By Kids For Kids – that’s the motto of The Kids Golf Podcast, a powerful new golf podcast pulling together young golf enthusiasts from all corners of the world. On episode four host Christian Muhimbo, from Uganda, catches up with Austin Nesbitt from Jeff Chambers Golf Academy in Saskatchewan, Canada, to talk all things golf. At just 12 years-old Austin has already established himself as one of Canada’s top three junior golfers in his age category. Blazing past fierce competition, Austin’s remarkable skills have earned him seven wins in 12 tournament starts this season mirroring the sort of form displayed…
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 2022-23 PGA TOUR season has reached the finale. East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, will host the TOUR Championship with the best players from this season all competing for the PGA TOUR’s ultimate prize. This will be a no-cut event, with the top 30 players beginning on their FedExCup Starting Strokes based on where they are in the FedExCup standings. Scottie Scheffler leads the field at 10-under par this week. He’ll look for redemption after playing the last five holes in 1-over par last week, as Viktor Hovland captured the BMW Championship. Scheffler has been the most consistent…
Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, has appointed DJ Flanders as Executive Vice President of its Troon International division. Flanders moves from his position as Senior Vice President and takes over for Mark Chapleski, who retired from the company at the end of July. Flanders will oversee the company’s international portfolio of 40-plus facilities in 20 countries and offices in Switzerland, UAE and Australia. “DJ was the natural successor to help steer our Troon International division. He is an outstanding leader, caring and detailed oriented. His passion for not only the game of golf,…
The Grove, home to one of the UK’s most prestigious golf courses, has appointed Performance54, a global leader in sports advisory and strategy, to drive awareness and increase sales for the five-star resort. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023, The Grove is renowned for its quality experience and exceptional service, having recently been named the No.1 resort in England for the first time in Golf World’s Top 100 Golf Resorts in the UK & Ireland. Recognised for its inclusivity and open to all attitude, the resort has demonstrated a strong commitment to women’s golf, becoming a signatory to The R&A’s Women…
La Zagaleta has appointed renowned golf course architect Tom Doak to design its golf project for the development historically known as Valderrama II in the Sotogrande area. The project, which envisages 18 or 36 holes, already has all the permits to begin construction as soon as Tom Doak’s designs are ready. This will be Tom Doak’s first design in Spain and the second in Continental Europe, and will use large green areas for the golf courses. Valderrama 07, a subsidiary company of Zagaleta Group, is considering the MAJARAMBUZ brand for its entire golf development. It is committed to this project…
D3 Sports Tech (D3ST), a privately-held software development company, today announced the launch of their Wagering Wallet API for peer-to-peer sports and games. Developed specifically to meet the demand for legally settling wagers between competitors, the new Wagering Wallet allows businesses with peer-to-peer games to include a wallet for funding game play, settling wagers, spending and cashing out. Popular wallets like Venmo, PayPal, GooglePay and ApplePay do not allow the settlement of wagers or gambling on their platforms and they are shutting down users who violate their Terms of Services Policies at an alarming rate. The US market for sports…
The PGA TOUR heads to Olympia Fields Country Club, just outside of Chicago, for this week’s BMW Championship and the second leg of the FedExCup Playoffs. This week will determine the final 30 players eligible to compete for the TOUR Championship next week at East Lake in Atlanta. Lucas Glover will look to make it three wins in a row on the PGA TOUR after capturing both the Wyndham Championship and the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week. His recent successes have pushed him from No. 49 to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings. Patrick Cantlay returns to defend his…
The National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa, England, (18 August 2023): England Golf has unveiled ‘Respect in Golf’ – a movement to inspire, promote and create greater understanding and embracement of equality, diversity and inclusion within the sport. England Golf’s mission is a clear one – golf belongs to everyone, all who play, and all who aspire to play, must have an equal opportunity to do so. By launching the Respect in Golf movement and working alongside the other Home Nations, industry partners and affiliated clubs, England Golf is committed to driving the message that there is no place for discrimination in…
All month, PXG® is putting its money where its mouth is with the GEN6 Driver ChallengeÔ. The PXG GEN6 Driver Challenge invites all golfers – both PXG fans and critics – to bring their current driver to a free fitting for a head-to-head, knockout event with PXG’s new GEN6 Driver. If the PXG GEN6 Driver is longer or has a tighter dispersion, PXG wins. If not, PXG will hand over a $100 USD Mastercard Rewards Card. No questions asked. “The PXG GEN6 Driver stands tall next to all the established brands. It’s blazing fast and beyond forgiving. We’re so confident that in nearly every…
Andalucía and Costa del Sol Tourist Board became an Official Sponsor of the 2023 AIG Women’s Open which tees off at Walton Heath today. Andalucía is the government ministry of tourism, culture, and sport of the region, which is an outstanding tourism destination in the south of Spain. More than 400,000 tourists visit Andalucía every year to play golf, with the region being home to more than 100 golf courses. This accounts for nearly 22 per cent of the total courses in Spain making it the highest concentration of course on the Continent of Europe. Costa del Sol Tourist Board…