Verdura Resort is at the forefront of European golf’s increased drive to protecting the environment after adopting an enhanced long-term strategy to improve the top Sicilian venue’s sustainable footprint. The luxury resort – a Rocco Forte hotel – has developed and implemented a series of forward-thinking initiatives across its array of five-star golf and lifestyle facilities to reduce its impact on the planet – with the areas of water consumption, energy, waste and paper usage all addressed. As well as improving sustainability on its two 18-hole championship golf courses and nine-hole executive par-three course, Verdura Resort has introduced a range…
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.
The QHotels Collection has enhanced its position at the forefront of professional golf in the UK after heralding a summer of golf by hosting a number of prestigious industry tournaments. In an action-packed few months, Slaley Hall Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort – one of seven golf resorts in The QHotels Collection – was given the honour of hosting the first-ever Asian Tour event in the UK, the International Series England. In addition, the top Northumberland venue staged the PGA’s flagship event, the PGA Professional Championship, earlier this month, while Telford Hotel & Golf Resort was chosen to host the…
Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel’s reputation for all-round excellence has received a new endorsement with the leading Portuguese venue having been shortlisted for a top honour at the 2022 M & IT Awards – ‘the Oscars of the MICE industry’. The five-star golf and lifestyle resort in Cascais, near Lisbon, is one of seven global venues to have been nominated in the category of ‘Best Overseas Hotel’, with other names in the running for the accolade including Adare Manor in Ireland – host of the 2026 Ryder Cup – Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and Sandals Royal Barbados, winner of…
Topgolf Entertainment Group, a global sports and entertainment company, plans to bring its technology-enabled golf entertainment experience to Des Moines, Iowa, in what will be the state’s first Topgolf venue “We are thrilled to be joining the Des Moines community and look forward to welcoming our new Players to Topgolf in the near future,” said Topgolf Chief Development Officer Chris Callaway. “Our focus is on creating more ways for people to play the game of golf in a fun and unique way, and the Des Moines area is the perfect place to kick off our growth within the state.” Players…
If proof were ever needed that SkyCaddie’s accurate GPS data gives competitive golfers a clear performance advantage, it came at this weekend’s Legends Tour event at Trevose. During the 2022 Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship hosted by Ian Woosnam, 80% of the top 20 finishers used a SkyCaddie GPS device during play, and almost 69% of the total final day field used a SkyCaddie GPS for their yardages. SkyCaddie believes that the record-breaking statistics represent the highest penetration of GPS usage in a main Tour event in golf’s history, worldwide. The Legends Tour is the current name of the European…
The driving range category has seen significant evolution over the past decade or so. Across the country, hundreds of traditional ‘Stop and Swat’ locations have fallen by the wayside, being replaced in some markets by high-tech, high-energy golf entertainment venues – Topgolf being the top dog – that are as much about the socializing and F&B as hitting a golf ball. In recent years, a similar shift has begun in the world of miniature golf. Like other aspects of golf, mini golf is evolving – with new forms and concepts. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have separately invested in new…
OGIO Europe has launched a new wave of limited edition, fully waterproof golf bags, exclusive to the European market. The bags feature some of the boldest patterns and colour combinations ever seen in the golf industry. The OGIO 2022 all-elements Woode hybrid golf bags have been released in eight colour schemes, ranging from ‘Black’ up to the bright red galactic design named ‘Nebula’. The stylish and imaginative patterns have been developed to ignite a sense of awe within the marketplace, and lead golfers to marvel at the creation of the unique bags on offer. Golfers looking to stand out on…
Swing Alerts Continually Ranks The Most Effective Golf Drills as Rated by the World’s Golfers Swing Index, a golf swing data science company, today announced the release of its “Top 25 Most Effective YouTube Golf Instruction Drills by Global Player Ranking” report as part of a free service called golf “Swing Alerts.” Swing Alerts aggregates the world’s top golf instruction drills posted on YouTube and organizes and ranks these drills based on golfer feedback such as likes, views and written feedback on the effectiveness of the drill. Similar to how Yelp rates the best restaurants, Swing Alerts provides golfers the…
PowerBilt Holdings, a classic American golf brand with over 100 years of heritage, announced today that its collaboration product line with Head Sports is now available online and nationwide at top golf specialty stores. Leveraging PowerBilt’s golf expertise and HEAD’s commitment to performance, the new HEAD by Powerbilt product line consists of Men’s and Women’s complete package sets, long and forgiving drivers, easy-to-hit fairway and hybrid metalwoods, performance irons, classic wedges, and putters. 14-piece complete sets have everything needed for the new or aspiring golfer. Set includes a titanium cup face driver, stainless cup face fairway and hybrid, 5 stainless…
Abraham Ancer, Will Zalatoris, and Harold Varner III Join FanDuel Partner Jordan Spieth in new FanDuel golf commercial The spot highlights FanDuel’s continued growth with the PGA TOUR relationship, leaning into FanDuel’s commitment to talent. In addition to appearing in FanDuel’s new commercial, Spieth, Ancer, Zalatoris and Varner III will partner with FanDuel on social media support, which will include odds boosts and content surrounding FanDuel Free-to-Play initiatives. As part of the partnership, FanDuel will also have access to the players’ names and likenesses. “Golf continues to be one of the fastest-growing sports on our platform and, as we greatly…