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Posted on September 28, 2016

Golf Pride Completes Sweep of 2016 FedEx Cup Postseason Events

Power management company Eaton announced today that its Golf Pride Grips Division was the winning grip brand at all four 2016 FedEx Cup Playoff events. At the season ending TOUR Championship, The #1 Grip in Golf claimed 3 out of the top 4 finishers, including the 2016 Champion, who used Golf Pride’s MultiCompound Cord (MCC) model grips on his way to winning the $10 Million Dollar first prize in the FedEx Cup points race. In fact, three of the events in...

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Posted on September 23, 2016

Club Inc. Announces 5th Annual Leadership Summit

The 5th annual Club Leadership Summit is to take place at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket, from December 4-6, with 50 of the top CEOs and General Managers from all over Europe and the Middle East set to attend. Over the years, the event has established itself as one of the best networking and educational events within the club world, giving senior personnel the chance to network with their peers and learn from a variety of industry leaders. In previous years, the...

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Posted on September 22, 2016

Abbey Hill Golf Centre Invests £35k in Pirate Golf Upgrade

Abbey Hill Golf Centre, a BGL venue in Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, has unveiled its newly renovated Mr Mulligan’s Pirate Golf course after an extensive £35,000 investment. Concrete artists who regularly work for Pixar animations were brought in to create several artistic elements on the course, including a new castle turret that creates a vortex for the golf ball to travel through, an eerie Long John Silver’s graveyard, and a concrete canon that stands guard over one of the holes. A...

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Posted on September 21, 2016

Birchwood Park Golf and Country Club to Showcase Future at Open Weekends

Birchwood Park Golf and Country Club, a BGL venue in Wilmington, is inviting the public to two open weekends, showcasing the £5,000,000 development currently being undertaken at the club. From the 23rd – 25th September and the 30th September – 2nd October, visitors will be able to tour the facility and see where all the exciting new developments will be, including the planned 25 metre swimming pool and extensive wellness facilities. Attendees will also be shown the plans and artist’s impressions...

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Posted on September 15, 2016

Foremost members break-through £3 million in Motocaddy electric trolley profits received

Since first partnering with Motocaddy back in 2012, Foremost members around the country have seen their electric trolley businesses boom, with group members having now generated an incredible £3 million in returned profits to their businesses from the brand. With 2016 signifying the fifth year that Foremost has partnered with Motocaddy, the brand has seen total trolley unit share sales within the group increase from 22% in 2011 to in excess of 70% 2016 year-to-date. Motocaddy’s nearest competitor held share of...

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Posted on September 13, 2016

PING Launches AW16 Performance Apparel Collections

PING today announced the launch of its Autumn/Winter 2016 men’s and ladies apparel collections, delivering the company’s most advanced technical performance apparel range to date and reinforcing the long-standing commitment PING has to helping golfers play their best. For the Autumn/Winter season, PING combines state-of-the-art performance led fabrics with luxury materials and craftsmanship to provide unrivalled quality and performance. Engineered to Play® through the Sensor Platform of performance fabric technologies, the collections deliver advancements in both thermal and lightweight apparel. Whatever the...

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Posted on September 9, 2016

Show Your True Colours this September with an ETIQUS European Blue Sport Tour

ETIQUS, the British brand of patented, quality timepieces exclusively for golfers, is offering golf fans the chance to show their support this September with a European Blue Sport Tour golf timepiece. The special edition Sport Tour features ETIQUS’ unique dimple patterned face in a distinctive European Blue with yellow inlay to the hour and minute hands, and in the 12 hour markers. The Sport Tour’s unique design includes the Butler Golf Bezel, inspired by the R&A’s Pace of Play guidelines, with Swiss made...

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Posted on September 5, 2016

ECCO Golf Ambassador Caroline Masson wins Manulife LPGA Classic

Leading golf footwear innovator, ECCO Golf, is delighted to announce that ambassador Caroline Masson claimed her maiden victory on the LPGA Tour on Sunday, shooting a spectacular final round of 66 to win the Manulife LPGA Classic in Ontario, Canada. Competing in her special-edition ECCO BIOM HYBRID 2 shoes which were crafted specifically for the Olympic Games and feature the German flag on the side, Masson entered the final round three shots off the lead but carded nine birdies en route...

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Posted on September 1, 2016

Roaring Success for Charity Tour Event at Hanbury Manor

The inaugural Willow Senior Golf Classic, held at Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel & Country Club, Ware, has been hailed as an overwhelming success after raising over £120,000 for the Willow foundation. The tournament is a new addition to the European Senior Tour’s UK schedule, and was held in collaboration with the Special Day’s charity, Willow. Founded in Hertfordshire in 1999 by ex-Arsenal footballer, Bob Wilson, and his wife, Megs, the foundation works to provide Special Days for seriously ill young adults aged...

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Posted on August 30, 2016

Nippon Shaft Selected as Stock Shaft for New Mizuno Irons

Mizuno has selected Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO MODUS3 TOUR 105 to be the stock steel shaft worldwide for its new JPX-900 Hot Metal irons, which are designed to offer more forgiveness and distance to golfers who play them. David Llewellyn, Director Research & Development for Mizuno USA commented, “For the JPX-900 HOT METAL, the N.S. PRO MODUS³ TOUR 105 gave us the perfect combination of lightweight steel shaft performance with a high level of solid feel and control. Also, this shaft...

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Posted on August 25, 2016

PING introduces pink G driver

PING announced today it will sell 6,000 limited-edition pink PING G™ drivers, similar to the one used by Bubba Watson, and donate $60 to the Bubba Watson Foundation for every pink driver sold. It marks the third time in four years that the company has partnered with Watson on the fundraiser, which will now surpass $1 million in donations since its beginning in 2012. The pink G drivers are available for pre-order today through authorised PING retailers around the world. The...

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Posted on August 25, 2016

Nippon Shaft Wins Gold, Silver & Bronze at Rio Olympics

Winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the Rio Olympics golf competition relied on Nippon Shaft steel shafts to compete successfully against top players from 41 countries. The Gold medal winner in Saturday’s women’s final round used N.S. PRO 950GH steel shafts in her irons and wedges en route to a dominating and historic victory. The 28-year-old native of Seoul, South Korea finished 16-under par with rounds of 66-66-70-66—268, good enough for a five-shot win over the reigning No. 1 player...

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Posted on August 23, 2016

Club Managers Association of Europe and Golf Genius Join Forces

The Club Managers Association of Europe are delighted to announce a new 2 year partnership with Golf Genius which will see them working together to better inform Club Managers on their Event management software which helps professionalise the delivery of golf events resulting in Less Work. More Fun. More Revenue. This is the promise of Golf Genius. Golf Genius Software offers affordable, fully-featured cloud-based software for organising and managing golf events, leagues and trips. Their products save time and eliminate hassles...

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Posted on August 22, 2016

Wexham Park Golf Centre Set to Become Top Spot for Growing the Game

Wexham Park Golf Centre is tipped to become one of the South East’s most popular, family friendly golf venues after a recent takeover. The new owners, Toureen Group Ltd, had long been admirers of Wexham Park prior to acquiring the venue, enjoying the heritage of the club and its place within the heart of the community. Under the new agreement, Cornerstone Golf. will manage the day-to-day running of the centre, and, together with Toureen Group, they plan to enhance the current facilities...

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Posted on August 18, 2016

BGL Welcomes Newest Candidate onto Prestigious MiT Programme

Burhill Golf and Leisure Ltd (BGL) has welcomed its newest candidate, Sarah Blunden, onto the company’s prestigious, year-long Management in Training (MiT) programme. Sarah started working at Wycombe Heights Golf Centre, a BGL venue, in 2006, where she began as a Food and Beverage Assistant whilst studying for a degree in psychology at the University of Plymouth. “Gradually I was picking up different skills across the centre from running functions to working in the Pro Shop and aiding the sales department, then...

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Posted on August 18, 2016

Carnoustie to Unveil Stunning Club Building Ahead of the 2018 Open Championship

Carnoustie Golf Links, hailed as the most challenging course on The Open rota, has been given the go-ahead for a major redevelopment of its golf centre, with works due to be completed in time for The Open Championship in 2018. The planned enhancements will see the current club building receive a complete renovation with a focus on creating modern, open spaces for dining and relaxing after a round. “The planning permission has come through at an exciting time for us as we’ll...

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Posted on August 17, 2016

BagSOLO: The Luxury Travel Solution for Every Golfer

BagSOLO, a new travel solution that provides the ultimate convenience for travelling golfers, is now available and offers to courier your clubs around the world from door-to-door from as little as £29 each way. Queuing at the airport with the prospect of an excess baggage charge can be one of the most frustrating parts of travelling as a golfer, but BagSOLO offers to relieve the stress of travelling with your equipment, so that you can relax and enjoy your journey while...

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Posted on August 16, 2016

ECCO Golf Appoints Andrzej Bikowski as New Lead Designer

Leading golf footwear innovator, ECCO Golf, has appointed Andrzej Bikowski as new Lead Designer. Known affectionately as “Bartie” by his colleagues, he joins from ECCO Sport where he was head of the design team. Originally from Poland, Bikowski gained a Masters Degree in Industrial Design from the Department of Industrial Design in the city of Lodz in his homeland. Further expanding his understanding of materials and the shoe making process, Bikowski then attended the ArsSutoria School in Italy. He has since gained a...

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Posted on August 15, 2016

ECCO Golf Agrees Australian Distribution Deal with AGS Pty LTD

Leading golf footwear innovator, ECCO Golf, and Sydney-based American Golf Supplies Pty Ltd are delighted to announce a new partnership which will see AGS become the distributor of ECCO Golf shoes in Australia. Therefore, the current distribution by subsidiary ECCO Shoes Pacific Pty Ltd will end by the start of the new distribution agreement. Private company AGS, established 50 years ago and owned by Paul and Kim Roser for the past two decades, is the Australian distributor for PING clubs, bags...

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Posted on August 15, 2016

PING introduces precision-milled PING Vault putters

Taking inspiration from its legendary Gold Putter Vault and long-held reputation as a leader in putter design and manufacturing, PING introduced its PING Vault series today. Four models are designed for golfers seeking a putter engineered to exacting standards and precision-milled to the tightest tolerances. “The PING Vault Series recognises our unequalled putter success on tour since 1959 and continues our focus to advance the design and process of making putters,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “The precision...

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Posted on August 8, 2016

Nippon Shaft to Offer Limited Edition White Wedge Shaft

Nippon Shaft has announced it is to offer its popular N.S. PRO MODUS3 Wedge 115 shaft in a special edition white finish, available exclusively in the new Cleveland RTX-3 wedge series. Based on requests from PGA Tour players, the clear white gloss spray coated shaft is to be offered in a limited quantity of 350 across Europe and only made available as an option in Cleveland’s newest line of wedges. Utilising several of the Japanese manufacturer’s cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, the MODUS3 Wedge...

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Posted on August 8, 2016

Hoebridge Golf Club Raises Nearly £9,000 on Charity Golf Day

The annual Charity Day at Hoebridge Golf Centre, a BGL venue in Woking, has been hailed as a huge success after £8,600 was raised on the day for the club’s chosen charities, Alzheimer’s Research UK and LinkAble. 31 teams of golfers took to the course in varying degrees of fancy dress on the 26th July, playing in a stableford team competition that saw Le Quatre Musquatesses emerge victorious in their wigs and dresses. A raffle and auction followed the events on the...

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Posted on August 2, 2016

Top Quality Field Confirmed for Inaugural Willow Senior Golf Classic

Former Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam and 1989 European Tour Order of Merit Winner Ronan Rafferty will headline the field at the inaugural Willow Senior Golf Classic, at Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club. A new and exciting addition to the European Senior Tour calendar, the Willow Senior Golf Classic will be played in an Alliance format with amateurs given the chance to play alongside top professionals in two pro-am rounds and also the three tournament days. “It’s an absolute privilege...

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Posted on August 1, 2016

PING introduces iBlade iron

Through extensive research and observation of leading tour professionals, PING engineers designed the new iBlade iron for golfers who rely on the precision and control to execute the most demanding shots in the game. The blade-style iron follows the highly popular S55 model, which has amassed more than 50 wins around the world since its introduction over two years ago. “The iBlade project was a fun challenge for our engineers,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “They approached the...

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Posted on July 22, 2016

Jobling Wins Foremost Assistants Championship

Martyn Jobling shot a superb six under par 65 to win the 2016 Foremost Assistants Championship supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf at The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club. The Morpeth Golf Club assistant professional carded five birdies and an eagle on his way to a two shot victory over Alresford’s Philip Bryden around the testing Championship course. The event saw 110 Foremost Professional Assistants tee it up for a prize fund of £5,000, with Jobling taking home the winner’s cheque of £1,000, as...

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Posted on July 21, 2016

New Chosen Charity, Herts Air Ambulance, Drops in at Redbourn Golf Club

Members of Redbourn Golf Club, Redbourn, were able to see the fruits of their fundraising labours when one of the Herts Air Ambulances, the club’s designated charity for 2016, dropped in at the course earlier this month. The cause is due to reap the rewards of the club’s renowned fundraising efforts which saw well in excess of £10,000 raised for Keech Hospice Care in 2015. The Redbourn members who were present to see the helicopter arrive were invited to talk to the...

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Posted on July 21, 2016

ECCO Golf Introduces ECCO CAGE EVO

Leading golf footwear innovator, ECCO Golf, has announced the introduction of ECCO CAGE EVO, a cleated golf shoe that showcases the Danish company’s manufacturing expertise by providing superior walking comfort right out of the box. Highlighted by the unique combination of a fully-integrated Direct-injection Process (DIP) wrap system and a multi-material upper, ECCO CAGE EVO features a performance, PU-structured textile bonded with polyurethane webbing. Created specifically for ECCO CAGE EVO, this promotes an incredibly comfortable fit while also delivering outstanding protection from...

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Posted on July 19, 2016

Wycombe Heights’ Super Seven Take on Longest Day Challenge

Seven members of Wycombe Heights Golf Centre, Loudwater, took to the course earlier this month to play a marathon day of golf in aid of the charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. The initiative has become an annual fundraising event for the charity, and asks golfers to take to their courses to complete the Longest Day challenge of playing 72 holes of golf in a day. That equates to four rounds, roughly 300 shots, and a 20 mile walk in one day. The team...

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Posted on July 18, 2016

Hoebridge Golf Centre Captain Tackles Marathon Golf Day for Charity

Mike Waite, current Men’s Captain at Hoebridge Golf Centre, Woking, tackled a marathon 24 hour golf day earlier this month to raise funds for the charity LinkAble. During the day, Mike managed to play each of Hoebridge’s courses, completing a staggering 118 holes, which equated to 25 miles of walking and 447 shots. “We’re hugely proud of Mike for completing such a monumental task in aid of fundraising for LinkAble. “All of us here at Hoebridge, staff and members alike, were supporting him...

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Posted on July 18, 2016

Nippon Shaft Wins 2016 Open Championship

The 2016 “Champion Golfer of the Year” played Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO MODUS³ Tour 120 steel shafts in his irons and wedges en route to an epic victory in cold and windy conditions at the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon. The 40-year-old Swede, who began playing the N.S. PRO MODUS³ Tour 120 X flex from May 2011, became the first male in his country’s history to win one of golf’s Grand Slam titles, shooting a historic final-round 8-under par 63....

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