San Francisco, United States: A trio of Singapore-based club managers joined club management professionals from the United States and around the world for the club industry’s largest annual gathering, the CMAA’s 2018 World Conference on Club Management and Club Business Expo. Singapore Island Country Club’s (SICC) Desmond Tay, SAFRA’s Wendy Tye and Champions Golf’s Matthew […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: The Els Club Malaysia has introduced a new collection of imagery of its Desaru Coast – Ocean Course, showcasing the vision of mastermind Ernie Els and the beauty of Malaysia’s southernmost tip in the region of Johor Bahru. The course imagery depicts the three nine-hole loops – The Coast, The Lakes and […]
Jerudong, Brunei: The China LPGA (CLPGA) Tour will expand its footprint into new territory when the Brunei Ladies Open tees-off today, marking the start of the 2018 season. In a tournament created to strengthen cultural ties and grow the women’s professional game in Asia, the KRW700 million (about US$658,000) event is tri-sanctioned with the Brunei […]
Delhi, India: Asian Tour champions Shiv Kapur, Chiragh Kumar partnered with Habitat for Humanity India to assist Munna Devi build a home for her family. They were joined by their wives and 2015 Asian Development Tour (ADT) Order of Merit winner and Habitat for Humanity advocate Casey O’Toole of the United States. Habitat for Humanity […]
Hue, Vietnam: Following the success of the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, which produced the competition’s first female winner, course designer Sir Nick Faldo has announced an extension of his partnership with Laguna Lăng Cô as hosts of the event. Itself a project of Faldo Design, Laguna Lăng Cô’s award-winning par-71 course, offering ocean […]
Chengdu, China: PGA Tour Series-China has announced the first eight of its 14 events in 2018 at the season-opening Chengdu Championship, which teed-off at Luxehills International Country Club yesterday and is followed by next week’s Chongqing Championship at Poly Golf Club. The schedule includes two events in May, two in June and two in July. […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Troon Golf-managed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has received recognition in Environmental Planning from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programme for Golf Courses (ACSP). Administered by Audubon International, the programme is designed to help landowners preserve and enhance the environmental quality of their property. The plan was developed by Corey Finn, Assistant […]
Melbourne, Australia: Ernie Els and Tiger Woods have been named as captains of the International and US Teams, respectively, for the 2019 Presidents Cup. While both will be first-time captains at the event, the two are the most experienced captains in terms of Presidents Cup competition and were the primary figures in the 2003 event […]
Phuket, Thailand: The Angsana Laguna Phuket Golf Masters, the first international amateur golf week on Thailand’s premier holiday island, is to be held in June. Playing at three of Phuket’s best courses, the event will bring together amateur golfers from Asia-Pacific and further afield for six nights and five days of golf, excursions, socialising, relaxation […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur’s commitment to the environment will be underscored when the award-winning venue conducts a three-day Environment Day programme. Steven Thielke, TPC Kuala Lumpur’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “TPC Kuala Lumpur has always been a great supporter of environment-friendly programmes, including our on-going plastic-free and energy-saving campaigns. “We have a commitment […]
Manila, Philippines: More than 200 golf tour operators from around the world will participate in the largest series of golf familiarisation tours ever undertaken in Asia when the Philippines hosts the region’s annual gathering of golf tourism professionals, the Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC). AGTC 2018 will take place in Manila from April 22-25 and […]
St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have unveiled the new Rules of Golf, to be implemented on January 1, 2019. The R&A and the USGA finalised golf’s new Rules this month after an extensive review that included a request for feedback from […]