Lingshui, China: Mexican Gaby Lopez gave herself a belated birthday present when she won the Blue Bay LPGA by one stroke in Hainan Island for her maiden pro title. A day after turning 25, Lopez closed with a 73 for a 72-hole score of eight-under 280 at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club. The victory […]
Bali, Indonesia: Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij held his nerve to complete a wire-to-wire Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory for the second time this season at the US$100,000 Combiphar Players Championship. Thai Varanyu, who led from start to finish for his maiden ADT title in May, closed with a two-under-par 70 and a 15-under 273 total to win […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Industry stalwarts Laurie Walsh and Henrik Friis have been elected to the Board of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Walsh is the Golf Area Manager, Southeast Asia with Rain Bird International while Friis is Regional Director, Turf & Irrigation with Jebsen & Jessen Technology. The appointments were confirmed at the AGIF’s Annual […]
Lake Victoria, Uganda: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa, now a fully-fledged, 18-hole design from the hand of Golfplan’s Kevin Ramsey, celebrated its official grand opening at the start of October by hosting the inaugural Serena Johnnie Walker Open, an event claimed by Ugandan professional Phillip Kasozi who carded a 54-hole total of 222 […]
Phuket, Thailand: Friendship will take a back seat when British International School Phuket (BISP) students Mark Vanchai Luangnitikul and Napat ‘Toy’ Paramacharoenroj face-off in the third edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship – South. Having suffered the disappointment of narrowly missing out on claiming a medal at last month’s Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, […]
Singapore: Two IMG-managed golf clubs have been honoured at the World Golf Awards. At the La Manga Club in Spain, Garden City Golf Club in Phnom Penh was named as Best Course in Cambodia. Also managed by IMG, Ba Na Hills Golf Club in Danang, designed by Luke Donald in association with IMG, won Best […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course has been voted ‘Singapore’s Best Golf Course 2018’ at the World Golf Awards. The formal presentations were made at the La Manga Club in Spain. “Sentosa is honoured to have been recognised for its excellence, especially by the World Golf Awards,” said Andy Johnston, General Manager at Sentosa Golf […]
London, England: The All-Party Parliamentary Golf Group has welcomed representatives of The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland to Parliament and heard about the organisation’s work in the sport. Members of Parliament and Peers were joined by honorary and associate members, as The PGA’s Chief Executive, Robert Maxfield, made a presentation to the Group. The […]
Renens, Switzerland: TPT Golf is launching its line of revolutionary golf shafts to golfers in Malaysia through MST Golf, the country’s largest golf retail specialist. MST Golf will be the exclusive retailer of TPT Golf shafts in Malaysia, offering TPT Golf shaft fittings at its Technical Centres located at TPC Kuala Lumpur, the Intermark Mall […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Greg Norman has been named Vietnam Tourism Ambassador as his golf course design firm serves in an advisory role to create and promote sustainable golf course tourism and development practices in-country. In an on-going effort to promote tourism in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Council of Ministers which includes the Minister […]
Tokyo, Japan: Arina Hiraki will be aiming to follow in the footsteps of Suzuka Yamaguchi when she tees-off at this week’s Faldo Series Japan Championship. One of the brightest golfing prospects in Japan, Hiraki had a front row seat as Yamaguchi created history with her victory in the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Asia’s largest golf tour operator, Golfasian, has once again swept the board at the World Golf Awards (WGA), scooping a quartet of honours at this year’s event. The Thailand-based firm, a market leader in golf tourism in Asia since its inception in 1997 and a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Troon enjoyed ‘a hugely successful’ 2018 International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), with Troon International presiding over 425 meetings at the event. “The volume of meetings highlights the scale and influence of Troon’s international division, as well as its ability to forge new, and develop existing, relationships with tour operators all over the world […]
New Delhi, India: Habitat for Humanity, the global housing non-profit organisation, and Asian Tour, the official sanctioning body of professional golf in Asia, have joined hands once again to champion the cause of affordable housing and sanitation for under-privileged, low-income families in India. At the recently-concluded Panasonic Open India, a Pro-Am tournament was played at […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: The Club Foundation is celebrating 30 years of service to the club industry and the development of club management professionals. Since its inception, the Foundation has disbursed more than US$8 million in scholarships, grants, and research funds. In 1988, the Club Managers Association of America’s Board of Directors determined that a charitable foundation […]