Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Lin Wen-tang fired a closing four-under-par 68 to cruise to a six-shot victory in the US$110,000 Ballantine’s Taiwan Championship. Lin, who also won the event in 2010, shot five birdies against one bogey for a winning total of 21-under 267 in the 11th leg of this year’s Asian Development Tour (ADT) season. ADT Order of […]
Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 1: Veteran Thai Thammanoon Sriroj is in confident mood ahead of this week’s Singha Chiangmai Open, the ASEAN PGA Tour event he won last year to break a long victory drought. Thammanoon shot an eagle and two birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to overtake countryman Prayad Marksaeng […]
London, England: Less than a fortnight after Rory McIlroy’s Open Championship triumph in Hoylake, the value of golf has been revealed in a new report, commissioned by the England Golf Partnership (EGP) and prepared by Sports Marketing Surveys Inc. It shows that one person in every 19 in England plays golf at least once a […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Kiradech Aphibarnrat is determined put up a performance worthy of his status as the reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion at next week’s 96th PGA Championship. The year’s fourth and final Major takes place at Valhalla Golf Club from August 7-10 and Kiradech is grateful to have been given the opportunity to tee […]
Tokyo, Japan: Nike Golf has announced two new appointments to its global senior management team, with Simon Parkhill appointed to the role of General Manager of Nike Golf Japan, and Brian Karl to the position of Commercial Sales Director of Nike Golf EMEA. Since arriving at Nike in 2001, Parkhill has played a number of […]
Birmingham, England: Bernhard and Company – manufacturer of the Express Dual and Anglemaster –will conduct a reel grinding demonstration at next week’s University of Georgia’s 2014 Turfgrass Research Field Day. Chris Langley, Bernhard’s Southeast USA Territory Manager, will exhibit the benefits of routine mower sharpening during the self-guided research tour on the afternoon of August […]
Singapore (July 29): The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) have agreed to a partnership that shares educational resources designed to raise the profile and standard of turfgrass maintenance in the Asian region. As part of this strategic alliance agreement, the GCSAA will provide educational content to […]
Gleneagles, Scotland: With two months to go until one of the world’s largest sporting events tees off, Club Car has delivered the first 40 vehicles, of more than 300 that will be supplied in total, which will be used during the Ryder Cup. As part of its dedication to The Ryder Cup, Club Car’s northern […]
New York, United States: Callaway Golf Company has announced its first half and second quarter 2014 financial results, demonstrating its turnaround is well underway and positioning it for a return to profitability for the full year. Despite softer than expected market conditions, Callaway reported for the first half of 2014 a 9% increase in sales […]
Macau: Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thai Thongchai Jaidee will lock horns once more at October’s US$900,000 Venetian Macau Open. The two veterans captained their respective continents to a dramatic tie at this year’s inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia. Jimenez and Thongchai are both multiple winners on the European and Asian Tours with no fewer than 36 […]
London, England: More than 110,000 people got into golf with the national network of County Golf Partnerships (CGPs) in the year to the end of March 2014. That’s more than double the figure for the previous 12 months. The figure, for people aged over 14, is highlighted in the latest Impact Report prepared by England […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Flagstick will provide golf course construction management services and a team of between eight and 10 construction specialists to develop the FLC Samson Golf Links. Located in Thanh Hoa Province, about 170 kilometres south of Hanoi, the 75-hectare beachside site is bordered by the South China Sea to the east and the Ma […]