Skechers was Official Footwear Supplier for Both European and United States Teams with Skechers GO GOLF® Footwear Designs in Team Colors Either result would have been a win for Skechers, as the Comfort Technology Company was earlier this year named official footwear supplier for both the European and United States Solheim Cup teamsÂbut the finish was especially exciting when Danish pro golfer and Skechers athlete Emily Pedersen sank a birdie on the 18th hole wearing Skechers GO GOLF Elite 3 footwear. Throughout the day, she helped maintain the European women’s lead and confirm the outright win at the Inverness Club…
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.
Financial Data Provider is Helping to Power the PGA of America’s Innovation Initiatives PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, announced it is working with the PGA of America, an organization of nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals to support the discovery and evaluation of innovation opportunities across the $84.1 billion golf industry. To launch this effort, the PGA and PitchBook have published a report titled The Continuing Evolution of the Golf Course, which offers an inside look at how golf courses will change and adapt to new technologies over the next decade. The report highlights a…
Born from the Popular L Grind and Inspired by Major Champion Geoff Ogilvy Inspired by conversations with players across the worldwide professional tours, including major champions Geoff Ogilvy and Adam Scott, as well as Ian Poulter and many others who have it in their bags, this unique wedge with 60* of loft and 4* of bounce, is ideal for the player looking to flight the ball higher, while playing from firm turf and bunkers. Born out of the popular Vokey Design L Grind, the grind line on the sole is smoothed out resulting in a faster feel through the turf.…
The countdown is underway to Finca Cortesin hosting the biggest team competition in women’s golf, with all roads pointing to Spain for the 2023 Solheim Cup. The most talented players from Europe and the United States will gather in Andalusia in two years’ time for the biennial contest, with Europe defending the title that they won 15-13 after three days of intense competition at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, this week. Finca Cortesin will become the first venue in Spain to stage the Solheim Cup when it takes place from September 18-24, 2023, and Vicente Rubio, president of Finca…
Flite Golf & Entertainment (“Flite”) and Back 9 Golf & Entertainment (“Back 9”) today announced a partnership to provide superior technology, and a specialized golf experience to the brand-new Back 9 Golf Entertainment Venue. The new partnership will help drive redevelopment and revitalization in downtown Indianapolis. The Back 9 Golf Entertainment Venue is 58,500 square feet, and includes 75 golf bays, an outdoor beer garden along with several thousand square feet of group meeting, training and conference facilities in a unique indoor/outdoor sporting and entertainment space set along the White River. “We are excited to offer our extensive suite of…
Berkhamsted Golf Club has appointed Joe Biggs as the first directly-employed Head Professional in its 130-year history. In a double-first, it is also Biggs’s first job as a Head Pro. He joins Berkhamsted after seven years at the prestigious Roehampton Club where he was Head Assistant Professional. Having arrived last month the 29 year old Derbyshire-born PGA Professional wasted no time in overseeing a major refurbishment of the club’s pro shop, and he has also introduced Trackman technology and Callaway Range balls for the club’s huge 350-yard grass driving range. “I am thrilled to secure my first Head Professional job…
With the Lounge by Topgolf concept opening in Shanghai, the company now has venue operations that span six countries Global sports and entertainment leader Topgolf Entertainment Group and its developer partner, Sports Entertainment Asia Ltd (SEAL), announced today the opening of its first Topgolf location in Shanghai, China. The Lounge by Topgolf, which will open to the public on September 14, will be the first Topgolf venue to operate in Mainland China. Additionally, SEAL has announced plans to construct its first outdoor, multi-level entertainment venue in Chengdu, China. The venue, which is slated to open in late 2022, will be…
Launches Accelerated Growth Plans for its Hospitality Technology Solution. The round led by Diameter Capital Partners will be used to fund continued development and innovation for Heard’s vertically integrated point-of-sale ecosystem Heard Holdings (www.tryheard.com), a premier software and payments company with the most vertically integrated technology solution for restaurant and golf hospitality, today announced $10 million in preferred equity funding, increasing its valuation to $100 million. The round was led by Diameter Capital Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager. Heard, a Jupiter, Florida-based Point-of-Sale (POS) Company, was co-founded by former Wall Street veteran and hospitality entrepreneur Greg Bartoli, tech…
Boca West Country Club has selected Inrange® to upgrade the premium Florida facility’s driving range with industry-leading Inrange® radar tracking technology. Boca West Country Club is the latest US site to take advantage of Inrange® ‘s precision radar ball tracking and range gamification system. The Inrange® technology will offer players both an entertainment-focused experience with the Inrange+Â multiplayer gaming & virtual course offering and technologically-aided practice sessions for more experienced players with Inrange® & the Inrange® App. Boca West Country Club is considered to be one of the premier golfing destinations in the United States, a reputation built on its…