Singapore: Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) is celebrating the official opening of its reimagined and redeveloped Tampines Course and Clubhouse with a charity tournament. Even before a ball was struck today, more than S$500,000 had been raised to benefit three charities – Mediacorp Enable Fund; Down Syndrome Association (Singapore); and Stroke Support Station. Joey Chang, […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Al Hamra Golf Club, one of the most progressive golfing establishments in the United Arab Emirates, has become the first Gulf golf club to become a member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Designed by Peter Harradine, the 18-hole course is a 45-minute drive north of Dubai International […]
Wellington, New Zealand: Royal Wellington Golf Club has created a slice of history by becoming the first New Zealand golfing establishment to join the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Host of the 2017 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship and the 2018 Annika Australasia Invitational, Royal Wellington is widely regarded as the home of New Zealand golf, […]
Hoi An, Vietnam: In preparation for its opening in 2019, Hoiana Shores Golf Club has secured a long-term pipeline of trained staff through its innovative investment in the Quang Nam-based Golf Operations and Maintenance Vocational College, the first such golf-specific enterprise in Asia. The first graduating class of maintenance staffers will join the grounds crew […]
Hong Kong: Destroying any part of the Hong Kong Golf Club’s Fanling landscape ‘would be an act of extreme vandalism’. That’s the view of Alexander ‘Sandy’ Duggie, Managing Director, Urbis Limited. A registered landscape architect practising in Hong Kong since 1985, Duggie was co-author of a 2005 government study (Landscape Value Mapping of Hong Kong) […]
Beijing, China: Architect Paul Jansen’s revamped Laguna Phuket Golf Club course will make history in 2019 when it stages the PGA Tour Series-China’s first Global Qualifying event outside of Greater China. To be held from March 5-8, the tournament will be open to players from outside mainland China. Aside from mainland China, Hong Kong and […]