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ZOZO Championship Making Impact with Charitable Donations

ZOZO Championship Making Impact with Charitable Donations

January 7, 2020

Chiba, Japan: The ZOZO Championship, Japan’s first official PGA Tour event won by Tiger Woods in October, is supporting the affected people of the recent typhoon and First Tee Japan as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). A total sum of US$225,000 will be channelled towards each Cash Distribution Committee of the affected prefectures […]

Faldo Design’s Chart Hills Under New Ownership

Faldo Design’s Chart Hills Under New Ownership

January 6, 2020

Sandwich Bay, Kent, England: Prince’s Golf Club has announced the acquisition of Chart Hills Golf Club by its owner and operator, Ramac Holdings Ltd, for an undisclosed fee. Chart Hills, in Biddenden, Kent, sits in the county’s High Weald area and has been lauded nationwide since its opening in 1993. It’s widely regarded as being […]

Greg Norman Medal Honour for Hannah

Greg Norman Medal Honour for Hannah

January 6, 2020

Gold Coast, Australia: Hannah Green, Australia’s latest Major champion, capped an extraordinary 2019 season by receiving the most prestigious award in Australian golf, the Greg Norman Medal. The West Australian was recognised for her two-win season on the LPGA Tour in the United States at a gathering of the Who’s Who of Australian golf at […]

Greg Norman Medal Honour for Hannah

Greg Norman Medal Honour for Hannah

January 6, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16568″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]Hannah Green shows off the Greg Norman Medal. Picture by Australian PGA.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gold Coast, Australia: Hannah Green, Australia’s latest Major champion, capped an extraordinary 2019 season by receiving the most prestigious award in Australian golf, the Greg Norman Medal. The West Australian was recognised for her two-win season on the LPGA Tour […]

Faldo Design’s Chart Hills Under New Ownership

Faldo Design’s Chart Hills Under New Ownership

January 6, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Sandwich Bay, Kent, England: Prince’s Golf Club has announced the acquisition of Chart Hills Golf Club by its owner and operator, Ramac Holdings Ltd, for an undisclosed fee. Chart Hills, in Biddenden, Kent, sits in the county’s High Weald area and has been lauded nationwide since its opening in 1993. It’s widely regarded as […]

Indigrow Unveils Plant Health Enhancing Assets

Indigrow Unveils Plant Health Enhancing Assets

January 5, 2020

Berkshire, England: Improving turf health to help reduce or eliminate fungicide applications has become increasingly vital to turf managers as more and more fungicides are withdrawn from the market and as greenkeepers try to become more environmentally friendly. The Asset range is the latest range of plant health enhancers from Indigrow, a group of companies […]

Subash Proves too Hot to Handle

Subash Proves too Hot to Handle

January 5, 2020

Kathmandu, Nepal: Subash Tamang’s reputation and world ranking continued to soar while temperatures plummeted at the eighth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship. Nepal’s first South Asian Games individual golfing gold medallist, the 17-year-old defied miserable weather conditions en route to a runaway victory in the 11th event of the 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia […]

Subash Proves too Hot to Handle

Subash Proves too Hot to Handle

January 5, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Kathmandu, Nepal: Subash Tamang’s reputation and world ranking continued to soar while temperatures plummeted at the eighth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship. Nepal’s first South Asian Games individual golfing gold medallist, the 17-year-old defied miserable weather conditions en route to a runaway victory in the 11th event of the 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia […]

Indigrow Unveils Plant Health Enhancing Assets

Indigrow Unveils Plant Health Enhancing Assets

January 5, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Berkshire, England: Improving turf health to help reduce or eliminate fungicide applications has become increasingly vital to turf managers as more and more fungicides are withdrawn from the market and as greenkeepers try to become more environmentally friendly. The Asset range is the latest range of plant health enhancers from Indigrow, a group of companies […]

Moscow Calling for IMG’s McInally

Moscow Calling for IMG’s McInally

January 4, 2020

Moscow, Russia: Iain McInally has been appointed General Manager at the IMG managed Raevo Golf & Country Club in Moscow. McInally brings a proven international background of developing and operating high quality golf clubs and resorts and will oversee all aspects of the club’s on-going development, working alongside both IMG and the club’s Board of […]

Moscow Calling for IMG’s McInally

Moscow Calling for IMG’s McInally

January 4, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Moscow, Russia: Iain McInally has been appointed General Manager at the IMG managed Raevo Golf & Country Club in Moscow. McInally brings a proven international background of developing and operating high quality golf clubs and resorts and will oversee all aspects of the club’s on-going development, working alongside both IMG and the club’s Board […]

Spanish Inquisition Awaits Elite Asian Amateurs

Spanish Inquisition Awaits Elite Asian Amateurs

January 3, 2020

Murcia, Spain: Asia’s leading amateur golfers will face a stern examination of their skills on the fairways of Spain’s La Manga Club in 2020. From April 23-25, the five-time host of the Spanish Open will be the venue for the Bonallack and Patsy Hankins Trophies, featuring the top male and female amateur players from Europe […]

PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Upgrades Ties with Crossover Technologies

PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Upgrades Ties with Crossover Technologies

January 3, 2020

Birmingham, England: Retail specialist and software development company Crossover Technologies has strengthened its close ties with The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland by upgrading its status from Official Supplier to PGA Partner. The Bristol-based company was founded more than two decades ago to provide business software solutions to retailers. Crossover Technologies founder and Chairman […]

Scottish Club Signs £1 Million John Deere Equipment Deal

Scottish Club Signs £1 Million John Deere Equipment Deal

January 2, 2020

Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow Golf Club has invested in the upkeep of its two courses after leasing more than £1 million of greenkeeping equipment from its local John Deere dealer. Founded as a members’ club in 1787, Glasgow Golf Club is the ninth oldest golf club in the world. The club jointly operates its heritage parkland course […]

Replaceable Cleats Improve Driving Distance, Claims Study

Replaceable Cleats Improve Driving Distance, Claims Study

January 2, 2020

London, England: An independent study featured in the December issue of GOLF Magazine found that driving distance, ball speed, shot dispersion and smash factor all improved when golfers wore replaceable cleats instead of spikeless footwear. The study was conducted at Pinehurst Golf Resort by GOLF Top 100 instructor Eric Alpenfels, PGA, and Dr Bob Christina, […]