Jeju Island, South Korea: When the US PGA Tour visited The Club at Nine Bridges last year for the inaugural CJ Cup, the October event punctuated nearly 20 years of strategic design tweaks from course architect David Dale. With the second CJ Cup scheduled for October 18-21, such prep is largely done and dusted – […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has launched the GCSAA Podcast, which is now available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. The GCSAA Podcast will feature relevant association and industry content that will include educational information, updates on GCSAA programmes and services, reports from industry events, human […]
London, England: Former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher has said he is ‘honoured and humbled’ to have been invited to become Captain of The Professional Golfers’ Association of Great Britain and Ireland. The 69-year-old, who played in eight Ryder Cup matches, captained the European team in 1991, 1993 and 1995, and won 22 professional tournaments, […]
Singapore: Next week’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC), one of the world’s leading amateur golf events, will be televised across 160 countries and reach millions of homes around the world. The Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A – the event’s Founding Partners – have announced that there will be three hours […]
Lang Co, Hue, Vietnam: Laguna Lăng Cô Resort’s excellence has been acknowledged once again, after being named as one of the ‘Robb Report’ Top Four luxury resorts in Vietnam. Being recognised for its quality is testament to the Banyan Tree Group’s commitment to deliver Vietnam’s most desired golf experience. The complex is comprised of the […]
Singapore: Major champion and crowd favourite Sergio Garcia will defend his title at next year’s SMBC Singapore Open. To be held from January 17-20, the 2019 SMBC Singapore Open will again be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour Organisation with a prize fund of at least US$1 million. It will be played […]
Toronto, Canada: Pacific Links International (PLI) has announced a partnership with one of the United Kingdom’s best-loved golf clubs, London Golf Club. The addition of the 2008 and 2009 European Open, 2014 Volvo World Match Play and 2018 Staysure Seniors PGA Championship venue will provide exclusive incentives for PLI’s network golfers, located across the globe, […]
London, England: Campey Turf Care Systems continues to make clearing debris a breeze with the new Imants RotoBlast. The latest innovation from Imants joins a highly successful portfolio of exclusive products including the Koro FIELD TOPMAKER, ShockWave, SandCat and RotoKnife. The RotoBlast adds to this impressive line of machines with a 3,750-rpm blower that produces an […]
Shanghai, China: WeChat, the most popular social communication platform in China, has joined the WGC-HSBC Champions as an Official Partner for the 2018 Championship. Launched in 2011, WeChat is the most widely used Chinese social media platform. It integrates instant messaging and social entertainment, delivering a mobile digital lifestyle through an easy-to-use app that has already […]
Ljubljana, Slovenia: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), a leading global B2B event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, will again provide a platform to showcase emerging golf markets, as new exhibitors from Europe and the Middle East announce their attendance. Among the first-time exhibitors for 2018 is Qatar. Michael Braidwood, General Manager at Discover […]
Springfield, Illinois, United States: Brandt is recharging its turf and ornamental business, introducing four new territory sales managers to represent the Brandt, Grigg and Brandt iHammer T&O product lines. This expansion of Brandt’s turf and ornamental sales force shows the company’s commitment to the golf and sports turf industry. Each rep has significant turfgrass experience, […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The traditional driving-in ceremony for the new Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has taken place on the first tee of the Old Course. Chris Hilton started his year in office with a drive at precisely 8 am as a cannon fired alongside the tee. A large […]
Saitama, Tokyo: Yuta Ikeda won his 20th career title in imperious fashion after shooting a final round three-under-par 68 at the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup. The 32-year-old Japanese romped to a six-shot victory, ending his campaign on 15-under-par 269 at the ¥150 million (about US$1.35 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour […]
Cam Ranh, Vietnam: With its grand opening scheduled for October 27, KN Golf Links Cam Ranh is ticking off a punch list of home-stretch necessities, including the launch of a new website that showcases everything golfers may want to know about the next Greg Norman-branded club in Vietnam. Accessible at KNGolfLinks.com, the site features everything from […]
North Carolina, United States: The American Society of Golf Course Architects and ASGCA Foundation will host a symposium promoting the benefits of investing in golf facilities – including adding forward tees – and detailing how these investments are directly linked to facility success. From Tees to Green: A Symposium on Forward Tees & Other High-ROI […]