Cavite, Philippines: Overnight leader Arie Irawan clinched his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title and first outside of Malaysia at the US$60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational. The 24-year-old Malaysian, who claimed his breakthrough ADT victory on home soil in January, battled to an even-par 71 after trading two birdies against two bogeys on a blustery day […]
Kansas, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has contributed US$50,000 to help the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) fund new research projects in 2015. The funds are earmarked to directly support the GCSAA Chapter Cooperative Research Programme. Under this programme that works with local turfgrass researchers, each participating GCSAA chapter identifies […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth matched the lowest score in Masters history en route to a wire-to-wire win for his first Major championship. Belying his tender years, the 21-year-old Texan, who finished runner-up in his first Masters appearance last year, swept all before him at Augusta National. Spieth opened with an […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Nicholas Fung claimed his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) win after romping to a commanding 11-stroke victory at the RM200,000 (about US$55,400) PGM Johor Championship. Fung, the 2013 ADT Order of Merit winner, nailed nine birdies against a lone bogey to match his third round effort of eight-under-par 64 at the Johor […]
Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Indian Anirban Lahiri lived dangerously before making the half-way cut right on the mark on his maiden appearance at the Masters Tournament. The 27-year-old Lahiri, the current Asian Tour number one, saved par on the closing hole at Augusta National to settle for a three-over 75 which got him through into […]
Palo Alto, California, United States: Renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr has begun a series of posts on Facebook (Robert Trent Jones II LLC – RTJ2 Golf Design) that offer his one-of-a-kind insider observations, stories, and other details about subjects of crucial importance to golfers worldwide. The most recent post discusses his father’s […]
Singapore: While former Faldo Series champion Rory McIlroy’s attention is firmly focused on Augusta National, the Far East’s elite amateur golfers are bracing themselves for the launch of the milestone 10th anniversary of the Faldo Series Asia. As McIlroy bids to become just the sixth player in history to complete the Grand Slam of all […]
Haikou, China: Two Schmidt-Curley Design courses at Mission Hills Haikou have received acclaim in the wake of the latest top-level professional events to be staged at the world-renowned Hainan Island resort. The Blackstone Course was the scene of Korean Ryu So-yeon’s triumph in last month’s World Ladies Championship. Meanwhile, the Sandbelt Trails Course had the […]
Augusta, United States: Indian Anirban Lahiri will live up to a childhood dream when he tees up at the Masters Tournament on Thursday, hoping it will mark another step towards his ultimate aim of becoming a Major champion. The current Asian Tour number one will become only the third Indian golfer after Jeev Milkha Singh […]
London, England: Nineteen delegates from golf clubs across the United Kimgdom visited Ransomes Jacobsen’s European headquarters for the third BIGGA Future Turf Managers’ Initiative (FTMI), made possible by Jacobsen, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. This three-day educational event in the last week of March was aimed at up-and -coming greenkeepers who […]
Augusta, United States: Thongchai Jaidee believes he is hitting the golf ball better than ever as he prepares to launch a worthy challenge at this week’s Masters Tournament. The 45-year-old Asian Tour star hopes a month-long break from tournament play ahead of the season’s first Major championship will ignite his game at Augusta National Golf […]
Haikou, China: Josh Geary savoured the biggest victory of his career when he captured the Buick Open at Mission Hills Haikou. The 30-year-old New Zealander – four off the lead at the start of play – leapt from the chasing pack with five birdies on the front nine and held on as the challenge of […]