Fort Worth, Texas, United States: Nearly half the field were already on the Colonial Country Club course on Thursday morning at the Charles Schwab Challenge when, for a brief minute, action stopped. The soothing sounds of a club striking a ball, or a ball dropping into a hole, fell silent. As part of on-going efforts […]
Singapore: Drive-through prize ceremonies could soon replace traditional prize-giving procedures at golf clubs, according to Patrick Bowers, a respected professional in the golf, resort development and sports management industries. As golf clubs seek to combat the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic with new and appealing measures for their members, Bowers is suggesting an innovative […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour’s 91-day hiatus since The Players Championship was cancelled – the longest unscheduled break from competition since World War II – will end today when play resumes at the Charles Schwab Challenge. As one of the first sports to get underway since the Covid-19 pandemic, golf is […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Troon has been selected to manage Vattanac Golf Resort, one of the region’s most ambitious new projects. Troon International, the international operating division of Troon, will oversee golf and club operations, food and beverage operations as well golf course agronomy and club/membership marketing. Cambodia’s luxury golf resort is in the first phase […]
London, England: Golf Genius Software has continued to develop its contactless golf solution with the addition of text messaging, as the company’s free trial offer enters its final month. In March, Golf Genius extended a helping hand to golf clubs outside of North America, offering free use of its cloud-based tournament management software until the […]
Singapore: Only golf establishments that have worked proactively through the Covid-19 pandemic can expect to survive an imminent ‘cleansing’ in the region’s golf club industry. That’s the stark warning from respected golf industry veteran Patrick Bowers, Founder and Chief Executive of Vantage Pointe, a specialised boutique firm offering strategic advisory for golf project developers, entrepreneurs […]
Tokyo, Japan: The Japan Golf Association (JGA) has cancelled its remaining 2020 amateur championships. In the wake of the continued threat from the Covid-19 pandemic, the JGA opted to call off more than a dozen events originally scheduled for the second half of the year. “It’s an unfortunate and unprecedented situation,” said Andy Yamanaka, the […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kota Permai Golf & Country Club has invested in 20 new Club Car Tempo buggies to cater for the increase in traffic since golf’s resumption last month. The move was necessary to accommodate the social distancing ‘new normal’ of single buggy usage, said Tang Meng Loon, Gamuda Land’s Director of Club, Township & Property Management. Kota Permai’s buggy fleet count […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced a new programme designed to strengthen and elevate the path to the PGA Tour through the Korn Ferry Tour, Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Series – China. PGA Tour University will reward elite collegiate play with varying […]
Singapore: The enforced shutdown of golf courses during the Covid-19 pandemic is serving to drive new enthusiasm for the sport. “It’s often the case that you don’t value something until it’s taken away – and that’s the overwhelming vibe we’re getting globally from golfers,” said Eric Lynge, Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Golf Industry […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Open Conversation is a brand new podcast bringing you exclusive stories of golf’s original championship as told by the world’s greatest golfers. Regular host George Harper Jnr and guest presenter Iain Carter are joined by a series of Champion Golfers, including Tom Watson, Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry, Louis Oosthuizen, Francesco Molinari […]
London, England: Playing golf and spending time in nature could be an important solution to the predicted ‘tsunami of mental health problems’ following the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the view of leading environmental psychologist Professor Jenny Roe of the University of Virginia, who says golf course environments possess many of the natural features – including water, […]
London, England: The Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) has marked the UN’s World Environment Day 2020 by celebrating golf’s contribution to nature. Last year, GEO Foundation focused on how golf courses could play an important role in Beating Air Pollution. And whilst so much has changed in the world since then, some underlying trends and issues […]
Singapore: Golf is better suited than many industries to be able to weather the Covid-19 crisis and succeed, according to Eric Lynge, Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). “Every industry will have some successes – and less than successes and some failures. In golf, there are some inherent strengths which will […]
Hong Kong: LinksAsia, an interactive digital platform which provides the golf industry with content that focuses on the business of golf, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Launched last month, LinksAsia offers insights from industry leaders, direct networking opportunities and education on the current market via a series of interactive webinars with business […]