Bangkok, Thailand: Masters champion Bubba Watson showed his generosity by donating all his prize earnings at the Thailand Golf Championship to the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation. Watson, who has forged a strong friendship with three-time Asian Tour number one Thongchai, extended his gesture as a way to help young golfers and children in need in Thailand. […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Troon has been selected to manage The Royal Country Clubs, a collection of four esteemed Chicago-area clubs with 72 holes of championship golf and outstanding amenities. Consisting of The Royal Fox Country Club, The Royal Hawk Country Club, The Grove Country Club and Klein Creek […]
London, England: Golf has an opportunity to grow if clubs and courses become more female friendly and offer flexible playing options, according to new research commissioned by Syngenta, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The study undertaken in the United Kingdom found more women would be interested in taking up golf if they […]
Palo Alto, United States: Two renovations by Robert Trent Jones II Golf Architects (RTJ II) have been named to ‘Best of the Year’ lists by prominent magazines. Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, originally built by Robert Trent Jones Jr in 1986, is named 2014 ‘Best Semi-Private Renovation’ by GOLF in its January edition, which followed […]
California, United States: The John Deere World Championship returned to its roots at the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta. Dean Miller, Director of Agronomy at PGA West and La Quinta Resort, welcomed the World Championship, celebrating its 28th year. Bragging rights and a new travelling trophy went to Cole Combs and Alan Nietenhoefer […]
Harrogate, England: Campey Sales Director Simon Gumbrill will deliver a talk on the changing techniques for fine turf maintenance across Europe at next month’s BTME (BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition) 2015. The seminar, to be held on January 20, will look at how new methods of turf management have rapidly developed in European football stadiums and training […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has announced that some of the finest golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland will be the venues for its Championships and International Matches in 2017. Royal St George’s, where Darren Clarke won The Open in 2011, will host the Amateur Championship for the 14th time, with the qualifying stroke […]
Carlsbad, United States: Callaway Golf Company has announced the impending release of the new Chrome Soft Golf Ball. “It’s a product that will completely redefine golf ball performance and change the category,” said a spokesman for Callaway Golf, a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Chrome Soft is the only ball that has […]
Nottingham, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member John Deere’s award-winning apprenticeship programme has raised the bar yet again, setting another record for the new training season’s intake for the fourth year running. Altogether 59 young apprentices – up by three on last year – have signed up to begin their first year of training […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Another industry accolade has come the way of The Els Club Teluk Datai. The Malaysian layout, which opened on the island of Langkawi in October, has been named the ‘Best International Golf Course’ at the International Property Awards in Dubai. Prior to that the course sculpted by Ernie Els Design – […]
Bangkok, Thailand: David Lipsky was crowned the 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion after his closest challenger Anirban Lahiri failed to narrow the gap at the Thailand Golf Championship. The Korean-American waited anxiously at the clubhouse after he stumbled to a final round three-over-par 75 to finish in tied 38th position as Lahiri contended at the US$1 […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Sentosa Golf Club will welcome back Paula Creamer for the eighth edition of the HSBC Women’s Champions. The 2014 tournament ended in spectacular style when American Creamer improbably sank a 75-foot putt for eagle on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to defeat Spaniard Azahara Munoz. […]