Edinburgh, Scotland: The University of Edinburgh, in conjunction with the Golf & Health Project, have released new research into the health benefits of golf spectating, showing those who attend golf events could potentially gain benefits similar to those playing in them. The study, released at the beginning of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns […]
Las Vegas, United States: The 2017 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience welcomed thousands of PGA professionals, golf buyers and business leaders from 45 US states and 30 countries to Las Vegas for three busy days of merchandise sourcing, product testing, education, professional networking and special events. Two new event venues were well received by attending […]
North Carolina, United States: John Deere and Quail Hollow Club have introduced the Quail Institute, a first-of-its-kind, world-class, fellowship programme focusing on the skills and competencies required to fully develop golf industry leaders. This one-year programme begins in 2018 and includes three fellows in the areas of Agronomy, Golf Operations and Club Management. “The Quail […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Els Club Teluk Datai has been named as a recipient of a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Now in its seventh year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include restaurants, accommodations and attractions located all over the […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Members of Greg Norman Golf Course Design and the maintenance crew at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip are working to bring a key feature of the acclaimed, coastal course back to the forefront. Since construction began on The Bluffs in 2012, vegetation has overtaken some of the dunes, diminishing the natural, sandy […]
Toronto, Canada: Pacific Links International (PLI) has welcomed Victor Zhang to its business development team. Zhang joined PLI in 2013 as the assistant to Du Sha, Chairman of Pacific Links International. For four years, he travelled with Du on all business meetings around the world. In his role as Vice President, Pacific Links Golf Network […]
Singapore: Organisers of the award-winning All That Matters, Asia’s leading music, sports and entertainment industry conference, have announced the programme and speaker line-up for next month’s five-day B2B2Fan conference and music festival. The conference will be staged at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia in Singapore from September 11-13. The Asian Golf Industry Federation is one of the […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur will welcome back Justin Thomas as one of the headline acts at this year’s CIMB Classic. On a high following his maiden Major triumph at last week’s PGA Championship, Thomas will return to Malaysia from October 12-15 when he will attempt to claim the title for a third year […]
London, England: The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has appointed Torbjörn Johansson as its new Director of Education. Following a Europe-wide search for the position attracting extensive interest from sports and golf management professionals, Swedish native Johansson was identified as the preferred candidate from a pool of experienced individuals within the club industry. Johansson […]
Siem Reap, Cambodia: For the second year in succession, Angkor Golf Resort will welcome many of the region’s rising female golfing stars. From October 18-21, the award-winning Nick Faldo-designed course will play host to the second edition of the Ladies European Tour (LET) Lalla Aicha Tour School. “Last year’s event was a great success for […]
London, England: A new edition of International Sustainable Golf Development Guidelines brings together over 55 innovative examples and compelling insights from leading figures in golf development from across the globe demonstrating why golf continues to be more than a game. In recent years, golf has shown that it is adapting to address future challenges, and […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Jumeirah Golf Estates has highlighted the importance of further enhancing the overall experience of its customers as the key reason behind adopting a new fleet of utility vehicles from Club Car. Part of the exclusive European Tour Properties network of world-class golf venues, Jumeirah Golf Estates has taken delivery of electric […]