Singapore: He may be more than 2,300 kilometres from home this morning, but the presence of James Leow will loom large over contestants at this week’s 14th Faldo Series Singapore Championship. Leow assured himself a place in local golfing folklore late last week in the Philippines capital of Manila when he became the first Singaporean […]
Mauritius: Rasmus Hojgaard announced his arrival on the big stage when he sank an eagle putt on the third play-off hole to win the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. At 18, the Danish teenager secured his European Tour card at Qualifying School last month and his breakthrough at the Heritage Golf Club came in what was […]
Xiamen, China: Lin Xiyu has created history by becoming the first mainland China player to win the country’s national championship – the Macalline Women’s China Open. The US LPGA Tour regular closed with a round of even-par 72 at Orient Xiamen for a four-under 284 total and a two-stroke win. The victory for the 23-year-old, […]
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 […]