Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, kicked off its 2026 Community Swing series with the first of 23 community-focused events at Jackson Park Golf Course in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, April 28. More than 120 people enjoyed a dynamic mix of activities, including complimentary Toptracer range play, golf instruction, contests, food and beverage, face painting, ladder ball and more as part of the four-hour Jackson Park event. Community Swing is a nationwide event series designed to introduce local communities to the Troon experience – where hospitality, recreation, and connection come together.

8AM Golf, the world’s leading golf-focused holding company, is pleased to be partnering with and supporting McLaren in their newest venture, McLaren Golf. The official launch of McLaren Golf took place last night in Miami, coinciding with Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix, as well as the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship tournament at Trump National Doral in Miami. McLaren Golf is a natural evolution of McLaren’s high-performance mindset, translating decades of engineering expertise from motorsports and automotive design into the game of golf.

Bushnell Golf, the industry leader in distance-measuring devices and a Revelyst Inc. brand, announces a major update to its free mobile app, which introduces the option to upgrade the app to the “Bushnell Golf Plus” subscription tier designed to help golfers better visualize the course, make more confident decisions, and improve overall performance. Free features for all users include front, center, and back distances at 40,000 courses worldwide, shot planning with movable layup points, round and stat tracking, and wireless device updates. The Bushnell Golf Mobile app also features LINK-Enabled technology, which takes data captured through Foresight or Bushnell launch monitors and turns it into personalized club recommendations

MGI Golf, global leader in technology for the walking golfer and maker of America’s No. 1 electric golf caddy, proudly introduces MGI Custom Studio, an industry-first color customization experience that allows golfers to fully personalize their electric caddy. Exclusively available on the Zip Navigator All Terrain, MGI Custom Studio offers a breakthrough in a category previously defined by uniform designs. Golfers can now move beyond the standard electric caddy design to create a caddy that reflects their individual style and personality. The MGI Custom Studio provides an intuitive, real-time online builder that allows for over 800 unique configurations. Golfers can mix and match components across seven distinct colorways to create a “one-of-one” caddy.

We’ve just finished sorting through the ’25 update on golf participation via our partnership with the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and their annual survey of all-sports participation dating back to 1985.  Over the years we’ve developed and refined a series of transformations of their annual raw survey results for the sport of golf which then becomes our annual report on participation, play, play dynamics, demographics, involvement and churn.  The headline is that last year’s results are largely positive highlighted by a gain in participants (>1.5M golfers), an accelerated growth rate (+7%) and a generational shift (younger) taking some pressure off the Baby Boomers to carry the industry on their (aging) shoulders.

FAIRWAYiQ, the on-course operations platform for golf facilities, today announced an integration that brings Golf Genius Tournament Management, the industry-leading tournament management platform, directly to FAIRWAYiQ cart screens, enabling golfers to enter scores and view live leaderboards throughout the round. With Golf Genius now built into the FAIRWAYiQ cart interface, every cart in the field becomes a live tournament hub. Scores and standings update in real time, giving players a clear view of where they stand without ever leaving the cart screen.

As anticipation builds for the 2026 PGA Championship, Majors Challenge, a leading platform for digital golf pools, is inviting club professionals and facility operators to activate their “Digital Clubhouse” experience ahead of the season’s second major. With the PGA Championship set to begin on May 14, the coming days represent a critical window for golf shops to launch custom, branded tournaments designed to increase member engagement and drive on-site activity.

Join Doris Muscarella on The Traveling Golf Diva as she sits down with Kandace, the Founder, CEO, and creative force behind Kandy Golf. In this episode, Kandace shares her entrepreneurial journey, the challenges and triumphs of building a woman-owned golf brand, and her vision for expanding Kandy Golf’s presence, especially in the Southern United States. She’s on a mission to bring year-round, refined, and stylish golf wear to enthusiasts who want more than the standard options. LISTEN

On this episode of The Road to French Lick, Ryan Ballengee and Brendan Sweeney are joined by PGA Tour winner, French Lick Resort staffer and Indiana native Adam Schenk to catch up on his season and get ready for the PGA Championship. Then, Louisville sports legend Fred Cowgill joins to preview the Kentucy Derby, make his picks and connect the Derby to French Lick.

Jesse Droemer embraced the elements. With the Walter Hagen Cup and a start in the PGA Championship within reach, he expected Wednesday’s final round of the 2026 PGA Professional Championship to be difficult. Strong, brisk winds made Bandon Dunes an even greater challenge. Droemer (Houston, Texas) rose to the occasion, shooting a final-round 2-under-par 70 to finish at 4-under-par 283 and win by one. 

Carson Lane was just hoping to win his category in Wednesday’s final round of the PING USDGA Championship presented by PGA of America.

He instead walked away with the men’s overall title, winning with a par on the fourth playoff hole, preventing Chad Pfeifer from winning his fourth consecutive title.

David had beaten Goliath.

1️⃣ Bettinardi Golf announced the Limited Line Extension AntidoteHexperimental #7 and Hexperimental #9, the first heel-shafted putters ever built around the brand’s SimplyBalanced™ Zero-Torque Technology.

2️⃣ Play Golf Myrtle Beach announced the full field for the third edition of The Q at Myrtle Beach. South Carolina native and PGMB ambassador George Bryan, IV returns for his third shot at the title, joined by Grant Horvat, who is back to try and avenge his loss from the inaugural competition. 

3️⃣ Toptracer announced the launch of Toptracer Go, a breakthrough solution designed to make premium range technology accessible to more facilities than ever before. Operators can offer range technology that covers 50 meters of tee line with one camera system.’

4️⃣ Breakthrough Golf Technology, the company that revolutionized the putter shaft category with Stability, announced the launch of its new Silo Tour – The Wedge Shaft Scoring System™. a breakthrough approach to scoring performance designed to help golfers control what matters most inside 120 yards: distance.

5️⃣ Srixon is unveiling a new campaign, “The Iron Standard.” Rooted in precision and guided by an uncompromising pursuit of performance, the campaign highlights the people and process that define Srixon’s craftsmanship, discipline, and engineering philosophy behind their acclaimed irons.