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Atwal Plays EurAsia Cup Youth Card

Atwal Plays EurAsia Cup Youth Card

November 29, 2017

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Captain Arjun Atwal has announced a young and talented team for the EurAsia Cup with Gavin Green, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, SSP Chawrasia and Li Haotong all in the Team Asia line-up. Thais Phachara Khongwatmai and Poom Saksansin, Malaysian Green and Indian Chawrasia make up the leading four Asian players on the Asian Tour […]

The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Joins Forces with AGIF

The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Joins Forces with AGIF

November 28, 2017

Singapore: Following on from the success of its first overseas PGA Members’ International Conference in Thailand, The Professional Golfers Association, Great Britain and Ireland has signed up as an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland is the latest international body to join forces with the […]

Putting Course Aims to Make Golf 'More Accessible and Appealing'

Putting Course Aims to Make Golf 'More Accessible and Appealing'

November 28, 2017

Singapore: Marina Bay Golf Course has unveiled a six-hole putting course aimed at making golf ‘more accessible and appealing to the public’. Known as Marina Bay Putting Course, the 211-metre, par-24 course officially opened to the public yesterday. Its conceptualisation and design, a collaboration between NCI Golf Pte Ltd and Universal Gardens Pte Ltd, aim […]

New Rain Bird Rotors Making Splash

New Rain Bird Rotors Making Splash

November 27, 2017

London, England: Designed specifically for watering smaller golf course areas such as tee boxes and compact greens, Rain Bird’s new 500/550 Series rotors are the only valve-in-head golf course rotors on the market offering a radius of 8.5 to 14.3 metres. Available now, there is a variety of Block, SAM/Hydraulic and valve-in-head versions. Replacing the […]

Ormsby 'Stoked' at Hong Kong Golf Club Victory

Ormsby 'Stoked' at Hong Kong Golf Club Victory

November 26, 2017

Hong Kong: Wade Ormsby prevailed from a dramatic final day in Fanling to claim his first European Tour title at the UBS Hong Kong Open. The Australian entered the fourth round one shot behind SSP Chawrasia and when he turned in level-par 34, he was four behind his Indian rival. But Chawrasia then triple-bogeyed the […]

Unfancied Davis Outguns Big-Name Favourites

Unfancied Davis Outguns Big-Name Favourites

November 26, 2017

Sydney, Australia: New South Welshman Cameron Davis has trumped a leaderboard full of PGA Tour stars to win the Emirates Australian Open. Starting the day, six shots back of overnight leader and world number 12 Jason Day, Davis fired a phenomenal seven-under 64 to win his first professional title on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour […]

Exciting Canberra Opportunity for Troon

Exciting Canberra Opportunity for Troon

November 26, 2017

Canberra, Australia: Troon International has been appointed to provide full golf course management services to the semi-private Gold Creek Country Club. Utilising Troon and its industry-leading expertise, the venue is set on increasing the quality of its offering, on and off course, to members and visitors. The 18-hole course, designed by Australian Bruce Devlin, is […]

Thai Panuwat Reigns at Saujana

Thai Panuwat Reigns at Saujana

November 25, 2017

Selangor, Malaysia: Panuwat Muenlek overcame a strong challenge from fellow-Thai Kasidit Lepkurte to win the weather-shortened PGM GlobalOne Championship. The duo were neck-and-neck until Panuwat made a birdie on the 17th to gain a two-shot lead over the Bunga Raya course at Saujana Golf and Country Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]

Syngenta Strengthens Canadian Commitment

Syngenta Strengthens Canadian Commitment

November 25, 2017

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) and Syngenta Canada Inc have announced a new partnership that will see Syngenta become the exclusive sponsor of The Canadian 2018 Golf Course Management Conference (CGCMC) Education Programme. “We are pleased to extend our agreement with Syngenta, a long-time CGSA supporter,” said Jim Flett, CGSA President. “The […]

Bjorn Unveils Power-Packed EurAsia Cup Team

Bjorn Unveils Power-Packed EurAsia Cup Team

November 24, 2017

Hong Kong: A full house of 12 European Tour winners, incorporating the 2016 Open champion and six Ryder Cup players, make up the European Team named for next year’s EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in Malaysia. Led by Thomas Bjørn – eight months before he also captains Europe in the Ryder Cup in France – […]

Elite Singaporean Trio Prepare to Lock Horns

Elite Singaporean Trio Prepare to Lock Horns

November 24, 2017

Singapore: Friendships will take a back seat when Elite Women’s Squad members Callista Chen, Jacqueline Young and Erika Layson face-off in next week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. Chen and Young joined forces in the Singapore team that competed in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia and along with Layson are among a seven-strong group […]

Fleetwood Launches Race to Dubai Defence at Hong Kong Golf Club

Fleetwood Launches Race to Dubai Defence at Hong Kong Golf Club

November 23, 2017

Hong Kong: Just four days after the 2017 Race to Dubai came down to the final shots of the season, champion Tommy Fleetwood returns to the place where the ‘greatest achievement of my career so far’ began at the UBS Hong Kong Open. When Fleetwood teed it up at Hong Kong Golf Club 12 months […]