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 […]
Chiba, Japan: Four-time Major champion Rory McIlroy has committed to appear in the inaugural ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, joining 81-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods in Japan’s first official PGA Tour tournament. Boasting a prize purse of US$9.75 million, the event will take place at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club from October 24-27. “We are excited to […]
Hong Kong: Lincoln Lau Ching-sum survived a late lapse before claiming top honours in a tense finale to the 14th Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. Lau held a seemingly unassailable three-stroke lead heading into the final hole in the fifth leg of the 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia season over the North Course at the Jockey […]
Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ireland: Irish golf is set for an extended spell in the golfing spotlight following Shane Lowry’s Open Championship victory, with the announcement of Adare Manor as host venue for the 2026 Ryder Cup. Since re-opening in April 2018 on completion of a two-year reconstruction commissioned by its owners, the McManus family, […]
Washington DC, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – has announced that the 13th annual National Golf Day will be held on Wednesday, May 6 on Capitol Hill. Planning is also underway for the fourth annual Community Service Project on the National Mall for Tuesday, […]