Singapore: Richard Walne is to stand down as President of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Having served in the post for four years, Walne has opted against staying on for a further two-year term.
Saudi Arabia: Harold Varner III holed a miraculous eagle putt from 92 feet on the par-five 18th hole to win the US$5 million PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers.
San Diego, United States: AquaFuse by CMF Global, Inc, a world leader in revolutionising piping products that improve golf course performance and water efficiency, will exhibit at this week’s GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Jockey David Egan swapped the racecourse for the golf course to showcase sporting participation in Saudi Arabia ahead of two of the country’s biggest sporting events.
Saudi Arabia: In the latest AGIF webinar we talk to Ed Edwards, Golf Saudi’s COO, about how golf is being integrated into modern Saudi culture and introduced to 300,000 children in a five-year period.
Singapore: Andrew Johnston, General Manager at Sentosa Golf Club, and a driving force behind the golf industry’s response to climate change, has been named as one of the ‘Most Innovative People in Golf’.
Kansas, United States: For more than 15 years, the Bayer Superintendent Grant Programme has offered Golf Course Superintendents Association of America members the opportunity to attend the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.
Orlando, Florida, United States: The 69th PGA Show reunited the global golf industry in person for the first time in two years, attracting nearly 15,000 PGA Professionals, golf leaders, industry executives and retailers.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: LIV Golf Investments and the Asian Tour have unveiled The International Series and the 2022-2023 destinations and prize purses for a ground-breaking series of 10 marquee international events.
Musselburgh, Scotland: A golf course believed to be the oldest in the world is using some of the newest course technology to make its bunkers last longer and look better.
St Andrews, Scotland: Superstar footballer Gareth Bale has become a global ambassador for The R&A in support of its activities to inspire new audiences around the world into playing golf.
Georgia, United States: Last year, the six-course Landings Club installed the Capillary Bunkers liner on its Magnolia Course. Results are already showing the wisdom of that decision.