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IMG also adds Acciona Open de Espaá±a to its portfolio IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Super Slam Ltd and its affiliates to acquire the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de Espaá±a golf tournament. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to ATP / WTA and regulatory approvals. One of nine ATP Masters 1000 and four WTA 1000 Mandatory events, the Mutua Madrid Open will join IMG’s roster of leading tennis tournaments, including…

The end of the 20th Century marked a significant shift in the world of ten-pin bowling. For a hundred years, bowling had been a niche sport that attracted only those with the unbridled talent to knock over strike after strike. At the sport’s height in the ’60s and ’70s, top American bowling pros like Harry Smith and Don Carter earned millions in prize money and endorsements. This rivalled the earnings of footballers at the time. However, two decades later, the sport was on the decline. Interest in professional bowling was on the wane in Europe and America and bowling needed…

Leading South African Sports and Leisure group selects Inrange® as exclusive provider of driving range technology for golf facilities across Southern Africa & Mauritius Leading South African Sports and Leisure business MoreCorp has selected Inrange® to provide driving range technology for golf facilities across Southern Africa and Mauritius, beginning with its flagship 185-bay World of Golf in Woodmead, Johannesburg. The partnership, which will see Inrange’s state-of-the-art radar ball tracking and software system installed at facilities across the continent, was struck following a rigorous selection process involving several competitors in the range technology marketplace. MoreCorp’s World of Golf facility in Woodmead,…

The Dye London is to be renamed The Legacy Club, and will be brought to completion by European Golf Design (EGD) following the deaths of pioneering golf course architect Pete Dye in early 2020, and his son Perry in 2021. The project, which was originally announced in 2013, was set to bring the Dye family’s unique brand of creative golf course design to the UK for the first time, tempting golfers with a spectacular new challenge from the designer of iconic PGA Tour venues such as Sawgrass, Kiawah Island, Whistling Straits and Harbour Town. “We will be realising the vision…

HowDidiDo, Europe’s largest online golf community, has further enhanced its reputation as the leading ‘one-stop shop’ for club golfers with the launch of a new booking page which allows players to secure both casual and competition rounds on the same page for the first time. Featuring an improved user interface and faster response times, the state-of-the-art software is simple to use and removes the need for golfers to use multiple apps to book upcoming games of golf. The new-look booking page can be accessed directly from the HowDidiDo app’s timeline via a new booking button. Golfers can use the calendar…

SRIXON and Cleveland Golf, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, LTD. have announced that Brooks Koepka has joined its Tour staff. As a new member of our Tour Staff, Koepka will play a Srixon Driver, Srixon Irons, Cleveland Golf Wedges, Srixon Golf Ball, and carry a Srixon Staff Bag. I am very excited to join my good friends Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell and Hideki Matsuyama as a Srixon and Cleveland Golf Tour Staff member,” said Brooks Koepka. “I’ve been an equipment free agent for the past few years, so it will be fun to be involved with a company on a daily basis…

After a year of stops, starts and long stretches of global travel, the 2021 LPGA Tour season came to a sensational end at the CME Group Tour Championship, a true celebration of the best female athletes in the game of golf. With her victory at the CME Group Tour Championship, Jin Young Ko won her second Rolex Player of the Year title, joining 2019. She is the 14th player in Tour history to win the award at least twice and the first player from the Republic of Korea to win more than once. It was the culmination of a season…

Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage the golf operations at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Oregon. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee management division of Troon, will oversee golf operations, agronomy, and sales and marketing for the resort’s two championship 18-hole par 72 courses, 18-hole executive course, and the 18-hole putting course. Eagle Crest Resort is located in the high desert of Central Oregon and is set against the backdrop of the Cascade Mountains. The Gene Mason-designed Resort Course is adjacent to the resort…

Small Run of Custom Etched PXG 0311 Forged Wedges Available While Supplies Last PXG’s special-edition Aloha Wedge adds a custom-designed, Hawaiian print to the company’s signature 0311® Forged Wedge. Created by one of PXG’s in-house designers, the striking laser-etched pattern is inspired by the start of the PGA TOUR in Hawaii each year. With hidden golfers integrated in the floral pattern, the Aloha Wedge adds island vibes and versatile performance to every golfer’s short game. PXG 0311 Forged Wedges are triple forged from 8620 soft carbon steel to deliver an outstanding impact experience. The company’s proprietary weighting system features both…

First Black Golfer to Play in the Masters is Described by Specialty Infusion Pharmacy Services Company as an ‘Endless Source of Inspiration’ BioTek reMEDys, one of the nation’s largest specialty infusion pharmacies focused on rare diseases – and a minority owned company – issued a statement today honoring late, legendary golfer Lee Elder. Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and other athletes of color to follow, died earlier this week at the age of 87. A native Texan who developed his game during…