Jakarta, Indonesia: Celebrating hope, joy and giving, Asian Tour golfers and staff volunteered to spend a day building homes with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia and future homeowners in Sentul Village, Bojong Koneng in Bogor. “It has been a meaningful year for the Asian Tour in 2018. As we celebrate another season of success, we are […]
Barcelona, Spain: Pure Seed and Atlas Turf International have named Semillas Fitó as the exclusive distributor of Pure Dynasty Seeded Paspalum in France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. Pure Dynasty is an advanced seeded paspalum blend developed by Pure-Seed Testing to deliver faster establishment, stronger turf density and better disease resistance and salt tolerance. Introduced in […]
Singapore: In another notable development for golf in Southeast Asia, Laguna National Golf & Country Club has lived up to its pioneering reputation with the installation of Toptracer Range at the club’s Teaching and Practice Facility. It will be known as Laguna Practice powered by Toptracer Range. Laguna National is the first club in the […]
Phuket, Thailand: The second PGA of Great Britain and Ireland Members’ International Conference proved to be bigger and better in 2018 following its return to Thailand’s Laguna Phuket Resort. Last month’s conference brought together almost 50 PGA Members and delegates from 16 countries to one of Asia’s finest fully-integrated resorts and home of the first […]
Bangkok, Thailand: China’s Mission Hills Group has won Best Youth Development Programme at the 2018 Sport Industry Awards (SPIA) Asia. The Mission Hills Junior Golf Programme, which has been helping to grow golf in China for more than 20 years, was judged by 37 international sport industry experts to be the best-of-the-best from more than […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: The Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) has been named as the Asian Tour’s Golf Course of the Year. Host to the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi, the New Territories venue is among the most revered golfing establishments in the region. Meanwhile, also voted for by the players, the Hong Kong Open beat […]
Cairo, Egypt: Golf course management company Troon has announced its latest partnership in the Middle East following its appointment by Madinaty Golf. Troon will be working closely with Madinaty, which is located on the edge of Cairo, on the overall operation of the facility, while strengthening the reputation and prestige of its golf to ultimately […]
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States: The LPGA Tour’s schedule for 2019 contains more tournaments and prize money for its players to compete for. Next season’s Tour will comprise 33 events around the world, with over US$70 million in prize money up for grabs – a US$5 million increase on 2018. The USGA has not yet […]
Xiamen, China: Chinese Taipei’s Lee Min eked out a nerve-tingling one-stroke victory in the Women’s China Open in Fujian Province. The 23-year-old closed with a five-under 67 at Orient Xiamen to finish the 12th edition of China’s national championship, presented by World Golf Series, on 12-under 276. The victory was worth RMB315,000. Fujian native Liu Yan […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Poom Saksansin fended off the challenges of his more illustrious rivals and fast-finishing compatriots to win the US$750,000 BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT Lautan Luas Tbk and Bank Mandiri. Despite being ranked 239th in the world, Poom would not be cowed into submission against two of the world’s […]
Paris, France: Jacobsen has released a series of three videos, documenting the build-up to the 2018 Ryder Cup matches at Le Golf National in Paris and the competition itself. As an Official Supplier of the event that pitted Thomas Bjorn’s European team against an American line-up captained by Jim Furyk, the United Kingdom-based manufacturer of […]
Foshan, China: Golf clubs across China now have access to a fully translated, custom built sustainability support programme – OnCourse China. Developed and assured by the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Foundation, the programme is being promoted in close strategic partnership with GCMC (Golf Club Managers Committee). Since being introduced to club managers and superintendents at […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon founder Dana Garmany is to step down as Chief Executive Officer of the management company on March 31, 2019. Garmany confirmed his official retirement date at the unveiling of the renovated Pinnacle Course at the company’s flagship Troon North Country Club in Arizona. According to a report in Golf Business […]
Xiamen, China: The China LPGA Tour has been recognised by The R&A as China’s first Supporting Organisation on promoting the new Rules of Golf. During the Women’s China Open presented by World Golf Series, the Tour was presented with a Gold Level Certificate of Appreciation by The R&A, which governs the sport of golf worldwide, outside […]
Harrogate, England: Next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) will see Foley United demonstrate the ideal grinding combination for a fully automated workshop. Represented by its United Kingdom distributor ProSport UK Ltd, Foley will showcase the AccuPro 633 with AccuTouch 3 Control and 673 bedknife grinders in Harrogate Convention Centre’s Red Hall, Stand 248B. This […]