by Steve Pike | Nov 21, 2023 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Privare clubs
When Jack Nicklaus was around 26 years old, the young Golden Bear began an apprenticeship of sorts with golf course architect Pete Dye. Truth be told, more people had heard of Nicklaus – already a winner of six Major championships – than of Dye, who was...
by Steve Pike | Nov 20, 2023 | golf business, Personalities
TGL – the techno golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy – announced this afternoon its inaugural season will be delayed from January 2024 to early 2025. Here’s the statement: “On Tuesday, Nov. 14, a failure of the temporary power...
by Steve Pike | Nov 17, 2023 | Events, Fitness, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Privare clubs
Panther National, the first new private golf club to open in Palm Beach County, FL., in two decades, officially opened today with co-designers Jack Nicklaus and Justin Thomas spearheading the event in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Panther National, a first-time...
by Steve Pike | Nov 14, 2023 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Personalities
ORCA Golf, a fast-growing, women-owned golf bag manufacturer, has partnered with world-renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey to create a limited-edition golf bag collection featuring popular marine species artwork, with proceeds...
by Steve Pike | Nov 13, 2023 | Events, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Personalities, Privare clubs, Resorts
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today unveiled the daily ticket release schedule for the highly-anticipated 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club Course No. 2 from June 10-16, 2024. Prior to the public sale on Nov. 21, tickets will be...
by Steve Pike | Nov 9, 2023 | Apparel, Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Personalities
Topgolf Callaway Brands’ Nov. 1 acquisition of four BigShots venues from Invited Club (for a total of $29 million) was the first hint that Topgolf Callaway might be altering – even slightly – its strategies for growth of its Topgolf division,...