Golf Industry News

Hong Kong: Darry Koster has been appointed to the role of Courses Manager at The Hong Kong Golf Club.

Xiamen, China: Continuing one of the most astonishingly successful starts to a professional golfing career, Yin Ruoning eked out a one-stroke victory in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters. It was her third win from three starts since relinquishing her amateur status.

Ipswich, England: Textron is to relocate all manufacturing of Jacobsen professional turf equipment to its facility in England’s East Anglia district.

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States and Shanghai, China: The World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Asia’s most high-profile golfing event, has been cancelled.

Singapore: As part of its adaptation to the evolving environment, the Asian Golf Industry Federation is embarking upon a series of webinars for both turf and club management professionals.

Tokyo, Japan: Asia’s eagerly-anticipated PGA Tour swing is winging its way Stateside in 2020, a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Illinois, United States: The US Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) is receiving support from the PGA of America for its 4th International USAGA Para-Golf Championship.

Xiamen, China: With the Covid-19 pandemic prompting the cancellation of many tournaments and curtailing international travel, the majority of China’s top female golfers are keeping active on the China LPGA Tour.

London, England: Golf Genius Software has agreed a multi-year deal to supply England Golf with tournament management software for its calendar of championship events.

Phuket, Thailand: Laguna Phuket has strengthened its healthcare partnership with Bangkok Hospital Phuket and hosted the inaugural Laguna Phuket Health Fair.

Singapore: A back-packing voyage of discovery as a teenager paved the way for Phil Ryan’s lifelong love affair with India.

Arizona, United States: Troon has been selected to manage Kapolei Golf Club, an 18-hole daily-fee club in Kapolei, Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

Derbyshire, England: SISIS says its patented Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 machine greatly increases the speed of the aeration process by directly injecting air into the rootzone at a fast working rate, creating thousands of fissures.

St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has appointed Phil Anderton as Chief Development Officer. Among his tasks, he will assume responsibility for The R&A’s international office in Singapore.

Zhuhai, China: Yin Ruoning continued her domination of the China LPGA Tour season, beating fellow-teenager Du Mohan on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at the Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge.