Christchurch, New Zealand: Golf tourism in New Zealand is thriving with golf visitors up a record 23% alongside an 18% increase in spend by these visitors for the year ending April 2016. The growth rate is among one of the highest being experienced worldwide with NZ$329 million being pumped into the economy each year from […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A and the USGA have announced the introduction of a new Local Rule that eliminates the penalty when a ball is accidentally moved on the putting green. The Local Rule will be available for any committee in charge of a competition to use starting January 1, 2017. It will be adopted […]
Shenzhen, China: The inaugural LeSports Connects: The China Sports Forum brought two days of discussion and insight on the future of the Chinese sports industry. Staged at Mission Hills Dongguan, the invitation-only event saw more than 500 guests from 18 countries enjoy 22 conference sessions involving some 60 different speakers. Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of […]
Hong Kong: As part of the UBS Hong Kong Open community outreach programme, more than 150 schoolchildren participated in an introductory golf clinic led by English Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter and Chinese rising star Dou Zecheng. Aged between eight and 11, the representatives from four schools in the New Territories were invited by the Hong Kong Golf Association to […]
London, England: Jacobsen will introduce the highly anticipated GA600 aerator at BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) 2017. Also on the stand at the exhibition in Harrogate from January 17-19 will be the HR800 wide-area rotary mower and the new Smithco XL 7000 greens roller. The GA600 aerator is the first in a range of brand-new […]
New York, United States: The 2017 International Women’s Golf Day (WGD) has been set for Tuesday, June 6. This one day, four-hour golf experience for women and girls is open to all interested participants around the globe. WGD is a global golf initiative designed to introduce women to the game in a fun and inclusive […]
Phuket, Thailand: Banyan Tree Phuket has been named as Thailand’s Best Golf Hotel in the 2016 World Golf Awards. It’s the latest accolade for the luxury resort and its 18-hole Laguna Golf Phuket course, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. For the second consecutive year, Laguna Golf Phuket was crowned […]
Kansas, United States: Long-time turfgrass science professors Nick Christians and Patricia Vittum, along with Brent Wadsworth, whose company has built more than 850 golf courses, have been selected to receive 2017 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Awards from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The three will be recognised during the Opening Session, […]
London, England: Greenkeepers looking for the latest product advances to aid integrated pest and disease management shouldn’t miss the new innovative product launches from Bayer at next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). Conscious of the need to find new solutions, Bayer – an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – will be […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has announced the launching of a new division – True Club Solutions – specialising in advisory services for the club and hospitality industries. “We formed this new division to have a greater reach into the golf and club industries, and outside of our normal activities at Troon,” said Dana Garmany, […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The coveted 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum Innovation Award, which recognises the industry’s most creative and dynamic individuals, has been presented to Glen Black from Air2G2. The HSBC Golf Business Forum at the Marriott Sawgrass Resort and Spa brought together international golf industry executives and decision makers for the […]
Kansas, United States: Josh Heptig, the Director of Golf Course Operations with San Luis Obispo County Parks in central California for the past eight years, has been selected to receive the 2017 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship by the Board of Directors of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Heptig, 40, will officially […]