Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kota Permai Golf & Country Club has invested in 20 new Club Car Tempo buggies to cater for the increase in traffic since golf’s resumption last month. The move was necessary to accommodate the social distancing ‘new normal’ of single buggy usage, said Tang Meng Loon, Gamuda Land’s Director of Club, Township & Property Management. Kota Permai’s buggy fleet count […]
Doha, Qatar: Education City Golf Club has underscored its commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle among females by participating in this week’s Women’s Golf Day (WGD). WGD is aimed at introducing new female participants to golf and celebrating existing players by joining them together, irrespective of race, religion, language, ethnicity or location. “We decided to […]
Hong Kong: All golfing establishments must take the lead in highlighting to governments that golf is a safe sport and should not be shut down in the event of a second wave of Coronavirus. “We need to be able to prove to governments that golf is safe in such times and that golf courses are […]
Hong Kong: On-going lockdown measures imposed by the Hong Kong Government are playing a significant factor in the overwhelming usage of facilities at The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Since the golf course was re-opened following an enforced 40-day closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s been operating at full capacity. And according to […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: With something strange in the neighbourhood, Al Hamra Golf Club is calling on Ghostbusters-style sanitising backpacks to counter Covid-19 fears and instil confidence in members and guests. In their attempts to exterminate Coronavirus from the property, staff at one of the most progressive golfing establishments in the United Arab […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced that Clive Edginton will continue as Captain for 2020/21. Edginton took office last September as Captain for 2019/20 but due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic the Past Captains of the Club have nominated Edginton to continue as Captain […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Fears that course maintenance restrictions imposed during Kota Permai Golf & Country Club’s enforced closure would impact the speed of the renowned greens at the Kuala Lumpur venue have been quickly allayed. Prior to re-opening last week, Kota Permai, like all golf clubs in Malaysia, had been under lockdown for a total […]
Doha, Qatar: A 2020 European Tour venue, Qatar’s Education City Golf Club has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) as a Golf Course Facility Member. Host to the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March, the 33-hole venue is a unique facility in the heart of Education City that is under the umbrella of the […]
Singapore: It’s not just maintaining the courses and clubhouses across its two locations that the management team at Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) has had to contend with in recent weeks. As if restrictions imposed by the Government on staffing levels during the Covid-19 pandemic was not enough of a challenge, SICC General Manager Desmond […]
Singapore: World-renowned Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) is going to exceptional lengths to ensure its staff are well taking care of during the Covid-19 pandemic. With no fewer than 81 holes of golf, 13 food and beverage outlets and five clubhouses to maintain, SICC employs more than 500 staff to serve the total membership of […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Golfers turned out in droves to celebrate the re-opening of golf courses across Malaysia and Hong Kong today. Golf is among a number of non-contact sports and outdoor activities that were given the go-ahead to recommence operations by the Malaysian and Hong Kong governments. In Malaysia, the news, announced by Prime Minister […]
Bogor, Indonesia: A more rewarding overall experience awaits golfers with the region’s golf clubs having to alter their mindsets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Wee Peng Siong, a veteran of the golf club industry in Asia, it’s essential for golf clubs to recalibrate if they’re to survive and thrive. Speaking in […]