Hanoi, Vietnam: Le Hoang Phuong, a respected figure in golf in Vietnam, has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
Tokyo, Japan: The Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan has hailed Hideki Matsuyama for becoming the first Japanese winner of the Masters Tournament and the country’s first male Major champion.
Birmingham, England: The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland is inviting all those who work or volunteer in golf to join its new membership groups – the Business Management Group and Club Volunteer by PGA.
Georgia, United States: Nine-time Major champion Gary Player has joined Golf Saudi as its latest and most influential ambassador to date.
Melbourne, Australia: Linda Chen has introduced hundreds of Chinese-Australians to golf in the past 12 months as a community instructor at Oakleigh public golf course in south-eastern Melbourne.
Singapore: In an exclusive interview with the AGIF, Sir Nick Faldo and Fanny Sunesson recall their winning player-caddie partnership and their Masters triumph in 1990.
New Jersey, United States: Robert Lewis Jr, a veteran of six Walker Cup matches, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Bob Jones Award, the United States Golf Association’s highest honour.
Berkshire, England: The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association has welcomed specialist fertiliser manufacturer Indigrow as the association’s newest partner.
New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association and World Golf Tour by Topgolf have launched the USGA eSports Grand Slam Presented by Lexus.
Kansas, United States: Ben Pease, Don Wesley Dyer and Jordan Booth are being recognised as the 2020 Watson Fellows with a US$5,000 award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Birmingham, England: Bernard Gallacher has begun his year as Captain of the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland, becoming just the eighth person to lead the Association and a home Ryder Cup team.
Melbourne, Australia: Australian golf is riding a new wave of popularity with huge participation rises recorded over the summer.