ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

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Thailand Test Awaits Tour Hopefuls

Thailand Test Awaits Tour Hopefuls

September 4, 2017

Singapore: The Asian Tour will return to Thailand for its annual Qualifying School with aspiring professionals from across the globe attempting to earn their Tour cards for the 2018 season over a two-week period in January. The 2018 Qualifying School will be conducted over two stages of stroke play. The First Stage will be played […]

Day Determined to Deliver on Home Soil

Day Determined to Deliver on Home Soil

September 3, 2017

Sydney, Australia: Australia’s top-rated golfer and former world number one Jason Day will line-up in this year’s Emirates Australian Open, the first time he’s contested the national championship in four years. Day is itching to add to his incredible resume by having his name engraved on the Stonehaven Cup at The Australian Golf Club from […]

Golfing Heavyweights Set for Shanghai Return

Golfing Heavyweights Set for Shanghai Return

September 2, 2017

Shanghai, China: Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama and 2013 winner Dustin Johnson have confirmed their participation in next month’s WGC-HSBC Champions. Since Matsuyama’s triumph at ‘Asia’s Major’ last October when he became the first Japanese player to win a World Golf Championship, he has gone from strength to strength, winning four times, including the PGA Tour’s […]

Japanese Juniors Shine at Fanling

Japanese Juniors Shine at Fanling

September 2, 2017

Hong Kong: Yuki Ikeda and Yuka Yasuda produced outstanding final-day performances to lift Japan to victory in the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup 2017. Ikeda and Yasuda, representing Japan Team 2, both carded closing individual rounds of 66 at the Hong Kong Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]

Plant Aims to Blossom with Lagardère Sports

Plant Aims to Blossom with Lagardère Sports

September 1, 2017

London, England: Lagardère Sports has signed a multi-year management and commercial representation agreement with English golfer Alfie Plant, for when he turns professional. Plant, who recently turned 25 and hails from Bexley Heath in Southeast London, has been confirmed in the 10-man Great Britain & Ireland team to face the United States in the 46th […]

Six-Hole Short Course Unveiled

Six-Hole Short Course Unveiled

September 1, 2017

London, England: Advocates of short-form golf will be delighted to learn of the unveiling of a new course with a difference. Frilford Heath in the English county of Oxfordshire, has showcased a six-hole course that aims to make golf more accessible to beginners, who are able to play a round in 60 minutes. Experienced golfers […]

John Deere Seals Presence at ‘Glorious Playground’

John Deere Seals Presence at ‘Glorious Playground’

August 31, 2017

Perthshire, Scotland: Gleneagles has signed an exclusive contract with John Deere for the supply of golf course maintenance equipment and related technology to the three championship courses at the award-winning hotel and golf resort. The resort’s Director of Golf Gary Silcock and John Deere’s Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division President James M. Field officially confirmed […]

UK Golf Clubs Identified as ‘Ripe for Acquisition’

UK Golf Clubs Identified as ‘Ripe for Acquisition’

August 31, 2017

London, England: An industry financial analyser has said that there are 193 golf clubs in the United Kingdom that are currently ripe for acquisition, according to an article in The Golf Business. The research comes as a number of golf clubs, including Sapey in Worcestershire, The KP in Yorkshire, and Witney Lakes Resort in Oxfordshire, […]

Richardson Shapes Up at Laguna Golf Academy Phuket Fitness Studio

Richardson Shapes Up at Laguna Golf Academy Phuket Fitness Studio

August 30, 2017

Phuket, Thailand: Encouraging a healthy lifestyle and expanding the holistic golf learning environment, the PGA-branded Laguna Golf Academy Phuket has welcomed Fitness Instructor Matt Richardson to its team. A member of the Thai Senior PGA and certified by the American Council on Exercise, Richardson has more than 30 years’ experience in both golf specific and […]

Chilean Claims Mark H. McCormack Medal

Chilean Claims Mark H. McCormack Medal

August 30, 2017

Far Hills, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: As the leading player in the 2017 World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the close of the summer’s championship season, Joaquin Niemann is the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal. “I am very honoured to receive the prestigious 2017 Mark H. McCormack medal,” said the Chilean, […]

Juniors Move Into Gear at Hong Kong Golf Club

Juniors Move Into Gear at Hong Kong Golf Club

August 29, 2017

Hong Kong: A record 38 representative teams from 20 countries and regions are primed to compete in this week’s 2017 Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Junior Championship Mitsubishi Corporation Cup at Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC). Under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), this is the third edition of the event as the Mitsubishi Corporation […]

Rain Bird V8 System Lauded

Rain Bird V8 System Lauded

August 29, 2017

London, England: The London Golf Club, a European Tour destination, has updated its irrigation system with the Rain Bird V8 irrigation and control software. The V8 system combines computer-aided design with GPS geo-referenced images and state-of-the-art ET-based scheduling that are designed to be easy to install and use. This accurate data and user-friendly control system […]