St Andrews, Scotland: Golf continues to expand into all parts of the globe. There are now golf facilities in 208 of the 245 countries in the world as of year‑end 2016, according to the second ‘Golf Around the World’ report that’s published by The R&A and based on research from the National Golf Foundation. The […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Research grants from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) are supporting seven new research projects this year at six universities across America (two projects are being carried out at Texas A&M). The projects, which were selected by a committee comprising two members of the GCSAA Board of Directors, superintendents, […]
Augusta, United States: E-Z-GO, a Textron Specialised Vehicles business, has recognised Five Star Golf Cars & Utility Vehicles as its Distributor of the Year. E-Z-GO and Five Star have enjoyed a strong partnership for almost a decade. Headquartered in Laconia, New Hampshire, Five Star offers the full line of E-Z-GO and Cushman products, serving golf […]
London, England: Ernie Els has expressed pride and pleasure in the new-look West Course at Wentworth, an Ernie Els Design-led renovation that is staging this week’s BMW PGA Championship. For Els, who carded an opening round of one-under-par, there is a real sense of professional and personal fulfilment in bringing to a close the renovation […]
Jeju Island, South Korea: In opting for a first-in-the-region Durabunker installation at The Club at Nine Bridges, architect David Dale and the PGA Tour’s Steve Wenzloff are looking to transform a reconstruction ritual from every other year to every other decade. Dale’s design at The Club at Nine Bridges, which opened in 2001 and is […]
Augusta, United States: Club Car has announced a partnership with US Kids Golf Foundation, the world leader in junior golf development, competition and coaching. Through the partnership, Club Car becomes the official golf car and personal transportation vehicle of the US Kids Golf Foundation and Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines, making Club […]
Sentosa, Singapore: The Asian Tour and European Tour have jointly appointed Jeff Kimble as Commercial Director. Kimble assumed his role on May 15 and is working from the Tours’ office in Sentosa. A senior business professional with over 25 years of marketing, commercial and management experience in consumer and luxury goods across Asia, Kimble will […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: Three of golf’s blue-chip brands have all renewed their commitments to sponsor the National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) Dashboard eMagazine in 2017. Club Car, John Deere and Toro – all Executive Members of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – will continue to use the Dashboard to deliver their marketing messages directly to […]
London, England: Reigning BMW PGA champion Chris Wood is flying the flag for greenkeepers everywhere during his title defence this week. Featured on the 29-year-old’s bag for the first time at the BMW PGA Championship is the logo of the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA). The association has around 6,000 members, drawn from […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Employers of golf course superintendents in America continue to reinforce the value they place in golf course facility leaders as the average annual salary for the profession climbed to more than US$89,000 in 2017. The average salary and additional data come from the latest biennial Compensation and Benefits Report from the […]
Phuket, Thailand: Laguna Golf Phuket will return to the spotlight when it plays host to this week’s Singha Phuket Open. A new undertaking organised by Sports Management Group (SMG) with Singha Corporation as the founding sponsor, the event is being used to promote Phuket as a sports tourism hub. Headlining the field at the Asian […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: With a broader focus on golf at the local level, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has rolled out plans in support of the PLAY9 programme. Launched in 2014, PLAY9 has been educating and rallying golfers and non-golfers around the nine-hole round as an important, yet simple solution that […]