Bangkok, Thailand: Leading Asian inbound golf tour operator Golfasian has been Safety & Health Administration accredited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Florida, United States: On the heels of the US Open, Golf Datatech has announced that US retail golf equipment sales for August 2020 were up nearly 32% over the same period in 2019, exceeding the previous all-time high by 15%.
London, England: John Deere has announced a change to its senior management affecting the leadership in Region 2 (Europe and the CIS).
New Jersey, United States: Mike Davis will leave his post as Chief Executive Officer at the United States Golf Association by the end of 2021 to pursue a life-long passion for golf course design and construction.
London, England: Golf Genius Software has released a ‘digital scorecard’ which allows the company to run golf tournaments without the need for traditional paper scorecards.
London, England: Preliminary figures from Sports Marketing Surveys’ ‘Rounds Played Monitor’ indicate a third straight month of dramatic growth in the number of golf rounds being played in Great Britain.
Derbyshire, England: The SISIS Veemo MK 2 is a tractor-mounted scarifier used for removing thatch from large areas of turf, such as golf course fairways.
Berkshire, England: Indigrow’s Sapphire Green is a worm suppressant product which is classified as a fertiliser and helps to encourage worms to migrate away from treated areas.
London, England: GEO Foundation, the international sustainable golf non-profit, and golf marketing and communications agency Performance54, aim to elevate sustainability awareness, action and results across the sport globally.
Tokyo, Japan: The Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan, one of Asia’s eldest and most respected sporting organisations, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation.
Connecticut, United States: PGA Show Connects has lined up a free exhibitor webinar addressing media outreach best practices.
Singapore: Michael Braidwood, one of the most respected educators on club management in the EMEA region, will be the presenter for the third instalment of the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s Sustainability Series.
Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is introducing Facility pricing for the virtual 2021 Golf Industry Show.
Hue, Vietnam: Sir Nick Faldo has developed a very different definition of golf’s ‘19th hole’ at his Signature Design course, Laguna Golf Lăng Cô.
Bangkok, Thailand: Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has appealed to the Thai tourism industry to be patient, united, and confident in weathering the current crisis.