Marrakech, Morocco: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), a prominent business-to-business event for the golf travel community, has re-launched in its 22nd year with a refreshed brand image and website, together with a new organising team from Reed Travel Exhibitions. Taking place in Marrakech from October 14-17, this year’s event will be designed to further enhance […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Women’s British Open champion Georgia Hall will support The R&A’s drive to inspire more women, girls and families into playing golf by becoming its latest ambassador. The R&A is investing £80 million into women’s and mixed golf over the next 10 years to boost participation in the sport and the 22-year-old will […]
Saint Cloud, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has announced its core findings on the 2018 golf apparel market. The detailed analysis, which is geared toward manufacturers, marketers, retailers, PGA professionals, media and other businesses involved in the apparel sector of the […]
Washington, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – will host the third annual Community Service Project on April 30 in advance of National Golf Day with activities focused on beautification and preservation between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. “We are proud to continue the […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: The Toro Company has reached the 100-year mark in serving the golf industry. In 1919, Toro developed the industry’s first motorised fairway mower, the Toro Standard Golf Machine, for The Minikahda Club, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By mounting five individual reel mowers onto the front of a farm tractor, Toro helped courses increase […]
Shenzhen, China: The winner of the 2019 ANNIKA Invitational will be invited to play alongside the professionals in the EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. Golfing legend Annika Sorenstam will return to southern China to host the ninth edition of the all-girls event at Mission Hills Dongguan from February 27 to March 1. Played over three […]
Guangzhou, China: Less than five months after turning pro, Singaporean Abdul Hadi (pictured left) earned the only full card available by securing a two-stroke victory over American Max McGreevy at the PGA Tour Series-China’s first Global Qualifying Tournament. McGreevy joined five others who earned full status for the Series’ first six tournaments of the 2019 season. […]
San Diego, United States: As the golf course management industry came together this month for the annual Golf Industry Show, the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) announced their intentions to collaborate on several important initiatives aimed at strengthening the golf industry and enhancing the knowledge […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named Par Excellence: The Biography of Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE as the recipient of the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award for 2018, in recognition of its high standard of achievement in golf literature. Established in 1987, the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award recognises […]
Singapore: The world’s top-20 ranked female golfers will square off in next week’s HSBC Women’s World Championship. Thai Ariya Jutanugarn and Korean Park Sung-hyun, ranked first and second respectively, will spearhead one of the strongest fields ever assembled in the 12-year history of the tournament from February 28-March 3 at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course […]
Hong Kong: Part of Hong Kong’s showpiece golf facility will be taken over for housing with the Special Administrative Region of China’s Government deciding to accept all eight recommendations by an official task force on easing the city’s land supply crunch. Sources told the South China Morning Post newspaper that the Executive Council had endorsed all […]
St Andrews, Scotland: A new report exploring golf’s global reach through course supply has revealed the continued expansion of the sport. The third version of Golf Around the World 2019, commissioned by The R&A, provides an extensive overview of golf courses, both existing and under development. Building on previous editions in 2015 and 2017, the […]