Chicago, United States: Medinah Country Club, one of America’s most iconic golf facilities and the host of seven national and significant championships during its 93-year history, has unveiled its Course No 2, following a year-long restoration. The purpose of the redesign of Course No 2, which originally opened in 1925, was to restore – as […]
Paris, France: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Jacobsen is providing tournament support to the greenkeeping team at Le Golf National during this week’s HNA Open de France tournament. Technical staff from Ransomes Jacobsen in Ipswich, England will assist staff based at Ransomes Jacobsen France (RJF) in Toulouse throughout the competition. In 2016, Le Golf […]
Singapore: The ISPS Handa New Zealand Open will be jointly sanctioned by the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tour in 2018 and 2019. Following a landmark tri-partite agreement, the Asian Tour will now become a full co-sanctioning partner of New Zealand’s showpiece golfing event following an initial collaboration this year which saw […]
London, England: A total of 33 young service technicians have graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes, run in partnership with national training provider Pro VQ. John Deere, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, has also been listed for the first time as one […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Work at Lido Lakes, a course acquired by MNC Group in July 2013 and now subject to an extensive renovation by Ernie Els Design, is progressing well. South African Ernie Els first paid a visit to oversee final shaping on the front nine and approve key design elements for the back nine. “Ever […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: In conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, 30 under-privileged children from Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim/ Miskin Klang (PEYAKIN Home) had the pleasure of Berbuka Puasa at TPC Kuala Lumpur. The children and their caretakers arrived at TPC Kuala Lumpur in their raya outfits and were warmly greeted by the Public Relations […]
Kansas City, United States: A new 52,000 square-foot golf and entertainment complex is coming to Kansas City’s Northland as part of the Metro North Crossing Redevelopment – a retail entertainment centre that will also house a cinema-restaurant-entertainment themed theatre, hotel, multi-family residential, theme branded stores and experiential high-tech shopping. The golf and entertainment complex is […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) has installed Thor Guard technology – the world’s only lightning prediction system. Across 20 countries on six continents, Thor Guard system users include golf courses, country clubs, parks, schools and universities, cities and municipalities, aviation leaders, government agencies, mining and industrial companies, sporting events and broadcast media. […]
Sydney, Australia: The 2016 Australian Golf Club Participation Report contains several positives, but also identifies key challenges the sport must tackle. Approximately 14.85 million rounds were recorded by GolfLink in 2016, a 2.1% increase over the previous year, which continues the positive trend. Membership decline has been stemmed in recent years and remained small at […]
Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States: Thad Bell has been welcomed as an Associate Member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). Bell, Design Associate Asia Office with Ernie Els Design, was one of five new Associate Members added to the ranks of the ASGCA during its 71st Annual Meeting. Last month, Bell was one […]
Delhi, India: Golfplan partner Kevin Ramsey bends down to examine a seam in the ninth green at the M3M Club, his new project set to open this fall, just north of Delhi airport. Yes, a seam. When it opens in September, M3M will not only be India’s newest golf property, it will also be the first […]
London, England: Marc Newey, President of the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) and CEO of Roehampton Club, has become the first club manager outside North America to be awarded Certified Chief Executive (CCE) status by the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). The CCE designation was developed as an augment to the Certified Club […]