ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Category: Golf Club Management

Time to Embrace Technology, Says Troon Senior Vice President Flanders

Time to Embrace Technology, Says Troon Senior Vice President Flanders

May 14, 2020

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Harnessing technology to eliminate the need for face-to-face contact must become the new norm for golf clubs around the world. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, golf clubs are having to rethink their modus operandi and standard operating procedures. And more and more are quickly coming to the conclusion that […]

Golfers Picking up the Pace on Their Return to Course

Golfers Picking up the Pace on Their Return to Course

May 14, 2020

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A noticeable improvement in pace of play is one of the positive by-products as golf clubs re-open for business following an easing of restrictions. Speaking in the latest in a series of Asian Golf Industry Federation podcasts with leading lights from the industry that are being broadcast at www.agif.asia, DJ Flanders, […]

CCM Networking Proves a Blessing in Time of Covid-19 Crisis

CCM Networking Proves a Blessing in Time of Covid-19 Crisis

May 12, 2020

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Being part of the Certified Club Managers (CCM) community has helped Tang Meng Loon on his way to smoothly navigating the myriad of challenges posed to golf clubs by the Covid-19 pandemic. As Director – Club Operations and Townships at Gamuda Land, Tang is responsible for overseeing operations at Kuala Lumpur’s Kota […]

Troon Primed to Elevate The Club at ArrowCreek

Troon Primed to Elevate The Club at ArrowCreek

May 12, 2020

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has been selected to manage The Club at ArrowCreek in Nevada. Troon Privé, the private club operating division of Troon, will oversee golf and club operations, food and beverage operations as well golf course agronomy and club/membership marketing. Located 15 miles south of downtown Reno on the eastern slope of […]

Troon International-Managed Clubs at Heart of Worldwide Sustainability Push

Troon International-Managed Clubs at Heart of Worldwide Sustainability Push

May 8, 2020

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon is continuing to support the long-running sustainability activities and extension of environmental policies at many of its facilities around the world, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, including taking greater steps to reduce waste and conserve the environment. As the world comes together to tackle the on-going spread of the Coronavirus, Troon […]

Riverside General Manager Draws on SARS Experience

Riverside General Manager Draws on SARS Experience

May 1, 2020

Bogor, Indonesia: Wee Peng Siong has called on the experience he gained as general manager at a 27-hole golf club in China during SARS to guide and inform him through the current Covid-19 pandemic. Recalling the 2003 virus outbreak, Singapore-born industry stalwart Wee said: “We would generally host between 95,000 and 100,000 rounds per year […]

Troon Launches Robust New Website

Troon Launches Robust New Website

May 1, 2020

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has launched a new website that will help the global brand to communicate and market over the next five-plus years, while better connecting members and guests to Troon-affiliated clubs. The new website – www.Troon.com – was developed in partnership with Enspire for Enterprise, formerly doing business as Web.com for Enterprise, […]

Clubs Should Position Themselves as ‘Home-Away-From-Home’

Clubs Should Position Themselves as ‘Home-Away-From-Home’

April 30, 2020

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Golf clubs have an opportunity to reinvent themselves as a home-away-from-home in the post-Coronavirus era. Steven Thielke, Chief Executive Officer at TPC Kuala Lumpur, believes clubs around the region may be best served in the uncertain months ahead by reconsidering their standard operating procedures. “In the club business, we often talk about […]

Prepare for a New Way of Golfing, Says Thielke

Prepare for a New Way of Golfing, Says Thielke

April 29, 2020

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Club members and their guests must brace themselves for a new way of golfing when they return to the region’s courses. Given the likelihood of more stringent rules being laid down by Governments in relation to accepted behaviour in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Steven Thielke says the onus is on […]

Re-Opening of Golf Courses ‘Not Just a Case of Turning on the Lights’

Re-Opening of Golf Courses ‘Not Just a Case of Turning on the Lights’

April 26, 2020

Bangkok, Thailand: Setting out a strategic road map for re-opening is of paramount importance for golf clubs that are primed to recommence operations in the coming weeks. Although approval for golf courses in and around Bangkok to proceed with their operations had been expected to be given in May, according to various reports the lockdown […]

Need for Golf Clubs to Become More Efficient and Streamlined, Says Shippey

Need for Golf Clubs to Become More Efficient and Streamlined, Says Shippey

April 25, 2020

Bangkok, Thailand: Golf facilities across Asia are being forced to re-evaluate the ways in which they conduct their business in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. “This Covid-19 situation that we all find ourselves in will make owners, general managers and directors of golf really look at the operations at their clubs and second guess […]

Royal Addition to IMG Prestige Network

Royal Addition to IMG Prestige Network

January 24, 2020

Norwich, England: Royal Norwich Golf Club has joined the IMG Prestige global reciprocal network. The new Royal Norwich course at Weston Estate opened recently with Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter playing the inaugural round to mark the completion of the 10-year vision to create a world-class sporting venue in the region and recognise the first time […]