Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon-managed golf properties around the world are continuing a four-out-of-five-week run of hosting five professional golf events for the PGA Tour, Ladies European Tour, Web.com Tour and the European Tour. Following the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii, the Ladies European Tour stopped at Saadiyat […]
Orlando, Florida, United States: The inaugural Global Golf Innovation Competition, a new ‘Shark Tank’-style competition for golf start-ups, has announced the finalists and judges who will participate at the 2019 PGA Merchandise Show. HYPE Sports Innovation, an established global platform which facilitates connections and investments among the sports innovation eco-system, will host the competition in […]
Singapore: Title-holder Sergio Garcia hopes the steamy heat will burn off the rust from his game after a seven-week break, as the Major champion aims to contend again at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open. The 39-year-old Spaniard won by five strokes at Sentosa Golf Club last January and said that it was special to return as […]
London, England: Lee Westwood and Catriona Matthew have become the latest recipients of the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland’s Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to the game of golf. Westwood collected his honour from PGA Captain John Heggarty at the association’s annual fund-raising lunch in London, while Matthew was presented with her PGA Recognition Award […]
San Diego, United States: Campey Turf Care Systems will be attending next month’s Golf Industry Show (GIS) with Dakota and Air 2G2 GT Air Inject. To be held from February 2-7, the GIS is one of golf’s premier learning and networking events and senior Campey representatives Richard Campey, Ben Taylor and Dave Harrison will join […]
Singapore: Ryo Ishikawa, Japan’s ‘Bashful Prince’, will be one of the headline acts at this week’s SMBC Singapore Open. Shugo Imahira, winner of last year’s Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO) Money List, has also confirmed his appearance in the US$1 million event. In fact, the top-five players from that Money List will compete. South African Shaun […]
Cairo, Egypt: Egypt’s most anticipated new golf course, NEWGIZA, as well as luxury hotel, Marriott Mena House, both located within sight of the Giza Pyramids, have invested in new fleets from Club Car, the Official Supplier to The Ryder Cup. The world-leading manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emissions electric vehicles has enjoyed a 100% share of the […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced a renewed and expanded agreement with Twitter to distribute, on a free basis, nearly 140 hours of live competition from PGA Tour Live across 28 tournaments during the 2018-19 PGA Tour season. The multi-year agreement will stream on Twitter the first 60 to 90 […]
Orlando, Florida, United States: Inventors of new golf training and teaching aids, accessories and equipment will be able to gauge the interest of more than 40,000 attending PGA Professionals, golf industry leaders and media from around the world at the Inventors Spotlight, during this month’s PGA Merchandise Show. Organised in partnership with the United Inventors […]
Scottsdale, United States: Golf Advisor, NBC Sports’ digital destination for the travelling golfer, has announced a new partnership with Troon, making Golf Advisor the official licensee of Troon Golf Vacations. Golf Advisor will assume responsibilities for marketing and fulfilment for hundreds of properties within the Troon Golf Vacations destination portfolio. Troon Golf Vacations destinations include […]
Delhi, India: Bahamas-bound Pranavi S. Urs will be seeking to maintain her recent rich vein of form in this week’s Faldo Series India Championship. On the back of a series of outstanding performances in the final quarter of 2018, the Mysore teenager, who has been offered a golf scholarship to the Albany Academy in the […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: For 19 years, every Monday through Friday, Sets Tasaka, 80, has taken the bus from his home in Wailuku, Maui, to Hale Makua’s Adult Day Health Centre. Hale Makua – which improves the well-being of those in its care through compassionate, personalised health services and is a primary beneficiary […]