Singapore: Ahead of next month’s SMBC Singapore Open, Sentosa Golf Club is launching its Singapore Open Agronomy Volunteer Programme, a joint initiative supported by The R&A and the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO). The programme, unique to Sentosa, affords Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents from all over the world the chance to sample what life is like […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: New industry certification programmes and more than 40 classroom sessions in three new streamlined education tracks have been added to the extensive education opportunities of the PGA Merchandise Show Education Conference. Additionally, PGA Professionals and industry leaders attending the annual global industry gathering in Orlando from January 23-26, also can […]
Singapore: HSBC’s flagship LPGA event will take on a new name in 2018. Formerly known as the HSBC Women’s Champions, the 11th edition of the event that will be headlined by defending champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Park In-bee will be called the HSBC Women’s World Championship. To take place from March 1-4, the tournament […]
Cannes, France: North Carolina, The Bahamas, Dubai, New Zealand, Spain’s Costa Blanca region and Flanders in Belgium have all been honoured in the 2018 IAGTO Awards, the golf tourism industry’s annual marque of excellence. In addition, the Awards – organised by global golf tourism trade organisation IAGTO – lauded three golf resorts: Aphrodite Hills in […]
Far Hills, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: A working group led by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. The group, consisting of the PGA Tour, LPGA, PGA European Tour, Ladies European Tour […]
Singapore: Gavin Green has made history by becoming the first Malaysian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit after an intense 12-month battle with several of the region’s best golfers. Green’s accomplishment is a watershed moment in Malaysian golfing history as no player from the country has ever come close to laying claim to […]
Singapore: In-form Pat Perez will make his Sentosa Golf Club debut in next month’s US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open. The American hit the headlines in Kuala Lumpur in October when he claimed his third title on the PGA Tour. On the back of that he will be an exciting addition to Singapore’s national Open, which […]
Beijing, China: Shankai Sports has signed an agreement to manage the operations of PGA Tour China’s new series for a 20-year period from 2018. The PGA Tour China Series was held from 2014 through 2016 and will resume with qualifying schools next month after a one-year hiatus. Beijing-based Shankai, which has worked with the IOC, […]
Toronto, Canada: Golf Points Index (GPI) has announced the launch of a new golf scoring and handicap system based on points earned on each hole in relation to par in order to keep score and track your progress GPI was developed in order to provide golfers with a more equitable, engaging, entertaining and fun way […]
Singapore: Green Dynasty, an integral part of some of the most difficult and ambitious golf development and environmental restoration projects in the world, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Green Dynasty’s portfolio includes building in numerous mountainous terrains throughout China, prestigious club redevelopment in Singapore, restoring the sands of the Gobi Desert in Inner […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital city and the 2016 European Green Capital, will host the 2018 edition of the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). The International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year 2015 will welcome IGTM 2018 to The GR Exhibitio and Convention Centre, located in the heart of […]
Santa Rosa City, Philippines: The China LPGA Tour will expand its footprint when the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters tees-off today. The US$80,000 tournament, a tri-sanctioned 54-hole event with the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour (LPGT) and the LPGA of Taiwan (TLPGA), is being staged at The Country Club, a 6,303-yard, par-72, Tom Weiskopf-designed venue in Laguna […]