Jakarta, Indonesia: The OB Golf Invitational will celebrate its second edition on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) next month. To be staged at Royale Jakarta Golf Club, host venue of the Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour, the US$65,000 event will take place from May 7-10. The 144-man field will comprise of 86 players from […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America will lead 17 teams of representatives of the We Are Golf Coalition during the third annual Community Service Project on the National Mall, the day before National Golf Day. The event, staged in co-ordination with 27-year GCSAA member Michael Stachowicz, Turf Management […]
Las Vegas, United States: Reed Exhibitions and the PGA of America have announced a new schedule of events and new programming for this year’s PGA Fashion & Demo Experience. To be held at the Venetian Hotel and Topgolf Las Vegas on August 13-14, event enhancements include complimentary technology panel sessions presented in partnership with the […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Golf provides many benefits to communities, including a US$84-billion economy, US$4 billion in charitable impact, two million jobs and fitness opportunities. In addition, golf courses that are maintained through science-based agronomic and environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs) provide healthy greenspaces and wildlife habitat that benefit everyone. Best Management Practices demonstrate golf’s […]
Ipswich, England: Forty greenkeepers from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand graduated Jacobsen’s Future Turf Managers Initiative (FTMI) at the sixth event held at Jacobsen’s European manufacturing base and fourth in Australia and New Zealand. The programmes have become an essential part of the greenkeeping education calendar and are run with the support of […]
Penang, Malaysia: Naoki Sekito captured his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory with a four-under-par 68 in the final round of the RM225,000 (about US$54,000) PGM ADT Penang Championship. The 21-year-old Japanese compiled a four-day total of 17-under 271 to win by one shot from Malaysian Danny Chia (66) and American Sam Gillis (68) who were tied […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: The Els Performance Golf Academy (EPGA), one of Asia’s top practice facilities and home to the Vietnam National Golf Team, has been shortlisted in the category of ‘World’s Best Par-3 Course’ at this year’s World Golf Awards. The World Golf Awards serve to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism through an annual […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The National Golf Foundation (NGF), the only trade organisation that works with every sector within the golf industry, has released its 2019 Golf Industry Report, a comprehensive state-of-the-industry overview. The Golf Industry Report (GIR) compiles many of the game’s key data points in a single publication and is intended to provide […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named Pro Football Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana as the 2019 US Open Championship’s Honorary Ambassador. The 119th US Open Championship will be played from June 13-16 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. An iconic figure […]
Seoul, Korea: The 35th edition of the Shinhan Donghae Open will become the first event in Korea to be tri-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Korean PGA and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO). Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and KPGA since 2016, the event will welcome the JGTO as its newest sanctioning partner when it returns […]
Dubai: Troon-managed venues across the Middle East enjoyed a bright start to 2019 with the staging of a handful of high-profile tournaments. In mid-January, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, one of Troon’s headline courses, hosted the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA. Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s greenkeepers worked alongside colleagues from other Troon […]
Haikou, China: American David Kocher claimed the perfect birthday gift as he defeated Japan’s Yuwa Kosaihira in a sudden-death play-off at the weather-affected Haikou Championship. The third round resumed at 7:20 am following Saturday’s weather delays, and the final round started shortly after at 7:30 am, in a bid to finish the tournament before anticipated […]