GOLF+, the leading virtual reality (VR) golf game on the Meta Quest platform, has released Grass Clippings Rolling Hills golf course, offering players worldwide the opportunity to experience night golf on a fully lit 18-hole, par-54, par-3 course. With the help of a Meta Quest headset users can now engage in immersive, under-the-lights play at the renowned Tempe, Ariz. venue.

Golf Pro Payments today announced the official launch of Azalea Golf, a next-generation payments and operations platform built exclusively for golf facilities. To celebrate the launch, Golf Pro Payments is offering a special early adopter promotion for golf courses, clubs, and golf operators that onboard to Azalea during its initial release period. Azalea Golf is designed to modernize how golf facilities manage payments, reporting, and operational workflows, bringing together secure payment processing, golf-specific tools, and a clean, intuitive interface purpose-built for the industry.

Malcolm DeMille is redefining what an award can be with its line of fully custom handcrafted medals designed for organizations, clubs, events, and recognition programs of all kinds. Whether you’re looking to create a fresh, modern design or embrace a timeless, traditional style, the team at Malcolm DeMille offers the flexibility and craftsmanship to bring your vision to life. Each medal is hand made with meticulous attention to detail by American craftsmen ensuring every recipient receives a keepsake that reflects the significance of their achievement.

Golf Business Network (GBN) is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with GolfForever, a leading golf-specific fitness and training system designed to help golfers of all levels build strength, mobility, flexibility, and swing speed through science-based, at-home programs and innovative tools. This collaboration introduces a unique amenity to GBN member clubs: a proven, accessible way to promote health, fitness, and longevity among members directly through the golf shop or as a club wellness initiative. 

Josh Segal, Co-CEO of Golf District, will speak at the upcoming Ohio Golf Course Owners Association (OGCOA) event, highlighting how first-of-its-kind technology is making it dramatically easier for golf courses to transition to prepaid tee times. The program will kick off with Kevin Scott, CTO of the PGA of America, speaking on “The Owner’s Role in the Golf Ecosystem,” framing the responsibility course owners have to protect access, revenue, and the long-term health of the game.

Leaderboard today announced the launch of Wolf, a fully customizable scoring experience designed to handle the wide range of formats and house rules golfers use when playing one of the game’s most popular wagering formats. Wolf has long been a staple of competitive group golf, but scoring it accurately becomes increasingly difficult as players introduce carryovers, multipliers, money holes, and side games. Leaderboard’s new Wolf experience was built specifically to solve that problem in real time, without forcing players into a rigid ruleset or tricky post-round math.

Folds of Honor Boston is excited to announce its partnership with Betterment, a leading digital-first wealth management platform, and New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who serves as a Betterment ambassador. Together, they will support Folds of Honor’s mission to provide educational scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled military service members and first responders.

With six more weeks of winter expected thanks to Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, GolfPass today released the second round of 2026 Golfers’ Choice lists, highlighting recreational golfer’s favorite warm-weather golf courses to find refuge from the cold. The Golfers’ Choice lists are generated by golfer reviews on GolfNow and GolfPass throughout 2025, determining the best public golf courses played by recreational golfers each year. The latest Golfers’ Choice lists reveal the top courses in warm-weather states and countries, including the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Australia.

Troon has been selected to manage Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort in Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Under the agreement with resort owner PreReal Investments, Troon will oversee all aspects of the golf experience at Turtleback Mountain, including daily operations, agronomy practices, golf sales/marketing, retail, food and beverage integration, and digital marketing initiatives. The company’s involvement is expected to accelerate the resort’s growth trajectory and support its broader development plans. Home of the New Mexico Open and one of the most scenic desert golf destinations in the Southwest, Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort features an 18-hole 7,306-yard, par-72 layout designed by Dick Phelps with picturesque desert mountain views. 

Invited Clubs, the worldwide leader in private clubs, has begun the final stage of renovations to The Hills Course of The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch. Part of Invited’s ongoing multi-million dollar reinvestment campaign across its vast portfolio of member clubs, a comprehensive revitalization of the nine-hole course formerly known as Chisholm, now regarded as No. 1. World Golf Hall of Famer and 21-time PGA TOUR champion Lanny Wadkins and renowned golf course designer Kurt Bowman have partnered with The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch to implement the final stage of renovations. 

John Calvão, Fund Principal at Arrow Global, Isolete Correia, Vilamoura’s CEO and the Algarve Tourism Board announced at FITUR (International Tourism Trade Fair) in Madrid further details surrounding the addition of a PGA Tour Champions event to its 2026 sporting calendar, marking a major step forward in Portugal’s capability to host elite international sporting events. The Portugal Invitational will be held at the Els Club Vilamoura, which opened in July as the first and only private members club in the Algarve, and will make history as the first ever PGA Tour Champions event hosted in Europe on a five-year deal (2026-2030).

Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO tournament officials announced today that the Healthy Paws Pet Adoption Event and Donation Drive will return for the 2026 Chubb Classic, giving adoptable dogs and cats an opportunity to find their forever homes. The event is hosted in partnership between Chubb and the Patty Baker Humane Society Naples. Healthy Paws, a Chubb Company, is a leading provider of accident and illness insurance for dogs and cats. Last year, during the inaugural Adoption Event and Donation Drive at the Chubb Classic, several pets were adopted and found loving homes.

1️⃣ Golf Genius and GOLFZON, the global leader in golf simulator technology, announced a new strategic partnership focused on advancing tournament and league experiences in the rapidly growing golf simulator market.

2️⃣ Penfold Golf announces the signing of professional golfer Matt Wallace as its newest brand ambassador for bags and accessories.

3️⃣ Landmand Golf Club and 5 Clubs Golf have announced they are collaborating on a new event, The Heartbeat, a tournament comprised of 52 two-man teams, one two-man team representing all 50 U.S. States

4️⃣ The Graffis Report, the National Golf Foundation’s annual holistic golf industry overview, is now available for NGF members. The 2026 Graffis Report compiles many of the game’s key 2025 data points on the business of golf and the health of the game in a single publication.

5️⃣ L.A.B. Golf, renowned for pioneering Lie Angle Balance (L.A.B.) technology in putting, introduced DF3i, the latest addition to its revolutionary lineup of putters. DF3i delivers faster ball speeds without sacrificing the Lie Angle Balance performance the brand is known for.