Hanoi, Vietnam: Publicly-listed FLC Group has announced plans to build 20 new golf courses in Vietnam in the next five years. The Hanoi-based company – a major developer of apartments, shopping centres, industrial parks and resorts – has US$1 billion of golf resort development under way or completed at four locations on Vietnam’s 3,260-kilometre coastline. […]
London, England: Jonathan Henry has been appointed the new Managing Director of John Deere Limited in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He takes over the role on July 1 from Antony Scott, who has elected to retire after 40 years of distinguished service with the company. Henry joined John Deere Limited as a management trainee in […]
Hong Kong: More than 80 primary schoolchildren enjoyed a memorable introduction to golf as they witnessed Tiffany Chan’s historic triumph in the Hong Kong Ladies Open. The pupils were at the Hong Kong Golf Club – a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – to enjoy a range of golfing activities, including […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: The inaugural Scottish Golf Tourism Week in St Andrews ‘will be a game-changer for golf tourism businesses in Scotland’, according to the country’s national tourism organisation. Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, believes the Scottish Golf Tourism Week has the potential to change the way Scotland engages with global golf tour operators and […]
Singapore: Laurie Walsh has joined Rain Bird as Golf Area Manager in Southeast Asia. Walsh will be based out of Rain Bird’s Southeast Asia Singapore office, joining long-time Rain Bird Golf Area Manager David Paterson and Golf Regional Manager Chris Gray, who are also located in the Republic. Most recently, Walsh was the Senior Design Associate […]
Pennsylvania, United States: Dustin Johnson won the 116th US Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club on greens prepared with specially adapted Jacobsen PGM 22 walking mowers. In a controversial final round he held off the challenges of Shane Lowry, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy to win by three strokes with a total score of 276. […]
Singapore: Korean Wang Jeung-hun aced another victory after being honoured as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for May. The May standout completed back-to-back victories with a come-from-behind one-shot triumph in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, barely a week after he had broken through in Morocco. Wang pipped Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman on the […]
Singapore: Golfers can look forward to teeing off at the island’s longest hole when it officially opens for play on July 1. Since February, the fourth hole at Marina Bay Golf Course has undergone a reconfiguration from a par-five to a par-six. Come July 1, the first 144 golfers to play Singapore’s first par-six will receive […]
Queensland, Australia: Troon has welcomed another venue to its growing Australian portfolio. Pacific Harbour Golf Club joins the fold this month, bringing the total up to six courses in the country. Pacific Harbour Golf Club is a familiar face for Troon, as the venue re-engages with the Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member to develop […]
Samui, Thailand: Scott Hend enjoyed a one-shot triumph at the US$300,000 Queen’s Cup for his second title of the season and ninth Asian Tour career victory. The big-hitting Australian overcame a two-shot deficit with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club to pip home talent Gunn Charoenkul, who signed off […]
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Technology and the part it increasingly plays in golf was the focus of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects’ [EIGCA] 2016 Annual Meeting and Conference. The conference theme – Technology in Golf – focused minds on how golf technology is impacting the sport … on the way it is played and […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Award-winning The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip will be the venue for a new flagship Asian Tour event. The Greg Norman-designed course – a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – will stage the Ho Tram Players Championship from April 13-16, 2017. Last December’s inaugural Ho Tram Open set a […]