Singapore: Koh Sock Hwee has guaranteed herself the first pay-day of her professional career at the ninth edition of the US$1.5 million HSBC Women’s Champions. Following her victory in the Host Country Qualifying Tournament over Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course, Koh confirmed that she’ll be relinquishing her amateur status and joining the play-for-pay brigade. As […]
Singapore: The Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club (SGC) has for the first time been ranked in Golf Digest’s World’s Top-100 Golf Courses. SGC, home of this month’s SMBC Singapore Open and a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, clinched 58th spot globally, making it Southeast Asia’s highest-rated golf course and the […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Oscar Cadenhead will face a stern examination of his golfing credentials when he defends his title in the second Faldo Series New Zealand Championship, presented by the Canterbury Golf Development Trust. The big-hitting Cadenhead swept to a six-stroke success in last year’s inaugural event at Clearwater Golf Club, his home course. […]
West Palm Beach, United States: Five of Greg Norman Golf Course Design’s (GNGCD) international courses have been named to Golf Digest’s ‘World’s 100 Greatest’ list. Included in the 2016-2017 rankings are 29th-placed Ellerston (Australia), 31st New South Wales Golf Club (Australia), 74th The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip (Vietnam), 84th Nirwana Bali and 97th Jumeirah […]
Kapalua, Hawaii: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth trusted a full bag of Titleist equipment on his way to winning the first official event on the 2016 PGA Tour calendar. The victory marked his seventh career title on the PGA Tour. “I guess it makes sort of a statement that, hey, we’re still there,” said Spieth, […]
Shenzhen, China: For the second year in a row, big-hitting Bubba Watson will attempt to conquer Neil Haworth’s award-winning Genzon Golf Club course. American left-hander Watson, a two-time Masters champion, will headline the field in the second edition of the Shenzhen International, to be staged at Genzon Golf Club from April 21-24. With an emphasis […]
St Augustine, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – will hold its ninth annual National Golf Day on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on May 18. National Golf Day celebrates the game’s nearly US$70 billion economy, US$4 billion annual charitable impact and many environmental and […]
Melbourne, Australia: The 58th edition of the World Cup of Golf will be played at Kingston Heath Golf Club with the format returning to team play (two-man teams) from 28 different countries squaring off from November 21-27. One of the most historic global events in the game, the World Cup of Golf has been played […]
Singapore: Miguel Tabuena has been voted Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for December. The talented 21-year-old from the Philippines posted his maiden victory on home soil in last month’s Philippine Open. In so doing, Tabuena became the first Filipino to win his national Open since 2008. “Winning the Philippine Open was a huge […]
Palm Springs, United States: While golf visitor numbers grew in 2015 for US golf courses, there is still significant capacity for ‘desirable’ growth from both the international and domestic golf travel sectors – with potential for as much as a 20% increase this year and beyond. That is one of the initial findings from the […]
California, United States: The United States Golf Association [USGA] will host a Pace and Innovation Symposium at Pasadena’s Brookside Golf Club. The two-day symposium [January 19-20] will bring together experts and leaders from throughout the industry to share tools, insights, ideas and solutions that can help golf facilities enhance their operations and improve the golfer […]
Singapore: The Arc Children’s Centre in Singapore will be the Official Charity for this month’ SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club. The Arc Children’s Centre, whose patron is Mrs Goh Chok Tong, provides a day centre for cancer-stricken children and their siblings or victims of other life-threatening illnesses and was the Official Charity when […]