St Augustine, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – has confirmed that Presidents Cup Captains Nick Price (International) and Jay Haas (US) will attend National Golf Day on April 15. Zimbabwean Price won three Major championships in his decorated career, including the US PGA Championship […]
Paris, France: Le Golf National, owned by the French Federation of Golf [FFG], has re-affirmed its confidence in Ransomes Jacobsen France for the supply of turf maintenance equipment, which will be used for maintaining the 45-hole complex including the prestigious Albatros course, the host since 1991 of the Open de France and of the Ryder […]
Mannheim, Germany: A total of 28 young service technicians have graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes, run by United Kingdom national training provider Babcock. Alistair Baillie from dealer Thomas Sherriff & Co Ltd was named Ag & Turf Apprentice of the Year for 2014, while […]
Paris, France: French European Tour professional Romain Wattel has signed with IMG for worldwide management and marketing representation. Wattel enjoyed an illustrious amateur career, including winning the Eisenhower Trophy as part of the French team, before turning professional and securing his European Tour card with a share of ninth place at the 2010 Qualifying School. […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Nike Golf and Tiger Woods have reaffirmed their focus on pushing the sport of golf forward by ‘driving product innovation beyond expectations’. Symbolic of the modern spirit is the new TW ’15 shoe, Woods’ latest signature golf shoe and the first to feature Nike’s breakthrough Flyweave technology in the upper. The TW ’15 […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Under Flagstick’s management and key construction personnel team, a vast change in scenery has recently occurred at Legend Hill, the site of the first Nicklaus Design golf course in Vietnam. This spectacular site meanders through natural valleys, with each golf hole consisting of two separate greens. This unique feature will allow the golf […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The golfing and gourmet delights of the Land of a Thousand Smiles will be showcased during the Amazing Thailand Golf Challenge 2015. To be staged in the Thai capital of Bangkok from May 9-12, the event combines fine golfing with fine dining. Organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Singapore office, the social […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company is introducing an all-new GPS-equipped sprayer to the commercial equipment marketplace. Expected to be available in the summer of 2015, the innovative GeoLink system will be available for the Toro Multi Pro 5800 initially, with plans to offer it for a broader range of Toro sprayers in the […]
Selangor, Malaysia: Phachara Khongwatmai secured a convincing four-shot win at the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship to become the youngest champion on the Asian Development Tour (ADT). The talented Thai, who turns 16 in May, showed little signs of pressure when he fired two eagles for a brilliant six-under-par 66 and a 20-under 268 total […]
Shenzhen, China: Keeping his cool in the heat of battle, Yuki Kamasu continued Japan’s recent domination of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final with an assured final-round display at Mission Hills. The 21-year-old underlined his potential with a polished performance over the Nick Faldo-designed Faldo Course at Mission Hills Shenzhen, edging Czech Republic’s Simon Zach […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) has made two key appointments to further enhance the club’s role in delivering world class service to its members and guests. Farroul Hossey has assumed the role of Club Manager after serving over three years managing KLGCC’s Golf […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Asia’s multi-billion-dollar inbound golf tourism industry needs an overhaul if it is to continue growing at the same pace as during the past decade. That is the view of Mark Siegel, owner of Bangkok-based Golfasian, one of the region’s leading dedicated inbound golf tour operators. Siegel, who has played a major role in […]