Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced an expansive agreement with Facebook to distribute daily highlight packages globally on Facebook Watch in 2020 starting at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. The PGA Tour will publish daily round recaps and player-specific highlights from more than 30 events, including The Players Championship and […]
Cary, North Carolina, United States: John Deere is giving attendees at the 2020 Golf Industry Show (GIS) in Orlando a first-hand look at its newest equipment technology solutions that it says will change the future of golf course maintenance. From a virtual reality experience to demos of the next generation of OnLink course management platform, […]
Phoenix, Arizona, United States: Seventy-two junior golfers from around the world will compete at Lookout Mountain Golf Club in the third edition of the Major Champions Invitational presented by Golf Saudi (January 25-30). The golfers will be split into teams of four, each captained and mentored by one of 18 Major champions. With some of […]
Norwich, England: Royal Norwich Golf Club has joined the IMG Prestige global reciprocal network. The new Royal Norwich course at Weston Estate opened recently with Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter playing the inaugural round to mark the completion of the 10-year vision to create a world-class sporting venue in the region and recognise the first time […]
Manila, Philippines: Diminutive Rianne Malixi will be walking tall when she steps onto the first tee in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. Less than two weeks ago the 12-year-old wrote her name into the Philippines golfing record books by becoming the youngest winner of the National Stroke Play Championship. In a […]
Tucson, Arizona, United States: Rain Bird has named Stuart Hackwell as Director of its Golf Strategic Business Unit (SBU). Hackwell will be responsible for growing Rain Bird Golf’s presence worldwide including sales, distribution, marketing, engineering and product development. Hackwell has been with Rain Bird for 27 years, joining the company in 1992 as an Area Sales […]
Pattaya, Thailand: A thrilling climax is in store at this week’s Faldo Series Pattaya Championship, the final leg of the inaugural Faldo Series Thailand trilogy. Burapha Golf Club is the venue for the 15th event of the 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia season with exciting finishes on the cards in the Under-16 categories for boys and […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held Venture Products, Inc, the manufacturer of Ventrac-branded products. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is currently anticipated to close before the end of The Toro Company’s fiscal 2020 second quarter. Based in Orrville, […]
North Berwick, Scotland: GEO Foundation has announced an exciting new initiative to recognise and celebrate individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to advancing sustainability in golf. These ‘Sustainability Champions’ are honoured for their significant and measurable achievements in club and course management, and in the future, this will extend to course design, tournament staging […]
Orlando, United States: The 67th PGA Merchandise Show is welcoming nearly 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world to discover the newest trends and technology from some 1,000 exhibiting golf companies and brands. The industry’s annual ‘Major of Golf Business’ features a packed four-day schedule beginning with PGA Show Demo Day (January 21) at […]
Karachi, Pakistan: A steady approach paid handsome dividends for Vivek Anand in the ninth Faldo Series Pakistan Championship. Displaying a sound technique, a cool temperament and mature course management, Anand proved too good for his rivals at the Defence Authority Golf and Country Club in the 14th event of the 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia season. […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: Honouring golf’s greatest ambassadors, innovators and leaders, the USGA has revealed its 2020 Annual Award honourees highlighted by Pak Se-ri, the 1998 US Women’s Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer, as the Bob Jones Award recipient. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award recognises an individual […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Renowned golf book collector and IMG vice-chairman Alastair Johnston has gifted his extensive library to The R&A in St Andrews to establish the world’s largest, most comprehensive collection of golf books, which will be named the Alastair J Johnston Library. Johnston has amassed nearly 30,000 volumes since he first started collecting golf […]
Singapore: Iron-willed Matt Kuchar fought back from a triple-bogey and held off a strong charge from former world number one Justin Rose down the stretch to win the SMBC Singapore Open. Kuchar, the world number 24, regrouped after his travails at the par-five seventh and staged a grandstand finish with birdies at the 16th and 18th […]
Singapore: Major champion Henrik Stenson has been inspired by a global environmental campaign this week from SMBC Singapore Open host venue, Sentosa Golf Club. The Swedish golfing superstar, playing in his second Singapore Open, caught up with the team at Sentosa Golf Club to discuss the role golf can play in stopping the effects of […]