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Golf in Asia getting younger and more female, survey suggests
According to recent research work by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), 3 percent of golfers in nine Asian markets have taken up the game within the past year, and 6 percent within the past two years – that is, during the coronavirus-related lockdowns. Also, a quarter of the new golfers are ...
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Anti-counterfeiting initiative seizes nearly 10,000 fake golf clubs
In a broad crackdown on the sale of counterfeit golf products, the U.S. golf manufacturers’ anti-counterfeiting task force (The Golf Group) has identified 9,769 clubs and numerous golf accessories, as well as more than 10,600 branded tags and labels, according to the Keep Golf Real website. The items found and ...
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Garmin partners with Intermap on innovative golf applications
Garmin has signed a worldwide multi-year joint development agreement with Intermap Technologies, a company specializing in geospatial content development and intelligence solutions, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Intermap’s proprietary 3D, high-resolution NEXTMap Digital Terrain Model (DTM) will enable Garmin to deliver precise terrain information for 42,000 golf courses around the world. ...
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German golf grows during the pandemic
The number of licensed golfers in Germany rose by 1.36 percent to 651,417 in 2020, the highest increase in a year since 2012, according to a new report by a golf economy expert, Falk Billion, titled Golfmarkt Deutschland 2021. The report, which can be downloaded free of charge, is published ...
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Golf is thriving in the U.K. despite Covid restrictions
Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) reports that somehow in the age of Covid-19 and despite the course closures in November, rounds of golf played in the U.K. during the fourth quarter of 2020 were up year-on-year by 41 percent. They were already up in the third quarter by 59 percent. The ...
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U.K. still hungry for golf, despite Coronavirus
The provisional results of a review by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) of 80 golf courses in the U.K. suggest that rounds played in England, Scotland and Wales during October were up by 65 percent year-on-year. The research firm, which covers some 200 golf courses in the region, will be releasing ...
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ArticleGolfino and American Golf come under common ownership
The concentration of the market has also impacted the golf sector. Endless, the British private equity fund that took over the U.K.-based American Golf chain in 2018, has now acquired Golfino, the German brand of golf apparel, but not its mono-brand retail stores, and placed the operation under new management. ...
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