There’s still time to get those gifts – for yourself and others – before Santa shuts it down for another holiday season. Here’s Gift Guide 2: OnCore Golf + VERO X1 Buffalo, N.Y.-based OnCore Golf has carved out a formidable position in the direct-to-consumer ball category over the past decade. Its perimeter-weighted, three-ball lineup […]
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Northern Michigan’s Belvedere Golf Club To Host 2023 Hickory Grail Matches
Belvedere Golf Club, the classic William Watson design in Charlevoix, MI., has been selected to host one of the premier hickory club events in the world – The Hickory Grail in 2023. The Hickory Grail is a Ryder Cup style event whereby 13 of the most passionate hickory players from the United States and Great […]
History of PGA Merchandise Show: From “Need To Do’ To “Nice To Do”
This is the scenario Reed Exhibitions and The PGA of America each have feared for years. Coming off a record-setting year in golf equipment and apparel sales – and without a 2021 PGA Merchandise Show postponed due to Covid-19 – several of the golf industry’s top companies have elected to pass on the 2022 […]
Tiger Woods Hitting Balls With Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor
Lost in the hoopla of the first video in nine months of Tiger Woods hitting golf balls, is the fact that he took the swings using the outdoor Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor (NOT Trackman). “I asked Full Swing to make a launch monitor that I could trust every shot and they delivered more than […]
Callaway Golf Acquires Minority Stake in Five Iron Golf
Callaway Golf Company continues to move farther away from its core equipment business and closer into a golf entertainment company. The company this afternoon announced that it has completed a $30 million minority investment in Five Iron Golf,a privately-owned, urban indoor golf and entertainment company offering simulator rentals, golf lessons, custom club fittings, social events […]
Ping Enters Custom Golf Ball Fray
Ping Golf hasn’t been in the golf ball business for several years, but that’s not stopping the company from pursuing its custom-fit culture with the introduction of a a virtual ball–fitting experience based on a golfer’s launch conditions and performance preferences. Known as Ballnamic, Ping says the website offers “unbiased’’ golf ball brand and […]
Bunkers On Wheels? That’s One Way To Protect Par
Golf Course architect Andy Staples is currently working with Pinnacle Peak CC in Scottsdale, AZ., on a bunker plan that challenges the question: Should we (architects) focus on the distance of today, or plan for the inevitable firepower increase of tomorrow? “Length has certainly been on my radar,’’ Staples says. “I’m now placing bunkers at […]
Titleist TSi4 Delivers As A Modern Day Classic
By Brian Sommer If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… The Acushnet Co., has done that once again with its Titleist TSi line of drivers and metal woods. In continuing with the excellent design and clean, classic tour pear shaping, TSi line stays consistent with its predecessors, with the TSi4 driver again measuring 430cc – 30cc smaller than the […]
Despite Supply Chain Interruptions, Callaway Golf’s Brewer Bullish on Company’s Future
Callaway Golf Co., President Chip Brewer said the company is monitoring supply chain disruption due to the resurgence of the Coronavirus Delta variant. The resurgence, Brewer said, has not had any negative demand in locations yet, but it has caused further supply disruptions from factories based in and around Southeast Asia, primarily Vietnam. “The […]
Golf Equipment Sales Continue to Increase, But a Slowdown is on The Horizon
Golf equipment sales continue to grow, according to Golf Datatech, which tracks sell-through figures at retail stores and green grass shops. This past June, Datatech’s numbers show sales increased 78 percent YTD compared to the same period in 2020. June 2021 sales, according to Datatech, totaled more than $423 million – the second highest […]