ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Category: Press Releases

Spotlight on Innovative Golf Products at PGA Merchandise Show

Spotlight on Innovative Golf Products at PGA Merchandise Show

January 9, 2019

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 […]

NBC Sports’ Golf Advisor Appointed as Licensee for Troon Golf Vacations

NBC Sports’ Golf Advisor Appointed as Licensee for Troon Golf Vacations

January 8, 2019

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 […]

Pranavi Poised for Faldo Series India Championship Defence

Pranavi Poised for Faldo Series India Championship Defence

January 8, 2019

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 […]

PGA Tour Generates US$190 Million in Charitable Impact in 2018

PGA Tour Generates US$190 Million in Charitable Impact in 2018

January 7, 2019

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 […]

Sentosa Return for Ryder Cup Star Casey

Sentosa Return for Ryder Cup Star Casey

January 7, 2019

Singapore: Paul Casey, one of golf’s in-form players last year, will make the SMBC Singapore Open one of his opening events this year. The Englishman, a star of the European team that claimed the Ryder Cup in September, has announced that after competing in Hawaii on the PGA Tour he will head to the SMBC […]

Unique Marketplace at Fourth Annual Performance Textile Fair

Unique Marketplace at Fourth Annual Performance Textile Fair

January 6, 2019

Orlando, Florida, United States: The fourth annual Performance Textile Fair, co-located with the 2019 PGA Merchandise Show, will be held at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Centre from January 23-25. The Fair will provide a unique marketplace for apparel product development executives to uncover the latest trends, as well as source performance and technical fabrics by […]

GOLFTEC Opens New State-of-the-Art Training Centre

GOLFTEC Opens New State-of-the-Art Training Centre

January 5, 2019

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: GOLFTEC – the world leader in golf lessons and premium club fittings – has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art performance centre in North Scottsdale, its fourth in the metro area. The North Pima Road facility is 2,400 square feet and has four teaching/practice bays staffed by highly-trained coaches. These individuals […]

Summit Spotlight on Singapore’s Golf Tourism Prospects

Summit Spotlight on Singapore’s Golf Tourism Prospects

January 4, 2019

Singapore: Singapore’s development as a desirable golfing destination will be the theme of the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) first Club Management Mini Summit in 2019. Featuring a quartet of high-powered speakers, the Summit will be held at Sentosa Golf Club on January 18, coinciding with the second round of the SMBC Singapore Open. Eric […]

Long-Time USGA Volunteer Honoured

Long-Time USGA Volunteer Honoured

January 2, 2019

Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named Tom Dudley as the recipient of its 2019 Joe Dey Award. The USGA has presented the Joe Dey Award annually since 1996 in recognition of an individual’s meritorious service to the game as a volunteer. It is named for Joseph C. […]

Year to Remember for Sentosa Golf Club

Year to Remember for Sentosa Golf Club

December 31, 2018

Singapore: For Sentosa Golf Club, 2018 proved to be an exceptional year that reinforced the venue’s reputation as one of the world’s leading golf destinations. Set against the backdrop of Singapore’s iconic harbour, Sentosa’s two world-class courses played host to four internationally televised events this year. While the SMBC Singapore Open saw 2017 Masters Champion […]

Wide Support Helps New Bobby Jones Golf Course Reach New Heights

Wide Support Helps New Bobby Jones Golf Course Reach New Heights

December 30, 2018

Atlanta, Georgia, United States: The new Bobby Jones Golf Course has opened for public play after a year-long renovation. Thanks to the contributions of more than 130 generous individuals, foundations and corporations, the newly re-imagined Bobby Jones Golf Course is now an unparalleled amenity in the Atlanta community featuring the latest in technology and design […]

Boonchu-Backed Tournament Tees-Off ADT’s 2019 Campaign

Boonchu-Backed Tournament Tees-Off ADT’s 2019 Campaign

December 29, 2018

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: The Boonchu Ruangkit Championship will raise the curtain on the 2019 Asian Development Tour (ADT) season. Aspiring golfers from across the region will begin their battle for the seven Asian Tour cards on offer for the 2020 season when the event returns to the Rancho Charnvee Resort and Country Club, located at the outskirts […]