London, England: Performance54 and Sentosa Golf Club have extended their partnership following a successful initial agreement which began in October 2017. Under the terms of the new multi-year agreement, Performance54 will continue to deliver a comprehensive trade and consumer marketing programme in conjunction with the Golf Digest Top 100-rated venue and host of the Asian […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The traditional driving-in ceremony for the new Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has taken place on the first tee of the Old Course. Clive Edginton started his year in office with a drive at precisely 8 am as a cannon fired alongside the tee. A large […]
Singapore: Desmond Kim and Edina Szalkai etched their names into Laguna National’s history books with eye-catching performances to win the 2019 Club Championships for men and women respectively. Their triumphs may have come in contrasting fashion, but the sense of accomplishment for both Kim and Szalkai was tangible. In a nail-biting finale, Kim held his […]
Singapore: The Turf & Irrigation Division (T&I) of Jebsen & Jessen’s Technology business unit is making strides in its offerings with new exclusive partnerships with Polylast, Durabunker and an extended exclusive partnership with Biral. This is on the back of an exclusive partnership with BA Pumps & Sprayers announced in June and further cements Jebsen & Jessen’s market-leader capabilities […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has launched a major new initiative for student golf with The R&A Student Tour Series teeing-off at the Fairmont St Andrews and hosted by The Stirling International. Taking place on prestigious golf courses in four countries between September 2019 and April 2020, the aim of this new series is to […]
Dongguan, China: Profiting from a shocking late Kuang Yang meltdown, Tong Yang claimed a remarkable come-from-behind win in the 14th Faldo Series Shenzhen Championship. After a stunning turnaround over the closing four holes of the Rose-Poulter Course at Mission Hills’ Dongguan complex, it was Tong who emerged triumphant by the narrowest of margins in the […]
Danang, Vietnam: Golfasian has joined the push to promote Central Vietnam as one of the region’s foremost places for play. Among Asia’s most prominent golf tour companies, the Thailand and Vietnam-based operator has signed a strategic partnership with Vietnam Golf Coast, a destination marketing organisation that links six of the area’s best signature golf courses, […]
California, United States: Akshay Bhatia, the eighth rated player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and top ranked junior amateur player, has signed with Lagardère Sports for management and marketing representation. Bhatia, previously the number one ranked Rolex junior golfer in the world and the 2018 AJGA Rolex Boys Player of the Year, will remain […]
Qinhuangdao, China: American Luke Kwon overcame a double bogey on hole 16 then closed with back-to-back birdies to hold off Myles Creighton (69) and secure a one-stroke victory at the Qinhuangdao Championship. American Matthew Negri, playing in the final group with Canadian Creighton and Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-hsuan, carded a 70 to share third with […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: Complimentary registration for the 2019 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience is open at PGALasVegas.com for PGA and LPGA Professionals, merchandise buyers and golf industry professionals. Exhibitor and media registration will open shortly. Returning to the upscale Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and the flagship property of Topgolf Las Vegas, […]
Haikou, Hainan, China: The Hainan International Golf Alliance has been established to bring together government and golf tourism stakeholders from across Hainan Province and promote the tropical Chinese island as a global golf tourism destination. Officials from local government, including Hainan Government Party Secretary Ni Qiang, the Vice Mayor of Haikou Deng Haihua and the […]
Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC opened 2019 with the most successful first quarter in company history, providing more than 250,000 golf lessons and increasing year-over-year merchandise sales by over 20 per cent. During this period, GOLFTEC opened five new or remodelled Training Centres, including its first location in China. The company taught its nine millionth lesson […]