Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Troon Golf-managed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club is celebrating after being named one of the Diamond Award winners of the IAGTO Excellence Awards for 2015. Saadiyat Beach Golf Club picked up the award during the Asia Golf Tourism Convention in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta following high scores across the board […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club [KLGCC] has reaffirmed its status as one of Malaysia’s prime golfing venue by being recognised as Golf Club of The Year at the inaugural Malaysian Golf Awards. Organised by ParGolf Magazine in collaboration with the Malaysian Golf Association, the award was presented by Guest of Honour, […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Bashundhara Bangladesh Open will be launched this month. To be held from May 27-30, the Asian Tour event will offer a prize fund of US$300,000 at the Kurmitola Golf Club, with local hero Siddikur Rahman headlining the tournament. The Asian Tour has signed a three-year agreement with the Bangladesh Golf Federation to […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Member Bluffs Ho Tram Strip will gain international exposure when its stages its maiden professional event in December. Boasting a purse of US$1.5 million, the inaugural Ho Tram Open will take place from December 3-6 at the acclaimed venue, two hours southeast of Ho […]
Gurgaon, India: Indian Golf Industry Association [IGIA] officials have pledged to further develop South Asia’s most important golfing gathering. Delivering the closing address at the fourth edition of the annual India Golf Expo [IGE], Aakash Ohri, the IGIA’s President, said: “It is our intention for next year to make this bigger, better and with even […]
Palo Alto, California, United States: Following its 2014 renovation of Poppy Hills Golf Course, in Pebble Beach, golf architecture firm Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) has completed an extensive remodel of Contra Costa Country Club (CCCC) in Pleasant Hill. Routing through rolling foothills, the 90-year-old walkable course was originally designed by golden-age architect Arthur […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Jacobsen has launched the all-new Jacobsen Truckster XD heavy-duty utility vehicle. Serving as a replacement for the venerable Cushman Turf-Truckster – the turf industry’s original heavy-duty utility vehicle – Jacobsen says the all-new Truckster XD ‘sets a new standard for capacity, power, strength and comfort’. The new […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: The Toro Company has been selected by the United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) to provide golf course maintenance equipment to help maintain nearly 50 golf facilities at installations worldwide. The recent contract award renews a relationship with the US Army that began in 2009. “We are extremely honoured to […]
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: Sunrise Golf and Country Club will take centre stage when the 10th anniversary season of the Faldo Series Asia tees-off this week. Less than a month after crowning the champions from the 2014-15 campaign, Sir Nick Faldo is eagerly anticipating the commencement of what promises to be a notable milestone in the […]
Birmingham, England: Bernhard has announced the appointment of Diane Whitworth as Marketing Communications Manager. Based at the company’s head office in the English Midlands town of Rugby, Whitworth will oversee the marketing, advertising and public relations for the company worldwide. Peter Wood, Bernhard’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “Diane is experienced in international marketing, brand management, […]
Bled, Slovenia: The Swan Golf Designs (SGD)-led renovation of the King’s Course in Slovenia is well underway, with ground having been broken in January and Phase One of the project on schedule to be completed by early June. SGD has been working at the 27-hole complex for numerous years and was appointed by the new […]
La Jolla, California, United States: Steve Smyers has been elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organisation’s 69th Annual General Meeting. Smyers spent his formative years in Houston and is a graduate of the University of Florida. As a ‘Gator’, he was a member of the golf team that […]