St Andrews, Scotland: The prize fund for next month’s AIG Women’s British Open will increase to US$4.5 million, a rise of almost 40% for 2019, in recognition of the importance of the championship and women’s golf, The R&A has announced. Taking place on the Marquess’ Course at Woburn from August 1-4, the AIG Women’s British […]
Dongguan, China: The Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) layout at Mission Hills will prove a demanding test for competitors on the PGA Tour Series-China. While Mission Hills has hosted previous Tour events, including the inaugural PGA Tour Series-China tournament in 2014, players have never competed on the Norman Course. That will change during the […]
Weihai, China: Lee Da-yeon captured her second title of the year with a dominant six-stroke victory in the Asiana Airlines Open. A day after shooting 66 at the acclaimed Weihai Point Golf Resort layout in Shandong Province, the 21-year-old Korean closed with a six-under 65. That gave her a 54-hole total of 10-under 203 in […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Forty-two club golfers will enjoy the dream chance to tee up at Royal Portrush on the eve of The 148th Open when they compete in The R&A 9 Hole Challenge Final. The third annual staging of the event, following an initial pilot in 2016, will be held over the first two and […]
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Golf Club and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club have confirmed the dates for the third edition of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Pro-Am Presented by Troon Golf. To take place from February 3-6, 2020, golfers will enjoy three days of competition, with two rounds on the Gary Player-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and […]
Melbourne, Australia: Golf is mourning the passing of Colin Phillips, one of Australian golf’s longest-serving administrators who also served as Honorary Secretary of the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and Director of Asia-Pacific for The R&A. Phillips fought a brief battle with cancer before passing in hospital on Sunday evening. He was aged 76. Among […]
Harper, Kansas, United States: Harper Industries, Inc, a diverse, values-based manufacturing company building quality products in the fields of agriculture, hydraulics, landscaping and sports turf management, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). The company builds durable, brand name products such as DewEze flatbeds, DewEze hydraulics and Harper Turf Equipment products. Tim Penner, President […]
London, England: In a new model that an increasing number of golf clubs in Asia may consider replicating to generate revenue, more than one in two golf clubs in England now offer nine-hole green fees. Data has shown many people are put off golf because the time it takes to play 18 holes is considered […]
London, England: Wentworth Club and John Deere Limited have announced a new, exclusive partnership for the supply of golf course maintenance equipment to the world-famous West, East and Edinburgh Championship Courses at Virginia Water in Surrey, from spring 2019. Wentworth Club has been the host venue since 1984 for the PGA Championship, regarded as the […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has announced that the total prize fund for the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush will be US$10,750,000 (about £8.47 million). The winner can look forward to banking a cheque for US$1,935,000 (about £1.52 million). The total prize fund represents an increase of US$250,000 from 2018, while this year’s Champion […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG), which has its home at Muirfield in East Lothian, has formally invited women to join the club as members for the first time since voting to change the club’s rules in 2017. Twelve women, along with three men, have been invited to take up membership from […]
Melaka, Malaysia: Teenager Kim Joo-hyung birdied three of his closing four holes to post a six-under-par 66 and secure his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) win in the RM225,000 (about US$54,000) PGM ADT Championship @ Tiara Melaka. The 17-year-old Korean held his nerve to convert his multiple close calls this season into a stunning six-shot […]