Golfscape
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online golf reservations |
| Available in | English Japanese Simplified Chinese |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | London, |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Raghad Mukhaimer Michael Galasso |
| CEO | Raghad Mukhaimer |
| Industry | Travel, Golf |
| Services | Reservation Services |
| URL | golfscape |
| Current status | Online |
Golfscape (styled as golfscape) is an online golf reservation service founded in London by Raghad Mukhaimer and Michael Galasso. The company provides services to find, plan, and book golf in 50 countries.[1][2]
History
[edit]The company was created by entrepreneur and golfer Raghad Mukhaimer to cater to golf courses that had a poor Internet presence.[3]
According to Mukhaimer and co-founder Michael Galasso, online booking for golf is non-existent in most countries, despite the process being commonplace for flights, hotels and rentals. The two designed the site to make the task of building a golf course page quick and easy for course managers.[4] The beta version of the service was released in 2013.[citation needed] The site fully launched on August 19, 2014.
On June 25, 2015, Golfscape entered into a partnership with global sports management company IMG for their courses.[5]
golfscape released their official World's Top 100 Golf Course ranking 2020, announcing Royal Dornoch Golf Club as the number 1 golf course in the world. [6]
Services
[edit]The golf concierge service operates online through desktops, tablets, or mobile devices.[2] The platform provides course profiles for golf course operators.[2]
Users can book golf reservations mostly in the United States, but also some international courses in places such as Da Nang, Vietnam; Cape Town, South Africa; and Hua Hin, Thailand.[7][8] The platform gives the ability to rate and review courses.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Vivion, Nick (August 22, 2014). "Startup pitch: Golfscape offers a platform to book golf worldwide". Phocuswire.
- ^ a b c "Learn More". golfscape. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Simandan, Voicu Mihnea. "Interview with entrepreneur and golf enthusiast Raghad Mukhaimer". Simandan.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ Terrelonge, Zen. "Golfscape: Taking golf out of the late 1990s with inspiration from travel and technology". Real Business. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ "IMG and golfscape.com Enter Partnership". Golf Business News. 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World đ 2020 ⢠golfscapeâ˘". Futuri Visio. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ Melwani, Daisu (26 August 2014). "Golfers getting on the green via new OTA". KarryOn.
- ^ Leo, Jen. "Web Buzz: Golfscape.com might fit sportsmen to a tee". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Shankman, Samantha. "Five Travel Startups Focus on Better Booking and Social Planning". Skift.