The number of golf courses in the world is approaching 39,000, which is evidence of the massive popularity of this sport. However, golf club facilities can be used not only for private and public tournaments or player training. They are wonderful recreational areas that attract visitors with scenic views. That is why golf clubs can make a profit not only by renting courses to members and guests for an enjoyable golf experience. Golf club owners can increase their revenue through many alternative projects that they will manage independently or in partnership with other commercial initiatives. In this article, you will…
Author: Aboo Tayub
Aboo Tayub
Aboo Tayub is the publisher of Golf Business Technology and has worked in the business & technology publishing sector for over a decade.
Full Swing, the industry leader in pioneering golf launch monitor and simulator technology, announces Clippd’s AI-derived “Shot Quality” scores are now available on the Full Swing app via the new Full Swing Combine. Premium app subscribers will now have the ability to practice with even more purpose, as all indoor and outdoor shots recorded on the Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor will be scored with a single Shot Quality number between 0 and 200. The overall quality of a user’s Combine practice session will be scored between 0 and 200 as well. To help with benchmarking performance, these scores fall into five…
Kawonu Golf Club, an invitation-only private club near Simpsonville, has achieved a significant milestone with the official start of construction on its championship 18-hole course designed by acclaimed architect Andrew Green. Nestled on 290 pristine acres at 3801 Fork Shoals Road, Kawonu aims to redefine the golf experience for passionate players. Founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck joined over 150 members and founders on the site to celebrate the groundbreaking and mark a transformative addition to South Carolina’s Upstate golf landscape—Greenville’s first new private club in over three decades. “Today is about more than a construction milestone—it’s a tangible…
After a dramatic final play-off, Rory McIlroy became the first golfer from the island of Ireland to win The Masters, and only the sixth ever in the history of the game to win the Grand Slam of all four men’s Majors (The Masters, US PGA Championship, US Open and The Open Championship). For a small island on the edge of Europe, Ireland is a powerhouse when it comes to golf, with McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Shane Lowry all recent winners of Major titles. With world-class courses in some of the most spectacular locations on the planet,…
Antognolla Golf, named Italy’s best course at the World Golf Awards three times, has added another prestigious accolade to its collection after being selected by global irrigation leader Rain Bird® as its flagship course in the country. US-based Rain Bird counts Rio De Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Ryder Cup, US Open and USPGA venue Oakland Hills near Detroit among its roster of iconic partners and will showcase the stunning Umbrian course by installing its latest software technology. Antognolla’s relationship with Rain Bird dates back to 2018 when the Nimbus™ II Irrigation Central Control system was installed, but this new agreement…
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Toptracer, the world’s number one range technology and official range technology of The Home of Golf, announces an exclusive competition taking place at its partner ranges around the globe featuring the Old Course Reversed from April 2 – 30. In the 19th century, as standardized golf course routings emerged, the original Old Course at St Andrews’ 18-hole routing was typically played in a clockwise direction, starting from the current first tee and finishing at the current 17th green. In the 1860s, Old Tom Morris, who served as the Keeper of the Greens at the time, separated the seventeenth green from…
Golf Genius, the leading provider of cloud-hosted golf software solutions, announces three key appointments to further strengthen operations and customer services across its international business. Ryan Bell, Tim Baker, PGA and Fergus Montgomerie each join Golf Genius in various Sales & Support Manager positions, where they will provide golf club managers, PGA Professionals and other golf stakeholders with a range of expertise and support to the company’s growing customer bases in the UK, Irish and EMEA markets. The appointment of Ryan Bell as Sales Manager for EMEA represents a continued and growing investment by Golf Genius to the Irish market, where Bell…
The Loop has been retained by Under Armour Golf to help drive the brand’s UK and European marketing and PR. The newly launched agency – which is headed up by joint partners Mike Harris, Paul O’Hagan, Alex Narey and Chris Barrett – will help elevate and showcase Under Armour’s product line throughout 2025 and beyond after signing a multi-year contract, effective immediately. Utilising extensive industry contacts across both trade and consumer media, The Loop will look to generate an ‘always-on’ PR approach covering product launches and brand stories, amplifying performance-driven content to help post-launch product sell-through. Creative storytelling with needle-moving…
The Costa Brava Golf Association is a collection of some of Spain’s most iconic golf courses. Situated in the North Eastern corner of Spain and bordering France, the region is often referred to as the ‘Tuscany of Spain’. The centrepiece of the golf offering is undoubtedly the Camiral Golf & Wellness resort, formerly known as PGA Catalunya. Eying up a Ryder Cup, the two course combination is a must play on every golfer’s wish list. But don’t forget the other courses in the area, the historic Pals and its sister course Serres de Pals, the wine resort of Peralada and…