SwingU, the golf technology and media company, announced today that The Kansas City Country Club has partnered with SwingU Academies to build and launch its branded instruction app and email newsletter.
Founded in 1896, The Kansas City Country Club is one of the oldest country clubs west of the Mississippi River. The Club has a proud heritage and was founded on a strong love of the game of golf. Renowned golf course architect, A.W. Tillinghast, was involved in the design of the new golf course. Over the years, The Kansas City Country Club has hosted many regional and national tournaments including the first Trans-Mississippi Amateur. The Club is also home to five-time British Open Champion, Tom Watson.
SwingU Academies develops personalized, branded instruction and training apps as well as branded email newsletters & programming for clubs, teachers and academies. It counts among its clients some of the most recognizable names in golf instruction including Mark Blackburn (Greystone Golf & CC, Birmingham, AL), Gary Gilchrist (IJGA, Orlando, FL), Jim McLean (McLean Golf School, Coral Gables, FL), Jason Baile (Jupiter Hills Club, Jupiter, FL), Tim Cooke (Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC) and Jim Hardy / Chris O’Connell (Plane Truth Golf, Dallas, TX).
By increasing engagement, loyalty and brand awareness, SwingU Academies is able to drive more in-person and online lesson revenue, while also offering students a world-class virtual academy experience for each coaching client, including lesson booking, 1-on-1 communication, in-person & remote swing analysis, video-on-demand content, strokes gained and on-course performance data.
About SwingU
Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, SwingU is a sports technology and media company focused on golf game improvement. The company owns and operates the top-rated golf game-improvement app across GPS, scorecard, statistics and instruction. SwingU Clubhouse publishes an email newsletter reaching hundreds of thousands of golfers daily. Lastly, SwingU Academies develops personalized, branded instruction & training apps and media for clubs, teachers and academies. For more company information, please visit www.swingu.com.
Media Contact
Chris Chaney
chris@swingu.com
