Women-led, women-inspired golf apparel brand highlights real conversations with female golfers ahead of Women’s Golf Day Today, KINONA, the premier creator of fashionable and functional golf apparel made by women, for women, announced the release of their new video series titled, “She Drives: Women Golfers Take the Lead.” The four-part video series is intended to give women new to golf a glimpse of the reality, personality, and fun of the game, and to further empower and celebrate women in the sport. It includes real conversations with women golfers sharing stories about who inspired them to play, lessons learned, and issues…
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.
It’s been a year and counting, and golfers continue to flock in record numbers to golf courses across the country. In 2020, COVID brought the world a pandemic and with it an unexpected opportunity knocked on golf’s door, declaring to the world that golf was safe. And because very few outdoor activities can make that claim, golf has prospered. According to statistics from the National Golf Foundation, nearly 6.2 million people either returned to golf or played for the first time in 2020 – the highest annual number on record. This new group joined a very large subset of existing…
Motocaddy has won 10 product accolades in the latest UK golf media awards chosen by the market’s top-selling specialist publications for their prestigious 2021 Editor’s Choice Awards. Both Golf Monthly, Europe’s leading golf media brand, and Today’s Golfer, the best-selling monthly golf title, selected the new Motocaddy M3 GPS in the ‘Electric Trolley’ category – with the latter commending the cellular capabilities on its other award winner, the new M5 GPS. The editor of Today’s Golfer wrote: “we’re big fans of Motocaddy, and their electric models just seem to step it up every year. The new M5 GPS has so…
Playing golf and experiencing the many charms of Madeira has never been easier for travelling golfers from this month with the launch of the islands’ new ‘Golf Passport’ website. Unveiled by Madeira. Belongs to all – the consumer-facing brand of the Madeira Promotion Bureau – the new portal is a one-stop shop for visitors eager to play Madeira’s three world-class golf courses and discover why the Portuguese islands have been acclaimed as the world’s best emerging golf destination. The archipelago of Madeira features three golf courses – Clube de Golf Santo da Serra, Palheiro Golf and Porto Santo Golf, which…
PGA TOUR Champions and the Principal Charity Classic today announced plans to increase attendee capacity for the golf tournament scheduled for June 1-6 at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines. In accordance with city and state protocols, tournament organizers and local officials determined as many as 10,000 attendees per day may attend the tournament, which has raised more than $30 million for Iowa children’s charities since 2007. Initial capacity for the Principal Charity Classic was set at 5,000 attendees per day in March. “We are thankful that conditions in Des Moines continue to improve and we are ready to safely…
Lineage Logistics today announced its multi-year sponsorship of professional golfer Justin Thomas. As part of Lineage’s sponsorship, Thomas will wear Lineage’s logo during official tournaments and associated public events, and Lineage will commit $100,000 to the Justin Thomas Foundation. Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced its multi-year sponsorship of professional golfer Justin Thomas. “I am thrilled to welcome Justin to the Lineage family” As part of Lineage’s sponsorship, Thomas will wear Lineage’s logo during official tournaments and associated public events, and Lineage will commit…
Including the Approach S42 golf smartwatch, Approach S12 golf watch and Approach G12 GPS rangefinder OLATHE, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Garmin® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced new additions to its popular Approach series of GPS golf products – the Approach S42 smartwatch, the Approach S12 watch, and the Approach G12 GPS rangefinder – all with more than 42,000 preloaded courses so golfers can walk onto any tee box with confidence. Across the board, the new Approach lineup offers exemplary battery life and supports connectivity with Garmin’s very own club tracking sensor and the Garmin golf app1 which…
Pete Dye’s Oceanfront Masterpiece is one of the World’s Most Difficult Layouts for TOUR Players and Arccos Members For the PGA Championship this week at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, the Pete Dye-designed Ocean Course will play as the longest, and likely the most challenging, course in major championship history. Tipping out at 7,876 yards with an unearthly course rating of 79.1 and slope rating of 155, the Championship tees of Dye’s oceanfront masterpiece will be the most difficult course in North America, at least for four days. In terms of sheer length, Arccos members have experienced a decidedly different Ocean…
Ahead of the opening in October of this year, golfers can now enjoy a tantalising glimpse of the new golf course at Sicily’s Verdura Resort, part of Rocco Forte Hotels. Viewers can plot their way along the spectacular new par-four hole – and you can almost smell the ocean breeze along the coastline. The new signature ninth hole on the East Course is part of the major renovation project – scheduled for completion in October with nine of the holes ready for play in August – as world-renowned golf architect Kyle Phillips returned to the site of his original design…
First-of-its-kind digital programming to shine a spotlight on the nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals at the PGA’s flagship Major Championship, May 18-21. Programming will feature award-winning PGA Coaches Mark Blackburn, Joanna Coe, Joe Hallett, Rich Jones, Steve Scott and Rick Sessinghaus. During the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course, golf fans will get a special inside look at the way PGA Coaches drive success on and off the course through “PGA Coaching Live presented by Cadillac,” streaming on PGA.com and ESPN+. Airing May 18-21, and hosted by PGA Professional Steve Scott, Melanie Collins and Scott Walker, PGA Coaching Live…