Singapore: Chris Gray, one of golf’s foremost experts on turfgrass and sustainability, has been appointed as the new President of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association has announced that its Executive Committee will again be led by Stu Francis and by Fred Perpall, who will serve as President-elect.
San Diego, United States: Kevin Breen, the Certified Golf Course Superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club, has been elected to a one-year term as President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: In the latest edition of the Asian Golf Industry Federation series of webinars, Ed Edwards, Chief Operating Officer of Golf Saudi, outlines how the world’s first environmentally governed golf eco-system has been created.
Lawrence, Kansas, United States:. The GCSAA Foundation has received a US$50,000 grant from The Toro Company Foundation for continued support of the Rounds 4 Research programme.
Melbourne, Australia: Golf Australia has announced record growth in club participation and total participation, with a 6.4 per cent increase in club members and a 21 per cent year-on-year rise in rounds played.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Golf Saudi has joined the European Disabled Golf Association. Over the next 18 months, Golf Saudi will work closely with EDGA, as well as golf clubs across the Kingdom, to ensure the new access programme is available to all.
Singapore: Richard Walne is to stand down as President of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Having served in the post for four years, Walne has opted against staying on for a further two-year term.
Saudi Arabia: Educational pathways are being put in place by Golf Saudi to ensure the thousands of jobs that will be created in the coming years will be filled with Saudi national talent.
Saudi Arabia: In the latest AGIF webinar we talk to Ed Edwards, Golf Saudi’s COO, about how golf is being integrated into modern Saudi culture and introduced to 300,000 children in a five-year period.
Florida, United States: The PGA of America is inviting local talent from under-represented backgrounds to register for PGA JobMatch and be considered for positions that support the PGA’s 2022 Major championships.
Birmingham, England: The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland has launched a new series of tournaments open to all PGA Members in the United Kingdom, Ireland and overseas.