Melbourne, Australia: The family of Australian golfing great Peter Thomson have announced his passing. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and lost his brave battle at home in Melbourne surrounded by family at 9 am today. Born on August 23, 1929, he was two months short of his 89th birthday. […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon and AMPD Golf Performance have announced a partnership that will provide the best in golf swing development, golf fitness, training, athleticism and conditioning to members and customers of Troon-managed golf facilities. “We recognise how important fitness and training are for today’s golfers,” said Mike Ryan, Executive Vice President, Troon, an […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The 3rd Sustainable Innovation in Sport Forum 2018 took place at the Amsterdam ArenA. New sustainability strategies in sport are growing, but much more needs to be done to affect behavioural change, both within clubs and from fans. In an important move, representatives from the sporting world recently agreed to work with […]
Chonburi, Thailand: Amata Spring Country Club, one of Asia’s foremost golfing venues, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). The award-winning club was established in 2005 with the vision of creating a unique and extraordinary golf facility for the Kingdom of Thailand. The club’s rise to prominence has been complemented by staging a variety […]
Manchester, England: It’s not just golf courses that are benefitting from the use of Campey Turf Care Systems machines. In the northern English city of Bolton, Moss Bank Juniors Football Club have taken control of their own pitch maintenance for the first time and have opted for Campey machines to improve pitch quality for the […]
Kunming, Yunnan, China: Motin Yeung became the first Hong Kong player to win a PGA Tour Series-China title when he triumphed in a three-way play-off at the RMB 1.5 million Kunming Championship, the sixth event of this year’s circuit. Yeung, 24, sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to deny Callum Tarren, […]
Singapore: The Queen’s Cup will return for its 10th straight edition on the Asian Tour with a new presenting sponsor in Bangchak Corporation, one of Thailand’s leading energy companies. To be staged from June 28 to July 1, the US$300,000 event, held in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, will be played for the first time […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Some might say, it is only a game of golf. But it’s so much more and there are thousands of people who can attest to that by way of the United Way of the Central Savannah River Area in Georgia (CRSA) – Club Car’s partner and beneficiary in their annual Golf […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Five-time Champion Golfer of the Year Tom Watson has been appointed as the first Global Ambassador for The Open, golf’s original Championship. Watson returned to the scene of his first triumph in The Open, on his debut in 1975 at Carnoustie, to formally begin the role which will see him promoting golf’s […]
North Berwick, Scotland: GEO Foundation and Global-Golf4-Cancer are preparing to team up to take on the Macmillan Cancer Support’s Longest Day Golf Challenge. Beginning at 5:30 am on June 21, the team will aim to play 72 holes in one day across the Scottish Golf Coast’s North Berwick West Links, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has accepted Special Temporary Membership for the remainder of the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season. Also receiving Special Temporary Membership is Joaquin Niemann of Chile. Kiradech and Niemann bring the total number of active international PGA Tour members to 87 from 27 countries. Both players needed to […]
Azusa, California, United States: Over the past few years, Russia has welcomed many top athletes from around the world, and this month the top soccer teams will be competing in both newly built and renovated Russian soccer stadiums. Rain Bird Corporation has been selected to provide the irrigation systems for eight of the 12 soccer […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced it has changed its name to the Club Management Association of America, effective July 1, 2018. In February, CMAA’s membership voted overwhelmingly to change the name of the Association. This name change more accurately identifies who CMAA is and helps distinguish what the […]
Singapore: Seletar Country Club has selected Golfplan to direct a sweeping S$20 million renovation to begin this summer. Led by partners Kevin Ramsey and David Dale, Golfplan understands the physical and market terrain in the highly regulated island nation. Golfplan was the original designer at Sentosa Golf Club’s award-winning Serapong Course. The firm has also […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: The award-winning Els Club Malaysia is celebrating the success of its inaugural Junior Golf Challenge. Ahead of the event, and in line with Troon Player Development month, The Els Club Malaysia offered discounted practise rounds for both juniors and accompanying adults. Many of the participants utilised this programme and had a practise round […]