The company’s first Michigan location brings Metro Detroit a new way to play Five Iron Golf, the nation’s premier indoor golf and entertainment experience, announced today it will be expanding its Midwest reach by opening a new location in Detroit’s bustling downtown area. Founded in New York City in 2017, Five Iron Golf has since expanded across the country, providing each local community an accessible space to celebrate the unconventional and connect through a shared love of golf. The brand’s colorful, urban vibe welcomes avid golfers, entertainment seekers, and everyone in between to enjoy unique, customizable experiences each and every…
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.
Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains, N.Y., founded in 1913, will begin a significant redesign and renovation of its 108 year-old golf course on October 5th, 2021. The Club retained famed golf course architect Rees Jones, who created and will oversee implementation of a new golf course master plan. Jones’ plan and course redesign was shared by Club President Mark Stagg with Westchester Hills members via a Town Hall meeting on September 9th. Rees Jones, who is known as “The Open Doctor” for his design work on golf courses that have hosted major championships, said the Westchester Hills’ redesign…
Toro will be the exclusive supplier of irrigation and turf equipment for the championship The Toro Company has been chosen as the official supplier of irrigation systems and turf equipment for the 2023 Solheim Cup, which will take place at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Andalucá¬a, Spain, September 18-24, 2023. In addition, Finca Cortesin has extended its partnership with Toro and local distributor Riego Verde S.A. (Riversa) to continue supplying the course’s fleet of golf course maintenance equipment. Since 1990, the Solheim Cup has combined the tradition and prestige of the game of golf with passion for one’s country and…
Company named Community Partner and Official LED Lighting Partner for the PGA TOUR Champions event. EMC continues its support of the Sanford International presented by Cambria for a fourth year with new community sponsorship. The company is also deemed the Official LED Lighting Partner for the PGA TOUR Champions event, which brings the best in golf to Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 13-19. The Sanford International benefits the Sanford Health Foundation that manages endowment funds in support of Sanford Hospitals and Clinics and programs. Last year’s event raised $270,000Ânearly double what was raised in 2018 and…
Big Easy Ranch announces groundbreaking of its 18-hole championship golf course along with future expansion. Big Easy Ranch announced the groundbreaking of its new 18-hole championship golf course will take place September 17, 2021. Chet Williams Design was selected to design the 18-hole golf course complementing the original nine-hole golf course that he also designed. Williams is widely known for many notable course designs and redesigns including top-rated golf courses in Texas and beyond. As Williams stated, “I am very excited to be selected to design the new 18-hole golf course at Big Easy Ranch in Columbus, Texas. There are…
Resort Deploys Industry-Leading InfoGenesis® Point-Of-Sale (POS) SaaS and Agilysys Pay Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, GA has implemented the award-winning innovative InfoGenesis POS solution as well as its modern cloud-native SaaS Agilysys Pay secure payment processing solution. Appreciated for its wide selection of richly decorated rooms, spacious villas with ocean view balconies and resort residences, the historic resort pairs friendly Southern hospitality with modern amenities. Whether for romantic escapes, family vacations,…
VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or “VICI”) and ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. (“ClubCorp”) (an Apollo Global Management fund portfolio company) announced today that they have entered into a strategic arrangement to grow BigShots Orion, LLC (“BigShots Golf”), whereby VICI Properties may provide up to $80.0 million of mortgage financing for the construction of up to five new BigShots Golf facilities throughout the United States, subject to definitive documentation. John Payne, President and Chief Operating Officer of VICI Properties, said, “We are excited to partner with ClubCorp, the leading operator of private golf and country clubs in the United States,…
Leading Courses is the largest golf course comparison platform in Europe with more than 400,000 monthly visitors and information on more than 25,000 clubs worldwide Golfmanager and Leading Courses and have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership includes a two-way preferred supplier agreement, helping Leading Courses to grow their platform in terms of reviews, bookings, and connected golf courses and for Golfmanager to grow their client base in specific markets. Leading Courses – Europe’s largest platform for golf reviews and tee time bookings – connected to the golf club management software of Golfmanager back in 2019. The connection made…
PGA TOUR® 2K21 Celebrates Over 2.5 Million Units Sold-in with New User-Generated Content Rollout and 100 Thieves Collaboration New ‘Dream Courses’ theme for custom courses created by top course designers includes course inspired by 100 Thieves Founder Nadeshot In celebration of PGA TOUR® 2K21 surpassing 2.5 million units sold-in around the globe*, 2K and HB Studios announced today the theme for the all-new custom courses coming to multiplayer playlists in September**, as well as a collaboration with lifestyle brand and gaming collective 100 Thieves. For players who missed their tee times, there’s no better time to hit the virtual links…
Chelsfield Lakes Golf Centre has put itself at the forefront of golf technology with the installation of a TrackMan range system that is set transform the driving range experience for players of all skill levels. Professionals, experienced amateurs and beginners can all take advantage of the same state-of-the-art technology used by some of the world’s top players at the popular Kent venue from December, with users being given access to a wide array of tools and games that are built for both performance and entertainment. For the more experienced player, the TrackMan system offers a host of different modes which…