by Steve Pike | Feb 15, 2026 | Hotels, Personalities, Travel News
White Lodging, one of the hospitality industry’s leading hotel development, ownership, and management companies, has named Ebrahim Ansari as General Manager of Hotel Trinity Austin, Autograph Collection, its newest lifestyle hotel currently under development in...
by Steve Pike | Feb 14, 2026 | Apparel, Equipment, Fashion, golf balls, golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News, Personalities
Callaway Golf’s (CALY) sale of 60 percent of Topgolf to Leonard Green & Partners, which closed this past Jan. 5 for $1.1 billion, included approximately $800 million in cash in this transaction. Callaway Golf President/CEO Chip Brewer told Wall Street analysts his...
by Steve Pike | Feb 8, 2026 | Culinary, Events, Personalities, Restaurants
Okeechobee Steakhouse in West Palm Beach – Florida’s oldest steakhouse – on Feb. 24 will feature WhistlePig private-selected barrel with a five-course tasting menu. Okeechobee Steakhouse Owner Ralph Lewis will reveal its WhistlePig exclusive barrel select,...
by Steve Pike | Feb 4, 2026 | golf business, Golf News, golf shoes, Personalities, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods
8AM Golf, a leading holding company of premium golf-related brands, has taken a significant equity stake in golf shoe company PAYNTR Golf, marking a major milestone in PAYNTR Golf’s evolution while also bolstering its strong growth trajectory since launching in 2021....
by Steve Pike | Feb 3, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour
SuperStroke, is best known as the No. 1 putter grip in golf and a leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, but Justin Rose has proven SuperStroke is equally effective on drivers. Rose, a 45-year-old Englishman and 2013 U.S. Open winner this past weekend...
by Steve Pike | Feb 3, 2026 | Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
W Punta Cana, Adult All-Inclusive, the first all-inclusive resort under W Hotels, has named Patricia Alvarez as Director of Sales & Marketing. A seasoned hospitality executive and Dominican Republic native, Alvarez joins the leadership team at a defining moment as...
