Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Singaporean Mardan Mamat prevailed in a pulsating final round to claim a masterful four-shot victory at the Sabah Masters. At his indomitable best, the 46-year-old staved off a fierce challenge from Malaysians Danny Chia (67) and Arie Irawan (68) to triumph at Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club. Even a bogey on […]
North Carolina, United States: The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has awarded John Deere’s 7400A TerrainCut Trim and Surrounds Mower and 8800A TerrainCut Rough Mower with an AE50 Award. AE50 is a celebration of the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products, as chosen by a panel of international engineering experts. The […]
Idaho, United States: Grigg Brothers has announced the availability of a new and improved formulation for one of its flagship products – Gary’s Green Ultra 13-2*-3 + 1.4% Fe, 0.2% Mn, 0.2% Zn, 0.12% Cu. The enhanced formulation utilises the same basic organic chelation technology built for efficiency, quality, performance, and compatibility – and has […]
Abu Dhabi: Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat has signed with IMG for worldwide management and marketing representation. The burly Thai is one of Asia’s most exciting young players having enjoyed a stellar 2013 season which included a win at the Maybank Malaysian Open and six top-five finishes. He also went on to stun some of the US […]
Harrogate, England: A fascinating new insight into turf diseases, and how they impact on plant health, will give greenkeepers, turf managers and agronomists the chance to make better agronomy decisions to minimise damage and protect playing surface quality more effectively. The revolutionary new high-tech microscopy and novel 3-D imagery – exclusively captured by the Syngenta […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Oscar Cadenhead etched his name into golf’s record books when he triumphed in the inaugural Faldo Series New Zealand Championship. Playing off a handicap of +2.4, the big-hitting Cadenhead proved too powerful for his rivals, sauntering to a six-stroke success at the Clearwater Golf Club in Christchurch. Following rounds of 72 and […]
Orlando, United States: Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson will be a PGA Show Special Guest for the 62nd PGA Merchandise Show. Watson will join PGA President Derek Sprague for the annual global golf event’s official Opening Ceremony on January 21, plus make several special appearances during PGA Show Week. “We are pleased to welcome Bubba […]
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: The Sabah Masters returns this week to bring the ASEAN PGA Tour season to an exciting conclusion and also boasting an increased overall purse of US$100,000. To be played from January 14-17 it will return to Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club with the support of its mainstay sponsors Sabah Tourism […]
St Augustine, United States: Pete Bevacqua, the PGA of America’s Chief Executive Officer, has been named Chairman of the World Golf Foundation (WGF)’s Board of Directors for 2015. Bevacqua succeeds Tim Finchem, Commissioner of the PGA Tour, who served as the 2014 Board Chairman. Bevacqua became the PGA of America’s third CEO in November 2012. […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s next generation of golfing stars were on parade in the EFG Bank Junior Tour Grand Final. Eleven-year-old Stephanie Wong Lok-yin fired the lowest round of the day with a one-over-par 59 while Yuka Murakami celebrated her second hole-in-one in a week at the Hong Kong Golf Club’s Deepwater Bay course. Wong […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Executive Member Ransomes Jacobsen has appointed Karen Proctor as Marketing and Communications Manager – International. Proctor joins the Marketing Department from her previous role as Key Account Manager in the Sales team. She will lead the marketing team to deliver a fully integrated marketing communications strategy across Europe, […]
Paris, France: Troon has announced the strategic appointment of Jon Brook as Golf Director of the company’s first facility in France, Chateau d’Augerville – a member of Châteaux & Hôtels Collection. The appointment underlines the Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member’s long-standing commitment to promoting from within its collective of over 5,000 associates who implement […]