Kansas City, Missouri, United States: The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) and Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA) have become Presenting Partners of the Golf Industry Show (GIS). The ASGCA Board of Governors recently approved for ASGCA and its members a greater education and tradeshow exhibition presence, beginning with the 2020 GIS […]
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States: Profile Products is one of a select group of global companies to be named a winner in the Business Intelligence Group’s 2019 Sustainability Awards programme. The Sustainability Awards honour the people, teams and organisations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. Profile is one of four companies […]
Englewood, Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC has taken its renowned instruction to the next level with introduction of enhanced Putting Lessons powered by TECPUTT, a proprietary software system built by GOLFTEC’s in-house team of golf instruction experts and product designers. Rolled out this month at select GOLFTEC locations across the United States, the company’s new offering […]
Daegu, South Korea: Having designed the first public facility here in 1982 and led the country’s second wave of public golf development during the 1990s, the course architects at Golfplan-Dale & Ramsey are today spearheading Stage III with one stand-alone, public project newly opened and another three in various stages of development. The first to […]
London, England: Hinako Shibuno, the player known as the ‘Smiling Cinderella’, provided a fairytale finish to the 2019 AIG Women’s British Open to claim her maiden Major title in her first tournament outside her native Japan. The 20-year-old closed with a four-under-par 68 at Woburn for an 18-under total, one clear of American Lizette Salas, […]
Norwich, Norfolk, England: The new Royal Norwich course has completed the installation of the Capillary Concrete liner system in its 60 bunkers ahead of the layout’s opening next month. The course, designed by Ross McMurray of European Golf Design, is located on the site of the former Weston Park course, which Royal Norwich acquired after selling […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced an expanded 2019-20 season schedule of 49 FedEx Cup tournaments, featuring a dramatically changed opening segment and several late-season adjustments to accommodate the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The schedule reflects a net increase of three tournaments over the current season. Eleven of […]
Singapore: Raju Arivazagan and Lim Joo Seng returned to the fast lane with a triumphant performance in the Audi quattro Cup 2019 Singapore. Winners of the 2014 edition, the duo rediscovered their magic touch to claim top honours over the New Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]
Bangkok, Thailand: 59club, a market leader providing customer service analytics and performance measurement programmes, has launched in Asia. An Associate Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, 59club Asia aims to drive standards of customer service and sales etiquette at venues across the region with the new-found capability to gather crucial performance data and […]
Bogor, Indonesia: Naoki Sekito completed an imperious 11-shot victory at the inaugural Gunung Guelis Golf Invitational supported by Nomura to claim his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory. The 21-year-old Japanese, who led from start to finish, entered the final round with an eight-shot lead and ran away with his second title of the season […]
Springfield, Illinois, United States: BRANDT has welcomed two entrepreneurs to its Board of Directors. Kelley Earnhardt Miller, one of the most prominent women in NASCAR and co-owner of JR Motorsports, will bring additional drive, diversity and competitiveness to the company. Likewise, Chris Harbourt, PhD, brings a deep background in agriculture with both academic and start-up […]
Abu Dhabi: Troon has announced its International Division’s latest partnership with Yas Links, in Abu Dhabi, recognised as one of the top-50 golf courses in the world. Until now, Troon’s work in Abu Dhabi has been focused on Abu Dhabi Golf Club and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club. These clubs were acquired in 2018 by Aldar […]
Las Vegas, United States: The 2019 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience will feature a complimentary Technology Forum, focusing on technology innovations and best practices to grow customer engagement, build facility revenue and enhance teaching methods. The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) will present two technology panel programmes to improve customer engagement and facility revenue […]
Singapore: The SMBC Singapore Open will be contested from January 16-19 next year and will once again be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Rising Thai star Jazz Janewattananond held off challenges from England duo Paul Casey and Matthew Fitzpatrick and Yoshinori Fujimoto of Japan to clinch the title this year. […]
LaGrange, Georgia, United States: Atlas Turf International has welcomed Ashley Anderson to its team as General Manager. “In this role, Ashley will oversee strategic planning and operations, steering the organisation in the direction of intentional growth to achieve our mission to provide high quality, sustainable solutions for turfgrass projects worldwide,” said John Holmes, President of […]