ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Category: Press Releases

Thai Renuka Rises to Orient Challenge

Thai Renuka Rises to Orient Challenge

March 23, 2019

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 […]

Platinum TE Paspalum Selected as Turfgrass for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Platinum TE Paspalum Selected as Turfgrass for 2022 FIFA World Cup

March 20, 2019

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 […]

More Lessons Equals Lower Handicap

More Lessons Equals Lower Handicap

March 19, 2019

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 […]

Elder Makes USGA History as Bob Jones Award Recipient

Elder Makes USGA History as Bob Jones Award Recipient

March 18, 2019

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 […]

Asian Golf Industry Federation Confirms Schedule of Events

Asian Golf Industry Federation Confirms Schedule of Events

March 15, 2019

Pattaya, Thailand: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) will stage educational events in six countries across the region between now and the end of the year. Speaking at this week’s Turfgrass Management Seminar and Exposition in Pattaya, Eric Lynge, the AGIF’s Chief Executive Officer, confirmed further gatherings targeted at course superintendents and club managers will […]

World-Class Test Awaits Grand Finalists at Faldo Design Course

World-Class Test Awaits Grand Finalists at Faldo Design Course

March 15, 2019

Hue, Vietnam: A variety of innovative new angles of attack and elevation changes at the award-winning Laguna Golf Lăng Cô course will greet competitors at next week’s 13th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. According to Adam Calver, Laguna Golf Lăng Cô’s Director of Golf, participants can expect to be severely examined in the third Grand […]

John Deere Teams with Precision Makers on Autonomous Solutions for Golf

John Deere Teams with Precision Makers on Autonomous Solutions for Golf

March 13, 2019

Cary, North Carolina, United States: John Deere has announced an exclusive agreement to develop autonomous mowing solutions for the golf and sports turf industry with Precision Makers, a Netherlands-based company that specialises in autonomous technology for various equipment forms. “The turf industry is looking for more sustainable operating models to maintain precision turf, and expanding […]

Major Sponsorship Boost for Junior Golf in China

Major Sponsorship Boost for Junior Golf in China

March 13, 2019

Shenzhen, China: EFG Bank has been unveiled as the first Official Partner of the Mission Hills Junior Golf Programme in a deal that sees the Swiss private bank join forces with the Mission Hills Group to extend both parties’ commitment to emerging talent in Greater China. The partnership was announced during the ninth ANNIKA Invitational […]

Golf Tour Operator Sales Continuing to Grow

Golf Tour Operator Sales Continuing to Grow

March 12, 2019

London, England: Worldwide golf tour operator sales notched up a seventh consecutive year of growth in 2018, according to the latest Golf Tourism Report by global golf tourism industry association IAGTO. Golf tour operators saw sales surge in late 2018, with strong forward bookings continuing at the start of 2019. However, the report also noted […]

Live Streaming of USGA Golf Innovation Symposium

Live Streaming of USGA Golf Innovation Symposium

March 11, 2019

Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA), in partnership with its official technology partner, Cisco, will give everyone in the golf industry a front-row seat to its fifth Golf Innovation Symposium. Taking place in Tokyo on March 12-13, the symposium will be broadcast via exclusive live streams, delivered in both […]

Passing of Famed Golf Writer Dan Jenkins

Passing of Famed Golf Writer Dan Jenkins

March 10, 2019

Fort Worth, Texas, United States: Golf is mourning the passing of much-loved American golf journalist and author Dan Jenkins. Jenkins, who started his writing career at The Fort Worth Press in his home town in Texas, and rose to stardom at Sports Illustrated, was aged 89. He wrote the best-sellers ‘Semi-Tough’, ‘Baja Oklahoma’ and ‘Dead […]

Triumphant Pannakorn Sets Sights on Order of Merit Crown

Triumphant Pannakorn Sets Sights on Order of Merit Crown

March 10, 2019

Johor, Malaysia: Pannakorn Uthaipas overcame a four-shot overnight deficit to win his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM ADT Johor Championship. The 28-year-old Thai had a poor start as he dropped a shot on the second hole, which distanced him and the overnight leader, Poom Pattaropong of Thailand, to six shots. However, the […]