ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Category: Press Releases

Sustainability Awards Sparking Positive Action

Sustainability Awards Sparking Positive Action

October 13, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: Golf clubs and resorts across the globe are now seizing the opportunity to create more sustainable businesses, according to Peter Walton, IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) Chief Executive. Speaking during the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), Walton highlighted how an ever increasing number of developments are committing to environmental excellence. “We […]

Toro to the Fore as Ryder Cup Countdown Commences

Toro to the Fore as Ryder Cup Countdown Commences

October 13, 2015

Minnesota, United States: With less than 12 months remaining until the Ryder Cup heads to Hazeltine National Golf Club, captains from the United States and Europe, along with PGA officials and other dignitaries have visited the course in advance of next year’s matches. Set to specifications for how the course is expected to play, the […]

FootJoy’s GTxtreme Glove ‘Epitomises Top Performance’

FootJoy’s GTxtreme Glove ‘Epitomises Top Performance’

October 12, 2015

Singapore: FootJoy has launched the latest innovation in high-tech performance with the new GTxtreme glove. Boasting several exclusive, performance-enhancing technologies, the new GTxtreme glove – available now at selected golf stores – offers exceptional fit, flex, feel and form in all weather conditions. Designed by the leading glove brand for Tour leadership and high-tech R&D, the lightweight […]

Mission Hills Haikou Wins Sustainability Award

Mission Hills Haikou Wins Sustainability Award

October 12, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: Mission Hills has been honoured for its ‘exceptional commitment to the three pillars of sustainable golf development: nature, resources and people’. Mission Hills Resort in Haikou has been named Sustainable Golf Course of the Year for the Asian region in the 2016 International Association of Golf Tour Operators’ [IAGTO] Sustainability Awards. Launched as […]

Vietnam Honoured as Region’s Golf Destination of the Year

Vietnam Honoured as Region’s Golf Destination of the Year

October 11, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: Vietnam has been confirmed as the 2016 Golf Destination of the Year for Asia & Australasia by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). It’s the second time Vietnam has won the title at the IAGTO Awards since 2013. The announcement headlined the global golf tourism organisation’s annual Awards Gala Dinner. The […]

Hua Hin’s Banyan Scoops Best Golf Resort Accolade

Hua Hin’s Banyan Scoops Best Golf Resort Accolade

October 10, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: Banyan The Resort Hua Hin has been named ‘Best Golf Resort 2016’ in the Rest of the World category by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). The presentation to the Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member was made at the annual IAGTO Awards ceremony at Siam Park in Tenerife on […]

Troon Showcases Global Footprint

Troon Showcases Global Footprint

October 10, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Troon Golf showcased its global footprint during last week’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). Troon utilised one of the world’s foremost golf travel events to provide tour operators with the opportunity to partner with its prestigious golf properties. “We were excited about the chance to exhibit such […]

Indian Bishnoi Primed for Title Defence

Indian Bishnoi Primed for Title Defence

October 10, 2015

Kolkata, India: Gaurika Bishnoi will once more be aiming to upstage her international team-mates when she headlines the field in the 2015 Faldo Series India Girls’ Championship. Defending the title she claimed last year, the talented 17-year-old is certain to be among the favourites at the historic Royal Calcutta Golf Club in the 12th leg […]

Global Golf Tour Operator Sales Increase 8% in First Half of 2015

Global Golf Tour Operator Sales Increase 8% in First Half of 2015

October 9, 2015

Tenerife, Spain: The 2015 International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has announced that global golf tour operator sales are continuing to grow for a fourth consecutive year. In his keynote opening address, Peter Walton, Chief Executive of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), said that statistics collated by his organisation highlight that for the […]

Best Golf Experience Award Goes to Kota Permai

Best Golf Experience Award Goes to Kota Permai

October 9, 2015

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: For the third consecutive year, Kota Permai Golf & Country Club has clinched the Excellence Award for Best Golf Experience at the Expatriate Lifestyle’s Best of Malaysia Awards 2015. This year marks a decade since the launch of the Best of Malaysia Awards, Malaysia’s biggest publicly-voted travel awards. The Awards celebrate the […]

Master Craftsman Cameron’s Forgiving Futura X7 and X7M

Master Craftsman Cameron’s Forgiving Futura X7 and X7M

October 8, 2015

Singapore: New Scotty Cameron Futura X7 and X7M putters utilise innovative face-sole core technology with advanced perimeter weighting to increase stability and forgiveness throughout the stroke, while providing easy alignment and a soft, sure feel. Futura X7 and X7M are the next evolution of Master Craftsman Scotty Cameron’s Tour-proven Futura X line, a putter family defined by […]

Lahiri Aims to Prove a Point at Presidents Cup

Lahiri Aims to Prove a Point at Presidents Cup

October 8, 2015

Seoul, Korea: All it took to fire up Anirban Lahiri’s desire to qualify for the Presidents Cup was a chance meeting with International Team Captain Nick Price just over a year ago. Lahiri, who will become the first Indian to compete at the Presidents Cup in Korea this week, was in Fiji last August at […]