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    Fanatics secures retail and merchandising partnership with golf’s R&A

    2024-05-23T12:31:00Z

    Fanatics has secured an extensive omnichannel retail and merchandising partnership with the R&A, the governing body for golf outside of the USA and Mexico. This long-term agreement encompasses e-commerce, event and physical retail, memorabilia, and licensing rights for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. Under the deal, Fanatics will manage ...

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    Ladies European Tour opens performance institute with R&A

    2023-08-22T07:46:00Z

    Women’s pro golf tour LET (Ladies European Tour) has launched a new LET Performance Institute (LETPI), supported by The R&A. The institute was officially launched at the AIG Women’s Open at the Walton Heath Golf Club in England on Aug. 12, in the presence of Olympic gold medalist Jessica Ennis-Hill. ...

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    The R&A and Golf New Zealand invest in tech solutions provider DotGolf

    2023-08-22T07:02:00Z

    The R&A and Golf New Zealand have announced that they are forming a strategic partnership with DotGolf, an international provider of golf technology solutions. The partnership will see The R&A and Golf New Zealand take a 50 percent equity stake in DotGolf. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, DotGolf was formed ...

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    Golf participation keeps growing worldwide

    2023-08-07T15:05:00Z

    Participation in the game of golf continues to climb worldwide. According to a new report that has been released by The R&A, and produced by Sporting Insights, ten million extra adults have taken up the sport since 2016. There are now 39.6 million on-course golfers (9 and 18 hole) in ...

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    Golfers' spending in the UK increased 20% from 2014 to 2019

    2023-03-01T16:20:00Z

    According to an independent report by Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC), funded by The R&A, consumer spending on golf grew 20 percent in current prices from 2014 to 2019, which is real terms growth of 8 percent after accounting for inflation. The U.K. golf industry employs 63,826 ...

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    SMS: More than 10.6m golfers now in Europe

    2021-12-06T17:46:00Z

    The number of golfers playing on Europe’s full-length courses – 7.9 million in 2016 – now exceeds 10.6 million, according to the latest edition of the European Golf Participation Report, drawn from the research of Sports Marketing Surveys and published by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews ...