Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has officially assumed leadership for First Green with a new logo and website – www.thefirstgreen.org – that promotes a programme centred on golf courses as environmental ‘learning labs’ for students in middle school to 12th grade. GCSAA brought the 21-year-old First Green under […]
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China: Canada’s Richard Jung holed a huge birdie putt on the final hole for a closing four-under 68 and a wire-to-wire win at the Suzhou Open, finishing two ahead of playing partner ‘Carl’ Yuan Yechun of China, who led by one heading to the last but finished with a double-bogey in his first event as […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Performance54 (P54), a specialist global golf marketing agency, has been appointed to manage and promote the inaugural Amata Friendship Cup. The unique mixed team event will be contested from December 21-23 between teams of the leading professional and amateur players from Thailand and Japan at Amata Spring Country Club, a Golf Course Facility […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur’s award-winning West Course upgrade has been completed and reopened for play. “The 10-month intensive project was focused on providing improved playing surfaces by changing the turf on the course to more developed and enhanced grass species. Golfers can expect another level of golfing experience with the new resurfaced turf,” […]
Singapore: Hailey Loh will resume her rivalry with Linette Chua Wen Ting in the 13th Faldo Series Singapore Championship. A fortnight after narrowly defeating Chua in a gripping finale to the Singapore National Amateur Championship, Loh will again face-off with her compatriot in the sixth leg of the 2018-19 Faldo Series Asia season. Still on […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: Seth Waugh, a former Deutsche Bank Americas CEO, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of America. Waugh will guide the business and overall strategy of one of the world’s largest sports organisations, serving the Association’s nearly 29,000 PGA Professionals into an exciting new era. The PGA […]
Singapore: Steve Shepherdson, Senior Design Associate for IMG, has been awarded membership of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). The ASGCA is the world’s leading organisation for golf course architects. Membership to this exclusive group signifies the highest recognition of an architect’s work. Current members include Pete Dye, Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus. Since […]
Springfield, Illinois, United States: BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of specialty products, has released a second product finder mobile app, this time for the turf marketplace. Available for iOS and Android devices, the BRANDT Turf Product Finder app gives users the ability to search and mine more than 200 BRANDT, GRIGG and BRANDT iHammer US turf […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: The US golf industry – driven by WE ARE GOLF, a coalition of leading organisations working together to communicate the game’s economic, charitable, environmental and fitness benefits – has launched its #inviteHER campaign for current golfers to encourage the women in their lives to start playing. Powered by the LPGA […]
Bangkok, Thailand: An innovative new event will be staged at the award-winning Amata Spring Country Club in December. The Amata Friendship Cup presented by Toyota will see a team of Thailand’s top men and women professional and amateur golfers, take on an equal team of Japan’s top players. A Golf Course Facility Member of the […]
Karachi, Pakistan: United Marine Agencies (UMA), a leading shipping agency in Pakistan, will be the title sponsor of the CNS Open Golf Championship when it debuts on the Asian Tour. To be held at the Karachi Golf Club from October 11-14, the event will boast a purse of US$300,000. The tournament, re-christened the UMA CNS […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Two weeks before hosting the Asian Games golf competitions, Jakarta’s Pondok Indah Golf Gallery staged the latest Asian Golf Industry Federation-organised Club Management Mini Summit. Held in collaboration with the Golf Course Managers Association of Indonesia (GCMAI), female participation in golf was the main topic of discussion. Budi Kosasih, President of the GCMAI […]
Beijing, China: PGA Tour Series-China’s fourth season will conclude with a flourish in October, as the Series announced its final three tournaments of 2018 will take place in cities along the Pearl River Delta that are set to be linked by a major bridge and tunnel system. Macau, Zhuhai and Hong Kong will host the […]
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: Technology and Golf’s Best Customers. The NGF’s report takes an in-depth look at technology’s role in the traditional game, from the equipment purchasing cycle and online tee […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Unprecedented demand for tickets for The 148th Open at Royal Portrush has led to all four Championship days being completely sold out. The Open was last played in Northern Ireland in 1951 and there has been huge excitement about the return of one of the world’s great sporting events. In anticipation of […]