San Diego, United States: Registration is now open for the 2019 Golf Industry Show (GIS). As a presenting partner, the Golf Course Superintendents Association (GCSAA) will offer a dynamic, progressive week of unparalleled networking opportunities and hands-on access to golf course and facility management solutions for golf industry professionals. GCSAA will also recognise its annual […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Next month’s much-anticipated launch of the R&A-backed Certificate in Greenkeeping will rank among the highlights of a productive year for the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), the region’s umbrella golfing organisation. Addressing members at the Annual General Meeting at the Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit, President Richard Walne hailed the Federation’s continued progress. “The […]
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States: A little over a month after the #inviteHER campaign was launched, the initiative has become more than a concept but a call-to-action with help from celebrities and social media influencers across the golf and lifestyle spaces calling on their fans and followers to take part. This #inviteHER Day asks golf […]
United Arab Emirates: Golf course management company Troon has taken its total number of courses under its management in the Middle East to 16 following the signing of a new partnership with Dubai Hills Golf Club. Dubai Hills is located in the heart of the Dubai Hills Estate – a lifestyle development that is a […]
Marrakech, Morocco: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has announced that the 22nd edition of IGTM will be hosted in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. Morocco, the IAGTO 2015 Golf Destination of the Year in Africa & Gulf States, will welcome IGTM to Marrakech, from October 14-17, 2019. The fast-emerging golf destination, which welcomed more than 11 […]
Cam Ranh, Vietnam: Greg Norman has described his latest Vietnamese golf course creation as being among the most unique properties he’s worked with. “I’m looking forward to the world actually getting to experience playing this fantastic golf course,” said the Australian during the official opening of KN Golf Links, a 40-minute flight from Ho Chi […]
Basel, Switzerland: Aimed at helping golf course superintendents, sports turf managers and sod growers manage mature grassy weeds, Syngenta has launched new Manuscript herbicide. According to a report in Golf Course Industry, it is specially designed to provide post-emergence control of weeds like tropical signalgrass, bull/thin paspalum, crabgrass and dallisgrass in certain warm-season turf species […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Vietnam’s burgeoning inbound golf tourism sector was thrust into the spotlight once more at last week’s Club Management Mini Summit. Growing Golf Tourism was the main topic of discussion at the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF)-organised event at Hanoi’s Diamond Westlake Suites. Sponsored by Jebsen & Jessen, the event was attended by a […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The National Golf Foundation (NGF), the trade organisation that works with every sector within the golf industry, has released its latest member research publication on the United States golf media market: Golf Media – Consumer Engagement. The NGF’s latest study finds that one in four Americans, 82 million people in total, […]
Shanghai, China: American Xander Schauffele claimed the biggest title of his short career after coming through to beat Tony Finau at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International. Schauffele, who had a best-of-the-day round of 68 in regulation play, claimed victory at the par-five 18th with a birdie his […]
New Delhi, India: Indian Khalin Joshi produced a dramatic finish with four birdies in his closing five holes to sign for a four-under-par 68 and clinch his maiden Asian Tour title by one shot at the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India. Despite dropping two bogeys in his opening three holes, the 26-year-old Joshi withstood stifling pressure to […]
Dana Point, California, United States: The PGA Merchandise Show has been named the ‘Greatest Show of 2017’ at the 2018 Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Awards Gala. The TSE Gold 100 Awards & Summit annually salutes the largest and most accomplished trade shows of the previous year, and the 2018 event at Monarch Beach Resort drew a large […]
Shenzhen, China: Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, will be a keynote speaker at next month’s Sports Connects. To be staged at Mission Hills, Shenzhen, the biennial event connects more than 300 senior industry executives and provides a gateway to the rapidly-growing China’s sports industry. Created by Branded, a leading producer of live media […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The US$500,000 Queen’s Cup hosted by the Jaidee Foundation is the latest event to be included into the 2018 Asian Tour schedule. To be held at the Legacy Golf Club in Bangkok from November 29 to December 2, the full-field tournament will be the Asian Tour’s fourth stop in Thailand this year. With […]
Manchester, England: The Manchester office of Endless, the mid-market private equity investor, has completed the acquisition of Europe’s largest golf retailer, American Golf, which has been owned by Sun European Partners since 2012. The deal includes 112 of the 132 American Golf retail stores across the United Kingdom and Eire, the Americangolf.co.uk and Onlinegolf.co.uk websites […]