Jakarta, Indonesia: The BNI Indonesian Masters will return to its traditional home at Royale Jakarta Golf Club for the ninth edition of the Asian Tour’s flagship event. To be held from December 12-15, the 72-hole tournament is the penultimate event of the 2019 Asian Tour season and acts as part of the Panasonic Swing. As […]
Brimpton, Berkshire, England: The subject of phosphite has become a hot topic in the world of greenkeeping. As more scientific studies are carried out on the effect that using phosphite, rather than phosphate, can have on turf grass, the more interest is generated. Normally, P is supplied to the plant as Phosphate (PO4) as it […]
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: The inaugural ParGolf Travel & Lifestyle Expo will bring together exhibitors from the golf, travel and lifestyle industries under one roof for the first time in Malaysia. Organised by Write Track Publishing & Communications (WTPC), owners of ParGolf, the three-day Expo will take place at the Starling Mall in Damansara Uptown from […]
London, England: Syngenta Growing Golf has welcomed the announcement of the new Scandinavian Mixed Tournament as it publishes a new multi-media feature and podcast highlighting the proven appeal of parallel men’s and women’s sports events. The new co-sanctioned European Tour and Ladies European Tour event, to be hosted by Major champions Henrik Stenson and Annika […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Club Management, Greenkeeping and Groundskeeping will be thrust to the fore at the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s inaugural AGIF Expo next year. To be staged at Thailand’s National Stadium in the Pathum Wan District of Bangkok on November 19-20, 2020, the AGIF Expo will bring together golf/sports turf and club managers from across […]
Marrakech, Morocco: Fast-emerging Asian golfing hotspot Cambodia has been named 2020 Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year in the 20th annual IAGTO Awards. Announced at a ceremony on the final day of the International Golf Travel Market, the honour marked a notable double for the country as the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort in […]
Chiba, Japan: GOLFTV powered by PGA Tour has added a new dimension to the inaugural MGM Resorts The Challenge: Japan Skins which takes place today. With a combined 479 Test caps and three Rugby World Cup winner’s medals between them, George Gregan (Australia), Bryan Habana (South Africa), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland and British & Irish Lions) and Mike Tindall […]
Macao, China: Five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson and rising star Li Haotong will be guests of Las Vegas Sands Corp in Macao today. The visit will be highlighted by a youth clinic conducted by the two golfers. The trip will be first visit to Macao for Mickelson, the World Golf Hall of Famer. “We are excited […]
Lahore, Pakistan: Korean teenager Kim Joo-hyung continued his remarkable run of success with a dominant wire-to-wire victory at the US$80,000 Raya Pakistan Open. For the Thailand-based 17-year-old, it was his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title this season, making him just the third player in the Tour’s history to achieve that feat, after Chinese Taipei’s […]
Shanghai, China: Danielle Kang celebrated her 27th birthday in style by successfully defending her Buick LPGA Shanghai title. The American, who started the day one shot off the lead at the China LPGA-US LPGA Tour co-sanctioned event, closed with a round of 70 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club. That gave her a winning 72-hole score of […]
Jeju Island, South Korea: Justin Thomas underlined his reputation as an Asian specialist with a two-stroke success in The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. It was the American’s second triumph at The Club at Nine Bridges and his fourth victory in Asia, having also twice won the CIMB Classic at Malaysia’ TPC Kuala Lumpur. In […]
Marrakech, Morocco: To mark the occasion of reaching 1,000 golf club and golf resort members across 80 countries, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) has announced two new programmes to help golf courses worldwide attract more golf travellers. Having carried out more than 200 golf tourism audits at golf courses worldwide over the […]
Melbourne, Australia: Players from China, Chinese Taipei, India and Korea have qualified to represent the International Team at the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup. International Team selection for the second edition of the team match play event that is to be held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club was based on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). […]
Hong Kong: Major champion Henrik Stenson will make his Hong Kong Open debut next month. The Swede will join defending champion Aaron Rai in a star-studded field in the opening event of the European Tour’s 2020 Race to Dubai, from November 28-December 1. Hosted by Hong Kong Golf Club, the Hong Kong Open will also […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: The PGA Merchandise Show schedule of events has been announced for next year’s global golf industry event. The PGA Merchandise Show, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’, attracts nearly 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world and nearly 1,000 participating golf companies and brands to Orlando (January […]