Golf news and events

Recently, golf has seen resurgence as a sport with rise in media outlets such as social media and ingenious marketing strategies. Also, with better and streamlined marketing stratetegies, sponsor and talent management companies have jumped on the band wagon to give golf a much needed reprieve, catapulting it among one of the most sought after activities the world over.

Another element that has contributed to popularity of golf is dedicated slot on news channels, as well as dedicated golf news channels and media outlet for golf. Even though the game has been in existing for more than three centuries, it has received popularity only at the turn of the century. Rise in interested in the sport as elicited when personalities such as Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. With rise of the golf, many golf equipment manufacturers which were earlier catering to a very niche market, have now been involved in sponsoring players and opening up large retail stores dedicated to golf. Many sport goods companies which were earlier not inclined towards golf have now jumped onto the bandwagon and are involved in sponsoring players as well as equipment manufacture.

Golf News has contributed a lot towards development of the sport by inspire a whole new generation of enthusiasts and sportsperson to take up the sport at amateur and professional level . At a global level, golf is divided into a number of major championships for men and women. Many of these golf events are managed by the World Golf Council. However, professional championships are conducted by US-based Professional Golf Association, with a local tour organizer providing support for arranging events, finding sponsors, and regulating the tour. In all, there are four majors and four World Golf tournaments. Typically, a tour has members who are entitled to compete in most of its events, and also invites non-members to compete in some of them. The PGA organized tour called the PGA Tour is always in the news, as it one of the most competitive and prized golf tournaments. With prize money of US$800,000, PGA Tour tends to attract the strongest fields, outside the four Majors and the four World Golf Championships events. The next most popular golfing tournaments and the second major of the year is the European Tour, and attract top-notch golfers from around the world. Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, PGA Tour Australasia, and the Sunshine Tours are other competitive major golf tours.

Golf Events and News have been instrumental in catapulting golfers at the same pedestal as players involved in other popular sports such as soccer and cricket. Even though golf is still out of reach in terms of popularity of the common people, the interest and the hype generated by media and dedicated golf news channels are taking the sports to the people.