Golf Industry News

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 […]

Pattaya, Thailand: Jazz Janewattananond signed off his 2019 Asian Tour season in the same manner in which he started as he cruised to a five-shot victory at the Thailand Masters promoted by the Jaidee Foundation. Completing a memorable year, the 24-year-old Thai triumphed for the second time in two weeks after closing with a six-under-par […]

London, England: The European Tour, in partnership with esports specialists DreamHack and Topgolf Entertainment Group, has launched golf’s first esports series, the European eTour. Starting at next month’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the inaugural season-long eTour will feature six esports contests held at European Tour tournaments around the world. Players will go head-to-head in the […]

Singapore: Park Sung-hyun will defend her crown at next year’s HSBC Women’s World Championship. The talented Korean will spearhead a star-studded line-up from February 27 to March 1 over the New Tanjong Course at award-winning Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. During the course of her three […]

Portrush, Northern Ireland: The 148th Open at Royal Portrush generated more than £100 million of economic benefit for Northern Ireland, according to an independent study commissioned by The R&A and figures released by Tourism Northern Ireland (NI). The Open, which returned to Northern Ireland for the first time in 68 years, delivered a total economic […]