Golf Industry News

Singapore: Laguna National Golf Resort Club continues to be a happy hunting ground for Singaporean teenager Shannon Tan.

Marrakech, Morocco: Royal Golf de Marrakech, the oldest course in the Red City, has reopened nine reconstructed holes of its Old Course, originally built by Arnaud Massy, the 1907 Open champion.

West Palm Beach and New York, United States: LIV Golf Investments, the new entity focused on making strategic investments in golf, has appointed Atul Khosla as its Chief Operating Officer.

St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has named Toro as a Founding Partner and Official Golf Course Maintenance Partner for its planned community golf facility at Lethamhill in Scotland.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Prince Khalid bin Saud Al-Faisal and Mohammed Al-Issa, have overseen the launch of the sixth Saudi Open Golf Championship.

Arizona, United States: Troon has named Kendall Murphy as the company’s first Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Alexandria, United States: The Club Management Association of America has announced the return of the in-person World Conference and Club Business Expo.

Singapore: Centaur Asia Pacific has announced a partnership with ECHO Robotics, a global leader in commercial robotic mowing and golf-ball picking for sport fields and driving ranges.

Desaru Coast, Johor Bharu, Malaysia: Charity was the big winner at the fourth edition of the Tourism Johor Golf Tournament for the Tunku Panglima Johor Challenge Trophy.

New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association will launch the US Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities.

Phuket, Thailand: Phachara Khongwatmai secured his maiden win on the Asian Tour when he claimed the US$1 million Laguna Phuket Championship after a gripping finish.

Kansas, United States: John Deere Golf has made a donation to the GCSAA Foundation to support First Green, which provides hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education at golf courses.

Florida, United States: The World Golf Hall of Fame and the PGA Tour have announced that the 2022 induction ceremony will be staged at the PGA Tour ‘Global Home’ corporate headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach.

San Diego, United States: AquaFuse by CMF Global, Inc, a world leader in revolutionising piping products which improve golf course performance and water efficiency, will exhibit at the Irrigation Show and Education Week.

Florida, United States: Golf Datatech has unveiled the ‘Purchasing Power of Women in Golf’ study, projecting a substantial growth in spending as more women take to the game.