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 […]
London, England: The United Kingdom’s largest online travel portal and subsidiary of Moresand Ltd, Crystal Travel, has announced the introduction of a specialist sports travel service, providing exhilarating long-haul travel experiences to sporting enthusiasts. With a strong focus on luxury travel experiences tailored to golfers and sports fans, Crystal Sports Travel will allow holiday-makers to […]
Orlando, United States: Registration for the 66th edition of the PGA Merchandise Show is now open for PGA and LPGA members, golf buyers and industry professionals at PGAShow.com Exhibitor and media registration will open later this month. The PGA Merchandise Show, the international golf industry’s ‘Major of Golf Business’ for more than 60 years, will begin with the […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Thailand’s reputation as one of the world’s premier golfing getaways was enhanced at the 19th annual IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) Awards. In a glittering finale to the latest edition of International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), hosted in Slovenia, Hua Hin was named as Golf Destination of the Year in the […]
Shanghai, China: Overcoming bouts of anxiety and pangs of self-doubt, Danielle Kang emerged triumphant in the inaugural US$2.1 million Buick LPGA Shanghai. One shot off the pace in joint third overnight, the San Francisco native finished strongly to post a closing three-under-par 69 at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club. That gave her a winning 72-hole […]