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. […]
Copenhagen, Denmark: Garia luxury golf cars and leisure vehicles is planning to expand next year. Steen Scherff, Vice President of Sales, Europe, said: “Garia is enjoying healthy double digit sales and volume growth and will further expand by launching a new utility vehicle in the early part of 2015. “The new utility vehicle is a […]
Barcelona, Spain: The Toro Company has been honoured with the presentation of the European Golf Course Owners Association’s [EGCOA] Industry Award for 2014. The annual award was presented to Toro – an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – in acknowledgement of its on-going support, not only to the EGCOA but the European […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Marcus Fraser, Scott Hend, Jonathan Moore and Anirban Lahiri qualified for the 144th Open at St Andrews after the final round of the Thailand Golf Championship. Fraser, from New South Wales in Australia, led the chase for the four qualifying places on offer at Amata Spring Country Club with a steady performance from […]