Phuket, Thailand: The second PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Members’ International Conference proved to be bigger and better in 2018 following its return to Thailand’s Laguna Phuket Resort. Last month’s conference brought together almost 50 PGA Members and delegates from 16 countries to one of Asia’s finest fully-integrated resorts and home of the first […]
Bangkok, Thailand: China’s Mission Hills Group has won Best Youth Development Programme at the 2018 Sport Industry Awards (SPIA) Asia. The Mission Hills Junior Golf Programme, which has been helping to grow golf in China for more than 20 years, was judged by 37 international sport industry experts to be the best-of-the-best from more than […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: The Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) has been named as the Asian Tour’s Golf Course of the Year. Host to the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi, the New Territories venue is among the most revered golfing establishments in the region. Meanwhile, also voted for by the players, the Hong Kong Open beat […]
Cairo, Egypt: Golf course management company Troon has announced its latest partnership in the Middle East following its appointment by Madinaty Golf. Troon will be working closely with Madinaty, which is located on the edge of Cairo, on the overall operation of the facility, while strengthening the reputation and prestige of its golf to ultimately […]
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States: The LPGA Tour’s schedule for 2019 contains more tournaments and prize money for its players to compete for. Next season’s Tour will comprise 33 events around the world, with over US$70 million in prize money up for grabs – a US$5 million increase on 2018. The USGA has not yet […]
Paris, France: Jacobsen has released a series of three videos, documenting the build-up to the 2018 Ryder Cup matches at Le Golf National in Paris and the competition itself. As an Official Supplier of the event that pitted Thomas Bjorn’s European team against an American line-up captained by Jim Furyk, the United Kingdom-based manufacturer of […]
Foshan, China: Golf clubs across China now have access to a fully translated, custom built sustainability support programme – OnCourse China. Developed and assured by the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Foundation, the programme is being promoted in close strategic partnership with GCMC (Golf Club Managers Committee). Since being introduced to club managers and superintendents at […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon founder Dana Garmany is to step down as Chief Executive Officer of the management company on March 31, 2019. Garmany confirmed his official retirement date at the unveiling of the renovated Pinnacle Course at the company’s flagship Troon North Country Club in Arizona. According to a report in Golf Business […]
Xiamen, China: The China LPGA Tour has been recognised by The R&A as China’s first Supporting Organisation on promoting the new Rules of Golf. During the Women’s China Open presented by World Golf Series, the Tour was presented with a Gold Level Certificate of Appreciation by The R&A, which governs the sport of golf worldwide, outside […]
Harrogate, England: Next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) will see Foley United demonstrate the ideal grinding combination for a fully automated workshop. Represented by its United Kingdom distributor ProSport UK Ltd, Foley will showcase the AccuPro 633 with AccuTouch 3 Control and 673 bedknife grinders in Harrogate Convention Centre’s Red Hall, Stand 248B. This […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: World number two Justin Rose has pledged to donate US$50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Indonesia’s disaster response programme ahead of the Asian Tour’s season-ending BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri. Thousands of people were left homeless after the 7.4-magnitude quake and tsunami struck and caused […]
Bangkok, Thailand: PPTV HD 36, a free-to-air television broadcast in high definition across Thailand, has formed a unique partnership with the Amata Friendship Cup, the world’s first truly mixed match play golf event. Having previously worked with the Premier League and Bundesliga in European football, bringing live matches to millions of viewers across Thailand, PPTV HD […]