London, England: A total of 16 IMG Prestige courses have been included in Golf World magazine’s Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe ranking. Published every two years, the latest ranking of the Top 100 Courses in Continental Europe reflects the changing landscape in golf development. No fewer than 20 countries are represented in the […]
Bangkok, Thailand: 59club Asia has added the five-star, MBK-owned Riverdale Golf Club to its growing client portfolio. It becomes the third top-tier golf venue in Bangkok to appoint 59club Asia, following successful partnerships with Thai Country Club and Thana City Country Club, as the appetite to incorporate the brand’s Service Excellence Standards grows. “The Riverdale […]
Birmingham, England: Campey Turf Care Systems will exhibit the new AllTrec Tool Carrier for the first time at this month’s Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition (SALTEX). Billed as the leading turf management event for groundscare volunteers, professionals and manufacturers, SALTEX is being staged on October 30-31 at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in the English Midlands. […]
Toronto, Canada: Pacific Links International (PLI) could see its portfolio of network clubs break 500 in the coming weeks, having added 95 world-class destinations and establishing a presence in six new countries during the first nine months of a landmark year. Following the addition of network clubs in South Africa, Egypt, The Netherlands, Myanmar, Jamaica […]
Orlando, United States: Bunker and turf management specialist Capillary Concrete has announced that its website – www.capillaryconcrete.com – will go pink for the month of October to honour Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to show the company’s support for efforts to eliminate breast cancer. In addition, a percentage of the company’s revenues for October will […]
Seoul, Korea: Asia Golf Links (AGL), a global leader in on-line tee-time bookings, has signed up as a member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Based in Seoul, the Korean company currently boasts 700,000 members who make use of its technology to secure starting times at many of the most prestigious golf courses around […]
Gulf Stream, Florida, United States: Ryan Swilley, Golf Course Superintendent at Gulf Stream Golf Club, has been named a Grassroots Ambassador Leadership (GAL) Award winner from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award, presented quarterly in partnership with The Toro Company, recognises and honours individuals who have demonstrated growth […]
Tamsui, Chinese Taipei: Suradit Yongcharoenchai came of age as he eked out a one-shot victory at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters to claim his maiden Asian Tour title and pocket the biggest prize of his career. Thai Suradit, who made his Asian Tour debut as a 17-year-old in 2015, closed with a two-under-par 70 at the […]
North Carolina, United States: Golf player development programme Operation 36 has announced a bold initiative to grow the game of golf in a wildly impactful and measurable way over the next five years. Co-Founders Matt Reagan and Ryan Dailey have made Operation 36 well known because of their very different approach to teaching beginner golfers. […]
Westminster, Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art instruction and club fitting centre in Colorado. Relocating from a different location, the new facility is staffed by a veteran team of highly-trained coaches and includes four teaching/practice bays along with a putting/warm-up area. These coaches leverage GOLFTEC’s world-renowned teaching technology – including […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Barbara Nicklaus, one of the game’s most successful ambassadors and admired advocates for the healthcare of future generations in addition to being the wife of the greatest champion in golf history, has been named recipient of the 2019 PGA Distinguished Service Award. Nicklaus, 79, will be honoured on November […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Golf Saudi has unveiled an exciting new partnership with Troon to provide strategic insights for the development of the game across the Kingdom. Troon will provide specific counsel on areas such as infrastructure development, agronomy, operational planning and financial best practice, to form the foundations for the forward-thinking golf programme to come. […]