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Women’s Golf Day Receives R&A Support

Women’s Golf Day Receives R&A Support

June 2, 2020

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Women’s Golf Day (WGD) has announced that The R&A will be supporting the campaign as part of its commitment to encourage more women and girls to play golf. Now in its fifth year, Women’s Golf Day is being celebrated virtually today with entertaining videos from across the world of […]

Sports Turf Solutions Prepares for 15th Anniversary Celebrations

Sports Turf Solutions Prepares for 15th Anniversary Celebrations

June 1, 2020

Bangkok, Thailand: Approaching its 15th anniversary, Sports Turf Solutions (STS) continues to enhance its reputation in providing a wide range of support to golf course turf managers around the region. Inaugurated in 2006 and with more than 150 staff based at offices in Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, STS acts as a distributor, supplier […]

Cho Targets September Resumption for Asian Tour

Cho Targets September Resumption for Asian Tour

June 1, 2020

Singapore: The Asian Tour is targeting a September re-start for its 2020 campaign. “There’s lots of planning and discussions going on in the background and we think we’ll be back around September,” said Cho Min Thant, Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of the Asian Tour, a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. […]

Saudi Golf Courses Primed to Resume Play

Saudi Golf Courses Primed to Resume Play

May 31, 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Following Government guidance, the Saudi Golf Federation (SGF) has confirmed that all of the country’s domestic golf courses will re-open this week, starting today. After more than two months of controlled movement and closures, the Saudi Government this week set out a specific timetable to lift current restrictions in three phases.  All golf […]

Golf Industry Debuts ‘Golf and Social Distancing’ PSAs

Golf Industry Debuts ‘Golf and Social Distancing’ PSAs

May 31, 2020

St Augustine, Florida, United States: As America gets ‘Back2Golf’, a new 30-second PSA, ‘Golf and Social Distancing’ starring NBA superstar Steph Curry, nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar and three-time LPGA Tour winner Nelly Korda, will guide golfers on responsible ways to play the game. Back2Golf is an industry-wide collaboration to provide operational guidelines, designed […]

Members Delight at Pristine Clearwater Revival

Members Delight at Pristine Clearwater Revival

May 30, 2020

Hong Kong: On-going lockdown measures imposed by the Hong Kong Government are playing a significant factor in the overwhelming usage of facilities at The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Since the golf course was re-opened following an enforced 40-day closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s been operating at full capacity. And according to […]

Cancellation of 2020 John Deere Classic

Cancellation of 2020 John Deere Classic

May 30, 2020

Silvis, Illinois and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Citing on-going local and State-related challenges related to gathering restrictions, the John Deere Classic, title sponsor John Deere and the PGA Tour have announced that the 2020 tournament, scheduled for July 9-12, has been cancelled. It is set to return to the PGA Tour schedule in […]

Follow Certified Club Manager Path, Urges Thielke

Follow Certified Club Manager Path, Urges Thielke

May 29, 2020

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Golf club management veteran Steve Thielke has urged golfing establishments in Asia to invest in providing Certified Club Manager (CCM) training for their staff. Last year, Thielke, Chief Executive Officer at TPC Kuala Lumpur, became among the first Asian-based individuals to achieve this notable milestone when he graduated from the Club Management […]

Former Asia-Based Course Manager’s Game-Changing Air2G2 Introduction

Former Asia-Based Course Manager’s Game-Changing Air2G2 Introduction

May 29, 2020

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England: The Air2G2 GT Air Inject from Campey Turf Care Systems has played a significant role in transforming the greens at the La Grande Mare Golf Club in Guernsey. When he arrived at his new job two years ago, Course Manager Rick Hamilton spoke to members about their main concerns. The quality and […]

Golf Industry Collaborates Further on ‘Back2Golf’ Initiative

Golf Industry Collaborates Further on ‘Back2Golf’ Initiative

May 28, 2020

St Augustine, Florida, United States: The golf industry continues its collaboration to lead the responsible return of golf, announcing an update and addendums to the Back2Golf Operations Playbook (version 3.0). The updated playbook and addendums provide recommendations that guide the industry as it re-establishes amateur competitive events and junior programming, which are part of Back2Golf’s Phase II. […]

Golfer Anxiety About Return to Retail Eases

Golfer Anxiety About Return to Retail Eases

May 28, 2020

Jupiter, Florida, United States: As the percentage of golf retail stores open to foot traffic continues to increase, a growing number of golfers indicate their concern for visiting physical store locations is subsiding, according to the latest industry-wide surveys from the National Golf Foundation (NGF). Approximately 80% of off-course golf retail stores are open to […]

Golf Genius Inks Four-Year Deal with PGA of Australia

Golf Genius Inks Four-Year Deal with PGA of Australia

May 27, 2020

Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia: Golf Genius has continued to develop its international network in a new four-year partnership with the PGA of Australia and its Volkswagen Scramble series. The partnership will see Golf Genius manage Australia’s leading amateur event, the Volkswagen Scramble, which has seen in excess of one million golfers take part across more than […]

USGA Finalises 2020 Championship Schedule

USGA Finalises 2020 Championship Schedule

May 27, 2020

Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced several updates to its 2020 championship schedule, as the organisation continues to reconfigure its season due to uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.   The 120th US Women’s Amateur, scheduled for August 3-9 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, and the 120th US Amateur, scheduled for August 10-16 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, will […]

Substantial Role for Digital Technology in Golf’s Return, Says Club Car President

Substantial Role for Digital Technology in Golf’s Return, Says Club Car President

May 26, 2020

Augusta, Georgia, United States: As golf clubs begin to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and start the process of rebuilding their businesses, focus should be given to communication, transparency and building customer loyalty, according to Mark Wagner, Club Car President. Speaking at a golf industry conference in America, staged virtually due to social distancing and […]

Jonas Club Software’s Club Caddie Partners with First American

Jonas Club Software’s Club Caddie Partners with First American

May 26, 2020

Fort Worth, Texas, United States: All-in-one golf operations management – that’s exactly what Club Caddie delivers. The Michigan-based software company, backed by Jonas Club Software, specialises in core management software for small, large, public, and semi-private golf clubs across North America. It is owned and operated by enterprising golf course operators as an answer to […]