London, England: A new study has revealed the importance of spa, leisure and other non-golf activities European golfers now consider influential when booking a golf holiday. The report, produced for International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) – one of the world’s leading global B2B events for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media – by their official […]
Paris, France: A fleet of turf utility vehicles from Club Car will drive the logistical operation at this month’s Ryder Cup. Club Car, a world-leading manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emissions electric vehicles, and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is providing more than 40 turf utility vehicles to support a team of 180 greenkeepers at Le Golf […]
Singapore: Perseverance paid off for Tommy Tan Xuan Hao at the 13th Faldo Series Singapore Championship. After suffering bitter disappointment and cruel misfortune in the tournament over the past four years, the national Development Squad member belatedly savoured success. With a closing even-par 72 for a three-round total of six-under 210 at the National Service […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: To accommodate regional growth interests and opportunities, Troon has expanded and opened a corporate office in Irvine, California. Troon Vice President Bill O’Brien, a 20-plus year golf and hospitality industry veteran, will lead Troon’s Orange County office operations. The new Orange County office is located minutes from the John Wayne/Orange County […]
Bogor, Indonesia: More than 100 golf course managers, course superintendents, club managers, greenkeepers and mechanics attended the ASPGI (Asosiasi Superintendent Padang Golf Indonesia) Turf Management Seminar and Field Day at Bogor’s Palm Hill Golf Club. It was the fifth time the event was staged in collaboration with the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Juhana Arif, […]
Singapore: The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will celebrate its 10th anniversary in style next month when a field featuring the top men’s amateur golf talent throughout Asia and Australasia will gather at Sentosa Golf Club’s New Tanjong Course. Created by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A, the 72-hole stroke play […]
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) and Rain Bird have announced the continued exclusive sponsorship of the CGSA/Rain Bird Environmental Achievement Award. As a Silver sponsor, Rain Bird will also be a sponsor at The Canadian Golf Course Management Conference (CGCMC). “Rain Bird’s support of this prestigious award makes it possible for […]
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 […]