St Andrews, Scotland: Five-time Champion Golfer of the Year Tom Watson has been appointed as the first Global Ambassador for The Open, golf’s original Championship. Watson returned to the scene of his first triumph in The Open, on his debut in 1975 at Carnoustie, to formally begin the role which will see him promoting golf’s […]
North Berwick, Scotland: GEO Foundation and Global-Golf4-Cancer are preparing to team up to take on the Macmillan Cancer Support’s Longest Day Golf Challenge. Beginning at 5:30 am on June 21, the team will aim to play 72 holes in one day across the Scottish Golf Coast’s North Berwick West Links, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has accepted Special Temporary Membership for the remainder of the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season. Also receiving Special Temporary Membership is Joaquin Niemann of Chile. Kiradech and Niemann bring the total number of active international PGA Tour members to 87 from 27 countries. Both players needed to […]
Azusa, California, United States: Over the past few years, Russia has welcomed many top athletes from around the world, and this month the top soccer teams will be competing in both newly built and renovated Russian soccer stadiums. Rain Bird Corporation has been selected to provide the irrigation systems for eight of the 12 soccer […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced it has changed its name to the Club Management Association of America, effective July 1, 2018. In February, CMAA’s membership voted overwhelmingly to change the name of the Association. This name change more accurately identifies who CMAA is and helps distinguish what the […]
Singapore: Seletar Country Club has selected Golfplan to direct a sweeping S$20 million renovation to begin this summer. Led by partners Kevin Ramsey and David Dale, Golfplan understands the physical and market terrain in the highly regulated island nation. Golfplan was the original designer at Sentosa Golf Club’s award-winning Serapong Course. The firm has also […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: The award-winning Els Club Malaysia is celebrating the success of its inaugural Junior Golf Challenge. Ahead of the event, and in line with Troon Player Development month, The Els Club Malaysia offered discounted practise rounds for both juniors and accompanying adults. Many of the participants utilised this programme and had a practise round […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Deloitte have renewed a multi-year professional-services partnership that extends their collaboration on initiatives that benefit golfers and the game. The USGA and Deloitte first teamed up in 2014 to assess existing USGA programmes and develop strategies designed to better meet the evolving […]
New York, United States: The world came together for the third annual celebration of women and girls golf – Women’s Golf Day (WGD) 2018. Events across the globe kicked off in Sydney, Australia, finishing over 24 hours later, and almost a full turn of the globe away, in Hawaii, with golfing communities being strengthened and […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: In past years, TPC Kuala Lumpur hosted break-fasting ceremonies with Muslim children from local orphanages. But this year’s event came with a twist that held a special meaning for the club’s golf course team. Inspired by the saying ‘charity starts from home’, TPC Kuala Lumpur, rated among the world’s top 100 golf […]
Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States: The Board of Governors of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) supports the United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A launch of the Global Distance Insights Project, including the governing bodies’ intent to provide a ‘closer inspection and monitoring to understand the causes and effects of increased distance’. […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Panuphol Pittayarat claimed a special victory at the Thailand Open after closing with an even-par 70 at the US$300,000 Asian Tour event. The bubbly Thai became the fifth local player to lift the Thailand Open trophy after holding off a strong challenge from countryman Poom Saksansin at the Thai Country Club, a Golf […]