Massachusetts, United States: A bold Swoosh and bright colour highlight the limited edition Nike Golf Lunar Control 3 shoe. When Rory McIlroy stepped onto the first tee for his final round at last week’s Deutsche Bank Championship, the Nike Golf athlete looked to disrupt the status quo with both his swing and his shoe: a […]
Bangkok, Thailand: With three sole grinds made from the hands of Master Craftsman Mike Taylor, Nike Golf’s Engage wedges are the newest solution to help athletes such as Rory McIlroy both score and escape adverse conditions on the course. The name Engage comes from three important interactions between the golf club and the turf, the […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: Royal Dornoch Golf Club, in the Highlands of Scotland, has installed a new fleet of vehicles from Club Car, citing ease of maintenance and vehicle reliability as the key reasons behind its decision. The third oldest golf club in the world, whose Championship Course ranked sixth in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses […]
Fairhaven, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Kim Kyung-tae survived a determined late challenge from his fellow Korean and Titleist golf ball loyalist Lee Kyoung-hoon (Pro V1x) to win his third event of the season. It was also the eighth triumph of Kim’s Japan Golf Tour Organisation career. Kim posted a nine-under-par 275 victory total, one clear […]
Lausanne, Switzerland: From the shores of Lake Geneva to the fairways of Rio de Janeiro, the world’s top women golfers had a taste of what to expect in 2016 when they paid a visit to the Olympic Museum and IOC Headquarters ahead of the Evian Championship. Seven golfers from five continents, all with aspirations of […]
Sentosa, Singapore: Thai Thongchai Jaidee and Indian Anirban Lahiri will make historic appearances at the Presidents Cup in Korea after qualifying on merit for the International Team to face the United States next month. Lahiri, the current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader and a two-time winner this season, finished seventh on the International Team […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [September 8]: The Els Club Malaysia will feature prominently on the closing day of the inaugural Golf Course Superintendents Association of Malaysia [GCSAM] and Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Turfgrass Management Seminar. The two-day gathering at the award-winning Kota Permai Golf and Country is supported by the Malaysian Golf Association and sees educational […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A series of high-profile speakers will highlight the opening day of the inaugural Golf Course Superintendents Association of Malaysia [GCSAM] and Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Turfgrass Management Seminar. The two-day gathering at the award-winning Kota Permai Golf and Country is supported by the Malaysian Golf Association and will see educational topics presented […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: As the golfing summer in Scotland drew to a close with last week’s Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Seniors Open at Archerfield, the country was celebrating an unprecedented 12-month period of being in the world’s spotlight, during which time more than 622,000 spectators attended golf events watched by hundreds of millions of fans around […]
Amsterdam, Holland: Redexim bv, the parent company of Charterhouse Turf Machinery, has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of BLEC Global Ltd. The deal includes the purchase of the BLEC name and means that the products will continue to be traded around the world by Redexim under the name of BLEC. Redexim, a Full […]
Singapore: Tommy Tan Xuan Hao is setting his sights on the ideal birthday gift – victory in this week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. The talented teenager turns 15 on Wednesday, the penultimate day of the 54-hole stroke play event over the Raffles Country Club’s Palm Course. A member of the Singapore National Development Squad, Tan […]
Tenerife, Spain: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, has helped generate more than €79 million worth of business for the golf travel industry since 2012. Post-event analysis undertaken by show organisers Reed Travel Exhibitions revealed that, over the past three editions of IGTM, the event […]