Langkawi, Malaysia; Industry stalwart David Townend has been appointed to oversee The Els Club Malaysia company’s burgeoning golf resort position in his new role as Senior Vice President. With more than 30 years’ experience in the golf, leisure and hospitality industry, Townend has made the move from his role as Director for Troon Golf’s Australia, […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Flagstick has restarted its golf course construction management services at BRG’s Legend Hill Golf Course project in Soc Son. Legend Hill, designed by Nicklaus Design, possesses a unique feature in which every hole has two green sites to enable the golf course to be played with varying strategy and length options. BRG, Flagstick […]
Manila, Philippines: Leading golf organisations have pledged to continue their backing of the Philippines’ growing band of course superintendents. In the wake of the outstanding response to last week’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference, officials said they are committed to extending their support for the superintendents. Presented by the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) in […]
Miami, United States: Developmental golf programming company SNAG (Starting New At Golf) and the Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation Department are running one of the largest youth golf programmes in the United States with the hope of introducing the game to hundreds of thousands of kids who otherwise would never have the opportunity to learn the […]
New Delhi, India: The US$1.5 million Indian Open will be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour in 2015. Taking place from February 19-22, the championship will be promoted by Nimbus Sport, which has extended its partnership with the Indian Golf Union (IGU) to manage and promote the Indian Open from 2015 to […]
Karuizawa, Japan: Australia, with a combined 131 from Minjee Lee and Su Oh, came from seven strokes behind Canada to win the 2014 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship (WWATC). “They never thought they were out of it but they were close to possibly being out of it,” said Australian captain Matt Cutler, whose team posted […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: World number one Stacy Lewis has confirmed her place in the starting line-up for next month’s fifth edition of the US$2 million Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. American Lewis, who has recorded three wins and 14 top-10 finishes so far this year, will headline a star-studded field at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and […]
Palo Alto, California, United States: Honours for the golf architecture firm of Robert Trent Jones II are rolling in for five courses included on the biennial rankings of ‘Top 100 Courses You Can Play’ by GOLF Magazine. Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington – host of the 2015 US Open – is ranked 17th among […]
Manila, Philippines (September 4): Almost 100 golf course superintendents, course maintenance managers, golf directors and club managers have signed up for this week’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference. The two-day gathering at The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmarinas City is presented by the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) in partnership with the Golf […]
Hong Kong: Four-time Major champion Ernie Els has confirmed his participation at the Hong Kong Open for the first time. Taking place from October 16-19, the tournament will be the penultimate event on the European Tour International Schedule before the lucrative Final Series. It will again be tri-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and Hong Kong […]
Karuizawa, Japan: Vying to become the first team to win three consecutive Espirito Santo Trophy competitions since the USA in 1980, 1982 and 1984, Korea made a solid start at the 2014 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship (WWATC). Thanks to a 67 from Lee So-young and a 70 from Choi Hye-jin, the Koreans ended the […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) President Tim Trinka has expressed his belief that golf’s readmittance to the Olympic fold ‘will have a positive impact on growing the game in the region’. In a wide-ranging interview on the HSBC Golf Business Community website, titled An Insight with Tim Trinka, the Seoul-based lawyer shares his thoughts […]