Shanghai, China: WeChat, the most popular social communication platform in China, has joined the WGC-HSBC Champions as an Official Partner for the 2018 Championship. Launched in 2011, WeChat is the most widely used Chinese social media platform. It integrates instant messaging and social entertainment, delivering a mobile digital lifestyle through an easy-to-use app that has already […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), a leading global B2B event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, will again provide a platform to showcase emerging golf markets, as new exhibitors from Europe and the Middle East announce their attendance. Among the first-time exhibitors for 2018 is Qatar. Michael Braidwood, General Manager at Discover […]
Springfield, Illinois, United States: Brandt is recharging its turf and ornamental business, introducing four new territory sales managers to represent the Brandt, Grigg and Brandt iHammer T&O product lines. This expansion of Brandt’s turf and ornamental sales force shows the company’s commitment to the golf and sports turf industry. Each rep has significant turfgrass experience, […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The traditional driving-in ceremony for the new Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has taken place on the first tee of the Old Course. Chris Hilton started his year in office with a drive at precisely 8 am as a cannon fired alongside the tee. A large […]
Cam Ranh, Vietnam: With its grand opening scheduled for October 27, KN Golf Links Cam Ranh is ticking off a punch list of home-stretch necessities, including the launch of a new website that showcases everything golfers may want to know about the next Greg Norman-branded club in Vietnam. Accessible at KNGolfLinks.com, the site features everything from […]
North Carolina, United States: The American Society of Golf Course Architects and ASGCA Foundation will host a symposium promoting the benefits of investing in golf facilities – including adding forward tees – and detailing how these investments are directly linked to facility success. From Tees to Green: A Symposium on Forward Tees & Other High-ROI […]
Hong Kong: Reigning Masters champion Patrick Reed and 2017 Green Jacket winner Sergio Garcia will join world number 11 Tommy Fleetwood and defending champion Wade Ormsby at the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi. To take place from November 22-25, the opening event of the European Tour’s 2019 Race to Dubai will once more […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The National Golf Foundation (NGF), the trade organisation that works with every sector within the golf industry, has released its latest member research publication on the US$20.5 billion United States golf travel industry. The NGF’s Golf Travel Report takes a holistic look at the US travel market, examining golfers who travel […]
Birmingham, England: Dennis Sisis has added a Foley Accu-Pro 673 from ProSport UK to its production line to ensure perfect OEM specification grinding. The renowned mower manufacturer had very specific requirements when it came to choosing the machine that would grind all of the bedknives for its mowers, citing reliability, flexibility and accuracy as the […]
St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: A global online questionnaire and data-gathering exercise on distance in golf has been launched by The R&A and the USGA as part of the Distance Insights project. The detailed questionnaire is open to all interested participants in golf until October 31 and is available in […]
Singapore: MST Golf has officially launched the new PXG 0311 GEN2 Irons in Singapore. Among those in attendance at the gathering at Marina Bay Golf Course were Tatsuro Oshimoto, PXG Japan and Asia, Sales and Operations Manager, and Ng Yap and KP Low, Founders and Directors of MST Golf. PXG, the luxury performance golf equipment company […]
Singapore: Founded in 2009 with the specific vision of growing the game in the region and creating new heroes, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) has delivered on both counts within a short span of nine years. Not only has the event produced champions who have become household names, but it has also become the most […]