Dhaka, Bangladesh: The agonising wait is over for Mohammed Shahab Uddin. A frequent contender with a dozen runner-up finishes to his name in recent years, Shahab finally savoured the sweet taste of success in the fifth edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. With rounds of 75, 70 and a closing 71 at the Kurmitola […]
London, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) has announced the finalists for the 2019 Golf Environment Awards (GEAs), which recognise golf clubs and individuals that strive to undertake environmental best practice. Over 30 long-listed clubs were visited during the year by STRI ecology consultants Bob Taylor and Rowan Rumball, which were then whittled down […]
Bavaria, Germany: Performance54 has been appointed as the Sales & Marketing partner of Quellness Golf Resort in Bad Griesbach. The relationship is designed to increase awareness in key markets and drive international and domestic visitor numbers through creative sales and marketing services. Regarded as one of the world’s leading wellness destinations, Bavaria is rich in […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The Toro Company and Troon Golf will be represented on the National Golf Foundation (NGF) Board of Directors. The NGF said the appointment of four new Board members serves to ‘embody the NGF’s unique standing as the only trade organisation that works with every sector within the golf industry’. New to […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) Nominating Committee has released its 2019 slate of Executive Committee members and officers for the association, adding three new names to an already deep and diverse list of business leaders who share a common love of golf. Leading the nominations is Mark Newell, […]
New Canaan, Connecticut, United States: The Country Club of New Canaan, one of the oldest golf clubs in America, is three years into a five-year master-planning process with architect Andrew Green. And, according to superintendent Michael Roe, the Capillary Concrete bunker liner system, is an essential part of that project. The club was founded in […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: James R. Hand, who often was called the United States Gf Association’s (USGA) ‘greatest President’ by former Executive Director David Fay, has died at the age of 101. Hand joined the USGA Executive Committee in 1975 and served as the Association’s 48th President in 1984 and 1985. During Hand’s […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: The United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A will administer a global ranking for golfers with disabilities, which will help to grow participation and competition around the world and to promote inclusivity within the sport. The World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will launch […]
Phuket, Thailand: It’s not only in Hollywood where a new Toy Story is in the making. Faldo Series Asia stalwart Napat ‘Toy’ Paramacharoenroj is also embarking on an exciting new adventure. Faldo Series Asian Grand Final champion in 2017, the 17-year-old British International School Phuket (BISP) student scored a runaway victory in the third edition […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: The 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open has received the highest international award for sustainability in golf for its efforts to balance environmental impacts, conserve natural resources and benefit the local community as Scotland-based GEO Foundation (GEO) again named the event as a ‘GEO Certified Tournament’. To become ‘GEO Certified’, the Waste […]
Hoi An, Vietnam: Hoiana Shores Golf Club, the Robert Trent Jones II design now taking shape amid a coastal dunescape shaped by Vietnam’s East Sea, has retained Mandarin Media (MM), Inc to handle international media/public relations. The golf property is on schedule to welcome invited play from June 2019. “We chose Mandarin Media and its […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: Toro has announced a new partnership with the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) Canada. The company has become NGCOA Canada’s newest Platinum Partner as well as a preferred supplier within the Golfmax Purchasing Programme. Through this partnership, Toro will provide manufacturer’s rebates on qualified purchases of new and used equipment, along with […]
Tokyo, Japan: Safe driving combined with mature course management paved the way for Yuta Kamiya’s dramatic come-from-behind victory in the Faldo Series Japan Championship. Overturning a five-stroke deficit, Kamiya claimed the title on a countback from overnight leader Miyu Abe when inclement weather that plagued the three-day tournament meant a sudden-death play-off was not possible. […]
Indian Wells, California, United States: Philanthropist and golf entrepreneur Howard Milstein has been named a Trustee for PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. Milstein, Chairman of 8AM Golf, has pledged US$1 million to PGA REACH in honour of legendary PGA Member and five-time PGA Champion Jack Nicklaus. The gift is designed […]
London, England: KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice has published a Golf Participation Report for Europe 2018. The report, which provides invaluable figures regarding the supply and demand trends in Europe for 2017, is the latest of KPMG’s annual publications offering analysis and insights into Europe’s golf industry. In last year’s report, KPMG’s research for 2016 demonstrated […]