Portmarnock Golf Club is taking the lead in the drive to improve sustainability at golf venues across Ireland after turning to environmental specialists GreenClub to help achieve its long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral. The prestigious Dublin venue, which was founded in 1894 and has hosted the Irish Open no fewer than 19 times, will work with the leading eco-consultancy company across all areas of its club business over the next three years to ensure a greener future – with the ultimate aim of becoming ‘net zero’. After carrying out a detailed top-to-toe review of all existing infrastructure and energy…
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 new deal aims to provide turf pros with unparalleled visibility and operational control. SubAir Sports Systems announced a partnership with wireless underground soil moisture sensor startup Soil Scout to give turf managers unprecedented control over operations and turf with automated subsurface monitoring and ventilation. Soil Scout’s sensor transmits moisture, temperature and salinity data in real-time from up to two meters below the surface, while SubAir’s subsurface aeration and moisture removal units guarantee ideal pitch conditions, automatically adjusting the moisture levels of the turf according to live, real-time soil conditions. In a sudden downpour, the vacuum systems activate to eliminate…
PGA TOUR and WWE® Join the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator as Advisors to its Upcoming Class of Rising Startups Since launch in 2021, 29 pilots and/or partnerships with Comcast NBCUniversal have been secured by SportsTech’s participants Comcast NBCUniversal announced today that PGA TOUR and WWE® have joined the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, powered by Boomtown, as advisors when it commences its second cohort of startups in February 2022. In just its second year, Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech has built a distinct group of experts who advise the accelerator’s participants, including business leaders from NBC Sports, Sky Sports, GOLF, NBC Sports Next,…
Edison Interactive (EI), a leading out-of-home (OOH) content management system for connected screens in golf carts, rental vehicles, hotel rooms and more, today announced a partnership with Atmosphere, the worldwide leader in streaming TV for businesses. With the integration in place, a curated feed of Atmosphere’s original, audio-optional TV channels will now be available through Shark Experience presented by Verizon, a platform managed by EI. The venture merges visual entertainment with in-person experience by bringing a wealth of content – from extreme sports to relaxing nature videos – to interactive golf cart screens. Shark Experience is available at 360+ golf…
Dundonald Links has further increased the excitement around its transformation into a premium resort with the news that it will be hosting the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open in 2022. The announcement was made to a packed gathering of leading figures from the golf industry this month (November 11), at a special event to unveil Dundonald’s state-of-the-art new clubhouse – the latest asset in the resort’s multi-million pound investment by its operator, Darwin Escapes. In an entertaining evening, guests – who included Sarah Stirk (Sky Sports), England rugby union World Cup winner Will Greenwood, former world trick shot champion, Geoff…
“We share many of the same core values, in life and work.” Jack Nicklaus could have teamed up with anyone. In March 2021, Nicklausconsidered by many to be the greatest golfer in historyformed a unique corporate alliance with leading middle-market investment bank Generational Group. The Dallas-based, privately held financial services firm has offices in 16 North American cities and specializes in helping business owners with strategic growth, enterprise valuation, and full or partial exit strategies. “Without question, Jack could choose to work with any investment firm in the country,” said Ryan Binkley, Generational Group’s CEO. “He chose us. That’s an…
Los Naranjos Golf Club is gearing up to host the one of the most prestigious events in the club’s history as final plans are put in place for this month’s Andalucáa Costa del Sol Open de Espaá±a – the climax to this season’s Race to Costa del Sol on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The Spanish venue, one of the most exclusive clubs in Marbella, will have the honour of hosting the high-profile event for the first time from November 25-28 as Europe’s elite lady golfers compete for the chance to claim the 2021 Official Rankings. Atthaya Thitikul, current leader…
The food-and-beverage operation at any given golf course can be a critical component to financial success or ruin. From snack bars to full-service restaurants, F&B always has been the great complement to the 18-hole round of golf, and savvy golf course operators always have been on the lookout for ways to creatively leverage their F&B offerings into profits. In recent years, technology has been a great partner in this pursuit, helping through sophisticated point-of-sale systems that control pricing, inventory, ordering and more. These days, the ways in which golf courses make such goods available has been a hot topic in…
2021 event at TPC Scottsdale highlighted and implemented various sustainability efforts. The GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf recognized the Waste Management Phoenix Open as the first golf tournament in the world to achieve “GEO Certified Tournament” status for five years in a row for the event’s leadership in sustainability. The 2021 tournament, played Feb. 1-7 at TPC Scottsdale received the international award for sustainability in golf from the Scotland-based organization by completing a custom-built program for golf tournaments, including document and evidence submission, third-party verification carried out by the Council for Responsible Sport (the official verification body for GEO Certified…