You may remember this scene from the classic baseball movie Sandlot, when one of the main characters launched the ultimate insult at a rival player he disliked. Of course, when you’re a kid, the gender that you’re not very often has cooties and the theme on both sides of male/female relations is a resounding “ewwwww” […]
Report: PGA Of America President Apologizes For Dick’s Ads On Ryder Cup Programming
Geoff Shackelford reports from the U.S. that PGA of America president Ted Bishop has apologize to members for ads from Dick’s Sporting Goods that will appear on the Golf Channel during Ryder Cup coverage. Dick’s laid off close to 500 PGA pros earlier this year. For more from Shackelford, click here.
Links: Unconventional Methods In A Conventional Game
In keeping with the theme of non-traditional ways that golf courses are using to draw newcomers, we bring you a few recent examples including this story by Andrew Penner of the Calgary Herald about the family golf program at Stewart Creek Golf Resort in Canmore, Alta. … Golf Channel personalities Matt Ginella and Charlie Rymer […]
Is A Dick’s Sporting Goods Scenario About To Happen Here?
Upon hearing the sad news that came out of the U.S. on Tuesday that Dick’s Sporting Goods is cutting hundreds of jobs, including PGA of America members, the cerebral hamster got on its wheel as I pondered whether a similar event could take place in Canada, most notably with Golf Town. In today’s golf retail […]
PGA Vegas Show Gets A Makeover
The PGA of America and PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions has announced a new will PGA Fashion and Demo Experience, which will replace what was the PGA Expo in Las Vegas. That event, exclusively for golf industry professionals and golf lifestyle apparel retailers, will be held Aug. 18-20 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las […]
Golf Must Hit The Target In Grow The Game Initiatives
Quickly now, who were the first two women admitted into the membership of Augusta National nearly two years ago? Chances are, you may have gotten Condoleezza Rice because she is a former U.S. Secretary of State, but did you remember that the other woman was South Carolina financier Darla Moore? Even if you couldn’t remember […]
Do We Really Need Subjective Honours And Titles?
Everyone knows Tiger Woods has been anointed Player of the Year for 2013. In the minds of the nominators, his five victories surpass Phil Mickelson’s two wins, including a major, Henrik Stenson’s two victories plus the FedEx Cup and Adam Scott’s two victories that include a major. Not that it matters but Henrick also won […]
The Golf Industry Is The Wild West
In conversations I’ve had since writing this blog earlier this week and in stories I’ve read since then, there has been plenty of talk about new initiatives to help grow the game, the trigger being the introduction of Hack Golf at last week’s PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The involvement of TaylorMade president Mark King, […]
PGA Show Quotes: Ted Bishop On Positive Vibes
“I feel like golf has started to turn the corner, and I think this is the best place that the game has been in for a while.” PGA of America president Ted Bishop at the State of the Industry Panel
Hack Golf Aims To Differentiate Itself From Other Grow The Game Initiatives
ORLANDO – The popular rumour heading into a big announcement last night at the Rosen Center which is right next to the Orange County Convention Center, where the PGA Merchandise Show gets underway Wednesday, was that TaylorMade was about to introduce non-conforming clubs. It wasn’t about that at all. As CEO Mark King pointed out, […]