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Category: Press Releases

Attendee Registration Opens for 2019 PGA Merchandise Show

Attendee Registration Opens for 2019 PGA Merchandise Show

October 22, 2018

Orlando, United States: Registration for the 66th edition of the PGA Merchandise Show is now open for PGA and LPGA members, golf buyers and industry professionals at PGAShow.com Exhibitor and media registration will open later this month. The PGA Merchandise Show, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’ for more than 60 years, will begin with the […]

Hua Hin Wins ‘Golf Destination of the Year’ Accolade

Hua Hin Wins ‘Golf Destination of the Year’ Accolade

October 22, 2018

Ljubljana, Slovenia: Thailand’s reputation as one of the world’s premier golfing getaways was enhanced at the 19th annual IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) Awards. In a glittering finale to the latest edition of International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), hosted in Slovenia, Hua Hin was named as Golf Destination of the Year in the […]

Champion Golfer Memorabilia Collections Launched to Support Golf's Development

Champion Golfer Memorabilia Collections Launched to Support Golf's Development

October 20, 2018

St Andrews, Scotland: Golf fans will have a unique opportunity to support the growth and development of the sport around the world following the launch of a series of exclusive Champion Golfer memorabilia collections. The Open Auction – TheOpen.com/Auction – is a first for the United Kingdom Golf Market, featuring limited edition memorabilia from golf’s […]

BRG Legend Hill Hosts AGIF Vietnam Turfgrass Management Seminar

BRG Legend Hill Hosts AGIF Vietnam Turfgrass Management Seminar

October 19, 2018

Hanoi, Vietnam: For the second year in succession, BRG Legend Hill Golf Resort will play host to the Vietnam Turfgrass Management Education Seminar. Some 50 superintendents, course managers, workshop managers and mechanics from more than a dozen Vietnamese clubs as well as representatives from venues in Cambodia and Myanmar are expected to attend the Asian […]

Global Consensus for Golf in Race to Tackle Physical Inactivity

Global Consensus for Golf in Race to Tackle Physical Inactivity

October 18, 2018

London, England: A global consensus among leaders in public health, public policy and sport backs golf in the race to tackle physical inactivity and the prevention of a range of non-communicable disease (NCD) including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer of the breast and colon. Evidence linking golf and health, commissioned by the World Golf Foundation […]

Malaysian Turfgrass Management Seminar Gathers Pace

Malaysian Turfgrass Management Seminar Gathers Pace

October 18, 2018

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: While elite PGA Tour members were putting the lights out on TPC Kuala Lumpur’s West Course, dozens of Malaysia’s golf course superintendents were being versed in the art of speeding up their putting surfaces. Underlining their continued thirst for knowledge, more than 50 golf course managers, course superintendents, club managers, greenkeepers and […]

First Look at Jacobsen TR Series for South Korea

First Look at Jacobsen TR Series for South Korea

October 17, 2018

Naju-City, Jeolla Nam-Do, South Korea: Jacobsen and local dealer Seo Won have held a product demonstration day at Gold Lake Country Club. The recently launched Jacobsen TR Series was on display, which includes the TR320 and TR330 triplex cylinder mowers. Other machinery being demonstrated included the Jacobsen Fairway 305 and 4WD Jacobsen Truckster XD. Some […]

Optimism Abounds for Golf Travel Industry

Optimism Abounds for Golf Travel Industry

October 17, 2018

Ljubljana, Slovenia: The 21st edition of International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) kicked off with messages of optimism for the golf travel industry and the event itself from Nick Pilbeam, Divisional Director at Reed Travel Exhibitions, organisers of IGTM, and Peter Walton, CEO of IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators). Pilbeam’s opening address touched on the current excitement […]

Limits on Use of Green-Reading Materials Finalised

Limits on Use of Green-Reading Materials Finalised

October 16, 2018

St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have published the finalised interpretation regarding the use of green-reading materials in golf which will come into effect on January 1, 2019. The new interpretation of Rule 4.3 (Use of Equipment) has been introduced following a […]

Rookie Professional Programme Helps Transition to Life on Tour

Rookie Professional Programme Helps Transition to Life on Tour

October 16, 2018

Singapore: Gregory Foo and Abdul Hadi are the latest additions to the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) Rookie Professional Programme. The duo turned professional last week at the conclusion of the 2018 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. They join Marc Ong, Joshua Shou and Jesse Yap, who were inducted into the new programme earlier this year. The SGA […]

New Foley United Grinders Provide Timely Relief

New Foley United Grinders Provide Timely Relief

October 15, 2018

London, England: One of England’s best-known golfing establishments has experienced the benefits of Foley United’s Accu-Master 653 and Accu-Pro 673 grinders. In recent years, Sandy Lodge Golf Club, in the southern English county of Hertfordshire, has hosted Regional Open Championship Qualifying Rounds as well as the English Women’s Senior Open. Head greenkeeper Richard Elderfield along […]

'Ecstatic' Tarren Proves Worthy Man of Merit

'Ecstatic' Tarren Proves Worthy Man of Merit

October 15, 2018

Hong Kong: It took until the final tournament of the 2018 season – and a razor-thin margin of RMB2,376 – for Callum Tarren to win the PGA Tour Series-China Order of Merit. His final-round 62 at the Clearwater Bay Open did the trick. Tarren needed no worse than a solo-second finish and for Order of […]