St Andrews, Scotland: The champion at this year’s 144th Open at St Andrews will be crowned in front of the largest arena in the championship’s 155-year history. The spectacular new grandstand arena, seating almost 10,000 people, will be created around the famous first, 17th and 18th holes of the Old Course for The Open. For the first […]
Birmingham, England: Former Ryder Cup venue The Belfry Hotel & Resort has extended its partnership with Club Car, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The luxurious resort in the English Midlands has taken delivery of 80 state-of-the-art Precedent i3 vehicles, which are set to take golfing experiences at The Belfry to the […]
London, England: Keith Pelley has been appointed as the PGA European Tour’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective this summer. This follows the announcement in November 2014 that George O’Grady would be stepping down from the role. Pelley has enjoyed an extensive career in the worlds of sport and media. He is currently President of Rogers […]
Hong Kong: HSBC and the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) have launched the HSBC Hong Kong Junior Golf Programme, an expanded and enhanced version of the HKGA’s current junior development programme. The existing programme offers a structured pathway for children to try the sport for the first time, develop their skills and, for those talented […]
Washington, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly US$70 billion economy, US$4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. Golf’s leaders met with Members of Congress […]
Bangkok, Thailand: A new batch of talented young Thais will be aiming to make a name for themselves in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship. To be played for the first time at Pattaya’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, the event will feature a handful of the Kingdom’s finest golfing […]
Carlsbad, United States: Callaway Golf Company has appointed Robert K. Julian as Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective May 11. Brad Holiday, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2000, announced his impending retirement in December 2014. “After a thorough search, we believe that we have selected an outstanding individual to lead […]
Kansas, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has contributed US$50,000 to help the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) fund new research projects in 2015. The funds are earmarked to directly support the GCSAA Chapter Cooperative Research Programme. Under this programme that works with local turfgrass researchers, each participating GCSAA chapter identifies […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth matched the lowest score in Masters history en route to a wire-to-wire win for his first Major championship. Belying his tender years, the 21-year-old Texan, who finished runner-up in his first Masters appearance last year, swept all before him at Augusta National. Spieth opened with an […]
Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Indian Anirban Lahiri lived dangerously before making the half-way cut right on the mark on his maiden appearance at the Masters Tournament. The 27-year-old Lahiri, the current Asian Tour number one, saved par on the closing hole at Augusta National to settle for a three-over 75 which got him through into […]
Palo Alto, California, United States: Renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr has begun a series of posts on Facebook (Robert Trent Jones II LLC – RTJ2 Golf Design) that offer his one-of-a-kind insider observations, stories, and other details about subjects of crucial importance to golfers worldwide. The most recent post discusses his father’s […]
Singapore: While former Faldo Series champion Rory McIlroy’s attention is firmly focused on Augusta National, the Far East’s elite amateur golfers are bracing themselves for the launch of the milestone 10th anniversary of the Faldo Series Asia. As McIlroy bids to become just the sixth player in history to complete the Grand Slam of all […]