Golf Industry News

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Ben Stimson has successfully completed The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland’s Director of Golf qualification.

Wisconsin, United States: Golfplan has been honoured at the Environmental Excellence Awards for the company’s work at Seletar Country Club in Singapore.

Kansas, United States: Leaders from five key golfing organisations will come together virtually on February 3 during the 2021 Golf Industry Show for the general session, ‘Managing the Challenges of Disruptive Change’.

Carnoustie, Scotland: Carnoustie Golf Links has joined forces with Rain Bird and John Deere in a partnership which will see a major investment in irrigation, greenkeeping and the development of the game at the iconic venue.

London, England: The number of rounds of golf played in Great Britain between July and September broke all previous records since the company digitally documenting them in 2005, according to Sports Marketing Surveys.

Brisbane, Australia: Indigo Specialty Products, a business focused on production and supply of plant protection, pest control, plant nutrition, soil, water management and biological products, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation.

Kansas, United States: Jim Nantz, three-time Emmy winner and lead anchor of CBS Sports’ golf team, will be the recipient of the 2021 Old Tom Morris award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

St Andrews, Scotland: St Andrews Links, at the ancestral home of golf, has become home to two of the latest Foley Company grinders.

London, England: IMG Prestige has forged a partnership with Great Hotels of the World.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: His Excellency Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan, Chairman of Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation, kicked-off the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International, a historic occasion for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Golf Saudi has confirmed that Aramco, the world’s largest integrated energy company, is the title sponsor of the first female golf tournament in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Wisconsin, United States: Forrest Richardson has begun his term as American Society of Golf Course Architects President by releasing a stirring video that captures his vision of where golf course architecture is today and how architects are leading the way into the future.

Massachusetts, United States: To accommodate regional growth interests and opportunities, Troon has expanded and opened a corporate office just outside Boston.

Pattaya, Thailand: Lisa Zhang and Mark Nam Kangwol marked the resumption of the Faldo Series Asia with winning performances that saw them gain global recognition on The R&A’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Singapore: Coinciding with the commencement of its second decade as a force for good in golf, the Asian Golf Industry Federation has published an updated Strategic Plan.