Officials at Dormie Network, a national network of private destination golf clubs, today named Michael Sheely as Director of Agronomy at GrayBull, a David McClay Kidd design set to open in the Nebraska Sandhills in 2024. GrayBull will be Dormie Network’s seventh course and first facility built from the ground up, joining the other Dormie Network clubs as a standard of first-class facilities and pristine course conditions to create true stay-and-play destinations. GrayBull’s layout and hole designs have been worked into the property. In March 2023, course work will resume with a goal to have the entire course seeded by Fall…
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Aboo Tayub
Aboo Tayub is the publisher of Golf Business Technology and has worked in the business & technology publishing sector for over a decade.
OGIO Europe has released its exciting new range of stand and cart bags in a selection of eclectic colourways, with the All Elements Silencer Cart Bag ensuring your choice of design will be the only aspect of your bag making a noise in 2023. OGIO’s patented Silencer Club Protection System returns to the 2023 All Elements Silencer Cart Bags range due to consumer demand, the unique technology having proven hugely popular among golf fans in previous ranges. The premium 15-way moulded top – modified to work on oversized grips – delivers a more efficient way to organise your set by…
Sali’s Story: Growing Golf in the Pearl of Africa is a four-part series that follows Roger Sali, a 27-year-old Ugandan, and the incredible work he’s doing in his home country to grow the game of golf. The sport has changed Roger’s life and he believes that it can also change the lives of many others in Uganda with the proper exposure and access to the equipment needed to play. Roger started caddying a few years ago when his father passed away and he needed to support his family. He fell in love with golf and quickly became a low-handicap player.…
Premium Italian clothing company Chervò is celebrating after player ambassador Kurt Kitayama secured the brand’s first PGA Tour win with a one-shot victory at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Heading into the final round at Bay Hill Club holding a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland, Kitayama saw off a star-studded chasing pack that also included Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton and Jordan Spieth to record an even-par 72 for his maiden PGA Tour title. Kitayama bounced back from a damaging triple bogey at the ninth hole with seven straight pars to stay in contention before a birdie on…
Celebrating International Women’s Day, officials with the LPGA and the Velocity Global Impact Award Committee today announced that In Gee Chun has won the inaugural Velocity Global Impact Award thanks to a fan vote that ran on LPGA.com between February 21-March 6. The award recognizes Chun’s dedication to growing the sport of golf and inspiring the next generation of athletes through her efforts and actions as the proud founder and generous donor to the In Gee Chun Lancaster Country Club Educational Foundation, which provides scholarships for Lancaster Country Club (LCC) employees, their dependents and caddies to further their educational goals. With the…
From the moment you walk inside the newest Five Iron Golf location in the nation, the eye is immediately drawn to the neon lights and signs and the colorful street-art murals on the walls. Then you take a walk downstairs with pop music blaring from above, take a left and take in the sight of 11 TrackMan golf simulator bays wall-to-wall across the space. But it’s far from just simulators that make the place so inviting. Each one is equipped with brand-new golf clubs and comfortable lounge furniture, with a large full-service bar area, table games like foosball and many, many…
Renowned Architect Agustín Pizá Breaks Down 5 iconic golf courses and holes. From The Old Course in St Andrews to Tobacco Road in North Carolina, we uncover what makes the courses stand out. Agustín Pizá is an architect with a Masters in Golf Course Architecture from Edinburgh University in Scotland. For more than two decades Pizá has collaborated with legends of the game and world-class golf developments. His designs are known for delivering quality, sustainability, aesthetic, and strategic golf courses. CHECK OUT THE RGC ROOM 17 COLLECTION HERE: https://randomgolfclub.com/collection… For more on Golf Course Design, Random Golf Club, apparel, news,…
Club de Golf Alcanada has achieved Diamond Award status at the Tagmarshal Awards for the third time, with the Mallorca venue recognised for its outstanding course performance and service. Alcanada was presented with the honour at the recent PGA show in Orlando, Florida, highlighting a fine 2022 for the iconic venue that culminated in hosting November’s Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final. Following the success of that prestigious tournament it was confirmed the event will return to Alcanada’s par-72 course later this year. The award highlights exceptional performance in criteria including pace of play, player experience and course optimisation, all of which…
Club leaders say it achieved net zero carbon dioxide emissions by offsetting 5,000 tonnes of CO2, the annual equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from 630 residential homes or an average-sized car driving 12.4 million miles. The Singaporean club, host venue for the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s World Championship and set to stage its first LIV Golf event next month, originally committed to becoming carbon neutral in 2021. Since then, it has invested $1 from every round of golf played into high-quality carbon credits from the Katingan Mentaya Project in Indonesia and Cordillera Azul National Park, between Peru’s high forests and the Amazon…
The Oman Golf Trophy will get underway this weekend, with the main aim of boosting investment and tourism. This unique golf diplomacy initiative is characterized by a robust public-private partnership to promote investment and tourism opportunities in Oman in line with Oman Vision 2040, with the Sultanate of Oman aiming to leverage golf as an elegant ambassador to highlight the natural beauty of the country for travellers and strengthen diplomatic ties between Oman and Italy. Organised in partnership with several ministries, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, The Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, and Ministry of…