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Posted on June 5, 2015
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Customers of Foremost professionals have been buying Titleist golf balls in record numbers during the recent ‘4for3’ ball promotion. Participating Foremost members saw their sales of Titleist Pro V1and Pro V1x golf balls increase by an impressive 20% relative to the comparable figure during the same promotion in 2014 and they also saw their share of nationwide sales at all participating golf retail outlets rise from 30% to 36% year-on-year. The final figures show that it was Foremost’s Elite Marketing Programme (EMP)...

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Posted on June 4, 2015
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Hertfordshire-based Marriot Hotel and Country Club Hanbury Manor has announced two new appointments within its golf sales and operations team. The first of the two appointments is Adam Tross who has been taken on as a Golf Sales Executive, and will primarily be responsible for proactively driving golf event sales and memberships. Tross, former Head Professional at Clovelly Golf Club in Canada and Assistant Professional at Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, brings an invaluable wealth of club golf knowledge and expertise with...

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Posted on June 2, 2015
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U.S. based software company Golf Genius, which launched in the UK only last month, has announced that it has partnered with several prestigious golf venues, including The Grove, Close House and The Astbury. Golf Genius provides golf venues with a breadth of administrative tools for organising events ranging from corporate golf days to weekly club swindles, which in turn offers a greatly enhanced experience for both visitors and members. John Glendinning, Managing Director at Close House, commented, “At Close House we are...

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Posted on May 21, 2015
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Lynx Golf is delighted to announce it has come to an agreement with Foremost to become an Approved Supplier from May 1st 2015. The innovative and forward-thinking golf brand, which has a history of Major-winning success in golf, will also  enter Foremost’s Elite Marketing Programme in January 2016 after only 2 years back in the marketplace, continuing its resurgence as a manufacturer of quality and high-performing golf clubs. Speaking on behalf of Foremost, Company Director Andy Martin said, “We are delighted...

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Posted on May 19, 2015
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Andrew George defied testing conditions to win the Foremost Professionals Championship supported by Glenmuir at The Oxfordshire. The former PGA Cup player from Ely Golf Club in Cambridgeshire carded a flawless three under par 69 to finish five shots ahead of James Lee (Caerphilly), Sion Bebb (Morlais Castle) and Phil Hoye (Stonebridge). Lee, Bebb and Hoye were all out in the afternoon after the rain had subsided, but they still had to battle strong winds and it was the same for...

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Posted on May 19, 2015
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Voice Caddie has announced the expansion of its existing GPS product range with the launch of the new T2 Hybrid Watch. A succession to the popular T1 GPS Watch, the T2 model encompasses all the successful aspects of its predecessor, as well as several exciting new features. Housed in a stylish body design that comes in both black and white, the T2 provides accurate yardages to the front, middle and back of greens, with automatic hole recognition making transition around the course...

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Posted on May 19, 2015
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Close House has announced the opening of a new PGA Golf Academy in its continued commitment to provide the ultimate golfing experience. The Academy, which was officially opened by Close House European touring professional Lee Westwood, reflects the North-East venue’s continued dedication to offer the very best in golf tuition, practice facilities and custom fitting. The opening also coincided with the 5th annual Have a Heart charity golf event, which this year raised in excess of £350,000 for the Children’s Heart Unit...

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Posted on May 15, 2015
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John Solheim, Chairman and CEO of PING announces Dietmar Hopp, Founding President of St. Leon-Rot Golf Club and dedicated youth sponsor, to be a Patron of the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup. The event, inaugurated in 2002 by John Solheim and taking place at St. Leon-Rot from September 14-15, 2015, features the twelve best European against the twelve best American amateur girl golfers between the ages of 12 and 18. Thanks to Mr Hopp, the PING Junior Solheim Cup will...

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Posted on May 12, 2015
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A manufacturer of fine, robust and easy-to-assemble golf push carts, has designed a brilliantly simple, high-performance four-wheel model called Flip ‘n’ Go, which has landed on UK shores. The model has been engineered to ensure even weight distribution and therefore stability, no matter what the terrain. The four wheels work in tandem to ensure the trolley will perform on even the most undulating layout. Adhering to Axglo’s unwavering commitment to functional minimalism, the Flip ‘n’ Go has been intuitively designed with...

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Posted on April 30, 2015
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Foremost Golf has announced it is to team up with seven major club manufacturers during May and June to offer a free club fitting with the purchase of any new driver, fairway wood, hybrid, wedge or set of irons, as well as a complimentary golf lesson with a Foremost professional when spending over £300. PING, TaylorMade, Titleist, Callaway, Wilson, Mizuno and Srixon will all be participating in the unique promotion, which is designed to help golfers to ‘enjoy better golf’ by...

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Posted on April 29, 2015
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Close House has announced the installation of a Mizuno Performance Fitting Centre at its Academy and Driving Range. The new centre will feature Mizuno’s premium swing DNA facilities, an outdoor fitting suite with launch monitor technology and a full Mizuno Fitting Cart, as well as extended wood and wedge fitting packs. Close House is the ninth venue within the UK and Ireland to install a Mizuno Centre of this kind, joining the likes of Royal Birkdale, Woburn, Celtic Manor and Killeen Castle. Mizuno’s...

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Posted on April 28, 2015
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Welwyn, Hertfordshire – March 2015 – Golf Marketing Services Ltd (GMS) announces that Voice Caddie has appointed the agency to handle its PR across Europe in 2015. As the creators of the world's very first voice-guided golf GPS rangefinder, the South Korean based Voice Caddie first entered the golf market in 2010. In the four years since, Voice Caddie has become number-one in the South Korean golf GPS market and continued to expand globally, providing golfers around the world with heightened confidence...

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Posted on April 28, 2015
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Birchwood Park Golf Centre, in Wilmington, Dartford, has nominated the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance as its chosen charity for 2015. The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance responds to over 2,500 serious medical emergencies in the South East every year and is available to anyone living in the region, 24 hours a day. Melanie Drake, General Manager at Birchwood Park, said it’s a charity close to her heart: “Last year we had several incidents with our senior members where we needed...

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Posted on April 27, 2015
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Birchwood Park Golf Centre, a BGL Golf venue, announces that Kieran Poole has been appointed as the new PGA Head Teaching Professional at the Dartford based leisure destination. Poole joins Kent’s most popular pay and play venue from Orpington Golf Centre, where he served as the Head Professional for two years. Prior to Orpington, Poole headed up the teaching professionals at Bulbury Woods for two years in what was his first head professional position. “I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to join the...

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Posted on April 24, 2015
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Foremost professionals saw their grip sales soar by a staggering 19% thanks to the recent Golf Pride MOT Your Game Campaign which ran with marketing support from Today’s Golfer magazine. The campaign was run exclusively for the Elite Marketing Programme (EMP) professionals for a month during February and March and during that period sales generated by just over 200 participating members amounted to well over £120,000. All over the country, participating Foremost professionals saw grip sales rocket at a time when sales...

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Posted on April 23, 2015
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Forest of Arden, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club, has announced the appointment of five new staff within its golf operations team. The first of these appointments is Fraser Liston who will assume the Director of Golf role with immediate effect. Liston joins Forest of Arden from Marriot Tudor Park in Maidstone, and will be responsible for driving overall golf revenues, ensuring customer experience, upholding course conditioning and continuing positive business development. Also joining the team at the West Midlands destination...

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Posted on April 22, 2015
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Burhill Golf and Leisure Limited (BGL Golf), owners and operators of ten destinations across the UK, has announced it is to give away 30 junior memberships at nine of its UK venues in May as part of National Golf Month. The initiative will see a total of 270 junior golf memberships given away across seven of its golf centres (Abbey Hill, Birchwood Park, Hoebridge, Ramsdale Park, The Shropshire, Thornbury and Wycombe Heights) and two of its clubs (Aldwickbury Park and Redbourn). The...

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Posted on April 21, 2015
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Strengthening its already strong association with the event, PING has agreed to be the official apparel supplier to the 2015 European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team. The recently launched Spring/Summer 2015 collection is the inaugural collection designed and manufactured exclusively under PING’s direction. The team will wear garments from the ladies collection that have been engineered exclusively with the lady golfer in mind. The collection offers the highest specification fabrics, combined with the craftsmanship and unrivalled innovation associated with the brand since...

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Posted on April 16, 2015
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Sprowston Manor, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club, has announced it is to work alongside England Golf to launch a number of new ‘Get into Golf’ initiatives, focussing solely on women and girls. With help from Lauren Spray, the Women and Girl's Participation Manager for England Golf, Sprowston Manor will run a series of golf taster sessions aimed at introducing golf in a fun and enjoyable format to those who might not otherwise have thought about taking up game. The main ‘Get...

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Posted on April 15, 2015
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Power management company Eaton announced today that its Golf Pride Grips Division was the leading grip brand played by PGA Tour professionals at the 2015 Masters tournament. 79 of the 97 players competing in the year’s first major— a total of 81% — trusted their games to Golf Pride grips. In fact, 26 of the top 30 finishers (32 players including ties) used Golf Pride grips at Augusta National Golf Club. Golf Pride’s popular Tour Velvet family of grips were used...

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Posted on April 10, 2015
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Hoebridge Golf Centre, part of BGL Golf who own and operate ten destinations across the UK, has completed a £180,000 refurbishment of its driving range. Situated in Old Woking, Hoebridge’s new facility is set to officially open on Saturday 11th April. Customers will notice major improvements to the outfield targets, with the addition of new pitching nets and distance markers, as well as a completely new pitching green. The refurbishment has also seen improvements to the infield facilities, including refreshing the...

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Posted on April 10, 2015
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British golfers now have the chance to try a new craze that has been sweeping across America. Frasercorp Ltd recently took delivery of the first batch of the latest 4WD GolfBoard™ single person transport vehicles that were hailed as one of the hottest products at last year’s PGA Merchandise Show in Florida and they are now available for hire at The Grove, Essendon, Cheshunt and a growing number of other golf courses across the UK. Lease deals are available to clubs from...

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Posted on April 9, 2015
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Close House has announced it has added its already impressive portfolio of golf facilities with the addition of a nine-hole pitch and putt style course. The new short course will sit alongside the two stellar championship 18-hole layouts at the venue, which are the world’s only Lee Westwood golf courses. Owner Graham Wylie aptly announced the addition while caddying for Close House attached Tour professional Lee Westwood at The Masters annual par-3 competition at Augusta National Golf Club. While the north-east venue already...

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Posted on April 7, 2015
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PING announced today it will sell 5,000 limited-edition all-pink PING G30® drivers, inspired by the one used by two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, and donate $60 to the Bubba Watson Foundation for every pink driver sold. “Bubba has a huge heart and continues to use his success on the golf course to help people in need, especially children,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “As we’ve seen on the golf course with his shot-making skills, he’s a creative thinker...

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Posted on April 2, 2015
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For six days in June, 288 of the world’s best amateur golfers will descend upon Carnoustie for the 120th playing of the Amateur Championship. It will be the fifth time that Carnoustie has staged the prestigious R&A run event, with qualifying also taking place at neighbouring Panmure. Scottish golf fans will be hoping for another victory on home soil, with Stephen Dundas taking the spoils in 1992 when Carnoustie last played host to the championship. Last year also saw Scottish success, with...

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Posted on April 2, 2015
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Danish company ECCO – a leading global manufacturer of innovative footwear – announces its Casual Hybrid range, available immediately. The Casual Hybrid combines trend-setting silhouettes, remarkably-premium materials and advanced performance technologies. It is offered in a sleek sneaker version for men as well as modern-classic Brogue options for men and women. Each is highly water repellent via the proprietary ECCO HYDROMAX™ treatment. “The pioneering spirit that led us to introduce the first hybrid footwear in golf continues to drive our innovations season...

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Posted on March 31, 2015
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PING staff player, Louis Oosthuizen, will showcase the brand’s new Spring/Summer Apparel Collections throughout The Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club next week. This, the inaugural collection designed and manufactured exclusively under PING’s direction, has been engineered exclusively with the golfer in mind. As a leading innovator in golf since 1959, this line offers the highest specification fabrics, combined with the craftsmanship and unrivalled innovation associated with the brand. The new collection features the “Eye Mark” that takes its inspiration from...

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Posted on March 31, 2015
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PING staff player, Louis Oosthuizen, will showcase the brand’s new Spring/Summer Apparel Collections throughout The Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club next week. This, the inaugural collection designed and manufactured exclusively under PING’s direction, has been engineered exclusively with the golfer in mind. As a leading innovator in golf since 1959, this line offers the highest specification fabrics, combined with the craftsmanship and unrivalled innovation associated with the brand. The new collection features the “Eye Mark” that takes its inspiration from...

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Posted on March 26, 2015
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Foremost’s Spring Workshops were a huge success once again this year, with a total of over 250 members attending at golf clubs all over the United Kingdom. “We are delighted to report that so many members attended this year’s Workshops and judging by the feedback that we have received so far, they have been a huge success,” said Peter Durham, Foremost’s Head of Membership Services, who hosted the Workshops together with his team of Regional Business Development Consultants, David Murch, Matt...

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Posted on March 23, 2015
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Ramsdale Park Golf Centre, a BGL venue, is pleased to announce the completion of a £125,000 refurbishment of its clubhouse facilities. The renovations, which include a £46,000 refit of the golf shop and a £79,000 restoration of the changing room facilities, were unveiled by Mayor Jenny Hollingsworth of Gedling on Wednesday 18th March. The refit was completed by international retail design and shop fitters The Millerbrown Group, who have a long-standing industry reputation for providing the highest-quality golf shop fitting solutions. Ramsdale Park...

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