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, […]
Singapore: Capitalising on opportunities and restoring investor confidence are critical to the recovery of the golf industry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although Henrik Friis believes it could take many months for golf to regain its footing he retains an optimistic outlook. “Despite the gloom and doom, there’s a positive trend going forward,” […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has taken the next step toward its safe return to golf, outlining to players the health and safety measures the organisation will undertake when 2019-20 FedEx Cup play resumes at the Charles Schwab Challenge next month. The 37-page document, which was sent to players on May […]
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States: After careful consideration and with guidance from health authorities and industry stakeholders, the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience, originally scheduled to take place on August 18-19 at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, will instead facilitate business connections through a series of digital programmes starting in June with additional online offerings continuing […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The golf industry is mourning the passing of Nellan Vellasamy, who lit up the Southeast Asian golfing scene for more than five decades as a player and coach. A larger-than-life character, Nellan’s outgoing personality endeared him to all with whom he came into contact, from golfing legends to celebrities and political leaders. […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A unique opportunity to broaden golf’s base and attract a raft of new players to the game will present itself in the post-Coronavirus era. As golf courses re-open around the globe following various government-enforced lockdowns, Troon, one of world’s largest golf course operators and management companies, is seeing the emergence of […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Absolute Golf Services (AGS) has signed a long-term management contract with Aquella Golf & Country Club, which includes the pre-opening phase of the project. Aquella Golf & Country Club is among Thailand’s most eagerly-anticipated luxury residential golf resort and country clubs, located along the pristine Andaman Sea coastline in Phang Nga-Phuket. The signing […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Harnessing technology to eliminate the need for face-to-face contact must become the new norm for golf clubs around the world. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, golf clubs are having to rethink their modus operandi and standard operating procedures. And more and more are quickly coming to the conclusion that […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Chief Executive Officer Eric Lynge will share his forthright views about the prospects for golf in the post-Coronavirus era in an on-line forum next week. Lynge is one of the panellists in a LinksAsia webinar entitled ‘Teeing-Up for Success Post Covid-19’. “I’m looking forward to participating in what promises […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A noticeable improvement in pace of play is one of the positive by-products as golf clubs re-open for business following an easing of restrictions. Speaking in the latest in a series of Asian Golf Industry Federation podcasts with leading lights from the industry that are being broadcast at www.agif.asia, DJ Flanders, […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) seventh week of nationwide surveys found that 91% of US golf courses were open last week amid the on-going Coronavirus pandemic, with all 50 States now allowing golf to be played. Since the last week of April, a dozen States have lifted Statewide bans on golf […]