Taipei, Chinese Taipei: Chen Ching-tzu underlined her reputation as one of the region’s most promising female golfing prospects with a thrilling victory in the Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship. Belying her tender years, the 13-year-old snared a final-hole birdie to claim a one-stroke success from Wu Yi-ching in the 54-hole event at Sunrise Golf and […]
Hong Kong: Tiffany Chan pulled off one of the greatest results in the history of Hong Kong golf by winning the 15th edition of the World University Championship in Switzerland. The 20-year old from Tuen Mun, Hong Kong’s outstanding female player over the past five years, staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Spain’s Marta Sanz on […]
Bali, Indonesia: IMG has extended its agreement to provide golf course management consulting services to the Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali resort. This new agreement is a continuation of IMG’s involvement at Nirwana Bali dating back to 1994. Operated by Pan Pacific Hotels Group, the resort is located on Bali’s southwest coast with views of the […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Open Qualifying Series moves to the PGA Tour at the Quicken Loans National this week and defending champion Bill Haas believes there will be fierce competition to secure a place in golf’s oldest and most international Major championship. The Open Qualifying Series sees players on the world’s leading Tours bidding to […]
North Carolina, United States: John Deere, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, has introduced a complete range of advanced technology fairway, tees and surrounds and rough mowers for 2014, based on extensive feedback from greenkeepers and other golf and turf industry professionals. Common features across the new A Model range include a […]
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: The stunning international success of Tseng Ya-ni will act as an inspiration to competitors in this week’s Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship. During Tseng’s amateur days, the Faldo Series was one of the platforms that helped to catapult the Chinese Taipei native to worldwide fame. Tseng’s achievement in going on to become […]
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: Schmidt-Curley Design’s pioneering spirit has once more come to the fore in the shape of an authentic links-style course on the edge of the Gobi Desert and along the banks of the Yellow River. Underlining their reputation as one of the world’s most active and innovative golf course architectural companies, Schmidt-Curley Design’s […]
Singapore: Sidelined through injury at the start of the tournament, Rashid Ismail became the match-winning Malaysian hero in a thrilling denouement to the second edition of the Prudential Causeway Trophy. Forced to sit out the opening-day foursomes due to a jarred back, Rashid had the distinction of securing the half-point that gave the visitors a […]
California, United States: JMP Golf Design Group’s Mark Hollinger has been elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows. “It is an honour to receive this recognition,” said Hollinger, who has stamped his mark on Asian landscapes with his acclaimed golf course designs for the past quarter-of-a-century. Fellowship is among the […]
Shenzhen, China: A total of 1,987 golfers made history at Mission Hills Shenzhen-Dongguan by taking part in the biggest single-day golf tournament in history. The event featured golf lovers from around the world of all ages and abilities who turned the giant integrated resort into a hive of activity. The spectacular gathering – marking […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Organisers of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, have announced the award-winning event will run from January 15-18. Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and Championship title sponsor HSBC have confirmed preparations are in full swing ahead of the […]
Northern Ireland: The Open Championship is set to return to Northern Ireland for the first time in over 60 years and only the second time in its more than 150-year history. Royal Portrush has been invited to stage The Open by The R&A and the County Antrim club’s members will now be asked to ratify […]