Category Archives: GOLFESCU’s Journal

NEW OVER 50s TOUR TEES OFF AT PRINCE’S

Over 50s golfers wanting to play in tournaments at different courses across the south east will soon have a new option available. The inaugural event in the Southeast Over 50s Golf Tour takes place at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent on April 5, followed by five other qualifying tournaments building towards a Grand Final at […]

The surprising growth of Portuguese & Spanish golf tourism

My Portuguese friend, Carlos Ferreira (owner of Tee Times Golf Agency) wrote me a few weeks ago about an almost 30% growth in the number of played rounds among his clients between the periods of November 2017 – February 2018 vs November 2018 – February 2019. We were curious about what led to this impressive […]

Life On A Trailer

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA | It’s a few minutes after 7 on a Sunday morning. The once-dense fog has started to disappear from Okeechobee Road. Shuttered from the string of fast-food restaurants and gas stations along the road connecting Interstate 95 with Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce, the behemoth Titleist Tour Trailer sits quietly next […]

Global Golf Post Supports San Francisco City Championship

GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS | Global Golf Post, the world’s leading golf news brand, announced March 11 that it would once again donate the funds for the greens fees of all finalists in the 2019 San Francisco City Championship. “As we have in the previous three years, we want to support this historically significant tournament and the […]

England pair pick up top amateur prizes in Florida

England teenage internationals Conor Gough and Annabell Fuller pulled off a national double when they won the individual titles at the Major Champions Invitational at Bella Collina in Florida. Gough was 15-under in the boys’ event, while Fuller was 11-under in the girls’ championship. The Major Champions Invitational, which is in its second year, was […]

Scotland Grow The Game On International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day wasn’t just about marches and protests. It was also, in one corner of Scotland, about golf. The Post’s Lewine Mair found that corner at Stirling Golf Club, and reports on the fun. The post Scotland Grow The Game On International Women’s Day appeared first on Global Golf Post.