Club Champion Earns Place on NGF’s Top 100 Businesses in Golf List

Club Champion, the premier provider of custom club fittings, is proud to announce that it has once again earned a spot on the National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) 2025 Top 100 Golf Businesses list. This prestigious recognition highlights Club Champion’s unwavering commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and leadership within the golf industry.

The NGF’s Top 100 Businesses in Golf List honors companies that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in business growth, innovation, and their contribution to the overall success and development of the golf industry. As a pioneer in custom club fitting and equipment, Club Champion has expanded its footprint to over 140 locations worldwide, helping golfers of all skill levels achieve their optimal performance through precision fitting.

Golf Pride Unveils ALIGN MAX: The Next Evolution in Raised Ridge Grip Technology

Golf Pride, a leading innovator in golf equipment and maker of the world’s most popular golf grips, introduces ALIGN MAX, revolutionary grip technology designed to help players of all skill levels maintain consistent hand placement throughout the swing.

ALIGN technology debuted in 2017, with the first raised ridge design pulling in a number of players on Tour and a strong amateur fanbase. It quickly became one of the most successful grip technologies in Golf Pride history. Even with these accolades, the brand heard feedback about the desire for an even more pronounced ridge. This inspired the creation of ALIGN MAX, a second-generation design that supplements the original by offering an alternative featuring a 25-percent higher ridge to achieve the maximum desired feel and consistency. It also includes a longer ridge that runs from top-to-bottom of the grip, providing players flexibility to adjust their hand placement for any shot.

USGA Announces Qualifying Sites for 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced local and final qualifying sites for the 125th U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be contested at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club for a record 10th time from June 12-15.

Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 110 sites in 43 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, will take place between April 16-May 19. Those advancing players will join a group of locally exempt competitors in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes. This final stage will be held in England and Japan (May 19) and Canada (June 2) as well as 10 U.S. sites, one on May 19 and the remaining nine on June 2.

Graphite Design AD DI Wins LPGA Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the LPGA Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions event held at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, FL was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Ping G430 LST 9° Driver, a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Ping G430 LST 14.5° Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Stiff flex hybrid shaft in her Ping G430 MAX 19° Hybrid. 

The champion collected her 3rd career win after shooting a 4-day score of 65, 69, 67, 67 for a total of 20 under par.

Arcis Golf Combines Arrowhead Country Club and The Legend at Arrowhead into The Clubs at Arrowhead

Arcis Golf has announced the combining of two of its Glendale, Ariz. clubs—Arrowhead Country Club and The Legend at Arrowhead—as The Clubs at Arrowhead. This brings the formerly daily-fee The Legend at Arrowhead and the private Arrowhead Country Club together into what Blake Walker, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Arcis Golf, describes as “one extraordinary private club.”

Walker explained that by creating a larger, more amenity-rich club, Arcis Golf—a premier owner and operator of private, resort, and daily-fee golf and country clubs in the United States—aims to enhance the quality of customer engagement, instill a strong sense of community, and offer robust golf and family-centric programming for people who share a passion for lifetime sports, health and wellness, arts and entertainment, and first-class dining.

Troon Selected to Manage Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort

Troon, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage the golf operations at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas, located approximately 30 minutes from San Antonio.

Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, will oversee golf course agronomy, golf-related sales and marketing and will work closely with resort ownership and management to further enhance Tapatio Springs Resort’s recognition as a premier destination in the state of Texas.

Casa de Campo Resort & Villas Offers Exceptional Stay and Play Package

Casa de Campo Resort & Villas – home to the Caribbean’s premier, luxury golf experiences, including its iconic Teeth of the Dog ranked No. 20 in Golf Digest’s “Top 100 Courses in the World” – is now offering an exceptional golf stay-and-play package perfect for couples, families and group vacations in paradise.

The “Unlimited Golf” package starts at $699 (per room, per night). With celebrated Teeth of the Dog closed for restoration until December, Casa de Campo’s two additional outstanding layouts will take the spotlight. Both are absolute “must-plays.” Resort guests can tee it up to their heart’s content for unlimited play on two renowned Pete Dye-designed gems: Dye Fore (27 holes) and The Links (18). All golf rounds are based on availability and include play on arrival and departure days.

Tradition and Technology Highlight the new Galvin Green 2025 Part 1 Collection

Premium high-tech golf apparel brand Galvin Green has unveiled its standout 2025 Part One collection of responsibly sourced garments, spearheaded by traditional argyle patterns and advanced technical fabrics to deliver the most feature-packed wardrobe for serious golfers.

Building on a history of performance, the latest range of DRYVR rain gear includes 18 fully waterproof jackets, hoodies and pants for men and women golfers. The addition of a new lightweight Pertex® Shield technology sits alongside Pertex Shield Stretch fabric, GORE-TEX garments with lining and several GORE-TEX Paclite® styles, while the vibrant Moonlight Blue and Fresh Green combinations lead the color stories in the lineup.

2025 Play With Pete Invitational from the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort - How to Sign Up and All the Details

Play With Pete Invitational is always held at clubs and courses with prestigious championship histories like Oakland Hills CC, Scioto CC, Inverness Club, and The Olympic Club Lake Course.  The PWPI venues also feature distinctive course architecture like Pasatiempo Golf Club and The Ocean Course at Kiawah.  But PWPI has never been played on an annual PGA Tour stop track.  Until now.

This March for the first time ever, the renowned and notorious Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort will host the Play With Pete Invitational.  And it gets better.  PWPICopperhead will take place exactly one week before the Valspar Championship.  So you’ll be getting Tour conditions, Tour challenges, and really a true PGA Tour experience.  Even the tournament grandstands will be up.  And the players will arrive one day prior for an overnight stay at the luxurious Innisbrook Resort Hotel.

Innovative Golf Course Agronomist Rodney Lingle Honored with 2025 USGA Green Section Award

Celebrating a game-changing career in golf course management, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Rodney Lingle, CGCS, as the winner of the 2025 USGA Green Section Award. Presented annually since 1961, the Green Section Award honors distinguished service to golf through an individual’s work with turfgrass.

An innovator, turfgrass field expert and mentor to countless golf course superintendents, Lingle began his career in 1974 at Hattiesburg Country Club in Mississippi. He joined Memphis Country Club as superintendent five years later and would ply his trade there for the next 37 years, during which time he invented products, advanced the science and art of quality putting surfaces and influenced the entire golf course maintenance industry with his curious mind and innovative tactics.

USGA Announces LIV Golf Exemption Categories for 2025 U.S. Open Championship

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the exemption categories for the 2025 U.S. Open Championship, to be played June 12-15at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.

Exemptions from local and final qualifying are awarded to players in a variety of categories, including the past 10 U.S. Open champions, various USGA and amateur champions, other major winners and performance on various tours around the world.

PXG Launches New Tour Apparel Collection

PXG, the game-changing, high-performance golf equipment and apparel brand, proudly announces the launch of its new PXG Tour Apparel Collection. The premium line of golf apparelis expertly crafted for avid golfers who aspire to look and play like a pro. 

The new collection recently made its debut on tour worn by PXG PGA TOUR professionals Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Patrick Fishburn, and Cristobal del Solar and is now available to amateur golfers everywhere.

NGF The Short Game: Course Economics in the Experience Era

The economics of a golf course business flows from a simple but powerful principle: every tee time represents perishable inventory that, once lost, can never be recovered. In golf, as with restaurants and other fixed-capacity businesses, this reality has two interlinked dimensions that we might consider.

First is the pure financials of unused capacity. When a tee time goes unfilled, the facility doesn’t just lose the green fee – it loses all the revenue accompaniments that would have come with it (food, drinks, range balls, hat, glove, etc.). For the average 18-hole public facility, we estimate total revenue per occupied tee time (“RevPOTT”) to be roughly 45% above playing fees alone, which is perhaps a more significant lift than you might have guessed.

PUMA Golf Partners with REALTREE

Today PUMA GOLF® announced the PUMA GOLF x REALTREE collaboration, which includes a lineup of golf apparel including polos, footwear, rain gear, a hoodie, and more. The collection utilizes the REALTREE EDGE camo pattern, an icon of camo in both sport and fashion, to celebrate golfers’ love of the outdoors and adventure.

“We are thrilled to partner with the REALTREE brand,” said Chris MacNeill, PLM Apparel and Accessories, PUMA GOLF. “They have an incredible library of camouflages that are trending in different categories, and we can’t wait to bring REATLREE to golf. In many ways golfers are no different than other outdoorsmen – they value performance, style, comfort, and showing their love of the outdoors through their golf gear.”

Shine Above the Rest with XXIO Prime Royal Edition

The all-new XXIO Prime Royal Edition collection brings the ultimate in swing speed performance for seasoned players with its luxurious looks, advanced ball speed technologies, and exotic lightweight materials.

Designed to exude luxurious brightness, the XXIO Prime Royal Edition clubs are not only visually appealing but also engineered for optimal performance. Its ultralightweight construction allows for unmatched ease of swing, making the clubs an ideal choice for Women and Senior golfers. 

USGA Unveils Innovative Soil Moisture Meter That Integrates with DEACON® Management System

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the launch of the USGA Moisture Meter. The easy-to-use tool provides golf course superintendents precise and consistent data regarding soil moisture, salinity and temperature. The data instantly uploads into the USGA’s DEACON technology platform, creating a digital record that can be used to more efficiently manage water usage, plant health and golf course playability.

The soil moisture sensors in the new tool are supplied by METER Group, the world’s leading provider of agricultural soil-plant atmospheric data, allowing for dependable readings and low maintenance. As on-course water-saving decisions become more paramount, and influenced by the USGA’s 15-year, $30 million commitment to help courses significantly reduce their water usage, the USGA Moisture Meter will give superintendents the data they need to determine how they can irrigate more effectively.

USGA Announces 2025 U.S. National Junior Team and Inaugural U.S. Elite Amateur Program Rosters; 100 Families Awarded Grant Funding

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the 2025 U.S. National Junior Team roster, the first-ever U.S. Elite Amateur Program roster and this year’s annual U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) grant funding, demonstrating considerable progress toward creating a unified pathway to nurture the potential of America’s top players.

Building on last year’s inaugural team of 18 athletes, the 2025 U.S. National Junior Team features 11 boys and 11 girls representing the country’s elite junior golf talent. The team is composed of 14 returners from 2024 and eight newcomers, including two, Jude Lee and Jessy Huebner, who received USNDP Grants last year.

35 Players Named to the 2025 Ben Hogan Award Watch List

Thirty-five of the nation’s most accomplished golfers across college golf have been named to the watch list for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award.

The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Adidas Introduces New Adizero ZG Golf Shoes

Adidas wants golfers to know that light isn’t always less, it’s more. So Adidas is reintroducing the Adizero franchise to golf with Adizero ZG, a new spikeless performance footwear model aimed to enhance stability, traction and comfort while fighting against foot fatigue by being light all round.

The new footwear will be offered in both laced and BOA options for men and women and will be available on adidas.com, the adidas app and at select retailers worldwide.

Foresight GC3S Collaborates with Bushnell Creating Course Management Platform

Foresight Sports, the industry leader in premium optical launch monitor and golf simulation technology, today announced the Foresight Sports GC3S and LINK-Enabled Technology bundle, an innovative product platform pairing launch monitor data with a laser rangefinder. 

Designed in collaboration with Bushnell Golf, the No.1 laser rangefinder in golf, LINK-Enabled Technology is a first-of-its-kind course management platform providing personalized “Play As” distances and specific club recommendations based on an individual golfer’s shot data collected through the launch monitor.