Singapore: Laguna National Golf and Country Club has been confirmed as the venue for the Singapore Golf Association’s (SGA) first High-Performance Training Centre. The Centre will be the home base for the Association’s National, Development and Junior Squad golfers, in addition to the current stable of professionals under the SGA Rookie Professional Programme. The announcement […]
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan: Ye Lei is determined to show the strength of Chinese women’s golf and follow in the footsteps of the inspirational Feng Shanshan when she tees-off at this month’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP). The 17-year-old Ye, known as ‘Angelina’ by her friends, will be the highest-ranked Chinese player (70th on the World Amateur Golf […]
Aqaba, Jordan: Stars from across the world of golf have given their backing to the Jordan Mixed Open presented by Ayla, the first-of-its-kind event that will see women and men compete alongside each other for a single prize fund. Former European Ryder Cup player Phillip Price, two-time Major champion Greg Norman and Scottish professional Carly […]
Englewood, Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC has completed the largest and most advanced fitter training in the company’s 24-year history, with over 100 elite coaches from around the world converging at GOLFTEC headquarters for a week-long curriculum on club fitting best practices and 2019 equipment product line education. The summit focused on training coaches on further […]
Hong Kong: The EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open, labelled one of the region’s premier tournaments dedicated to the development of female golfing talent in Asia and beyond, will return to the Hong Kong Golf Club in 2019. Sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Taiwan LPGA and Ladies Asian Golf Tour, and supported by the Hong […]
New Delhi, India: Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri are headlining this week’s Hero Indian Open, India’s flagship golf tournament and the country’s longest-running international sports event. To be played on the Gary Player-designed layout at the DLF Golf and Country Club (March 28-31), the 2019 edition is the 14th consecutive year that Hero MotoCorp Ltd […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: One of the shining success stories of the Southeast Asian golf industry, MST Golf has embarked on its fourth decade with bold expansion plans. Founded by childhood friends Ng Yap and KP Low in 1989, the company has established itself as the region’s leading golf services provider in retail and wholesale as […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Scott Hend claimed his 10th Asian Tour title and third European Tour crown in dramatic circumstances as he beat Nacho Elvira at the first play-off hole to win the weather-affected Maybank Championship. The 45-year-old began the fourth round three shots behind overnight leader Elvira but went in front courtesy of five birdies […]
Zhuhai, China: Renuka Suksukont survived a wild finish to win the Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge by two strokes, the first tournament of the 2019 China LPGA Tour season. The Thai headed into the final hole with a one-stroke lead at Zhuhai Orient in Guangdong Province. In wet conditions, she ensured victory with […]
LaGrange, Georgia, United States: When the best of the best face off in the next FIFA World Cup, they will do so on the premium turfgrass known as Platinum TE Paspalum. After years of comprehensive testing, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy selected Platinum TE as the playing surface for all stadiums and training sites […]
Copenhagen, Denmark: GolfBox’s lesson management product (ProPlanner) has provided insight into the correlation between individual game performance and professional golf lessons. Over 2017, ProPlanner captured data from 20,000 golfers who booked one or more lessons through the platform. The captured data established a positive trend between number of lessons booked and the chance of lowering […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) will bestow Lee Elder with its highest honour, the Bob Jones Award. In a ceremony on June 12, during the week of the 119th US Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Elder will become the first African American to receive the prestigious […]