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Galvin Green reveals bold and technical 2026 Part One collection

admin — Sat, 09 May 2026 17:46:31 +0000

Galvin Green has unveiled its 2026 Part One collection, introducing a striking new look built around bold lined designs and the most advanced performance apparel in the brand’s history.

The responsibly sourced range showcases an expanded DRYVR rainwear line up, cutting edge fabrics and the lightest windbreaker the Swedish brand has ever produced.

Driven by the new Read the Line design theme, the collection blends modern aesthetics with elite level functionality, reinforcing Galvin Green’s reputation as a leader in high performance golf clothing.

Advanced DRYVR rainwear sets new performance standard

The centrepiece of the new collection is Galvin Green’s most comprehensive DRYVR rainwear offering to date. Designed to deliver complete protection in all conditions, the range combines technical innovation with standout visual appeal.

Headlining the men’s line up is the new ARLO full zip jacket, constructed from Pertex Shield Stretch technology.

The three layer fabric is fully waterproof, highly breathable and offers exceptional stretch to support unrestricted movement through the swing.

Built using PFAS free materials, the jacket reflects Galvin Green’s ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Design features include a slide and glide interior to reduce friction with layers underneath, shaped sleeves for improved mobility and repositioned seams for enhanced comfort.

The jacket is available in eye catching colour combinations including Crystal Blue with Navy and White with Red, alongside classic Black with Royal Blue and Navy with White options.

The Arlo full zip jacket

Lightest ever windbreaker delivers second skin feel

Another major innovation is the launch of the LUIS short sleeve INTERFACE 1 jacket. Weighing just 94 grams, it becomes the lightest windproof garment Galvin Green has ever produced.

The bluesign approved fabric offers full wind protection with water resistance and stretches effortlessly during the swing.

Designed to pack down into a compact size, the LUIS is ideal for golfers seeking versatile performance in changing conditions.

Head of Product Sofia Ask Klason explained that the garment delivers a true second skin sensation, ensuring serious golfers remain comfortable without distraction.

The LUIS is available in Royal Blue, Black and Navy with a contrasting zipper.

The 2026 Part One collection has a striking new look

Premium layering and summer performance pieces

The INSULA mid layer range is strengthened with the introduction of the DON half zip and DARRYL crew neck sweaters.

Crafted from a new responsibly sourced fabric, both garments offer an exceptionally soft feel with breathable warmth for cooler days. Colour options include Royal Blue, Black and Navy, with White available in the DARRYL.

For warm weather play, the VENTIL8 PLUS collection introduces the MORLEY shirt featuring a contemporary straight line design and superior moisture wicking performance.

It is joined by the modern MANSFIELD shirt with an all over micro logo print and ribbed collar.

The new NICK pant and PEDRO short provide lightweight comfort with excellent breathability and mechanical stretch, available in Navy, Black and Sand.

The Women’s collection is expected to be a big success in 2026

Expanded women’s range blends style and protection

The women’s collection features four waterproof jackets in the DRYVR range, including the new ABBY jacket made from Pertex Shield Stretch fabric.

Available in Crystal Blue with White, Fuchsia with White and Navy with White, the jacket combines high performance protection with a fresh modern look.

The INSULA line is led by the DARLA full zip sweater, featuring an embossed pattern and soft stretchy comfort, while warm weather outfits are highlighted by the sleeveless MIA shirt paired with the MARIELLE skort in coordinated colourways.

Additional lightweight VENTIL8 PLUS pieces include the NEA pant, NOVA short and NINA skort, all designed to deliver maximum breathability and flexibility during summer rounds.

The Galvin Green 2026 Part One collection is available now. For more information, visit galvingreen.com

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Sutton Green under renewed threat of closure – Golf News

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:36:20 +0000

A fresh bid to redevelop Sutton Green Golf Club for housing has placed the future of the Surrey venue in doubt once again after plans for 650 homes were lodged with Woking Borough Council.

The proposal would see the full closure of the 18 hole course and demolition of the clubhouse and all associated facilities to make way for a major residential scheme on the land currently occupied by the club near Woking.

New housing scheme submitted after earlier bid failed

Club owners previously sought permission in 2022 to transform the site into a retirement community with up to 200 houses and a 66 bed care home. That application was withdrawn after failing to gain approval.

The latest submission, brought forward by Quinn Estates last month, is far larger in scale. It includes 650 private homes, a care home, commercial space and a country park, alongside parking and infrastructure across the course footprint.

Green Belt status disputed by residents

Planning assessors acting for the developer have argued the land contributes only moderately or weakly to Green Belt purposes and should instead be treated as Grey Belt. That interpretation has been strongly challenged by local residents, many of whom have lodged objections through the council planning portal.

Public comments on the application can be made until March 13. Woking Borough Council planning committee will then begin its determination process, which will decide whether golf at Sutton Green will continue or come to a permanent end.

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No PGA Tour but Kapalua’s Plantation Course is green, welcoming golfers

admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:44:52 +0000

Part I of a series on the PGA Tour and its future in Hawaii

From the 18th tee at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course, the view is everything that is Hawaiian. The infinite Pacific churns as whales breach in the distance. The landscape tumbles down the volcanic shoulders of the mountains. The Cook pines sway to the rhythm of the trade winds. The sun dances through the racing clouds.

It’s one of the best views in golf, its fairway and green tumbling steeply down to Kapalua Bay and beyond to the Pailolo Channel and the island of Molokai.

Turning toward the mountains southeast of the tee, the view is of the watershed, where nearly 400 inches of rain falls annually. It is the source of most of Kapalua’s irrigation water, the water used by nearby native Hawaiian farmers and for residences. And it’s the primary reason why this week, the pros will be missing from the northwest tip of Maui for The Sentry, the annual kick-off to the PGA Tour season since 1999. The tournament was canceled on Sept. 10, citing drought conditions and a standoff over water that could be tied up in the courts for years to come. It’s left snow-bound golf fans in Minnesota, Nebraska and parts of the Northeast that for 27 years have depended on the broadcast as their escape with nothing to watch. But here’s the thing: 150 golfers paid $475 to play the course just last week and the tee sheet is expected to be filled during what would’ve been tournament week with Regular Joe golfers.

“It’s beautiful. Good as ever,” said Alex Nakajima, Kapalua Resort’s general manager for golf, of the Plantation Course. “That’s the sad part. Looking at it right now, yes, it’s in tournament caliber condition. But they had to make a decision several months ago. I certainly understand. Nothing was for sure. We were losing daylight when I closed the golf course on September 2. We only had a month or so of the growing season to recover the golf course.”

How did the Kapalua’s Plantation course recover so quickly?

So, how did the Plantation Course, which ranks No. 22 on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play and No. 49 on the top 100 Modern List, make this remarkable recovery, and, did the Tour act prematurely in calling off the tournament, which officials estimate to be $50 million economic impact on the area?

While the emerald-green fairways suggest that is the case, this story is more complicated than that. As the water-delivery dispute plays out in court, the PGA Tour is trying to determine if Hawaii still fits in the future master plan – and the next Sentry is just 12 months away with no evidence of any settlement or resolution in sight. We will address these issues and concerns in multiple stories in the lead up to the 2026 season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii next week on Oahu, which has its own series of concerns about its future.

What caused the drought conditions at Kapalua?

Maui Land & Pineapple, which is responsible for delivering the water supply to the resort courses managed by Troon Golf, essentially turned off the spout and Plantation and Bay Courses began to turn brown. Nakajima closed the courses on Sept. 2, to allow Kapalua Golf’s agronomy team to restore turf health following prolonged Tier 4 water restrictions (zero irrigation) that caused significant stress and damage to Kapalua’s two golf courses over the summer. One of the big beneficiaries has been Kaanapali Resort, which features the Royal and Kai courses, just a few miles away but is tapped into a different source for water — the county’s R-1 recycled, non-potable water — and its fairways remained as green and plush as ever. Avid golfers staying at the Ritz-Carlton and Montage hotels have been making the short drive and plunking down $275-$325 for a round on the Royal, longtime former home of a PGA Tour Champions event, and $100 less for the Kai, a more traditional forgiving resort layout. “I hate to take advantage of a fellow Troon course but it is what it is and we’re not going to turn them away,” said Kaanapali’s general manager Karl Reul. “It’s been good for us but we wish them all the best up there and hope it gets resolved soon.”

Since early September, Kapalua Golf has remained on Tier 3 water restrictions which is a 60 percent reduction of normal water use. With plans in place to do a renovation of the Bay Course, the original resort course built by Arnold Palmer and Frank Duane in 1975, management decided to shift every bit of water available to the two courses to Plantation and cut off Bay entirely and let it die. On Sept. 16, the PGA Tour announced that The Sentry tournament would not be contested at The Plantation Course in January.

Through hard work, ingenuity and a little bit of luck, the Plantation Course reopened for public play on Nov. 10. At The Plantation Course, the drought-tolerant Celebration bermudagrass (on tees, fairways and rough) and TifEagle bermudagrass (on greens) – all planted during the 2019 renovation – have proved to be a major factor in the recovery.

Nakajima confirmed to Golfweek that original Plantation Course designers Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (1992) will be on site this week to walk the property again and make final decisions on new sight lines geared to reducing the water output needed to irrigate 105 acres by planting additional native grass.

The golf course didn’t suffer any layoffs while the courses were closed, Nakajima said.

“We made a conscious decision to hold on to every full-time employee and shift them to the Plantation Course,” he said. “During the closure, they did maintenance either to facilities or the course. We did maintenance to the cart paths and carpeting in the clubhouse. That’s how we stayed busy. Guests playing now will find an improved course.”

When Plantation reopened, it restricted tee times from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and had a maximum of 80 rounds a day. Slowly, as demand increased, tee times were extended later into the day with the last tee time now at 1 p.m. Reports from those who have played it suggest that the conditions are pristine.

“Green grandeur in every direction. Wall-to-wall perfection. Not a blemish in sight,” wrote Andrew Penner, who recently played the course and wrote about it for Golf.com.

In other words, Plantation Course could have hosted a $20 million signature event this week but instead the tee is open to anyone with $500 burning a hole in their pocket and a chance to play a bucket-list course when the pros usually are ruling the roost. Tee times are available on The Plantation Course at GolfatKapalua.com. In addition, customized Maui Golf Vacations are offered via Troon Golf Vacations.

Next Up: Making sense of Hawaii’s water crisis

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GALVIN GREEN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTURION CLUB

admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:36:16 +0000

Galvin Green has announced a new strategic partnership with Centurion Club, one of the UK’s most prestigious golfing venues.

The exclusive agreement will see Galvin Green use Centurion Club for sales meetings and product showcases to customers in a premium setting that is ideally located.

Additionally, key members of staff at the premier venue will be outfitted in the latest Galvin Green garments to reinforce the visibility of the brand and its performance-driven collections across the prestigious site.

SUPPORTING CENTURION

The award-winning brand will also support Centurion Club on its member and corporate golf days, while the retail store will stock the latest golf clothing collections that utilise the most responsibly sourced fabrics to reduce environmental impact without comprising on unrivalled product performance.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Galvin Green at an exciting time for Centurion Club,” said Michael Duffy, General Manager of Centurion Club.

“Galvin Green is a true leader in its field, and it was clear from the outset that this collaboration was a perfect fit.

We look forward to welcoming the brand to the Club and showcasing its latest sustainable apparel pieces renowned for delivering top performance whatever the weather,” he added.

PERFECT MATCH

The partnership reinforces Galvin Green’s commitment to Europe’s largest market, which includes the recent opening of a UK warehouse at the same location as its top-quality embroidery partner for shorter lead times, as well as enhanced investment in retail support nationwide.

Centurion Club continues to grow as a leading venue for golf, events and brand collaborations, having hosted the first LIV event back in 2022, and recently the PIF Championship, formerly the Aramco Team Series Event, on the Ladies European Tour.

“Collaborating with such a prestigious venue as Centurion Club aligns with our values and represents a really exciting chapter for the brand in the UK,” said Stewart Clare, Sales Director EMEA at Galvin Green.

“The best-in-class set-up and impressive retail operation makes Centurion an ideal partner for Galvin Green. We look forward to welcoming key customers and our sales staff for meetings and product showcases in an exceptional setting,” he added.

For more information on Galvin Green and its products, visit www.galvingreen.com.

For more information on Centurion Club, visit www.centurionclub.co.uk.

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