Ohio, United States: Since the end of World War II, making golf available to minorities has been the family business for the Powell family. Started in 1946 by family patriarch Bill Powell, a World War II veteran and entrepreneur, Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, is the country’s first golf course built and owned […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Amata Spring Country Club is taking advantage of a current enforced shutdown by carrying out upgrading work on its award-winning golf course and looking to the future. “We’d love to be open and we’d love to be operating, but that’s not possible in Thailand at the moment,” said David Townend, General Manager at […]
Birmingham, England: The PGA Helpline service set up within a week of the Coronavirus crisis gripping the nation has offered support to more than 5,800 members and over 1,500 golf clubs and facilities. A team of more than 60 staff at The Professional Golfers’ Association of Great Britain and Ireland were switched to manning the […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the expansion of its Over-The-Top (OTT) digital streaming offerings with the launch of the USGA app on Amazon’s Fire TV. The free USGA streaming app, which features more than 250 hours of USGA championship final-round broadcasts, films, highlights and more, is […]
Hong Kong: The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, one of the region’s most scenic and recognisable golfing venues, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Frequently described as the ‘Pebble Beach of Asia’, the Clearwater Bay course juts out on a rocky peninsula at the southern-most tip of the larger Sai Kung Peninsula, surrounded […]
Singapore: The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the region’s ruling golfing body, is further strengthening its ties with The R&A, the game’s global authority. In the latest sign of collaboration between the respective organisations, the APGC has been granted exemptions for its players into The R&A Senior Amateur and The R&A Girls’ Amateur. Taimur Hassan, the […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: To continue to serve the game of golf at the grassroots level and provide immediate financial support to golf communities in need, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has established an emergency relief fund for its 59 Allied Golf Association (AGA) members with an investment of up to US$5 […]
Bintan, Indonesia: Ria Bintan Golf Club, one of the jewels in Indonesia’s golfing crown, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Spectacularly located near the northern coast of Bintan Island with breathtaking views of the South China Sea, Ria Bintan’s Certified Audubon International Classic and Cooperative Sanctuary 18-hole Ocean Course and nine-hole Forest Course were […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced an expansive agreement with Facebook to distribute daily highlight packages globally on Facebook Watch in 2020 starting at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. The PGA Tour will publish daily round recaps and player-specific highlights from more than 30 events, including The Players Championship and […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: Honouring golf’s greatest ambassadors, innovators and leaders, the USGA has revealed its 2020 Annual Award honourees highlighted by Pak Se-ri, the 1998 US Women’s Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer, as the Bob Jones Award recipient. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award recognises an individual […]
King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia: Nine-time Major champion Gary Player will join a host of golf’s most influential figures at the Golf Saudi Summit, taking place in King Abdullah Economic City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from February 2-4. One of the most decorated golfers of all time and a prolific golf course architect who has designed many […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Just days after unveiling a new partnership with Troon to provide strategic insights for the development of the game across the Kingdom, Golf Saudi has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) as an Executive Member. The central driving force behind the game’s national development, Golf Saudi is a wholly owned subsidiary […]