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 […]
Bin Duong, Vietnam: Song Be Golf Resort will play host to the 2018 Vietnam Turfgrass Management Education Seminar. More than 50 superintendents, course managers, workshop managers and mechanics from some 20 Vietnamese golf clubs are expected to attend the event on May 10. The gathering is being organised by the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Excitement is building for the return of The Open to Carnoustie this summer with fans enthusiastically buying up tickets in unprecedented numbers for a Championship staged on the famous Angus links. The Open was last played at Carnoustie in 2007 when Padraig Harrington first lifted the iconic Claret Jug and tens of […]
Charleston, South Carolina, United States: The Golf USA Tee Time Coalition has released a first-of-its-kind market sentiment study for online tee-time distribution. This survey was conducted in response to the interest of golf course operators to more fully understand and document the relationships between golf management software companies, online tee-time agencies and their golf course […]
Manila, Philippines: James Sua will share his wealth of knowledge when he takes to the podium at next month’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) […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: AB Bank will title sponsor the Bangladesh Open when the tournament returns for its fourth consecutive edition on the Asian Tour at the Kurmitola Golf Club from May 9-12. AB Bank, Bangladesh’s leading bank, will enter its first foray into professional golf by supporting the country’s national Open, which offers a prize purse […]