is traditionally a slow period for the category–before returning to profitability next year. The sporting-goods retailer’s Golf Galaxy division has […]

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17 stunning MidEast golf courses

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“Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at,” claimed Jimmy Demaret, a fabled American pro golfer from the mid 20th Century.Years on, the Middle East is proving very good at golf, indeed. The Jordan Open, the official national championship, was just held on November 14-15, attracting nearly 50 […]

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Most golf clubs in Australia are in financial trouble

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Worrying new research on the state of the golf industry in Australia has found that the majority of golf clubs in the country are now in financial trouble. Golf clubs in traditional markets, especially the UK and USA, have struggled through the last few years, although the Republic of Ireland had appeared to post the […]

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The End of Golf for 2014 Hits a High Point for Women

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News flash! Data released by the National Golf Foundation (NGF) two months ago reported both the number of female adult and female junior golfers in the United States increased in 2013 over 2012. In contrast, during the same period adult male golfers in the U.S. (age 18 and older) decreased by 1 million – or […]

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Students swing into the future with high-tech simulator in Golf Research Lab

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It might feel like a virtual reality simulator straight out of science fiction, but instead of shooting phasers at Klingons, you’re taking a futuristic route to shaving a few strokes off your golf game. Golfers got the high-tech treatment when the Cal State Fullerton Golf Lab showed off their motion capture technology at their first […]

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The Takeaway: A Look at the Golf Industry (November 2014)

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Welcome to The Takeaway, a rundown of current events in the golf industry. Each month, several key aspects of the industry will be examined by highlighting current events in areas including: golf product, marketing, players, and the state of the game. Let’s get started: Product: Oakley Golf’s Youthful Flare GolfWRX recently visited Oakley’s California-based “Design […]

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