Hobe Sound, Florida, United States: Tiger Woods got the better of Phil Mickelson once more. Playing on his home golf course, the 82-time PGA Tour winner built an insurmountable advantage over the first six holes before fending off a late rally to beat his long-time rival Mickelson, one-up, in Capital One’s The Match: Champions for […]
Singapore: Johnston Design & Agronomy (JDA), specialists in golf course design, project management and agronomic services, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Led by Andrew Johnston and partner Matt Swanson, JDA has earned a reputation for delivering award-winning golf courses on time and on budget that are maintainable in tournament conditions daily. “A […]
Dublin, Ireland: Bayer’s latest new fungicide, to be launched in Ireland, introduces a radical preventative approach to disease management, offering a new active ingredient and new chemical group to the turf industry. Greg Collins, Bayer National Account Manager for Ireland, said Signature Xtra Stressgard is Bayer’s most advanced turf formulation to date and has been […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: A new-found openness and transparency among golf clubs has enhanced the prospects of a positive bounceback for the industry from the Covid-19 pandemic. “The communication sharing that’s come about from Covid-19 has been very positive for the industry as a whole,” said Paul Booth, General Manager at Al Hamra […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: With something strange in the neighbourhood, Al Hamra Golf Club is calling on Ghostbusters-style sanitising backpacks to counter Covid-19 fears and instil confidence in members and guests. In their attempts to exterminate Coronavirus from the property, staff at one of the most progressive golfing establishments in the United Arab […]
Singapore: The Golf Group Asia, a unique partnership of leading golf development and management consultants, is offering pro bono advice to golf clubs around the region that are easing their way out of the Coronavirus lockdown. “As the golf industry exits the Covid-19 pandemic every owner, operator, club manager and management executive has plans and […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Board members Chris Gray and Owen Hester will participate in a Zoom webinar addressing Why New Technology is Now Essential in Golf Course Management. Hosted by Brain Pool Tech and presented by the AGIF, the webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 26 at 3 pm (Singapore time). Eric […]
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States: Golf Genius Software, the leading provider of cloud-based tournament management software to the golf industry, has announced the closing of its first institutional round of equity funding, led by four-time Major champion Rory McIlroy and MVP Capital Partners. The company’s flagship product, Golf Genius TMS, is the most widely used and […]
London, England: Syngenta has launched its GreenCast Growing Degree Day (GDD) Calculator. The GreenCast GDD Calculator will automatically generate a predictive email notification when a user defined GDD target is approaching – in time for greenkeepers to assess local conditions and to decide what actions to take. “We know that GDD can be a useful […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The percentage of off-course golf specialty stores in America open to foot traffic jumped from 61% to 75% last week in the National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) latest industry-wide surveys. On-course pro shops are following close behind with 63% now open, up from 52% the prior week. Even with some occupancy limitations […]
Singapore: Brain Pool, a company that is pioneering drone technology, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) as an Associate Business Member. Eric Lynge, the AGIF’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “In the midst of Covid-19, implementing remote golf course management has become a necessity. Fortunately, drone technology is providing this leverage in maintaining a […]
Markham, Ontario, Canada: Jonas Club Software has renewed its partnership with Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI), a leading B2B payments provider that currently serves more than 200 active Jonas Club Software clients. CSI’s over 20 years of payments expertise and flexible, innovative platform, has the ability to transform a club’s accounts payable process. With CSI clubs can: […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Board member Henrik Friis has appealed to senior golfing figures around the region to assume a more active role in shaping the development of the industry in Asia. Speaking in the latest in a series of AGIF podcasts with leading lights from the industry that are being broadcast at […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has launched a £7 million funding package, The R&A Covid-19 Support Fund, to help golf deal with the impact of the pandemic. The fund will be largely aimed at national associations and other affiliated bodies in Great Britain and Ireland. With the global pandemic leading to widespread temporary course closures and drastic […]
Juno Beach, Florida, United States: The world may be forever altered by the Covid-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn’t changed – Rory McIlroy still knows how to win on the golf course. The two-time FedEx Cup champion edged Matthew Wolff in a sudden-death, closest-to-the-pin competition to earn six skins and beat Wolff and Rickie Fowler, […]