New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association will invest US$1.8 million into more than 70 separate research grants in 2021 through the Green Section’s Turfgrass and Environmental Research Programme.
Singapore: One of the driving forces behind the formation of the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association will share his experiences in the next webinar in the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s Sustainability Series.
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: Maulana Dotch has become the first African-American woman PGA Member to serve as a General Manager of a golf facility.
New Jersey, United States: Chuck Brymer, Chairman of DDB Worldwide, Cathy Engelbert, Commissioner of the Women’s National Basketball Association and retired Deloitte CEO, and Anthony Petitti, President of Sports and Entertainment for Activision Blizzard, have been elected to the Executive Committee of the USGA.
Bangkok, Thailand: OMNIGOLF, a company specialising in creating and customising golfing and lifestyle entertainment zones, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Listeners interested in the rapid development of golf in Saudi Arabia can now get the inside track to its trail-blazing plans via Golf Saudi’s new podcast – Power of the Game.
Florida, United States: The PGA of America, in collaboration with Supreme Golf, is adding an impressive list of individual courses and multi-course operators to its new tee time booking marketplace – PGA Tee Times.
New Jersey, United States: The USGA has launched ‘Deacon’, a golf course management tool created to help operators improve the golfer experience by delivering better playing conditions while optimising and prioritising critical resource consumption.
Singapore: The mechanics of a golf club operating and managing its own retail shop will be the focus of next week’s webinar in the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s Sustainability Series.
New Jersey, United States: As part of its efforts to provide a pathway for people to pursue a career in golf, the USGA has fully funded more than 130 paid internships for the 2021 season.
Kansas, United States: Marc Weston, Course Superintendent at Indian Hill Country Club, has been named a Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award winner from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
St Andrews, Scotland and New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the USGA have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game worldwide.