Golf Business News – New Partnership for TrackMan and Players 1st

Players First and Trackman

Players 1st and TrackMan have launched a brand-new integration to collect feedback from customers and players at driving ranges that use the innovative TrackMan Range technology. The solution will enable driving range operators to automatically survey their driving ranges visitors – and collect real-time feedback to optimize their business. The new partnership comes in … Read more

Credit Suisse deal, First Republic, global stock market news

Credit Suisse deal, First Republic, global stock market news

A First Republic Bank branch is pictured in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on March 13. (Mike Segar/Reuters) On Tuesday afternoon, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was in Washington for a previously scheduled banking industry meeting and reached out to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. “Very quickly the conversation turned to First Republic,” … Read more

Credit Suisse shares fall again, sentiment remains fragile

Credit Suisse shares fall

Shares in Credit Suisse resumed their decline on Friday, giving up early gains, in a sign that investor sentiment remains fragile in a week that has seen the troubled Swiss lender secure a $54 billion lifeline. A ratings downgrade and a U.S. lawsuit on Thursday offset some of the relief that stemmed from the emergency … Read more

Golf Business News – THE GBN INTERVIEW: Andrew Masterson, US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group

Golf Business News - THE GBN INTERVIEW: Andrew Masterson, US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group

In this exclusive interview, GBN talks to Andrew Masterson of the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group about the golf industry’s on-going battle with counterfeiters and manufacturers of fake golf equipment and gives advice on what retailers and consumers should do when they think they’ve come across a counterfeit operation  When was the US Golf … Read more

Longleaf Distillery, Bulldogs Bar and Grill, to open in Macon

Longleaf Distillery, Bulldogs Bar and Grill, to open in Macon

A new micro-distillery is gearing up to open in downtown Macon, while a new bar and grill just opened near the $42.8 million Macon Mall redevelopment project. Meanwhile, a popular pizza joint has moved into its new downtown location, and a well-known, Middle Georgia chain of barbecue restaurants is working on a new concept to … Read more