Nashville, United States: The State of Tennessee has approved a state-wide multi-year contract for Toro Outdoor Maintenance Equipment and Utility Vehicles, Club Car Utility Vehicles and 1st Products/AERA-vators for use by all state agencies, local governmental entities, private non-profit institutions of higher education and other authorised users. The contract was approved with start/end dates of […]
Singapore: Urban Fairways’ indoor golf team, the Urban Legends, have proved they can play outdoors, too. Defeating 25 other teams, the Urban Legends emerged triumphant in Singapore’s 2015 Monday Night Men’s League. Members of the Urban Legends team fine-tuned their skills on the state-of-the-art golf simulators at Urban Fairways, an Indoor Golf and Practice Facility […]
Minnesota, United States: To honour the legacy of David M. Lilly, The Toro Company’s fourth President and former Dean of what now is the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, and in recognition of the company’s long-standing partnership with the University of Minnesota, Toro has announced the establishment of The Toro Company-David M. Lilly […]
Kansas, United States: Neil Cleverly welcomes a challenge. His calm demeanour belies an adventurous nature that leads his friends to call him the Indiana Jones of the golf course management business. When he was hired in May 2013 to be the golf course superintendent for the Olympic course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he initially […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Japan’s Shingo Katayama, talented Korean duo Choi Jin-ho and Moon Kyong-jun and Wu Ashun of China, winners of the opening three tournaments on the 2015 OneAsia schedule, will bid for more glory at next week’s Singha Corporation Thailand Open. They are amongst a host of champions who will tee it up in the […]
Carlsbad, United States: Callaway Golf Company has introduced the Bertha Mini 1.5, a new weapon for the long part of a player’s game. The company, a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, said the Bertha Mini 1.5 is now available at retailers. A Callaway spokesperson said: “This new club could cause golfers […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Paul Booth, Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s Director of Club Operations, has been acknowledged by Troon Golf as its global ‘Ambassador of the Year’. The accolade is presented to the associate that most embodies the unfaltering passion and dedication for golf club management that year, campaigning Troon brand values at each […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association Museum has held a special event to mark the opening of the Jack Nicklaus Room. The new room, which celebrates the life and career of the 18-time Major champion, joins galleries that honour Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Mickey Wright. The 1,200-square […]
Port Dickson, Malaysia: New Zealand’s Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of missing the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the RM200,000 (about US$60,000) PGM Port Dickson Championship. Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured […]
London, England: Hunter Industries, a global manufacturer of products for residential, commercial and golf irrigation, has entered a strategic partnership with OnGolf, to enhance golf course management. This announcement follows news that OnGolf, the industry’s first cloud based decision platform for improving golf course management, recently added eight new system integration partners, allowing for a […]
Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Chan Shih-chang of Chinese Taipei was declared the winner of the US$120,000 Ambassador ADT after officials cancelled the fourth and final round due to inclement weather. Chan, who signed for a third round four-under-par 68, broke his own record by claiming his fifth ADT victory with a winning total of […]
London, England: Amazing, incredible, life-changing were just a few of the words used by greenkeepers to describe their experience as part of this year’s John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme, organised in association with BIGGA and GCSAI. Five BIGGA members and one GCSAI member from Ireland enjoyed the trip of a lifetime to the TPC […]