Connecticut, United States: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Bubba Watson converted an eight-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a play-off to capture the Travelers Championship for the second time. Watson’s first Travelers victory came in 2010 and marked the first of his eight current PGA Tour wins. Watson closed with a three-under-par 67 […]
Connecticut, United States: Brian Harman, Graham DeLaet, Carl Pettersson and Luke Donald qualified for the 144th Open at St Andrews through the Open Qualifying Series at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. American Harman finished on 15-under-par for the championship to finish one shot behind Bubba Watson and Paul Casey, who went into a two-hole play-off, […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Golf Club [HKGC], one of Asia’s most historic golfing establishments, has signed up with the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF]. Founded in 1889, the club boasts 54 holes at its Fanling location in the New Territories as well as a nine-hole course at Deepwater Bay on Hong Kong Island. Home to […]
Bali, Indonesia: Matthew Giles sank a clutch birdie putt on the last hole to eke out a one-stroke win in the US$76,000 Bali National Golf Championship. The 25-year-old Australian was tied with Lindsay Renolds of Canada before holing a 30-foot birdie to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title with a closing three-under-par 69 […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Leroy Chiam, June Yap and Chong Chee Huat had cause for celebration after emerging triumphant in the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) Club Championship. With a three-round aggregate of 12-over 230 on the KLGCC’s West Course, Chiam posted a runaway victory in the Men’s Club Championship. Such was his […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club is to undergo a major redevelopment. During at a press conference in Bangkok, Chanya Swangchitr, the club’s owner, signed an agreement with prominent Thai course designer Pirapon Namatra to completely renovate the existing Lakes Course. She also announced that next year will see the launch of Phoenix […]
Sarasota, United States: GPS Industries (GPSI) has announced the launch of its ‘Troon Connectivity Programme’, a best practices platform for its Visage Mobile Golf Information System and Visage Media Network. The Phoenician Resort, a Troon Golf-managed property which partnered with GPSI earlier this year, is the first golf facility to employ this ‘Owner’s Manual’ for […]
New York, United States: IMG and golfscape have announced a partnership enabling courses in the IMG Prestige global reciprocal network to process online bookings for the first time. Golfscape, a start-up company, will become the exclusive booking platform to 100 participating golf courses worldwide, allowing golfers to make instant reservations at destination courses. IMG, an […]
North Carolina, United States: John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, have announced that the application process for the 10th Annual Green Start Academy (GSA) is now open. Assistant superintendents in the United States and Canada looking to further advance their careers; hone their skills in critical areas, including labour […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Champion Golfer of the Year at next month’s 144th Open will earn more than £1 million for the first time. Ahead of this week’s Travelers Championship, the first of three Open Qualifying Series events on the PGA Tour, The R&A announced that the prize fund for this year’s Open Championship will rise […]
London, England: Centurion Club has been recognised by its management company, Troon Golf, following another year of outstanding membership growth. Awarded at the annual Troon Leadership conference, hosted at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Chandler, Arizona, Centurion Club picked up the ‘International Membership Sales Rock Star Award’ for its impressive sales […]
Hong Kong: Renowned golf professional and executive Iain Roberts has received the ultimate accolade of his 40-year career in the game by being crowned a PGA Master Professional. Out of more than 7,000 PGA members worldwide, only 38 have achieved the status of Master Professional and Roberts joins an elite group that includes world famous […]