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Forest of Arden, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club, has announced the launch of several new society and corporate golf packages. The new offering, which will provide groups of guests with a memorable golf day out at the impressive Birmingham-based destination, is highlighted by the premium ‘Hole in One’ package which includes a full English breakfast on arrival, 18 holes of golf on the Donald Steel designed Arden Championship Course and a three course sit down dinner from just £130 per...

Golf Marketing Services Ltd (GMS), Europe's largest golf-specific communications agency is searching for an enthusiastic graduate to work across the agency's growing portfolio of clients. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level as a minimum, have outstanding written and verbal communications skills and a keen interest in the game of golf. Playing ability is not a prerequisite. Any experience of working at a PR agency or in a marketing capacity will be to the candidate's advantage, though not imperative. GMS was...

Surrey-based Burhill Golf Club, one of ten U.K. BGL Golf venues, is set to host the final event of The Disabled Golf Association (DGA) season later this month as the ‘Race to Burhill’ reaches its climax. With seven events having been played at BGL venues across the country throughout the year, the top three players from each event have qualified for the final to be held at Burhill on Friday 23rd October. With handicaps ranging from seven to 36, players will be...

Danish company ECCO – a leading global manufacturer of innovative footwear – announces the launch of ECCO Cage, a cleated golf shoe featuring a fully-integrated DiP wrap system that promotes superior walking comfort immediately out of the box and for every step thereafter. Leveraging its more than 50 years setting the standards for premium quality and craftsmanship, ECCO developed ECCO Cage to promote increased stability, flexibility and cushioning. Its properties include: Unique, one-piece, DiP stability cage that wraps from the heel through...

  PING staff player Andy Sullivan captured his third win of the 2015 European Tour season with an outstanding nine shot wire-to-wire victory at the Portugal Masters on Sunday. Entering the final round with a five shot lead, the Englishman shot a bogey-free 66 to reach 23 under par and become the first man to win three European Tour events this season. Andy’s other victories this year came at The South African Open Championship in January and the Joburg Open in March. Andy...

Foremost has announced ETIQUS, makers of distinctive timepieces for golfers, as the latest addition to its impressive list of Approved Suppliers. ETIQUS will provide integrated marketing of its timepieces to Foremost Members and their customers, as the brand continues to grow within the UK golf market. The ETIQUS range already consists of 24 timepieces, each of which feature many subtle details that will be recognised and appreciated by golfers, from the unique dimple patterned face that gives the 3D effect of a golf...

ETIQUS, the British brand of distinctive, quality timepieces exclusively for golfers, is excited to announce that it has raised £10,000 for leading golf charity the Golf Foundation. The cheque was presented to Golf Foundation Chief Executive Brendon Pyle at the recent Golf Trade Show at Harrogate where ETIQUS debuted its timepiece collection. Brainchild of entrepreneur and founder Gary Butler, the ETIQUS brand is formed on the principles of golfing etiquette and is committed to helping preserve the spirit of the game for...

Redbourn Golf Club, is excited to announce that four of its junior girl and boy members participated in last month’s Wee Wonders British Championship Final, held on St. Andrews’ famous Old Course. Fleur Butler-Wright, Sophia Fullbrook, Eddie Wade and Annabelle Wade, all of whom are aged between six and 11, qualified for the event through one of 20 qualifying rounds held around the country. Accompanied by Redbourn PGA Professional James Blake, the quartet played some great golf throughout the two day event,...

Adventure Leisure Ltd. has announced that it has received planning permission for a new indoor adventure golf venue in the Stevenage Leisure Park. The new development will feature two 18-hole adventure golf courses and be a flagship venue for the Adventure Leisure brand, complementing the existing range of recreational facilities on offer in the Leisure Park. Planning has already been approved and local residents will soon be able to make the most of this new addition to Stevenage’s leisure offering in spring...

Tudor Park, the Maidstone-based Marriott Hotel and Country Club, is delighted to report the success of several of its members, with the accomplishments highlighted by the success of the men’s Mail on Sunday Classic team. Having already battled through eight rounds, the team was able to overcome Pyecombe Golf Club in extra holes to book its place in next month’s Semi-Finals which are to be held at El Rompido in Spain. Further team success of note includes the Invicta League men’s team...

Foremost members from around the country once again gathered at Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel for the Foremost Golf Industry Awards, an event which has quickly established itself as a highlight of Trade Show week. A hotbed of industry activity and a celebration of the group and its successful members, the Awards were once again attended by some of the UK golf industry’s most influential people. The dinner was hosted by well-known BBC sports correspondent, Iain Carter. Mark Rogers from The York Golf Club in...

Surrey-based Burhill Golf Club, one of ten U.K. BGL Golf venues, announces the appointment of Matthew Hazelden as its new General Manager. Matthew joins Burhill with over 25 years’ experience in the golf industry, including an 11 year stint as a touring professional which included playing in the 2004 Open Championship. Following the completion of his playing career in 2005, Matthew was drawn to the business side of golf and has since garnered a reputation as an understanding, communicative and progressive General...

Power management company Eaton announced today that its Golf Pride Grips division experienced a banner year on the PGA TOUR in 2015, claiming victories in 39 of the 47 official PGA TOUR events. Golf Pride’s 39 wins, which included a clean sweep of all 4 Major Championships, 4 FedEx Cup Playoff events and the 2015 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, accounted for 83% of all tournaments played. Winners using Golf Pride grips during the 2015 season earned $57,852,000, with the nearest grip competitor tallying...

Ramsdale Park Golf Centre, near Calverton, is pleased to announce the expansion of its junior golf scholarship programme which will now include three local schools and provide free membership and coaching at the club. A total of eight children have been chosen to receive complimentary membership at Ramsdale Park for a year, in addition to eight weeks free golf coaching from PGA professional Tom Wilson. The development of the annual programme adds to Ramsdale Park’s existing reputation as one of the best...

Louis Oosthuizen has signed a multi-year agreement to continue playing PING golf equipment and wearing PING apparel, according to John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. Oosthuizen, who is competing in this week’s Tour Championship by Coca-Cola, is enjoying one of his best seasons since turning professional in 2002. Among his six top 10s he finished T2 at both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship, and will play in his second Presidents Cup, Oct. 8-11, for the International Team. He...

Milton Keynes local golf star, Joe Amer, has won one of junior golf’s most prestigious events, the American Golf Junior Championship. 15 year old Joe, who’s a member of Abbey Hill Golf Centre, scored a fantastic 40 stableford points at the Championship, held at Gainsborough Golf Club in Lincolnshire. Playing off a handicap of 14 at just 15 years of age, Joe successfully negotiated his way through Regional Qualifying at Thonock Park Course, before going on to claim the prestigious national...

Burhill Golf Club, the Surrey-based BGL Golf venue near Woking, is delighted to report that its star junior girl member, Lizzie Prior, has confirmed her status as the best junior female golfer in the country by topping the year-long England Girls Order of Merit. Her success this year was highlighted by victories at the Sunningdale Critchley Salver, Roehampton Gold Cup and Fairhaven Trophy, with her impressive play earning her a place in the England team at both the German Girls Championship...

The PING Junior Solheim Cup will break new ground on Monday and Tuesday when it is played for the first time in Germany at the prestigious St. Leon-Rot Golf Club. The event marks the start of a unique double-header for St Leon-Rot because on Friday through Sunday it will become the first club anywhere in the world also to host The Solheim Cup in the same week. Excitement has been building ever since St. Leon-Rot was announced as the venue for this...

The PING G30 has been the top-selling driver, fairway wood, hybrid and iron in terms of both value and units since the introduction of the family to the market in August last year. According to Golf Datatech LLC, which tracks golf equipment sell-through data for the United Kingdom, G30 has topped four of the major hardware product categories over the past 12 months, with PING as a whole achieving the number one selling brand position in terms of value (24.1%) and...

Foremost Golf produced some stellar golf over two days to retain the Ashworth Cup, claiming an impressive 15.5 – 8.5 victory over TGI at The Belfry. The morning fourballs on the first day were very closely contested however some late drama meant team Foremost went into lunch with a 4½ - 1½ cushion. This lead was consolidated in the afternoon with the newly introduced foursomes format which was played on the iconic Brabazon course, allowing the players to retrace the footsteps...

PING announces the launch of its 2015 technical Autumn/Winter apparel collection, Engineered to Play through the brand’s Sensor platform of performance fabric technologies and incorporating outdoor industry-proven fabrications into the golf apparel market for the first time. To complement the existing technical Sensor platform PING has utilised, an array of carefully selected, finest quality and best performing fabrics feature across the line. Within the Sensor Dry category, PING has partnered with Pertex, a brand whose performance fabric technology heritage and dedication to...

Power management company Eaton announced today that its Golf Pride Grips division was the leading grip brand played by Tour and PGA professionals at the 93rd PGA Championship. The overwhelming majority, 121 players, competing in the year’s final major trusted their games to Golf Pride grips.   Golf Pride’s popular Tour Velvet® family of grips were used by 75 players at Whistling Straits making it more popular than all other grip companies combined.  In fact, the winners of all four of...

Wycombe Heights Golf Centre, in Loudwater, High Wycombe, is combating slow play by rewarding those members and visitors that play the main 18-hole course in less than four hours. Throughout May and June, those that finished their round in less than three hours, thirty minutes were offered a free pint of beer (or non-alcoholic equivalent) on completion. Thanks to the success of this initial campaign, the Centre has developed a new scheme, entering every golfer that finishes under four hours on weekends...

Marriott Tudor Park has announced it is to host a Festival of Golf this October which will be made up of five competitions ranging from a Ladies Open to a Mixed Pairs Open.  Starting on Tuesday 13th October and spanning six days, the Festival will begin with the Senior Pairs Open, open to all male golfers of at least 55 years of age and who hold a handicap of 28 or less. The Ladies Open will be held on the Wednesday,...

Europe has assembled a strong international team for next month’s PING Junior Solheim Cup at St. Leon-Rot GC in Germany. Spaniards, Ana Peleaz, Maria Parra and Marta Perez Sanmartin, Norway’s Sandra Nordaas, France’s Agathe Laisne and Denmark’s Puk Lyng Thomson all gained automatic spots on the European team by claiming the top-six places on the PING Junior Solheim Cup European Ranking and they will be joined at St. Leon-Rot GC by Germany’s Leonie Harm, Austria’s Emma Spitz, Ireland’s Olivia Mehaffey, Sweden’s...

ETIQUS, a new British brand of distinctive, quality timepieces exclusively for golfers, is set to debut its collection at Europe’s leading golf trade event in Harrogate in early October. Held annually at the Harrogate International Centre, many of the PGA’s 6,000+ members across Europe will have the opportunity to view the entire collection first hand, for the first time. Brainchild of entrepreneur and Founder Gary Butler, the ETIQUS brand is formed on the principles of golfing etiquette and is committed to helping...

Hertfordshire-based Marriot Hotel and Country Club Hanbury Manor has announced the opening of a new golf swing studio. This latest announcement is just one of a number of initiatives that highlight the property’s commitment to delivering the most comprehensive and premium service to its members and guests.    The launch of the studio, which includes a golf simulator and Foresight launch monitor, will be available for hire and also houses a pool table for those wishing to use the room in a...

Spain’s Ana Pelaez looks set to make her PING Junior Solheim Cup debut after winning the ANNIKA Invitational Europe at Bro-Bålsta GK in Sweden. Pelaez put together rounds of 69, 69 and 72 to finish three shots ahead of England’s Sophie Lamb and compatriot Maria Parra, and her victory was enough to take her to the top of the PING Junior Solheim Cup European Ranking with just one counting event – next week‘s Girls‘ British Open Amateur Championship at West Kilbride,...

Burhill Golf and Leisure Ltd (BGL Golf), operator of 22 golf courses across seven golf centres and three golf clubs situated throughout the UK, has announced it is to collaborate with Open Air Laboratory (OPAL) in its continued commitment to be the industry leading owner of environmentally sustainable golf operations. OPAL is a UK-wide, community-focused research and education partnership led by a team based at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. The initiative...

Hoebridge Golf Centre, a BGL Golf venue near Woking, Surrey, has exceeded £10,000 in fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research UK in 2015, following a hugely successful recent Charity Day. A total of 68 golfers, including a mix of members, staff and guests, took part, with over £6,900 raised for the Centre’s chosen cause. In addition to fun golf events, the day included a range of fundraising initiates, including a raffle and several auctions. Thanks to the generous donations from several supporters of the...