Future-proofed course design If you thought the ‘distance debate’ about how far a golf ball travels was limited to the professional game, think again. The longer lengths of drives from players of all abilities is increasingly problematic for courses, posing a danger to areas that were once [...]
“Within 15 minutes, the lake that the course is built around rose by 3.6 metres,” said Christian Guzy Jr, owner-representative at Diamond Country Club, near Vienna, Austria. Days of heavy rain had led to catastrophic flooding across a large swathe of central Europe in September 2024, and when [...]
The biennial Ryder Cup, founded in 1927, is one of the landmark events in global sport. The 2023 match, organised by Ryder Cup Europe, attracted ticket applications from 140 different countries, and a record-breaking 272,000 spectators descended on Rome. Powered by a rich amphitheatre of technology [...]
Cloudless skies, idyllic Mediterranean temperatures and the historic bay of Navarino provided the perfect setting for more record-breaking action as the Legends Tour made a successful return to Costa Navarino. Former Major winners Paul Lawrie and Michael Campbell headlined an international line-up [...]
La Hacienda Links Golf Resort provided a stellar stage for the Gasol Foundation Golf Invitational as star golfers and passionate amateurs including tennis legend Rafael Nadal united against the threats posed by childhood obesity. Taking place from June 19-22, the tournament saw players tee off on [...]
Opened in 2008, this 27-hole championship golf complex was created by Robert Trent Jones II. Situated on 450 acres of rolling countryside in the Djursland region of Denmark, the course consists of three 9-hole loops – Sand, Sky and Forest. Each course offers a different experience, with [...]
In the luxury real estate market, first impressions matter – but second, third and fourth impressions help close deals. Here, Sandra Ruttle, Real Estate Consultant for European Tour Destinations, demonstrates how retargeting can help venues increase conversion rates of up to 150% . Targeting [...]