Swag Items Will Be First-Available Online at Saks Swag Golf, the premium, limited-edition golf accessory, equipment, and apparel company, is gearing up for the launch of the company’s Spring 2022 apparel collection. The first comprehensive fashion offering from Swag, the line offers trendy apparel options and headcover designs that are full of Swag’s signature attitude. Last year, the company inked a deal with Saks as the first-available e-commerce partner for the apparel and the exclusive online carrier of the line’s headcovers. The limited-quantity collection is now available. Swag has rapidly expanded its offers to meet the needs of its growing…
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.
Leading golf marketing specialists, Azalea, has appointed Alex Narey as Head of Content and Media. Narey joins from Golf Monthly and Future Publishing, where he has been working on a freelance basis since leaving his role as a senior journalist on the Telegraph’s sports desk last year. With more than 20 years’ experience in digital and print media, Narey will join Azalea’s senior management group where he will have overall responsibility for the company’s media and content team to ensure consistent and creative output across the agency’s portfolio of clients. Having started his journalism career in the regional Press, Narey…
$2.6 billion transaction expected to close in second half of 2022. Bayer and Cinven have entered into a definitive agreement regarding the sale of Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business for a purchase price of $2.6 billion, Bayer announced in a news release. “This divestment represents a very attractive purchase price and allows us to focus on our core agricultural business and the successful implementation of our Crop Science Division growth strategy,” said Rodrigo Santos, member of the board of management of Bayer AG and President of the Crop Science Division. Environmental Science Professional is a global leader offering environmental solutions…
Dual Greens Are A Unique Course Feature Some golfers may recall The MGM Resorts The Challenge: Japan Skins from 2019. The formidable foursome of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlrory, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama were offered the challenge of playing the left or right green on the fourth hole at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. You read that correctly, the right or left green. It’s not completely uncommon for golfers to encounter alternate greens at U.S. and Canadian courses. Famous venues like Pine Valley, Streamsong Black and Cabot Cliffs feature them on a few holes, mostly in…
Golf GameBook closes 3M EUR funding round and onboards a wide range of strategic investors to continue international expansion Golf tech frontrunner Golf GameBook continues to fuel its growth with the conclusion of its latest fundraising campaign of 3M Euros, which features the addition of multiple strategic investor partners. With a strong track record of growth, along with recently breaking the 1 million registered users benchmark, the company is now looking to further expand its presence globally. Golf GameBook’s world-class mobile app encompasses digital scoring solutions, virtual event technology and social network capabilities. “The continued digitalization of golf has had…
As part of the continuous platform development, Zest.Golf is pleased to announce the activation of the updated V2.1 version of their B2B tee time booking engine. As part of the continuous platform development, Zest.Golf is pleased to announce the activation of the updated V2.1 version of their B2B tee time booking engine. Jo Maes, Commercial Director Zest.Golf: “We continue to listen to our customers, both on the channel and course side and the functionality requests will continue to make the zest platform a ‘work in progress’. But regularly we reach milestones and the activation of the new B2B booking engine…
PowaKaddy, the world’s leading electronic trolley company, continues to push boundaries of lightweight, ultra-compact design with an exciting new edition to its range of compact trolleys. PowaKaddy, the world’s leading electronic trolley company, continues to push boundaries of lightweight, ultra-compact design with an exciting new edition to its range of compact trolleys. The brand-new CT8 GPS joins the CT6 in PowaKaddy’s compact range, and boasts a fully-integrated GPS, accessible via an entirely new 3.5″ full-colour touch screen display, making it the smallest, most intelligent ultra-compact GPS golf trolley in the world. The CT8 GPS headlines an exciting year of new…
Spain’s La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort, formerly known as Alcaidesa, has put itself on the map among Europe’s elite golfing venues after becoming the latest to join the European Tour Destination network. Spain’s La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort, formerly known as Alcaidesa, has put itself on the map among Europe’s elite golfing venues after becoming the latest to join the European Tour Destination network. The news caps off an exciting start to the year for the 36-hole venue, which has recently opened a new contemporary clubhouse and driving range as part of a multi-million euro investment and transformation.…