Singapore: Marina Bay Golf Course (pictured right) is adding a new spin to the game by offering two configurations within one golf course. Its current configuration will be known as ‘Course A’ while the new configuration, ‘Course B’, will be officially launched to the public on May 3. Following the introduction of the par-six, fourth […]
Shenzhen, China: In a fitting example of the growth of golf in mainland China over the past two decades, a record 45 Chinese players will line at this week’s 25th anniversary of the Volvo China Open. The longest-running professional golf tournament in China, the RMB20 million (about US$3.2 million) event is tri-sanctioned by the Asian […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Absolute Golf Services (AGS), one of Asia’s premier golf club management companies, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). With its headquarters in Bangkok, the focus of the company is in five key areas of golf course development and management: Club Management Services Project Management and Development Consulting Management Services Sales and […]
Phuket, Thailand: Award-winning Laguna Golf Phuket will return to the limelight when it plays host to next month’s Singha Laguna Phuket Open on the Asian Development Tour (ADT). Co-sanctioned with the All Thailand Golf Tour (ATGT), the May 16-19 event will mark the ADT’s third leg in Thailand this season following the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship […]
Hokota, Japan: Home favourite Yuka Yasuda, leading a tournament in the final round for the first time, provided a masterclass in front-running as she left the field in her wake and won the second Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship (WAAP) by eight shots. The 18-year-old from Kobe started the final round at The Royal Golf Club […]
Cam Ranh, Vietnam: KN Golf Links, Greg Norman’s latest Vietnamese golf course creation, has unveiled its nine-hole Oasis Courses. Opened to the public this month, the Oasis Course offers golfers a tranquil challenge that complements the rugged nature of the award-winning 18-hole Links Course. “Greg Norman has designed a course which will provide golfers with […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Course Facility Members TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kota Permai Golf & Country Club and The Els Club Malaysia were among the big winners in the fourth edition of the ParGolf People’s Choice Awards. The awards are based on golfers’ selections via an online poll which ran from February […]
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Thai Prom Meesawat showed his battling spirit by rallying with a birdie on the third play-off hole to defeat Japan’s Naoki Sekito and clinch the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships. Prom, a two-time Asian Tour winner, who was playing on a sponsor’s invitation, started his final day four shot off the […]
Washington DC, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – will join forces next Wednesday to host the 12th annual National Golf Day on Capitol Hill. More than 300 industry leaders will meet with Congressional members to discuss golf’s economic, charitable, environmental, fitness and societal benefits. “National […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two of Asia’s most high-profile course superintendents have given glowing endorsements to the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s Certificate in Greenkeeping (CIG) programme. Launched last year in partnership with the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute (NZSTI) and with backing from The R&A, the programme is picking up momentum. Teeing-off proceedings for 2019 was […]
Hokota, Japan: A judgement on the success of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) should be based on the depth of field five years from now, according to Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A. “We couldn’t have wished for a better winner last year for the inaugural event,” said Slumbers, referring to Thai teenager Atthaya […]
Haikou, Hainan, China: Liu Wenbo and Du Mohan, two of the China LPGA Tour’s rising stars, are testing their mettle against the men at this week’s Shenzhou Peninsula Open, a China Tour event in Hainan Island. The Beijing teenagers, both of whom turned pro last year after helping the China women to a team bronze […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: The OB Golf Invitational will celebrate its second edition on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) next month. To be staged at Royale Jakarta Golf Club, host venue of the Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour, the US$65,000 event will take place from May 7-10. The 144-man field will comprise of 86 players from […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America will lead 17 teams of representatives of the We Are Golf Coalition during the third annual Community Service Project on the National Mall, the day before National Golf Day. The event, staged in co-ordination with 27-year GCSAA member Michael Stachowicz, Turf Management […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: Organisers of the 2019 Solheim Cup have launched the event’s sustainability initiative which sees a wave of additional efforts to minimise the climate and environmental footprint of the event, while at the same time maximising the conservation of wildlife. Habitat destruction, exploitation and climate change are driving the loss of half of the world’s wild animal population. The […]