SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of pesticides sprayed by golf courses in South Korea to manage their greens and fairways has been on an upward trend. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Environment, the nation’s 545 golf courses used 213 tons of pesticides in 2021, up 5.4 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Per-team caddie fees at South Korean public golf courses rose sharply over the past 10 years, a civic group said Wednesday. According to the Golf Consumer Agency of Korea, domestic public golf courses’ per-team caddie fees rose to 138,500 won (US$106) in August, up 39.5 percent from 99,300 won [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent data projects that the number of golfers per golf course in South Korea will decrease by 2026. According to a white paper published by the Korea Leisure Industry Institute, the number of golfers per golf course is expected to decline by 22.1 percent by 2026 at golf courses [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Riding high on the golf boom in the COVID-19 era, some South Korean public golf courses have pushed up their green fees excessively, stirring up resentment among golfers. According to the Korea Leisure Industry Institute, the number of users of golf courses stood at 46.7 million in 2020, up [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major mobile carrier, said Tuesday that it had developed a so-called ‘Smart Green’ service to manage the cultivation of grass at golf courses. The two parties supplied the service to the Jungwon Golf Club in Chungju, North Chungcheong province. ‘Smart Green’ refers to a grass cultivation [...]
JEJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Golf courses on Jeju Island appear to be an exception to the COVID-19 recession, with the southern resort island inundated with record numbers of golfers from outside for the second consecutive year, according to data released Wednesday. The number of visitors to Jeju’s golf courses totaled 1.66 million in [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean food industry is strengthening its offerings at golf courses, which have been enjoying a boom since the outbreak of the pandemic. Ourhome Co. rolled out a new soft ice cream in collaboration with Vietnamese café brand Cong Caphe. The company said it created the new dessert [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Golf courses in South Korea reported record operating profits last year following the coronavirus outbreak. Audit reports that South Korean golf clubs submitted to the Financial Supervisory Service showed that the 257 golf courses saw their profits soar by 31.6 percent last year, the highest jump since 2009, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s green fees for public golf courses are more than twice as expensive as those in Japan, according to recent data. Green fee is a common term used at all golf courses. It is the set fee golfers must pay at the pro shop or clubhouse in order [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The worldwide spread of the coronavirus is accelerating the rise of so-called ‘untact’ culture across various fields of society. The number of people visiting no-caddie golf courses in South Korea has surged in recent months, compared to the same period last year. XGOLF, a golf course reservation platform, reported [...]