Tokyo, Japan: Motoki Hosoya’s reputation as one of Japan’s most promising young golfers has been enhanced with a sudden-death play-off success in the 2019 Faldo Series Japan Championship. It was a gutsy performance from 15-year-old Hosoya who had to dig deep to repel the challenge of Toranosuke Nakagawa in The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking […]
Manila, Philippines: Singapore’s golfing fraternity is celebrating the golden performance of James Leow at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. With a brilliant closing seven-under-par 65 at the Luisita Golf & Country Club, Leow staved off the challenge of many of the region’s best amateur players to become the first Singaporean to win an individual gold […]
Hong Kong: Organisers of the Hong Kong Open have confirmed that the 61st edition of the tournament will take place at Hong Kong Golf Club next month. Postponed from its original date in late November due to on-going civil unrest in Hong Kong, the US$1 million event, sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Hong […]
London, England: Foley Company will head into next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in fine fettle. Through ProSport UK Ltd, Foley has exceeded its United Kingdom expectations in 2019, impressing greenkeepers with the speed and versatility of the Foley range of spin and relief grinders, prompting a number of turf professionals to invest in […]
Naples, Florida, United States: The Asia Pacific region will host nine events on the 2020 LPGA Tour, boasting combined prize money of US$15.4 million. Describing its 2020 schedule as showing ‘true signs of the continued growth for the game’s global Tour’, the LPGA’s schedule for next year will feature 33 official events across 11 countries […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: J. Stuart Francis has been nominated to serve as the 66th President of the United States Golf Association (USGA). Additionally, Christopher Cupit and Courtney Myhrum have been nominated to the 15-member Executive Committee, a volunteer group that provides strategic and financial oversight as the policy-making board of the Association. […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Thonsaeng ‘Nua’ Nunya and Sebastian Sawtell will resume their fairway rivalry at this week’s inaugural Faldo Series Hua Hin. The battle between Thonsaeng and Sawtell is sure to be among the highlights at Banyan Golf Club in the second in a series of three Faldo Series qualifiers staged in conjunction with international […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The PGA of America has committed its support to fostering golf’s sustainability with a US$250,000 donation over five years to the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic organisation of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). “We are fortunate to be in an industry where organisations representing the different […]
Singapore: Jazz Janewattananond has been crowned the 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion after his lead on the Habitat for Humanity Standings became unassailable. With Scott Hend, his closest challenger, opting not to tee up at this week’s AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, the 23-year-old Thai cannot now be overhauled in the money list. Wins […]
London, England: id verde, Europe’s largest provider of grounds maintenance and landscape construction services, has signed a three-year partnership with Toro as a preferred supplier to its network of locations throughout France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Through this contract, all id verde branches will have access to the full range of Toro products, […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Making Thailand a bucket-list destination for discerning North American golfers is the aim of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Five specialist North American golf tour operators recently visited Thailand, most for the first time, while four golf travel writers visited last month to experience a circuit designed specifically for North American golfers. […]
Kissimmee, Florida, United States: Golf Datatech has unveiled a comprehensive study covering the Distance Measuring Device (DMD) market in the United States, including estimates of total market size by key product sub-category, which is exclusive to Golf Datatech. “Golf Datatech is the only company in the world that has insights into US retail sales of […]
Tokyo, Japan: Miyu Abe will have unfinished business to attend to when she tees-off in this week’s Faldo Series Japan Championship. Twelve months after suffering a final-round collapse that saw her edged out on a countback for first place at Shizu Hills Country Club, 19-year-old Abe is keen to put the record straight in the […]
London, England: Specialist golf marketing agency Performance54 (P54) has been recognised amongst the fastest-growing companies in the United Kingdom and in the global golf industry, placing fourth in the latest Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100. The firm, which is the highest ranked marketing agency on the 2019 list, has experienced sustained growth since […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Thai Nirun Sae-ueng ended a four-year title drought on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) after defeating local hotshot Gavin Green on the first extra hole at the PGM Maybank Championship. Nirun and Green both staged remarkable comebacks from six and eight shots back at the start of the day to end regulation […]