Interview with an All Square member – Miklos Breitner
All Square 2min read •
15 Mar 2016
During this week’s interview, we had a nice chat with Miklós Breitner, CEO of Golf Business Monitor a blog highlighting the latest trends in the golf industry. Find out more about Miklós’ passion for golf and his golf by night experience.
1. ABOUT GOLF
To start, can you tell us how you first got into golf?
In 1987, one of my Finnish friends invited me to play golf in Helsinki. I think it was the Helsinki Golf Club. This is where I had my very first golf lesson. The pro and I mixed many languages (Finnish, Hungarian and English) to communicate with each other. Somehow, he managed to teach me the basics and I enjoyed it a lot. Unfortunately, when I returned from this summer holiday I couldn’t practice anymore as golf was banned in Hungary which was not the case in the Czech Republic. So I had to wait a couple of years…
What would make golf more fun?
Golf should be more about the game and less about the appearance. It would also be more fun if I could choose the number of holes and the holes I would like to play. Finally, technology would benefit golf clubs a lot. Too little golf clubs pay attention to mobile-friendly websites to facilitate tee-time bookings.
Your funniest golf experience?
Playing golf by night at the Montgomerie Royal-Maxx Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey. We started to play at 6pm and when we arrived on the 18th hole, we could hardly see anything because of the fog. We just heard the noise of the fountains and saw the some light coming from the clubhouse. I didn’t have a rangefinder nor my mobile phone to check the yardage. I don’t blame myself for this double-bogey.
I came across All Square on LinkedIn when I read a post about an app that connects golfers and allows them to discover more than 33,000 golf courses.
Complete the sentence: What I like the most about All Square is … it is all about golf.
Your favorite feature on All Square?
I like to discover new courses on All Square. Exploring courses is easy and intuitive. You can filter more than 180 countries and find your next golfing destination in a few clicks. It’s also great to see that All Square had responsive design, an iPhone app and soon an Android app.
Have you met new golfers through All Square?
I have almost 50 connections on All Square. I like to keep in touch with industry professionals and I look forward to meeting more golfers soon.
3.RAPID FIRE, OFF THE CUFF QUESTIONS
Hitting long drive or sinking long putt?
Hitting long drives is one of the greatest feelings a golfer can have.
