This year, the United States Golf Association (USGA) and FOX Sports are going big at the U.S. Open. While FOX has announced further integration of augmented reality and aerial drones, the USGA announced a digital suite to supplement the fan experience at the 117th US Open Championship, which will be held June 15-18 at Erin […]
NEW YORK — Sal Syed admits it’s almost too good to be true. The first time he utilized the Arccos Caddie, golf’s first artificial intelligence-powered platform, he notched a hole-in-one. “My first experience was nothing short of remarkable,” says Syed, who is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Arccos, a golf tracking, sensor and […]
Garmin introduced the Approach S60, a premium GPS golf watch. Preloaded with 40,000 courses from around the globe, the S60 provides golfers with in-depth information including yardage to greens, hazards, and doglegs. The S60 features QuickFit watchbands (available in silicone, leather, and stainless steel) and a sunlight readable color touchscreen display. Through the free Garmin Golf app, […]
Can Greg Norman help change the golf course as we know it? He’s putting investment money behind that idea. Norman and Verizon Ventures — Verizon’s corporate VC unit — announced Friday that they had made a strategic investment in PlaySight to assist in the company’s global SmartCourt expansion into golf and other sports. The $11 […]
Panasonic has conducted two recent experiments that could fundamentally change the way fans experience sporting events. At a March 20 blind football match in Saitama City, Japan and at the 2017 Panasonic Open Golf Championships from April 20-23 in Noda City, Japan, Panasonic used French startup VOGO and its VOGO Sport app to provide multiple video […]
