Haikou, China: China’s pioneering Chu family has been honoured with a special Legacy Award in the inaugural IAGTO Excellence Awards for 2014. The family operates the Mission Hills Group, whose huge Mission Hills resorts at Shenzhen on China’s mainland and at Haikou on the tropical island of Hainan have transformed China’s golf scene. The award […]
Aberdeen, Scotland: Meldrum House Golf Club course manager Kenny Harper is a man on a mission – to make this top-100 course as environmentally friendly and efficient as possible, with benefits to both the golf course and the overall parkland estate. Harper and his team of nine full-time and three or four part-time summer staff […]
Shanghai, China: The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to continue its giving ways by announcing its renewed sponsorship of the Gary Player Invitational event for a further three years. The Chinese leg of the Gary Player Invitational (GPI) global charity series, staged by Black Knight International to benefit The Player Foundation, will be held at the […]
Haikou, China: Asia’s largest-ever golf tourism event has been trumpeted as a huge success, with a record 556 delegates from 40 countries attending the third annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention on China’s Hainan Island. Organised by global golf tourism industry association IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators), AGTC 2014 was hosted by award-winning golf […]
Arizona, United States: Troon loyalists DJ Flanders, Stephen Havrilla, Patrick Wynn and Karl Whitehead have all accepted new opportunities, expanding their horizons and expertise to deliver exceptional golf experiences at some of the top courses and resorts across the world. With a broad knowledge of the golfing landscape, drawing on over half-a-century’s collective experience, the […]
London, England: Colt Mackenzie McNair (CMM), the specialist executive search firm offering recruitment solutions to the global golf industry, has launched a new corporate website – www.coltmm.com – that showcases job opportunities in golf, and acts as a learning and education platform for senior managers. Since the company was established in 2006, CMM has become […]
Bangalore, India: The Swan Golf Designs’ (SGD) renovated course at Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) successfully hosted The Bonallack Trophy, the biennial match between Europe and Asia’s top amateurs. Five years ago SGD was selected to lead the upgradation of the original Peter Thomson-designed course at KGA, with the project completed in two phases of nine […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Jakarta will welcome Asia’s golf tourism industry when the region’s top golf tourism convention heads to the city next year. Following on from the biggest and most successful Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC), held on China’s tropical island of Hainan, the fourth edition of the annual event will move to Indonesia’s capital in […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Last month, the new Flowtronex pump station, serial #16211, for Vietnam’s Song Be Golf Resort was commissioned by the Flowtronex service team. The VFD-controlled pump station utilises three 50 HP vertical turbine pumps to provide the required 1500 GPM of flow at the design pressure of 115 PSI. Steve Pope, […]
West Wareham, United States: Centaur Asia Pacific has been named as an official distributor for Solu-Cal enhanced soil amendment products in the Pan Asian commercial turf and golf course maintenance market. With offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, Centaur Asia Pacific is ideally positioned to promote Solu-Cal’s fast-acting and cost effective product line to professional […]
Langkawi, Malaysia: Malaysia’s Els Club Teluk Datai is set to officially open on April 15, following a re-design guided by the hands of four-time Major champion Ernie Els and his acclaimed design team. Final preparations are underway at the Troon-managed Langkawi resort to bring to fruition the development, which has already been billed as one […]
Morong, Bataan, The Philippines: Anvaya Cove Golf & Sports Club and its developer, Ayala Land Inc, through its high-end residential brand Ayala Land Premier, have been singled out as winners of a 2014 Asia Pacific Property Award, the prestigious, regional competition among luxury developers from across the region. Anvaya Cove Golf & Sports Club has been […]