New York, United States: The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum has announced its 2017 Induction Class: Henry Longhurst, Davis Love III, Meg Mallon, Lorena Ochoa and Ian Woosnam. These five new members will be enshrined at the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on September 26, 2017 at Cipriani Wall Street, the […]
Shanghai, China: Five of the world’s best golfers revealed their superhero personas at the launch of WGC-HSBC Champions as one of the strongest fields assembled in the region gathered for ‘Asia’s Major’. The tournament takes place at Sheshan International Golf Club, designed by Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architects, an Associate Member of the Asian […]
Phoenix, United States: After a distinguished 45-year career that saw him advance from assistant to the production manager all the way to PING’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Doug Hawken has announced his retirement, effective January 31, 2017. He will remain on the PING Board of Directors. “I speak for the entire Solheim and PING […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: At the second event of the new 2016-17 PGA Tour wrap-around season, a total of 50 players in the 78-player CIMB Classic field trusted a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball for their success. That was more than six times the nearest competitor with eight and more than all competitors […]
Xiamen, China: The appearance of Feng Shanshan and Aditi Ashok at the Rio Olympics can only bode well for the future of golf – especially in China and India. That’s the view of many international touring professionals who have recently participated on the China LPGA Tour. With a 10-under-par 274 score in Brazil, Feng claimed […]
Foshan, China: While some of Europe and Asia’s up-and-coming golfers were doing battle on the golf course, friends and families took part in a new initiative – the Green Walk. Over the course of three days at the Foshan Open more than 6,000 spectators completed a five-kilometre walk around the facilities of Foshan Golf Club, […]
Foshan, China: The European Challenge Tour has continued its history of supporting emerging talents by launching an innovative new format at this week’s Foshan Open, inviting local children to take part in a Junior Pro-Am. Breaking new ground in China, Europe’s top developmental Tour invited boys and girls of all ages to take part in […]
Singapore: Malaysian Gavin Green has received another accolade in his fledgling career, being named as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for September. Touted as one of Asia’s brightest prospects, Green booked his spot in this week’s lucrative CIMB Classic by defeating title-holder Ben Leong with a birdie on the first play-off hole […]
London, England: Driving participation in golf is the industry’s number one priority. But how exactly does a golf course owner, operator, manager or golf professional go about doing that? Golf courses can be heard saying: ‘What can we do to make a difference – we are just one facility.’ But individual golf courses can, and […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Young home-grown golfers will seek to wrest some publicity from the country’s superstar cricketers when the third edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship tees-off next week. The South Asian nation is currently in the throes of cricket fever with an on-going Test series against a touring England side capturing the imagination of […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Jacobsen, together with local dealer, Shriro Thailand, has hosted a demo day to show a selection of the latest and most advanced products to the industry. A total of 46 participants attended the demo at Black Mountain Golf Club in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin. They came from 24 different […]
London, England: Talent.golf, a new global golf job site, has been launched to service the US$50 billion global golf industry and its millions of employees. Through talent.golf, employers can connect with a specialist golf talent community through a powerful digital platform. Capitalising on the growth of digital recruitment, talent.golf is positioned to provide an efficient […]