Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Japan’s Shinichi Mizuno was declared the winner of the RM225,000 (about US$58,000) season-ending PGM Maybank ADT Championship based on his 54-hole score after tropical thunderstorms forced the final round to be abandoned. More than 10 hours of play were lost due to multiple weather disruptions. That subsequently led to the setting up […]
Lahore, Pakistan: Rimsha Ijaz produced an eye-catching performance to upstage her male rivals in the eighth Faldo Series Pakistan Championship. Taking advantage of the absence of defending champion Ahmed Baig, it was Ijaz who revelled in the spotlight in the 10th leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season at the Lahore Defence Raya Golf […]
Shenzhen, China: The R&A will provide funding towards a new golf scholarship programme being set up at the world’s largest golf facility. The scholarships at Mission Hills will support talented young Chinese golfers by providing financial grants towards their golf training and competition. Tenniel Chu, Vice-Chairman of Mission Hills Group, was joined by Martin Slumbers, […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ernie Els took time out from his schedule during his latest visit to Kuala Lumpur to meet with Stephen Havrilla, The Els Club Malaysia Group General Manager, and his team to get an update on the progress of his signature designs in the country. They discussed a wide range of topics, from […]
Sydney, Australia: Talented teenagers Bella Kil and Markopolo Fullepp will have unfinished business to attend to when they tee-off in the fourth edition of the Faldo Series Australia Championship. Given their past Faldo Series experiences, Kil and Fullepp, both aged 18, are setting their sights on qualifying for the 13th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: The PGA of America has announced a multi-year partnership with China’s Mission Hills Group and Pacific Pine Sports Group that will see the launch of three PGA Golf Academies in China. The partnership between the PGA of America – one of the world’s largest sporting organisations, with a membership […]
Manila, Philippines: Laia Barro will be bidding to complete a rare hat-trick when she tees-off in the 11th edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. In each of the past two years, Barro has savoured success in the Girls’ Under-16 category over the Faldo Course at Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club. This week, Barro […]
Bangkok, Thailand: In the concluding instalment of an exclusive two-part interview, David Townend, Principal of Azalea Hospitality and General Manager at Amata Spring Country Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, looks ahead to next month’s inaugural Amata Friendship Cup presented by Toyota and discusses his vision for the future […]
Tucson, Arizona, United States: Rain Bird Golf’s new 551 Series rotors are designed to help superintendents water tee boxes and other smaller areas of the course more precisely and efficiently. Rather than using residential or commercial rotors in these smaller areas, superintendents who install the 551 Series benefit from the level of quality and features […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The name Amata Spring Country Club will conjure up fond memories for the world of golf. Host to some of the region’s most prestigious championships, the unique golf course has been a mainstay on televisions around the world for over a decade. So, many will be glad to hear that an exciting new […]
Shenzhen, China: The R&A and China Golf Association (CGA) have jointly announced the launch of the 2019 Players Edition of Rules of Golf mobile application in Chinese, a completely redesigned stand-alone and interactive tool that allows Chinese golfers to access to the modernised rules from all mobile devices. The new application, available online through app stores […]
Singapore: The CiMSO Group, developers of CLUBmanager and GOLFmanager, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Established in 1993, CiMSO develops ERP software for hospitality, recreation and services, and manages distribution for Africa from its offices in Cape Town, South Africa and for Asia in Singapore. The CiMSO suite synchronises information for 290 geographically […]
Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Sports Turf Institute (NZSTI), a member of the Labosport group, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) in delivering the inaugural Certificate in Greenkeeping (CIG) programme, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – the first of its kind in Asia. The AGIF has used NZSTI’s […]
Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China: The US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (The Golf Group) has announced the largest single seizure in the past five years, confiscating more than 29,000 pieces of counterfeit golf equipment and supplies from a facility in Dongguan, a major industrial centre. Seized in the raid were 592 finished clubs, 1,623 semi-finished […]
Hong Kong: Aaron Rai claimed his maiden European Tour title after holding off fellow-Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick to secure a one-shot victory at the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi. The 23-year-old never actually surrendered the lead on Sunday but saw his six-shot overnight advantage cut to a single stroke by Fitzpatrick during a thrilling […]