Melbourne, Australia: Belgium held off a late challenge from hosts Australia to win the US$7 million ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf for the first time. Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters brought a five-shot advantage into the final foursomes at The Metropolitan Golf Club but Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith cut that to just […]
Helsinki, Finland: Jacobsen turf equipment has been chosen to maintain the course at Levi Golf Club, the most northern golf course in Finland, and the third most northern in the world. The equipment is manufactured by Jacobsen and supplied by local dealer, J Trading. The course, which is part of Levi Ski Resort, opens at […]
Bintan Island, Indonesia: The Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) will recommence next week with the Bintan Lagoon Junior Championship. Presented by Tradewinds Furnishings Singapore, the 54-hole stroke play event will feature top-ranked junior golfers from across the Asia-Pacific. The three-day tournament (November 28-30) will kick-off the JGTA’s second season and will be the second […]
Washington, DC, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – has announced that the 12th annual National Golf Day will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 on Capitol Hill. National Golf Day celebrates the game’s US$84.1 billion economy, nearly US$4 billion annual charitable impact and […]
Singapore: Laguna National Golf & Country Club’s commitment to supporting the Republic’s most talented golfers has been strengthened following a ground-breaking agreement with the Singapore Golf Association (SGA). As part of a new initiative with the SGA aimed at promoting the game and nurturing golf talent in Singapore, Laguna National – a Golf Course Facility […]
Orlando, United States: The PGA Show Week schedule has been announced and PGA Professionals, buyers and industry leaders can begin to schedule face-to-face meetings with key brands and top names returning to the PGA Show Floor at the 66th PGA Merchandise Show. From January 22-25, 2019, the international golf industry’s annual global gathering will welcome […]
Melbourne, Australia: Club Car, a brand of Ingersoll Rand and a global leader in golf, commercial utility and personal-use vehicles, is providing more than 60 vehicles for this week’s ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf at Metropolitan Golf Club in Victoria. Through its newly appointed Authorised Distributor for Victoria – In Golf and Utility – Club Car […]
Tokyo, Japan: The PGA Tour and ZOZO, Inc – which operates the largest Japanese online fashion website ‘ZOZOTOWN’ – have announced a six-year agreement that establishes the first annual, official PGA Tour tournament in Japan. The ZOZO Championship, which will be co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO), is set to debut at Accordia […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Golf Course Facility Members have featured prominently at recent award ceremonies. At the 2018 World Golf Awards at La Manga Club in Spain, four AGIF member clubs were honoured as Best Course in their respective countries. The East Course at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public […]
Taipei, Taiwan: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) will unveil its new event format in Taipei next month. The AGIF is partnering with the Taiwan Golf Course Association to hold the Annual Taiwan Golf Course Association Turfgrass Seminar & Club Management Mini Summit at the award-winning Sunrise Golf & Country Club on December 4-5. “We’re excited […]
Lahore, Pakistan: Ahmed Baig will be conspicuous by his absence when the eighth Faldo Series Pakistan Championship tees-off this week. But it’s with the blessing and best wishes of the Pakistan Golf Federation that national team stalwart Baig will be missing from the 10th leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season at the Lahore […]
Illinois, United States: John Deere has again earned a spot among the world’s most valuable brands in an annual ranking completed by leading brand consulting firm Interbrand. John Deere is now ranked 88th in the Best Global Brands research, moving up four spots from a year ago. Interbrand estimates the John Deere brand to now […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) will welcome back four-time champion Miguel Ángel Jiménez to this week’s Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi. The flamboyant Spaniard will be among the main drawcards at the 60th edition of the tournament over the Composite Course at HKGC, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: The agonising wait is over for Mohammed Shahab Uddin. A frequent contender with a dozen runner-up finishes to his name in recent years, Shahab finally savoured the sweet taste of success in the fifth edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. With rounds of 75, 70 and a closing 71 at the Kurmitola […]
London, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) has announced the finalists for the 2019 Golf Environment Awards (GEAs), which recognise golf clubs and individuals that strive to undertake environmental best practice. Over 30 long-listed clubs were visited during the year by STRI ecology consultants Bob Taylor and Rowan Rumball, which were then whittled down […]