May 14th, 2016 Article
New resort & Spa opening in the Algarve
There’s a new resort opening in the Algarve, and it’s a bit different. Here’s why.
There’s a new resort opening in the Algarve, and it’s a bit different. Here’s why.
The build-up to the Open Championship, which returns to Northern Ireland in 2019, continues to gather pace with the launch of a new annual parkland golf tournament as part of Tourism Ireland's plan to reach golfers around the world and showcase what Northern Ireland has to offer golfers.
Ping have improved their clothing line massively. Check out their latest tech heavy but super smart collection.
The new Sunday Times Rich list is just out and here are the 10 richest young sportsmen in the UK aged under 30. And Rory comes in third.
Skechers are taking golf seriously, re-signing Matt Kuchar to a multi-year contract. Unlike many brands in the past who have dabbled, this US giant is proving it's in golf for the long haul. Skechers are the number two shoe brand overall in the US, bigger than the giants that are adidas and Under Armour. And no we’re not talking golf, but across the whole market, sitting behind only Nike. They are truly massive stateside.
Here’s Rory McIlroy’s new ad for Nike. It shows him gearing up in real life for this weekend’s Masters, where he is hoping to land a grand slam by winning all four majors.
Glenmorangie has announced Justin Rose as their new golf ambassador. And he does like a drop or two of the malt we are reliably informed. We're planning to unleash the Brigadier on him, and maybe with Sam T in tow.
VPAR, the pioneer of Live Golf Scoring, has launched the new version of its club-focused Tournament Management System (TMS). The web-based technology enables golf clubs to significantly enhance the player experience at their tournaments, golf days and member events.
SkyCaddie® is launching their no-fees SkyCaddie SW2 Watch, which is their next generation of the best-selling SkyCaddie Watch. Here are the details.
2016 is the year FootJoy step up their apparel collection. Quietly in the background they’ve become one of the biggest apparel brands in golf. In on-course shirt sales they are now the number one brand in the UK.
As we wrote recently, changes to the drink driving limits in Scotland from 80ml per 100ml of blood to 50mg, have had a really bad impact on Scottish golf clubs. One club has even closed down permanently on the back of the change.
We checked in with Puma's Grant Knutson to find out why the Puma Ignite Spikeless golf shoes are the best spikeless shoes that they have ever produced.