Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,049 entries for the 2018 US Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. The number of entries is the eighth-highest, behind the record of 10,127 accepted for the 2014 US Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon is promoting May as ‘Player Development Month’ at Troon-affiliated daily-fee golf courses, private clubs and Troon Golf Academies around the world. More than 500 introductory golf clinics, ‘Get Into Golf’ clinics and activities will be held at Troon-affiliated golf courses throughout this month with 2018 marking the seventh year that […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: An important collection of historic golf material, including rare books, periodicals, travelogues, diaries, political and legal documents dating to the 1500s, has found a new home at the United States Golf Association (USGA) Golf Museum, thanks to a continuing working relationship with the PGA of America. The Colonel R. […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Final course preparations are under way as the award-winning Els Club Malaysia gets set to host 100 budding juniors at the inaugural ‘Junior Golf Challenge’. To be played over the Els Club Desaru Coast Ocean Course and Academy Course on May 11-12, the event features three age group categories – Division A: […]
Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links has officially opened its state-of-the-art new clubhouse which will provide a world-class visitor experience to match Carnoustie’s reputation as one of the finest links courses in the world. The new Links House building includes a state-of-the-art golf practice and training facility, a new pro shop and […]
Manila, Philippines: A wide cross-section of golf course maintenance product brands are participating in this week’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference. Organised by the Federation of Golf Clubs Philippines in co-operation with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, the two-day event (May 3-4) in Dasmarinas […]
Englewood, Colorado, United States: Last month has been hailed as a record-breaker for GOLFTEC, the world leader in golf lessons and one of the largest employers of PGA Professionals. During March the company taught nearly 100,000 lessons worldwide and conducted more than 3,500 fittings, which equated to 32% revenue growth year-over-year compared to the same […]
St Augustine, United States: We Are Golf – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – has unveiled the new US Golf Economy Report findings at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Highlighting the results of the five-year study by GOLF 20/20 and TEConomy Partners, was the US$84.1 billion of economic […]
Washington DC, United States: Golf industry leaders participated in a record-high 230 meetings with members of Congress representing 40 states to discuss the game’s economic, social and environmental contributions to society during the 11th annual National Golf Day on Capitol Hill. Conversations with Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Branch and federal agencies’ directors coincided with […]
Manila, Philippines: ‘Growing the Game with Female and Junior Development Programmes’ will dominate the agenda at next week’s Club Management Mini Summit. In partnership with The Orchard Golf and Country Club and the Federation of Golf Club Philippines, the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is bringing the latest edition of its Club Management Mini Summit […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Club Car, an Ingersoll-Rand brand, known globally for manufacturing small-wheel, zero emissions golf, consumer and utility vehicles, is delivering an altogether new vehicle, one intended to inspire and help educate the next generation workforce. For five years, Club Car has been collaborating with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and EdVenture, […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: The PGA of America has announced that 101 PGA Professionals were either promoted, hired or declared as a General Manager (GM) at public, private and resort facilities nationwide during the first quarter of 2018. The spike in PGA Professionals earning GM positions aligns with the PGA’s recent repositioning of PGA […]