14 entries: crowdfund

How could Talon exceed its crowdfunding target of £20K?

By: 2015. 09. 04.

In July I wrote about how Ojee Golf's Talon is using crowdfunding (on INDIEGOGO) to finance product development. Ojee Golf set then a 60-day crowdfunding target of £20,000. Now they can be satisfied as they reached £21,000. According to my sources Ojee Golf…

Crowdfunding in a Finnish golf course

By: 2013. 01. 18.

For a blogger to get some kind of response from readers and visitors it is a good feeling and response to his writinings. When this relationship reaches that level, that his post gets comments with personal remarks it…

How to crowdfund a golf course?

By: 2012. 12. 27.

It is very likely as we are close to the end of 2012 that this year was the year of crowdfunding. For those who are not familiar with the concept of crowdfunding: it is a collective effort of individuals…

5th Green - April 2020 Peebles Golf Club coronavirus crisis

The changing role of a golf club committee member during the coronavirus crisis

By: Ross Duncan, Marketing convenor, Peebles Golf Club 2020. 04. 17.

Throughout 128 years of our club’s history, committee meetings had taken place in the clubhouse, a council building or gathered round a hotel boardroom. On three occasions last month, that tradition was broken as several members of our…

Club Car Tempo 2018

How can the new Club Car Tempo pamper the golfers?

By: 2018. 01. 25.

Ingersoll Rand has just unveiled its new golf car, the Club Car Tempo, at the 2018 BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) show in Harrogate, UK. I was really excited to learn more about it after the "Shark Experience" added…

2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - the team

Le Golf National – A decade of Ryder Cup choices, challenges and changes

By: Paul Armitage - General Manager, Le Golf National 2017. 11. 08.

Almost 10 years ago, one mans’ vision (Pascal Grizot – vice chairman of the French Golf Federation and to be Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 42nd Ryder Cup in France) and passion, supported by the French Golf…

No more lost golf balls in the rough!

By: 2015. 09. 18.

One of the reasons why it takes me longer to complete a round in my golf club is that I have to look for my golf ball many times. Sometimes I even have to admit that I lost…

Game Golf tests Amazon’s Launchpad

By: 2015. 08. 06.

By seeing the success of Shopify, Product Hunt and Shyp, Amazon did not remain idle. On July 28, Amazon unveiled Launchpad, a platform for hardware and physical goods startups to “launch, market and distribute” new products on Amazon.   The…

Ojee Golf is challenging Arccos Golf and Game Golf

By: 2015. 07. 20.

Within a year, I had the chance to write reviews about Arccos Golf, Game Golf, Zepp Golf and Microsoft Golf Tile (in association with TaylorMade). Now, here comes another golf training gadget. Ojee Golf's Talon (a digital display;…

What are the pitfalls of Lee Westwood’s mobile app?

By: 2015. 05. 21.

Lee Westwood Official Masterclass mobile application is not totally new to the market. It was launched last year with a soft launch since it was not fully functional. What makes unique Lee Westwood's mobile application is that it…

How to have a private caddie with the wisdom of crowds?

By: 2014. 12. 15.

In 2012 I wrote that the golf industry needs crowdsourcing and crowdfunding to attract new players and reactivate "armchair golfers", but also to involve people in product/service development. According to National Golf Foundation, in 2013, 400,000 golfers (650,000 men left,…

Wilson Staff is crowdsourcing their golf bag development

By: 2013. 12. 11.

In 2012 I wrote about why should the golf industry adapt the concept of crowdsourcing to generate more ideas for product development and to drive higher customer engagement. For golf mobile application development I found several good examples…

Golf challenge day in St Andrews: 50+ miles within a day

By: 2013. 04. 29.

In June 4 amateur golfers Graeme Dawson, Gary Davidson, Ally Love and Angus Watson set out to complete each of the 189 golf holes (of 11 golf courses; par of 740, playing time of 22) in and around St…

Golf Game: How to raise $125,000 in 30 days

By: 2013. 03. 11.

In last December I wrote about the concept of crowdfunding as a potential solution to raise capital and financial support for a golf course. Of course this idea is not limited to golf courses. From the Finnish example we…