Golf Business Monitor

How the 59club Academy Global Internship Initiative is tackling golf’s talent crisis

Miklos Breitner — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:17:12 +0000

Every spring, golf clubs across the world face the same familiar crisis. The season ramps up, demand for flawless guest experiences intensifies, and the scramble for qualified, motivated staff begins again, from scratch. For too many venues, it is a cycle that drains management time, inflates recruitment costs, and leaves a gaping hole in long-term […]

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How is AI transforming what golf clubs know about their members?

Miklos Breitner — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:05:49 +0000

Morten Bisgaard has spent years at the intersection of data and the golf experience. As CEO and co-founder of Players 1st, the leading golfer experience platform, he’s watched the industry cling to familiar metrics — satisfaction scores, NPS, loyalty ratings — while largely ignoring the deeper story those numbers could tell. His argument isn’t that […]

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Sandia Golf Club Phase One Renovation: A Review

Miklos Breitner — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:50:41 +0000

After more than two decades of operation, Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has embarked on a long-overdue and well-considered transformation of its clubhouse, and if Phase One is any indication, the result will be among the most guest-focused facilities in the region. The first phase of the renovation, completed in June 2026 under […]

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Hospitality Finder is bringing its premium Green Room Experience to golf — and it has big plans for the sport

Miklos Breitner — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:14:00 +0000

For the better part of a decade, premium sports hospitality has operated on a familiar formula: a marquee, a three-course lunch, a decent view, and a retired athlete answering questions about a game played years ago. Hospitality Finder, the UK-based sports hospitality company founded by Mike Dunderdale, has spent the last several years trying to […]

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Why Colin Mayes is the right man to lead European golf’s business voice

Miklos Breitner — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:26:17 +0000

The boardrooms of European golf don’t usually generate headlines. The sport’s media spotlight tends to fall on Tour players, major championships, and the occasional controversy over handicap systems or equipment regulations. But behind every tee time, manicured fairway, and clubhouse experience sits a more unglamorous reality: the owner or operator who signed the leases, hired […]

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A nation’s moment: The legacy, impact and opportunity of the 2026 Solheim Cup

Miklos Breitner — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:32:26 +0000

The 20th edition of the Solheim Cup, the premier team match-play competition in women’s professional golf, will make history in September 2026 as the first to be hosted in the Netherlands. Staged at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt from 7 to 13 September, the event represents a watershed moment for both the host venue and the […]

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AI in golf turf management: How modern greenkeepers can use data-driven tools to improve course performance

Miklos Breitner — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:06:14 +0000

Golf course management is undergoing a structural shift. Traditionally, greenkeeping has relied heavily on visual inspection, experience, and reactive maintenance. Today, a new class of AI-powered turf management platforms is introducing continuous monitoring, predictive agronomy, and precision resource allocation. For golf club greenkeepers, the value proposition is straightforward: better turf quality, lower input costs (water, […]

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Investing in tomorrow: the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation names its first bursary recipients

Miklos Breitner — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:52:36 +0000

The Women in Golf Awards has announced the inaugural recipients of the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation Bursary, a landmark initiative designed to open doors for women under 21 who are building careers across the golf industry. From greenkeeping to sports engineering, the three awardees reflect the remarkable range of paths that are drawing the […]

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Beyond the fairway: How technology is reshaping sustainable golf

Miklos Breitner — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:53:39 +0000

Golf has long been scrutinized for its environmental footprint, the vast land areas it requires, intensive water use, and the chemical inputs required to keep playing surfaces in pristine condition. But the industry is at a genuine inflection point. Climate change is compressing management windows, regulators are tightening restrictions on water abstraction and pesticide use, […]

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How Sotogrande is rewriting the rules of luxury real estate sustainability

Miklos Breitner — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:33:18 +0000

Spain’s real estate industry gathered on May 21 for the 23rd edition of the ASPRIMA-SIMA Awards, the sector’s highest accolade, drawing nearly 500 executives, developers, and institutional figures. And the prize for the company making the most outstanding progress in ESG went not to a flashy urban tech startup or a deep-pocketed fund manager, but […]

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