Augusta, United States: Users of commercial utility vehicles no longer have to wait for the new fiscal year to purchase or lease the vehicles they need. From now through December 31, Club Car’s Bank on Carryall sales event allows qualified commercial buyers to: Purchase new 2015 or 2016 Carryall utility vehicles with no pay for […]
Fairhaven, United States: Fifteen years after becoming the first player to win with a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, Billy Andrade (Pro V1) used it again to capture his first career individual Champions Tour title at the Boeing Classic. Andrade finished at nine-under-par for a 207 total after opening with scores of 69 and 65 […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Asian Coast Development Ltd (ACDL) has turned to the expertise of Troon Golf to deliver the Ho Tram Open, an Asian Tour sanctioned professional tournament, and the richest sporting event ever to be held in Vietnam. The remit for Troon, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF], will see […]
Macao: Four-time Major champion Ernie Els and six-time Asian Tour winner Scott Hend have confirmed their return to the Macau Golf & Country Club to compete for the US$1 million Venetian Macao Open title from October 15-18. South African Els finished tied 26th in the former Portuguese enclave last year after recording a share of third […]
London, England: A surge in summer temperatures, and several months of below average rainfall for many areas, has put the focus on water management for sports turf surfaces. Whenever there is a dry spell, media attention spotlights water use on golf courses and sports turf. Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Syngenta believes improving turf […]
Far Hills, New Jersey: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named the eight junior golfers – four boys and four girls – who will represent the United States in the 2015 Trans-Pacific Junior Golf Match, conducted by the USGA and the China Golf Association. The USA Team will partner with Mexico to face the […]
Singapore: After months of behind-closed-doors discussions, the European Tour and Asian Tour have announced what they describe as ‘a joint vision for the future of professional golf’. The vision, according to a joint statement, will see the business element and the membership portfolios of both Tours combine, ‘reinforcing the current strengths of the two Tours […]
Dongguan, China: Annika Sorenstam’s drive to grow the game of golf gathered momentum at the fifth ANNIKA Invitational at Mission Hills. Sorenstam, regarded as one of the greatest females ever to play the game, mixed with the players at a variety of fun functions. “It’s been another memorable week at Mission Hills,” enthused the 10-time […]
Guangzhou, China: The launch of the Asia Golf Congress has been placed on hold. In a statement, the event’s organisers, Reed Guanghe, said: “When the idea of the Asia Golf Congress was conceived, to be launched at Mission Hills in Dongguan, the golf industry was anticipating the issue of new regulations that would assist the […]
London, England: Michael Boyes, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, is this year’s recipient of the Ransomes Jacobsen-sponsored best student award at Myerscough College. For the past two years, Boyes has been studying for his BSc Sportsturf Science and Management degree and graduated this summer. By his own admission he […]
Fairhaven, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth has become the world’s number one ranked golfer following his second place finish at the final Major of the season. The 22-year-old’s rise to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking caps an extraordinary season in which he secured the first two Majors of the year, becoming […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: Gary Player has been named captain of South Africa’s first Olympic golf team that will compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Player, a winner of more than 165 tournaments worldwide, is the only person to complete the career Grand Slam on both the regular and senior Tours. And 63 years as […]