ORLANDO, Florida – BetMGM and Topgolf Entertainment Group announced this week a new partnership centered around an integrated sports betting and entertainment experience. The companies says rhey will collaborate on marketing and promotional offers through the BetMGM platform at select Topgolf venues and within “WGT by Topgolf,’’ the leading online golf game which has been part [...]
ORLANDO, Florida – TaylorMade Golf is on the sales block again, according to a story on The New York Times. The New York Times says TaylorMade owner KPShas hired Morgan Stanley to broker a deal. KPS bought TaylorMade from adidas AG in 2017 for $425 million, but really only paid $200 million in cash. Here’s where [...]
ORLANDO, Fla – The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes will soon open its renovated guest rooms, luxury pool and Club Lounge as focal points of a $30 million renovation project. Due to be complete February 2021, the 582 guest rooms will feature design inspired by the natural beauty of the property’s landscaped grounds, wildlife-filled water and surrounding [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – While 2020 was a year most were happy to put in the rearview, Dormie Network members enjoyed some exciting developments – on and away from the golf course – with many more to come in 2021. Dormie Network offers a unique, national golf membership, through which members have exclusive access to a [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – VOLITION AMERICA, in partnership with Revo, is introducing the Revo Volition America sunglass collection, a collaboration designed to support the Volition America movement and those who have sacrificed for our country. The collection will feature an array of classic sunglass shapes and signature mirrored lenses equipped with Revo’s NASA-based polarized lens technology. [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – A contingent of top instructors is reminding golfers that at-home practice can keep their swings in mid-season form and actually improve their games over the winter. In fact, there’s no need to hit a ball or even hold a golf club – just have the PerfectMotion app on your smartphones for what [...]
V1 GAME MOBILE APP UNVEILS GAME-CHANGING VIRTUAL COACH AND VIRTUAL CADDIE FEATURES DELRAY BEACH, Florida – V1 Sports, creator of golf swing analysis software for teaching pros and golfers, has released a significant update to its V1 Game mobile app that now includes A.I. Shot Tracking, as well as Virtual Coach and Virtual Caddie functions, to [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – The U.S. golf equipment industry is on the rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic that slowed it this past spring, according to Golf Datatech, an independent market research firm that tracks retail sales, consumer and trade trends. According to Datatech, U.S. retail golf equipment sales for August 2020 were up nearly 32 percent [...]
PLACIDA, Florida – Legendary golf instructor David Leadbetter has been named Director of Instruction at the private Coral Creek Club here in Southwest Florida. In an exclusive multi-year arrangement, the world class instructor will oversee Coral Creek’s teaching program, train the professional staff in his methodology and be available to members for lessons and coaching at [...]
DELRAY BEACH, Florida – The Covid-19 lockdown hit Titleist and FootJoy parent Acushnet Co., hard in the second quarter of this year. Acushnet this morning reported its 2Q earnings at $2.3 million, a 94 percent drop compared to Q1. Acushnet reported 2Q sales at $300 million, down 35 percent compared to 1Q. The Covid-19 lockdown essentially [...]
