Johor Bahru, Malaysia: He still has to wait six years until he’s old enough to legally drive in Thailand. For now, though, 12-year-old Jakkarin Jitmaneekan is happy to simply admire the vehicle he won for scoring a hole-in-one at the Kids Golf World Championship, Malaysia. Jakkarin, who has been playing the game since he was […]
Shenzhen, China: Mission Hills will be leading the cheering when a four-strong China team kicks-off its campaign in the second edition of the FootGolf World Cup. As the driving force behind the introduction and development of FootGolf in China, it was fitting that Mission Hills should be the venue for the formal announcement of the […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia’s top-two ranked male amateur golfers are gearing up for what promises to be an intriguing head-to-head showdown in the ninth edition of the Faldo Series Indonesia Championship. While highly-rated Tirto Tamardi is an overwhelming favourite in the Boys’ Under-16 category, Kevin Caesario Akbar is expected to sweep to victory in the Boys’ […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club is offering a unique opportunity for golf course superintendents to participate in the preparation and setting up of the award-winning Serapong Course for a top-level professional tournament. One of the region’s most proactive clubs, the Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member is organising a Sentosa Agronomy Superintendent Volunteer Programme. The […]
Pattaya, Thailand: The New Year has marked the welcome opening of a new golf course in the region. The nine-hole Lakes Course at Thailand’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club was officially unveiled on January 1. To celebrate the occasion, Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat and LPGA standout Thidapa Suwannapura paid a visit to the club. The […]
Sabah, Malaysia: The Sabah Masters will bring the ASEAN PGA Tour season to another thrilling conclusion next week and will boast a new title sponsor in Warisan Harta Sabah. To be played at Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club from January 6-9 the tournament will boast a purse of US$100,000. In another exciting move, the […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Jed Moore, Managing Director of global golf specialist outfit Performance54, whose partnership with Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Troon delivered the Ho Tram Open, explains what made this event so unique. AGIF: It was dubbed Asia’s Grandest Stage and with such a dramatic finale, you could hardly have scripted it any better. […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: China’s Liang Wen-chong will serve as Vice Captain for Asia in next month’s EurAsia Cup. Asian Captain Jeev Milkha Singh believes Liang, a former Asian Tour number one and a winner on both the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour, will provide strong support to him and the 12 playing members when […]
Singapore: Anirban Lahiri, Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will end 2015 in the top-50 of the Official World Golf Ranking which comes with coveted invitations to the Masters Tournament in April. The 46-year-old Thongchai, who won once in Europe and posted eight other top-10s this season, jumped to a career high 28th position in the […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company has made a number of innovations to its reel cutting systems to increase overall performance, reduce maintenance and to continue to provide an outstanding quality of cut on greens and fairways. Toro’s reel cutting systems have been improved and subsequently integrated with Toro’s new EdgeSeries reels, which are […]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: Thai prodigy Phachara Khongwatmai sensationally grabbed the last Asian Tour card on offer for 2016 after winning his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. The 16-year-old closed with a five-under-par 66 and a 22-under-par 262 total for a one-shot victory over leading Thai star Thongchai Jaidee (65) […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri, Shingo Katayama and Thongchai Jaidee will spearhead the continent’s challenge in next month’s EurAsia Cup. Thai Thongchai, Indians Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia and Malaysian Danny Chia earned their places as the leading four Asian golfers on the Asian Tour Order of Merit when qualifying concluded last week. Meanwhile, Thai Kiradech […]