North Berwick, Scotland: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau (KSC) Public Golf Course in Hong Kong and New Zealand’s Royal Wellington are featured in a video which highlights the role that golf can, and is playing, in helping to improve air quality. Part of golf’s contribution to World Environment Day, the film seeks to acknowledge […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia season will break new ground with the inclusion of an innovative qualifying process in Thailand. In addition to the standalone Faldo Series Thailand Championship, a series of three other qualifying events will be staged across the country, in conjunction with international schools in Thailand. Combined performances of players […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur is leveraging on its achievements and experience to extend its services to outsourced course maintenance, landscape contracting and maintenance, and grass nurseries. Steven Thielke, Chief Executive Officer of Sime Darby Property’s Leisure Business Unit, said: “The unpredictable weather in Malaysia makes landscaping and course maintenance very challenging for golf […]
Ibaraki, Japan: Yuta Ikeda, Chan Kim, Park Sang-hyun and Gunn Charoenkul have secured their places in The 148th Open after qualifying at the Mizuno Open in Japan. The Mizuno Open was played at The Royal Golf Club and was the fifth event in The Open Qualifying Series, which gives golfers around the world opportunities to […]
Colorado Springs, United States: Golf architect Phil Smith is coming to the end of construction on the new North Course at the Flying Horse club, where Capillary Concrete’s liner system has been installed in all the course’s bunkers. Smith helped former boss Tom Weiskopf build the first course at Flying Horse, developed by local housebuilder […]
Dubai: Tom Phillips, who was instrumental in setting up the Faldo Series Asia and subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA), has been appointed the European Tour’s new Head of Middle East. Phillips will be responsible for the development of the European Tour’s tournament programme throughout the Middle East […]
Singapore: The first half of the 2019 Asian Tour season will be best remembered for thrusting a handful of the region’s most promising players into the global spotlight. As ever, the Asian Tour Qualifying School continues to act as a launch-pad for aspiring golfers as they embark on their professional careers and chase their golfing […]
Zhuhai, China: Chinese teenager Du Mohan conjured a miraculous finish to capture her first professional victory at the Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge. Putting aside recent near-misses, Du snared birdies putts on the final two greens at Guangdong Province’s Zhuhai Golden Gulf Golf Club to eke out a two-stroke triumph. The 17-year-old from Beijing, […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA), in partnership with Cisco, has launched its Over-the-Top App, designed to deliver USGA championship content when, where and how fans want it. Available for Apple TV and Roku, the USGA’s OTT App offers golf fans the ability to watch free, live-streaming bonus coverage […]
Singapore: Withstanding hurricane force winds, the inaugural Asia-Pacific Junior Amateur emerged as a bright, new addition to the region’s golfing calendar. Staged over Laguna National Golf & Country Club’s Masters Course, the Singapore Golf Association (SGA)-organised event attracted promising youngsters from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: Jan Bel Jan has been elected as President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). “I want to carry on the mission of ASGCA Past Presidents Greg Martin, John Sanford, Jeff Blume and others,” said Bel Jan, who will serve as ASGCA President through fall of 2020. “Thoughtfulness for […]
New York, United States: With less than a week to go until Women’s Golf Day 2019, Annika Sorenstam is urging women and girls around the globe to give golf a go, and for all golfers to share their love of the game with the women in their life. Women’s Golf Day (WGD) returns for its […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) will increase the purse for both the 119th US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links and the 74th US Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston by US$500,000, furthering its commitment to provide competitors with an unmatched championship experience. The purse for […]
Phuket, Thailand: The third PGA of Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) International Conference will return to Thailand’s Laguna Phuket. “Laguna Phuket has been a wonderful host in the past two years and we’re delighted to be going back this year,” said Robert Maxfield, Chief Executive of the PGA, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: Golf legends and luminaries including Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Player, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley and actress Jane Seymour will introduce the 2019 Inductees – Dennis Walters, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne and Jan Stephenson, respectively – into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The late Peggy Kirk Bell will […]