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 […]
West Virginia, United States: As a way to assist golf course superintendents with their professional development, each year the Environmental Science Division of Bayer CropScience teams up with the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organisation of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), to send five superintendents to the annual Golf Industry Show […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has confirmed the appointment of Gary Gilchrist as its new national coach. In this role, Gilchrist, one of the game’s most high-profile coaches, is tasked with strengthening the HKGA’s training and development programmes. The appointment represents the HKGA’s on-going efforts to maximise the full potential of talented […]
Aurora, Illinois, United States: Spectrum Technologies, Inc, a leading manufacturer of plant measurement technology, has added two accessories for the FieldScout TDR product line: Infrared Temperature Sensor and Rod Spacer. The Infrared Sensor is a ‘must have’ accessory for the TDR 350 and 150 models. With the Infrared Sensor, turf wilt can be predicted with […]
Shanghai, China: Ahead of this week’s US$10 million WGC-HSBC Champions, five of the star-studded field were brought together for a unique Europe versus USA re-match aimed at helping grow golf in China. The event saw new world number one Brooks Koepka, world number two Dustin Johnson, defending champion and world number three Justin Rose, world […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: With an ever-growing number of golf clubs implementing a compulsory golf buggy policy, fleet management is becoming increasingly important. For some golf establishments it’s viewed as an additional revenue stream. For others, the necessity for golf buggies is directly related to aging memberships who are less inclined, or able, to walk around […]