San Diego, United States: Thirteen members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) have been chosen for the 2019 Melrose Leadership Academy, which includes a trip to this week’s Golf Industry Show. The Melrose Leadership Academy supports the professional development of GCSAA member superintendents. It is administered through the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Al Hamra Golf Club, one of the most progressive golfing establishments in the United Arab Emirates, has become the first Gulf golf club to become a member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Designed by Peter Harradine, the 18-hole course is a 45-minute drive north of Dubai International […]
Ipswich, Suffolk, England: James Walker, a graduate of the African Turf Academy in Pretoria, South Africa, has praised Jacobsen for its commitment to education and helping to launch his greenkeeping career. Walker graduated in 2015 from the African Turf Academy, which is supported by The R&A and Jacobsen, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf […]
Quality Golf Founder Tony Taylor (pictured right) is a turf manager who made the leap to the Asian golf market 20-plus years ago. In the concluding instalment of a two-part feature originally published in GCM, Bangkok-based Taylor shares lessons in perseverance and management learned through a different lens. Some 26 years after arriving in Thailand, […]
San Diego, United States: Hector Velazquez (pictured right), creator of ‘Hector’s Shop’, is the winner of the 2018 Edwin Budding Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The Edwin Budding Award, named for the inventor of the lawn mower, is given annually to an equipment manager or related innovator, technician, educator or […]
King Abdullah Economic City: The Saudi Golf Federation (SGF) has announced a dynamic golf development programme which looks set to transform the golfing landscape in the Kingdom and utilise the game’s wide-reaching benefits for the people of Saudi Arabia. Speaking during the week of Saudi Arabia’s inaugural European Tour event, His Excellency Yasir Bin Othman […]
Quality Golf Founder Tony Taylor (pictured left) is a turf manager who made the leap to the Asian golf market 20-plus years ago. In the first of a two-part feature originally published in GCM, Bangkok-based Taylor shares lessons in perseverance and management learned through a different lens. In the early 1990s, I was working as […]
Cary, North Carolina, United States: John Deere Golf is unveiling the two latest additions to the 6000A Series – the 6080A and 6500A E-Cut Hybrid Fairway Mowers. Leveraging technologies from the award-winning A Model family, the 6080A and 6500A E-Cut models feature high-performance electric reel drive, reducing potential hydraulic leak points to ensure productivity and […]
New York, United States: Robert Nielsen, certified golf course superintendent at Bedford Golf & Tennis Club, has earned the 2019 Excellence in Government Affairs Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) for his passion and hard work in advocating for the golf course management profession. GCSAA annually recognises a chapter, coalition or […]
Singapore: A top-10 finish in the HSBC Women’s World Championship is the aim of ambitious Singaporean teenager Amanda Tan. Overturning a three-stroke overnight deficit, the 19-year-old swept to victory in the event’s first Regional Qualifying Tournament, booking herself a starting spot alongside the world’s finest female golfers. Following her opening even-par 72 with a two-under […]
Kunming, China: Zhang Xiyue pipped Cheng Junyuan at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to emerge triumphant in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. In one of the most dramatic finales of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season, Zong Zenghaoqi’s bid for a third successive victory at the award-winning, Nick Faldo-designed […]
St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have released the 2018 Annual Driving Distance Report, containing driving-distance data from seven men’s and women’s professional golf Tours around the world. This is the fourth annual distance report issued by the game’s governing bodies, completed […]
Siem Reap, Cambodia: From Asia’s Golden Land and America’s Wild West, a true taste of the Orient and North America will be on offer for golf tour operators attending two IAGTO golf tourism conventions in 2019. Global golf tourism organisation IAGTO is taking its eighth annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) to Cambodia for some […]
San Diego, United States: Dutch company Maredo BV is set to underline its reputation for developing and distributing innovative turf maintenance machines. The newest product that has been launched by the Asian Golf Industry Federation Associate Business Member is the GT212 VibeSpike-Perforator. To be showcased at next month’s Golf Industry Show in San Diego (February […]
Orlando, Florida, United States: The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), the PGA of America and PGA Golf Exhibitions have announced a multi-year, strategic alliance to co-locate the annual Golf Business Conference with the PGA Merchandise Show, beginning in 2020. The Golf Business Conference, hosted by NGCOA for more than 30 years, is the industry’s […]