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Innovative Garden Course Loops Planned at Tanah Merah

Innovative Garden Course Loops Planned at Tanah Merah

August 3, 2018

Palo Alto, California, United States: Reinventing the golf experience at Tanah Merah Country Club, Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) has designed multiple playing loops into the routing for the new Garden Course. Construction for the complete renovation project is scheduled to begin in January, with the redeveloped Garden Course to be […]

Sentosa Golf Club Set for January Spotlight

Sentosa Golf Club Set for January Spotlight

August 2, 2018

Singapore: The US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open will act as the opening event on the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation in 2019. The co-sanctioned tournament, won this year by Spaniard Sergio Garcia, will be played from January 17-20 on the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]

Influential Women Recognised at Leadership Summit

Influential Women Recognised at Leadership Summit

August 2, 2018

Manchester, England: A leadership summit, aimed at helping women work together to achieve their ambitions, was held for a second year on the eve of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. The R&A Women’s Leadership Summit, staged in the clubhouse at Royal Lytham & St Annes, built on 2017’s inaugural event when a group of 21 […]

Navin Pulls Rank on Thai Rivals

Navin Pulls Rank on Thai Rivals

August 2, 2018

Bangkok, Thailand: Navin Sakunsirasuntorn illustrated the strength in depth of amateur golf in his country as he swept to a four-stroke success in the 13th edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship (North). Showing scant regard for his lowly ranking, Navin proved too strong for his rivals at Watermill Golf & Gardens in the fifth […]

Pondok Indah Hosts Club Management Mini Summit

Pondok Indah Hosts Club Management Mini Summit

August 1, 2018

Jakarta, Indonesia: Female participation in golf will be a main topic of discussion at this month’s Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF)-organised Club Management Mini Summit. To be held at the Pondok Indah Golf Gallery on August 15, the event is being staged in collaboration with the Golf Course Managers Association of Indonesia (GCMAI). Budi Kosasih, […]

Plans to Limit Use of Green Reading Materials

Plans to Limit Use of Green Reading Materials

August 1, 2018

St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials, reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability. Following a six-week period of feedback and consultation with interested […]

Golf Industry Report Findings to be Revealed at ACMC

Golf Industry Report Findings to be Revealed at ACMC

July 31, 2018

Singapore: The findings of the first Singapore Golf Industry Report will be revealed at the 12th Asian Club Managers’ Conference (ACMC). In a joint presentation, Singapore Golf Association (SGA) General Manager Jerome Ng and Dominic Wall, Director – Asia, The R&A, will explain key information from the undertaking. Organised by the Club Managers’ Association of Singapore […]

Newsworthy Performance from Mahathir Mohamad at Kota Permai

Newsworthy Performance from Mahathir Mohamad at Kota Permai

July 31, 2018

Shah Alam, Malaysia: A total of 80 golfers, comprising print and digital media from Malaysia and neighbouring Singapore in addition to valued retailers, event partners and sponsors, and top Club officials, lined up in Kota Permai Golf & Country Club’s (KPGCC) 2018 Media Golf Game. Tang Meng Loon, Director, Club Operations & Townships, Gamuda Land, […]

Prospering from Campey Turf Care Systems’ European Programme

Prospering from Campey Turf Care Systems’ European Programme

July 30, 2018

London, England: It’s been a mixed few months for Australians in Europe. The Socceroos put in a valiant but ultimately disappointing display at the World Cup in Russia while the Australian cricket team suffered a 5-0 one-day international series loss at the hands of England. But for one Australian travelling to Europe under the Campey […]

Resilient Zhuo Triumphs at Kau Sai Chau

Resilient Zhuo Triumphs at Kau Sai Chau

July 30, 2018

Hong Kong: Alex Zhuo Tian-wei overcame a nerve-ridden start to post a confidence-boosting victory in the Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. Six-over through 10 holes of the opening round over the North Course at the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Course, Zhuo’s prospects of mounting a challenge in the fourth leg of the 2018-19 […]

Imperious Harding Delivers Royal Performance

Imperious Harding Delivers Royal Performance

July 29, 2018

Pattaya, Thailand: Justin Harding cruised to a six-shot victory at the Royal Cup to become the first player since 2011 to win back-to-back titles on the Asian Tour. The in-form South African fired a three-under-par 67 in the final round of the US$500,000 Asian Tour event. With a winning total of 14-under-par 266, Harding became the first […]

Beijing Breakthrough for Canadian Campbell

Beijing Breakthrough for Canadian Campbell

July 29, 2018

Beijing, China: Peter Campbell shot a closing 70 to hold off Zhang Huilin and win his first pro title at the RMB1.5 million Beijing Championship, the ninth event of this year’s PGA Tour Series-China. Campbell, 35, is the third Canadian to win on Tour, following 2015 winners Justin Shin and Eugene Wong. The left-hander held a […]

Salah Survives Tense Extra-Time Test

Salah Survives Tense Extra-Time Test

July 29, 2018

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: American Josh Salah pipped Bangladesh’s Shakhawat Shohel on the third hole of a sudden-death play-off at the PGM Northport Championship. Salah and Shakhawat were tied on 13-under-par 275 at the end of regulation play at the RM225,000 (about US$58,000) event, hosted by Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. The 27-year-old Salah, who carded […]

Hoiana Shores Primed to Become ‘Great Symphony of Golf’

Hoiana Shores Primed to Become ‘Great Symphony of Golf’

July 28, 2018

Hoi An South, Vietnam: The coastline project of Hoiana will be home to Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects’ (RTJ II) first Vietnamese championship golf course design: Hoiana Shores Golf Club. Located on the shores of the Eastern Sea, approximately eight kilometres south of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hoi An, known as ‘The City […]

First Phase of Laem Chabang Facelift Completed

First Phase of Laem Chabang Facelift Completed

July 27, 2018

Pattaya, Thailand: The first phase of the renovation of Laem Chabang International Golf Club’s 27 holes has been completed. Venue for the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2018 Turfgrass Management Exposition, the acclaimed Jack Nicklaus layout is in the process of undergoing a dramatic facelift to all three of its nine-hole layouts, aimed at reinforcing […]