London, England: More women’s golf on television and lifestyle content on social media could attract more female customers to golf, research from Syngenta has found.
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: Poom Saksansin returned from the golfing wilderness, winning his first Asian Tour title in five years at the US$750,000 Yeangder TPC.
Waardenburg, The Netherlands: H2Pro TriSmart, ICL Growing Solutions’ premium wetting agent, has been registered as a non-microbial bio-stimulant.
Rome, Italy: Next week’s Ryder Cup in Italy will be played on a course whose bunkers have been lined with the Capillary Bunkers system.
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.
Hai Phong, Vietnam: Vietnam-based graduates of the AGIF’s Certificate in Greenkeeping programme will take the game to new heights in one of the world’s fastest-growing golfing markets.
Texas, United States: The PGA of America has partnered with Omaha Productions to launch the ‘We Love this Game’ marketing campaign, to debut during coverage of next week’s Ryder Cup.
Singapore: Major champions Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel will grace the Tanah Merah Country Club in next month’s International Series Singapore.
Kansas, United States: The GCSAA Conference and Trade Show will take place in Phoenix for the first time in more than 30 years.
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A Foundation is launching a global philanthropy programme as it seeks to fulfil its mission to transform lives through golf.
Bogor, Indonesia: Steven Thielke has been appointed as General Manager at Trump International Golf Club in Indonesia.
Hong Kong, China: Bunkers at Hong Kong golf courses which were fortified with Capillary Bunkers and/or EcoBunker withstood the wrath of recent extreme weather conditions.
Singapore: The Singapore Island Country Club is beginning its S$30 million development work on the Island Course.
Hampshire, England: A new Toro irrigation system is allowing Barton-on-Sea Golf Club to take control of Mother Nature – resulting in huge savings in efficiencies.
Lisbon, Portugal: Sporting Insights’ Richard Payne will present highlights from new research at next month’s International Golf Travel Market.