St Andrews, Scotland: On what would have been the 183rd birthday of Willie Park Snr, first Champion Golfer of the Year, The Open unveiled the 1st Prestwick Collection, a new line of clothing and accessories within its official heritage merchandise range. The 1st Prestwick Collection celebrates the history and tradition of The Open since the […]
Toulouse, France: Ransomes Jacobsen and its French branch, Ransomes Jacobsen France, have signed a preferred supplier agreement with Golf National for the next five years following a tender late in 2015. The prestigious golf course, which belongs to the French Federation of Golf and will host the Ryder Cup in 2018, has demonstrated its confidence in […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: The R&A has launched a new initiative designed to make The Open one of the world’s most sustainable sporting events. GreenLinks is a new sustainability programme and was presented to a forum of key stakeholders and partners at Royal Troon ahead of next month’s 145th Open. The R&A will take a leadership role […]
Munich, Germany: Henrik Stenson captured the European Tour’s BMW International Open and Kirk Triplett won on the PGA Tour Champions to lead a milestone week for Titleist. With last weekend’s victories, players have now trusted Pro V1 models to 2,500 wins across the worldwide professional Tours since the Pro V1 debuted in October 2000. With […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has appointed Jonathan Wallett as its Director of Golf Development. Wallett will work in the newly created role alongside the existing coaching team to oversee the HKGA’s golf development programmes and pathways, from grass-roots to elite. Tom Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of the HKGA, said: “Jon joins the […]
Singapore: FootJoy has underlined its reputation as the leader in golf shoe fitting with the introduction of a first-of-its kind Performance Fitting system, called the FJ Performance Fitting System. Utilising BodiTrak technology and a proprietary algorithm, the FJ Performance Fitting System can very quickly determine the type of golf footwear that will best unlock speed […]
Taipei, Taiwan: This week’s Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) will offer potential Olympic contenders their final chance to seal a passage to Rio de Janeiro. As the last Olympic qualifier on the Asian Tour, the US$500,000 event presents players such as Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang, Singapore’s Mardan Mamat and Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman their final opportunity […]
Cairns, Australia: Troon has confirmed a partnership with Paradise Palms, which sees the organisation become an integral part of the A$550 million redevelopment programme which is set to establish the resort as an icon in North Queensland. The fully integrated leisure resort just north of Cairns has signed a long-term partnership, which will see Troon […]
Munich, Germany: Hilton has flipped the traditional hole-in-one prize on its head by rewarding fans with a share of one million Hilton HHonors points for the first hole-in-one made on the par-three 11th hole each day of the BMW International Open. So when Sergio Garcia snared an ace during the second round, 25 fans won […]
Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) has announced the passing of Past President and Life Member Paul White. White passed away on Thursday, June 23 at the age of 70. White was a CGSA member for 40 years. He had served on the CGSA Board of Directors from 1988 to 1993, serving as […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: Troon and the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the largest women-focused national amateur golf association in the United States, have renewed a multi-faceted Supporting Partnership. The link is designed to increase women participating in golf, grow activities for EWGA members and provide additional value/benefits to EWGA members. Troon and the […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Publicly-listed FLC Group has announced plans to build 20 new golf courses in Vietnam in the next five years. The Hanoi-based company – a major developer of apartments, shopping centres, industrial parks and resorts – has US$1 billion of golf resort development under way or completed at four locations on Vietnam’s 3,260-kilometre coastline. […]