Singapore: Prayad Marksaeng was not the only Thai with cause for major-style celebrations at the 2017 SMBC Singapore Open. The Asian Tour and Japan Tour veteran confounded the odds by upstaging Major champions Ernie Els and Adam Scott and European Ryder Cup strongman Sergio Garcia to emerge triumphant over the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A and the USGA have published their annual review of driving distance, a research document that reports important findings on driving distance in golf. Introduced last year, the review examines driving distance data from seven of the major professional golf Tours, based on approximately 285,000 drives per year. Data from studies […]
Orlando, United States: Bill H. Maynard, the Director of Golf Course Maintenance Operations at the Country Club of St Albans, has been elected to a one-year term as President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Maynard, a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS), served as Vice President of the association in 2016 and […]
Pebble Beach, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth relied upon the New Pro V1x golf ball and a bag full of Titleist equipment to comfortably secure his first PGA Tour victory of the year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Spieth closed with a two-under-par 70 en route to a 19-under 268 total and […]
London, England: One of Britain’s top universities, Imperial College London, has joined forces with the British and International Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE), England Golf and sustainability firm Environmental Solutions International to work together on a national project to survey the United Kingdom golf sector’s benefits to the environment. The […]
Singapore: The world’s top-10 ranked female golfers will head to Singapore to compete in the 10th edition of the US$1.5 million HSBC Women’s Champions. From March 2-5, the event is being held on the New Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The field will […]
St Andrews, Scotland: St Andrews Links has received a top award for its commitment to developing sustainable practices across its world famous living landscape. The world’s largest sustainable certification programme of its kind, Green Tourism, whose mission is to encourage and enable people to make sustainable choices that reduce their impact on the planet, awarded […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: Toro has introduced The Internet of Turf, which consolidates five of Toro’s key technological products and services under one umbrella. By leveraging the power of the Internet, and today’s latest technological advancements, Toro is able to provide actionable data to turf professionals and the tools to get the job done more […]
Singapore: Geraldine Yan has been appointed General Manager of the Singapore Golf Association (SGA). Yan, who officially took up the post this month, will focus on several keys areas aimed at allowing the game of golf to enjoy successful growth in the Lion City. Top of the list are grass-roots activities and junior development in […]
Singapore: The first Titleist National Fitting Centre in Southeast Asia has been unveiled. Located within the Sentosa Golf Club’s Driving Range practice facility this state-of-the-art Titleist Singapore National Fitting Centre is fully equipped to deliver a comprehensive fitting experience for golfers. Rick Brown, Titleist Brand Manager, Southeast Asia, said: “We are very excited to launch […]
Gurgaon, India: The Indian golf industry is gearing up to ride a wave of growth. That’s the message from the India Golf Industry Association (IGIA) as momentum builds ahead of the sixth edition of the India Golf Expo. To be staged on April 20-21, the gathering promises to bring together the country’s golfing fraternity as […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: For the first time since the award was established in 1987, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has selected two winners for the 2016 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. The award recognises and honours outstanding contributions to golf literature while attempting to broaden public interest in, and knowledge of, […]