Golf Industry News

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.

North Carolina, United States: Ingersoll Rand Inc has entered into an agreement to sell its Specialty Vehicle Technologies Segment (Club Car) to the global private equity firm Platinum Equity.

Tokyo, Japan: Hideki Matsuyama’s historic victory in the 85th edition of the Masters Tournament has provided a timely morale-boost to Japan.

Berkshire, England: Indigrow’s Magnum range of tried and tested wetting agents has been formulated to work in conjunction with one another to provide a complete solution for turf managers.

Birmingham, England: The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland is inviting all those who work or volunteer in golf to join its new membership groups – the Business Management Group and Club Volunteer by PGA.

Doha, Qatar: The month of April is synonymous in golf for the Masters, and each year Education City Golf Club runs its own version of the tournament over the course which hosts the European Tour’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Rome, Italy: Although the Covid-19 pandemic means it will have to wait another year until it hosts the Ryder Cup, preparation of the Marco Simone course in Rome continues apace.