West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Barbara Nicklaus, one of the game’s most successful ambassadors and admired advocates for the healthcare of future generations in addition to being the wife of the greatest champion in golf history, has been named recipient of the 2019 PGA Distinguished Service Award. Nicklaus, 79, will be honoured on November […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Golf Saudi has unveiled an exciting new partnership with Troon to provide strategic insights for the development of the game across the Kingdom. Troon will provide specific counsel on areas such as infrastructure development, agronomy, operational planning and financial best practice, to form the foundations for the forward-thinking golf programme to come. […]
Phuket, Thailand: Rugby School Thailand’s golfing scholars stole the show at the inaugural Faldo Series Phuket. Thonsaeng ‘Nua’ Nunya led the charge with a trio of successes in the 36-hole event, the first in a series of three qualifiers staged in conjunction with international schools in Thailand. With rounds of 68 and 71, Thonsaeng topped […]
Oklahoma, United States: Thanks to cutting edge research and development from university programmes, new turfgrass varieties offer significant improvements over older selections. Latitude 36, a product of the Oklahoma State University (OSU) research programme, is the latest vegetative Bermudagrass available from Atlas Turf. OSU, credited with some of the world’s top turfgrass varieties, developed Latitude […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: Registration for the 67th PGA Merchandise Show is now open for PGA and LPGA members, golf buyers and industry professionals. To be held at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Centre from January 21-24, 2020, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’ attracts nearly 40,000 golf industry professionals from around […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Formulated for use on golf course greens, tees, fairways and sports fields, ICL says its Vitalnova range is ideal for foliar feeding, or as a general part of an integrated turf nutritional programme to support a healthy rootzone and a healthy plant. “It is a perfect tank mix partner for growth regulator […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) is seeking nominations from the global golf community for the 2020 Bob Jones Award, the highest honour annually bestowed by the organisation. Presented since 1955, the Bob Jones Award highlights the most noteworthy demonstrations of sportsmanship in golf, and celebrates those individuals who, […]
Moline, Illinois, United States: The Deere & Company Board of Directors has elected John C. May as a Member of the Board, effective immediately, and to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective November 4, 2019. Since April 2019, May has served as President and Chief Operating Officer at John Deere, an Executive Member of […]
London, England: The European Tour has launched a creative new brand strategy, with the aim of broadening the Tour’s appeal to new and existing fans and commercial partners. Golf’s self-proclaimed ‘Global Tour’ has unveiled its new identity, which includes a modern logo alongside a new website and App, all underpinned by the Tour’s guiding principles […]
Lisbon, Portugal: As Pacific Links International (PLI) continues to grow its global portfolio, it has confirmed Penha Longa Resort, one of the most luxurious venues in Portugal and three-time host of the Portuguese Open, as part of its reciprocal golf course network. Members of clubs within this network gain access at discounted rates to golfing […]
Shanghai, China: The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) will return to Australia’s Royal Melbourne Golf Club for its 12th edition next year. To be held from October 29 to November 1, 2020, the championship will feature the region’s finest male amateur players. Founded in 2009 by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and […]
Kobe, Japan: Toshinori Muto collected his first Asian Tour title in style after closing with a second straight seven-under-par 64 at the Panasonic Open Championship. The 41-year-old Japanese ended a winless streak stretching back four years after firing eight birdies against a solitary bogey. His winning total of 21-under-par 263 set a record for the […]
Shanghai, China: ‘Lefty’ Lin Yuxin birdied the 18th hole twice in a dramatic play-off to beat defending champion and world number one Takumi Kanaya and become the second two-time winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC). Lin, the 2017 champion, reached the final hole of regulation at Sheshan International Golf Club at 11-under-par but struck […]
Singapore: Olympic golfing medallists Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Matt Kuchar will renew their rivalries at next year’s US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open. England’s Rose (gold), Swede Stenson (silver) and American Kuchar (bronze) wrote their names into golf’s history books with their medal-winning efforts at the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the beginning of a year […]
Bandung, Indonesia: Wielding a new putter to good effect, Ryuichi Oiwa captured his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after beating Trevor Simsby on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off at the Combiphar Players Championship. American Simsby led by two shots heading into the final round, but Japan’s Oiwa, who started the day in […]