New York, United States: The largest ever single-day celebration of women’s golf will take place on June 4 with venues from every corner of the globe joining forces to promote the sport, including Hong Kong and Vietnam. A little over four years ago, Women’s Golf Day (WGD) was simply a pipe dream for founder Elisa […]
Dongguan, China: A fortnight after making international golfing headlines, teenager Kuang Yang will step into the limelight once more when he tops the bill at the 14th Faldo Series Shenzhen Championship. Already well known within Chinese golfing circles following a spectacular run of domestic success, the 14-year-old schoolboy’s remarkable exploits in the European Tour’s Volvo […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has acquired Green Golf Partners, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based golf course management firm. Green Golf Partners currently manages 18 public and private golf courses located across five States – Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. Green Golf Partners was founded in 2011 and has more than 100 years of combined experience […]
Chiba Prefecture, Japan: Yosuke Asaji capped an unforgettable week when he held his nerve to win the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup by one shot on Mother’s Day at the Sobu Country Club. With his mother and wife following him throughout the final round, Asaji, who earned his spot by topping the Monday Qualifiers, kept his composure […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Employers of golf course superintendents continue to reinforce the value they place in golf course facility leaders as the average annual salary for the profession climbed to more than US$93,000 in 2019. The average salary and additional data come from the latest biennial Compensation and Benefits Report from the Golf Course […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Inspired by the support of his father, Park Seung became the first Korean to win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) after prevailing on the second play-off hole to claim his maiden professional title at the OB Golf Invitational. Starting the day four shots off the pace, Park traded five birdies against a […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Shark Experience has installed its premium media platform on a number of marquee courses across the United States, including The Breakers Ocean Course, Bethpage State Park Golf Courses, Bobby Jones Golf Course and The Phoenician. Leveraging Verizon’s leading 4G LTE network technology, Shark Experience includes a high-definition touchscreen […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: To commemorate the month of Ramadan, TPC Kuala Lumpur embarked on a community project in distributing ‘Bubur Lambuk’. This was a joint effort between the Club’s Food and Beverages team, led by Chef Abu Zaren Bin Bakri, and TPC Kuala Lumpur’s Staff Welfare Committee. The preparation of ‘Bubur Lambuk’, or meat porridge, started at […]
Hong Kong: Eight home-grown talents will fly the flag for Hong Kong in the fifth edition of the US$150,000 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. LPGA Tour player Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching (pictured right) will spearhead the local challenge from May 10-12 when the event returns to the venerable Old Course at the Hong Kong Golf Club, […]
Hong Kong: Thai Prima Thammaraks and Chinese Taipei’s Babe Liu secured their places in the field for this month’s US Women’s Open when they were the top-two finishers in a one-day, 36-hole sectional qualifier held for greater China. With only two spots on offer to the year’s second Major, teeing off May 30 in Charleston, […]
Seongnam, Korea: Lee Tae-hee prevailed on the third extra hole to complete a wire-to-wire victory and claim his first Asian Tour title at the KR₩1.2 billion (about US$1.07 million) GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship. Lee, who shared the overnight lead with Janne Kaske, was locked in a tight battle with his Finnish rival throughout […]
Shenzhen, China: Finland’s Mikko Korhonen ensured his first play-off duel would end in victory when he drained an 11-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death shootout to defeat Frenchman Benjamin Hebert at the 25th anniversary edition of the Volvo China Open. Together with Spain’s Jorge Campillo, the Finn began his final round […]