Hong Kong: Amundi, an asset management company with US$1,100 billion AUM worldwide, has extended its relationship with the European Tour after renewing its support of the Hong Kong Open. Amundi, which recently celebrated its fourth year in partnership with the Alstom Open de France, will once again be a Premier Partner of the Hong Kong […]
Callaway Golf Company’s Board of Directors has authorised the company to repurchase up to US$50 million of the company’s common stock in open market or in private transactions. The company will assess market conditions, buying opportunities and other factors from time to time and will make strategic repurchases as appropriate. The repurchases will be made […]
Michael Campion of Hong Kong First Division club Sun-Pegasus in action during China’s first football golf tournament. Photograph by Miao Hua/Mission Hills[/caption] Shenzhen, China: China crowned its first football golf champions as the new sport made its national debut at Mission Hills. A total of 34 two-man teams – each comprising an adult and junior player […]
Atlanta, United States (August 7): A 17-year-old Chinese and a 20-year-old Malaysian will spearhead the Asian challenge at next week’s US Amateur Championship. While Dou Zecheng will be making his debut in one of the world’s most prestigious amateur events, it will be the third appearance for Gavin Green. The exploits of Dou and Green […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: World number two Lydia Ko has confirmed her appearance in this year’s US$2 million Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. The 17-year-old LPGA Tour rookie will be among the star attractions in the 75-player field when the tournament returns to the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) from October 9-12 October. The teenage […]
Beaverton, Oregon, United States: Nike Golf athlete Rory McIlroy is back on the top as the number one player in the world after clinching his eighth PGA Tour career victory at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. His latest Tour title brings to four the number of wins by Nike athletes on the PGA Tour this […]
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 […]