Tier Fore – The case for keeping golf open during lockdowns

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Richard Payne gearing up to attend virtual IGTM

Sports Marketing Surveys Director Richard Payne is excited to attend the inaugural IGTM Links event.   The IGTM Links event will take place between 20-22nd October in the form of an online conference. It has been organised to help the industry to re-group and re-connect and plan for the future of the golf tourism market.…

August Rounds Played continue post-lockdown boom.

As an adjective, synonyms for August include ‘distinguished’, ‘respected’ and ‘illustrious’ among others. Looking at the Rounds Played figures for last month, the description seems more than appropriate.   New preliminary figures from the Sports Marketing Surveys Rounds Played Monitor indicate a third straight month of dramatic growth in the number of golf rounds being…

Young’s Award Provides Fitting Coda To Rose Series

This article has been reproduced with the kind permission of its publisher, Global Golf Post, and its author, Lewine Mair.    Liz Young, the golfer who organised a competitive event for sister members of the Ladies European Tour and ended up with the eight-strong Rose Ladies Series, was bemused. At 37, she had been included…

Liz Young wins Rose Series Award

The final award of the Rose Series has now been determined.   The prize, a £7,500 scholarship to support a player striving to get on to the LPGA Tour, is the concept and personal gift of Stephen Proctor, Chairman of Sports Marketing Surveys.   The award panel, comprising Ken Schofield, former CEO of the European…

Unfortunate end cannot detract from Rose Series of outstanding events

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June Rounds Played figures set to reaffirm post-lockdown golf boom

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SMS Chairman offers new scholarship to promote women’s golf

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