Haikou, China: Six junior golfers from China have qualified for the International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) World Stars of Junior Golf Championship. The triumphant sextet are now primed for a trip to Las Vegas in July, following their successes in the event’s inaugural China qualifier over the Lava Fields Course at Mission Hills Haikou in […]
Haikou, China: Kim Hae-rym captured the SGF 67 World Ladies Championship with SBS when she beat fellow-Korean Bae Seon-woo on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off. With Kim (70) and Bae (69) deadlocked at 14-under 205 through 54 holes on the Mission Hills Haikou Blackstone Course, both players made par at the first extra […]
Singapore: More than 400 golf club officials, golf course operators and developers attended two Sustainability in Golf seminars staged by The R&A in Japan and Korea. A panel of leading international and local experts addressed the delegates on best practice in sustainability to encourage responsible and practical golf facility development, renovation and course management. The […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: Malaysian Ben Leong overcame contact lens discomfort on the front nine to close with a two-under-par 70, claiming his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title by seven shots at the weather-shortened PGM Northport Championship. Leong, who started the round with an eight-shot advantage following a second round 62, lost his right contact […]
Shanghai, China: The China Golf Association (CGA) and Asian Tour have entered a strategic partnership which aims to grow the game through the creation of new tournaments in China that will be co-sanctioned by both organisations. Described as a ‘game-changer’ and ‘a new chapter in Asian golf’, the announcement comes nine years after the CGA […]
Hue, Vietnam: Thailand’s Napat Paramacharoenroj produced a grandstand finish to claim a notable victory in the 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. Under the gaze of six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo, Napat – nicknamed Toy – drained a 35-foot birdie putt on the final green at Laguna Lăng Cô in Danang for a closing […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Club’s historic Old Course will be the venue for the third Hong Kong Ladies Open. One of the eldest and most storied layouts in Asia, the Old Course will welcome an international cast for the 54-hole event from June 9-11. Fans and organisers are hoping that Hong Kong amateur […]
Oakland, United States: A mobile golf technology start-up has unveiled findings from a KRC Research commissioned study* about the current state of golf participation. The results revealed tremendous opportunities to attract non-golfers and Millennials/Generation Z to the game through mobile technology and unconventional play. “We all know that participation in golf has been waning over […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: Muirfield will return to The Open rota after members of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG), the world’s oldest golf club, voted in favour of women as members of the club. A two-thirds majority of those who voted was required to make the change that has immediate effect. The result of the […]
Orlando, United States: Arnold Palmer’s huge contribution to The Open is being celebrated this week with the iconic Claret Jug trophy going on display at the first playing of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard since he passed away last September. Palmer was Champion Golfer of the Year on two occasions, winning The Open […]
Pattaya, Thailand: A new venue and a revised format were deemed an overwhelming success at the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2017 Turfgrass Management Exposition. More than 250 course superintendents, club managers and industry representatives from 21 countries attended the fifth edition of the event that showcased the very latest in golf course equipment and […]
New Delhi, India: Relying upon the New Pro V1x golf ball, Shiv Shankar Prasad (SSP) Chawrasia made European Tour history with a convincing seven-shot victory over his nearest competitor, successfully defending his title at the Hero Indian Open. The victory continued Chawrasia’s remarkable record at his national Open where he was runner-up four times before […]