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, […]
New York, United States: Tiger Woods is to tell his life story in his own words for the first time in a new book to be published in 2020 under the title ‘Back’. Described by publishers HarperCollins as a ‘candid and intimate narrative of one of the most storied and accomplished athletes in history’, the […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur will ring-in the New Year with a raft of exciting new offers aimed at enhancing its reputation as one of the region’s premier golfing establishments. The former host to the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic has ended 2019 on a high by maintaining its status among the Top-100 Platinum Golf […]
Sunshine Coast, Australia: The Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) Pelican Waters Golf Club will play host to the Isuzu Queensland Open in 2020. It will be the first time since 1990, when Ian Baker-Finch etched his name on the TB Hunter Cup, that the Sunshine Coast has staged the State championship. To be held […]
Johor, Malaysia: More than 330 players representing 28 countries participated in the 2019 Kids Golf World Championship Malaysia (KGWCM). Staged at Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort, the event attracted entrants from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, […]
Changhwa, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Donlaphatchai Niyomchon was declared the winner of the Asian Development Tour’s (ADT) season-ending US$160,000 Taifong Open after the fourth and final round was cancelled due to inclement weather. Donlaphatchai, who carded a bogey-free four-under-par 68 in the third round and led from wire-to-wire, triumphed by two shots with a winning […]
Newport, Wales: The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales will play host to the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) next year – the first time the global business event for the golf travel industry has been welcomed to the United Kingdom. The 2010 Ryder Cup venue in Newport will welcome more than 1,000 international golf tourism […]
Singapore: Jazz Janewattananond, cock-a-hoop at establishing himself in the world’s top 50, has confirmed he will defend the SMBC Singapore Open title he won in stylish fashion in January. The 24-year-old Thai jumped to 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking – sealing a coveted spot at April’s US Masters – after victories in the […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Former CIMB Classic Executive Director Todd Rhinehart, who has been heading the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada as President since early 2019, has taken on additional responsibilities by assuming a similar position with the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The move came after Jack Warfield, PGA Tour Latinoamérica President, announced his […]
Kathmandu, Nepal: History-making Subash Tamang is aiming for another heart-warming success when he tees-off in the eighth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship next week. Less than a month after claiming Nepal’s first individual golfing gold medal at the South Asian Games, the 17-year-old will make an emotional return to Gokarna Forest Golf Resort […]
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England: Campey Turf Care Systems is bringing the 100% electric AllTrec Tool Carrier to next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) to introduce the future of zero CO2-emissions golf course maintenance. From January 21-23 at Harrogate Convention Centre, the Tool Carrier will be in Red Hall North (Stand 276) alongside other popular turf […]
London, England: The global golf tourism market is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 11% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. The growing number of international tourists, increasing interest of golf among youth, and availability of international standard golf courses are the […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Long-time superintendent Mark Kuhns, CGCS, and John Foy, retired Director of the USGA Green Section’s Southeast Region, have been selected to receive 2020 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Awards from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The pair will be recognised on January 29 during the Opening Session, presented […]
Singapore: The Asian Tour’s tournament schedule for the first half of 2020 will initially feature 11 events in 10 different countries across Asia. Several tournaments may still be added but the confirmed events will offer close to US$13 million in total prize money. “Our number one goal is to put together a robust schedule for […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Robert Bicknell, a pioneer of golf in Vietnam, has passed away following a battle with cancer. In a variety of areas, American-born Bicknell stamped his indelible mark on the game in the country in which golf was in its infancy when he arrived in 1991. Throughout his colourful career in […]