Arizona, United States: Troon has been named ‘Management Company of the Year’ for 2020 by BoardRoom magazine in the publication’s 21st annual ‘Excellence in Achievement’ awards.
Singapore: Claire Llewellin-Davis, General Manager at Hollandse Club in Singapore, has gained the coveted and globally recognised Certified Club Manager designation.
Hong Kong: The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club’s staging of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship has been put on hold for another year.
Singapore: Sir Nick Faldo will share his insights on golf course design in the latest episode in the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s Sustainability Series of webinars.
Singapore: Mark Kolentsis has been named as the winner of the Rain Bird Corporation Outstanding Sales Award.
Fez, Morocco: IMG has extended its management and marketing agreement with Michlifen Golf & Country Club.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Professional Golfers’ Association of Malaysia raised RM24,500 from the inaugural PGAM Invitational Pro-Am.
Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company has acquired TURFLYNX, a privately held developer of autonomous mowing equipment for golf courses.
Hanoi, Vietnam: Le Hoang Phuong, a respected figure in golf in Vietnam, has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
London, England: The length of time Tour professionals spend travelling and being away from family and friends is leading to loneliness and relationship difficulties, a research report has found.
Arizona, United States: Troon has been selected to manage three Southern California golf courses owned by Garden Grove-based Sanyo Foods Corporation of America.
Kansas, United States: In honour of Earth Day, the GCSAA is highlighting five facts about the way golf course best management practices promote sustainability and benefit communities.
Bangkok, Thailand: Golfing tourists could soon be returning to Thailand’s fairways following the release of a three-stage roadmap to reopen six major tourist provinces to vaccinated foreign tourists.
Bangkok, Thailand: Sports Turf Solutions has entered a partnership with GroundWorx, a wireless innovations and water conservation company committed to supporting golf course superintendents and turf managers.
Tokyo, Japan: The Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan has hailed Hideki Matsuyama for becoming the first Japanese winner of the Masters Tournament and the country’s first male Major champion.