Chongqing, China: With his play-off victory at the Chongqing Championship, Taihei Sato wrote his name into the record books as the first player from Japan to win on the PGA Tour Series-China. “It feels great to be the first Japanese player to win on this Tour but there are lots of great Japanese golfers. I […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: Seth Henrich has been named Director of Golf Operations at The World Golf Village Resort. Home to two award-winning golf courses, the King & Bear and Slammer & Squire, the golf and club operations at The World Golf Village are professionally managed by Troon’s Honours Golf Division. Henrich is a […]
Zhuhai, China: Shanxi teenager Liu Yiyi underlined her potential with a three-stroke win at the weather-hit CTBC Ladies Classic, her maiden professional victory. The second-year pro closed with her third consecutive round of 69 over the Dragon Lake Golf Club course in sunny conditions to finish on nine-under 207. The victory at the China LPGA […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: As the month of March draws to a close, Troon President Tim Schantz will officially move into his new role as Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest club management firm on April 1, while Troon founder Dana Garmany becomes the company’s Executive Chairman. Schantz has been with Troon since 1998 […]
Englewood, Colorado, United States: GOLFTEC has completed the largest and most advanced fitter training in the company’s 24-year history, with over 100 elite coaches from around the world converging at GOLFTEC headquarters for a week-long curriculum on club fitting best practices and 2019 equipment product line education. The summit focused on training coaches on further […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: NBC Sports has announced its broadcast teams for the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals. Announced last year, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is a new, pre-eminent championship that will showcase the world’s top female amateur golfers competing at Augusta National Golf Club. Preceding […]
Hong Kong: The EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open, labelled one of the region’s premier tournaments dedicated to the development of female golfing talent in Asia and beyond, will return to the Hong Kong Golf Club in 2019. Sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Taiwan LPGA and Ladies Asian Golf Tour, and supported by the Hong […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Research grants from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) are supporting eight new research projects this year at universities across America. The projects, which were selected by a committee that included two members of the GCSAA Board of Directors, superintendents, university researchers and the research director of the USGA […]
New Delhi, India: Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri are headlining this week’s Hero Indian Open, India’s flagship golf tournament and the country’s longest-running international sports event. To be played on the Gary Player-designed layout at the DLF Golf and Country Club (March 28-31), the 2019 edition is the 14th consecutive year that Hero MotoCorp Ltd […]
London, England: A new publication entitled ‘Sustainable Golf Development – Public Facilities Guidelines’ has been launched. It is targeted at public decision-makers, developers and other influencers who are considering either new public golf development or planning the future of existing facilities. The guidance illustrates that through careful and creative planning and decision-making, public courses, particularly […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: One of the shining success stories of the Southeast Asian golf industry, MST Golf has embarked on its fourth decade with bold expansion plans. Founded by childhood friends Ng Yap and KP Low in 1989, the company has established itself as the region’s leading golf services provider in retail and wholesale as […]
Cam Ranh, Vietnam: Greg Norman’s drive to develop golf in Vietnam has been strengthened with the launch of a new initiative targeted at the country’s most promising young players. The inaugural ‘Vietnam’s Rising Stars’ Golf Match presented by Greg Norman featured the up-and-coming trio of Nguyen Bao Long, Tran Lam and Nguyen Anh Tuan and […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Scott Hend claimed his 10th Asian Tour title and third European Tour crown in dramatic circumstances as he beat Nacho Elvira at the first play-off hole to win the weather-affected Maybank Championship. The 45-year-old began the fourth round three shots behind overnight leader Elvira but went in front courtesy of five birdies […]
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England: Campey Turf Care Systems has announced its award-winning dealers for 2018 with George Browns named as Dealership of the Year. The Bedfordshire company is joined by Finnish dealer, NH Koneet, who was awarded Most Improved Dealer, while German company Rasenwelt won European Dealer of the Year 2018. George Browns has been selling Campey products […]
Zhuhai, China: Renuka Suksukont survived a wild finish to win the Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge by two strokes, the first tournament of the 2019 China LPGA Tour season. The Thai headed into the final hole with a one-stroke lead at Zhuhai Orient in Guangdong Province. In wet conditions, she ensured victory with […]