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 […]
Singapore: The current and future state of club industry technology will be the main focus of attention during next month’s Asian Club Summit Series. Presented by Jonas Club Software, the Summits in Hong Kong and Singapore are specifically targeted at club managers. Attendance is free of charge to those who pre-register online at https://jonasclub.com/Services/Asia_Summit_Series In […]
Helsinki, Finland: Wireless soil moisture sensor start-up Soil Scout has closed a significant late-seed funding round led by Husqvarna Group, with private investment closing out the round. Soil Scout plans to use the funding to scale production so it can help more farmers, sports venues and managers of green spaces around the world better manage […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The business of golf has long operated in a unique kind of vacuum, in which the same principles or more stringent ROIs of modern business don’t always apply. According to Simon Wordsworth, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 59club, these mostly historic shortcomings we hear about ever-more-often are coming to bear at an […]
Kissimmee, Florida, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, a leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has unveiled the 2019 Summer Golf Product Attitude and Usage (GPAU) Study. A bi-annual study, and the 40th edition produced by Golf Datatech, the Serious Golfer research report has become an in-demand resource for the golf […]
Jeju Island, Korea: Brooks Koepka will help kick off the PGA Tour’s annual Asian swing by defending his title at this week’s US$9.75 million THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. The powerful American is among a slew of top names to feature in three successive PGA Tour official tournaments in the Far East which include […]
London, England: Twenty-two years on since its foundation in 1997, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) is celebrating the landmark of reaching 1,000 golf club and golf resort members, which between them have 1,321 18-hole equivalent golf courses open to international golf visitors. The 1,000th golf facility member was Dumbarnie Links in Scotland […]
California, United States: A superior choice for all irrigation and pressure applications, AquaFuse has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation. AquaFuse is CMF Global’s high density polyethylene (HDPE) system of piping solutions, including the AquaSaddle HDPE swing joint fitting, AquaFuse ControlFlo lateral and mainline isolation valves, and AquaFuse HDPE pipe, all coming with a 25-year […]
Marrakech, Morocco: The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland will be hosting eight of its PGA National Properties at this week’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). To be staged from October 14-17 in Marrakech, IGTM is one of the largest meeting events in golf with more than 1,000 golf travel professionals from around the world […]
Macau, China: Canadian Justin Shin won his second career PGA Tour Series-China title in wire-to-wire fashion and leapt 56 spots on the Order of Merit into 11th after banking the RMB378,000 winner’s cheque at the season-ending Macau Championship. Starting the day six strokes clear of China’s Dou Zecheng after opening rounds of 63-62-66, Shin continued […]
Marrakech, Morocco: IMG will have a strong representation at this week’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM). Multiple IMG-managed properties and Prestige clubs are exhibiting at the event in Marrakech from October 14-17. Pre-scheduled meetings are at the heart of IGTM, which provides golf destinations, resorts and courses with the opportunity to meet golf travel agents […]
Xiamen, China: Japan’s Ami Hirai produced a grandstand birdie-birdie finish to claim a nerve-jangling victory in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters. Not only was it the 23-year-old’s first China LPGA Tour title, but also it ensured she wrote her name into the record books as the first Japanese to post a win on the […]