“I really don’t like talking about myself,” admitted Franco Botha, Director of Golf Operations at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, at the start of our interview. It was an unexpected confession from someone recently crowned Golf Operations Manager of the Year at the 59Club Global Service [...]
Cooler temperatures, longer days: Denmark’s unique golf offering At Lübker Golf & Spa Resort in Denmark, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Mark Dissing Bækgaard is already seeing the change on the ground. “We’ve had a lot more visitors this summer from right across Europe, from Norway [...]
1. Multi-generational appeal “Buyers are looking for properties of sufficient size to accommodate the whole family, whether that’s to live in together as a primary residence or to enjoy for holidays,” says Ruttle. “It’s no longer just about parents and their children; we’re [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The collection and analysis of data has also gathered pace. However, it has been the use of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, which centralise this information, help streamline teams and processes, and ultimately allow for improved customer service, that is transforming how venues [...]