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 […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: World number two Justin Rose has pledged to donate US$50,000 to Habitat for Humanity Indonesia’s disaster response programme ahead of the Asian Tour’s season-ending BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri. Thousands of people were left homeless after the 7.4-magnitude quake and tsunami struck and caused […]
Bangkok, Thailand: PPTV HD 36, a free-to-air television broadcast in high definition across Thailand, has formed a unique partnership with the Amata Friendship Cup, the world’s first truly mixed match play golf event. Having previously worked with the Premier League and Bundesliga in European football, bringing live matches to millions of viewers across Thailand, PPTV HD […]
Singapore: American Davis Love III will make his Sentosa Golf Club debut when he competes in next year’s SMBC Singapore Open. Love has won nearly every accolade in the game and is an outstanding addition to Singapore’s national Open – to be played from January 17-20 on the Serapong Course at Sentosa, a Golf Course Facility […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced that IMG Arena, IMG’s leading sports betting service and content hub, will distribute official PGA Tour scoring data for media usage and sports betting purposes. Under a significant multi-year agreement, IMG Arena will distribute official PGA Tour data to sports media companies, news services […]
London, England: Campey Turf Care Systems has expanded its international dealership network into South America with the appointment of two new dealers. The Macclesfield-based company already has an impressive network of dealers across the globe and the addition of C4 Turf Care and World Sports further strengthens its presence in that area of the world […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a wobbly start to post a four-under-par 68 for victory in the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg. The 36-year-old South African, who had a three-shot advantage at the start of the day, gave hope to his rivals when he made consecutive bogeys on holes two […]
Sentosa, Singapore: Shubhankar Sharma has captured the Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings title after a ground-breaking year. After making a career breakthrough at the 2017 Joburg Open, the 22-year-old Indian carried his winning momentum into the new season and clinched his second Asian Tour title at February’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia. There, Sharma overcame a […]