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Jacobsen Tournament Support at Le Golf National

Jacobsen Tournament Support at Le Golf National

June 28, 2018

Paris, France: Jacobsen turf equipment is an Official Supplier of The 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, and is providing tournament support to the greenkeeping team during the competition as well as this week’s HNA Open de France. Technical staff from the Ransomes Jacobsen facility in Ipswich, United Kingdom, will assist staff based at […]

Faldo Series Asia Star Hataoka Aiming for Major Glory

Faldo Series Asia Star Hataoka Aiming for Major Glory

June 28, 2018

Tokyo, Japan: Little more than two years after winning the Girls’ Under-16 title at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, Nasa Hataoka is poised to mount a challenge at this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the third Major of the year. In the 10th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at China’s Mission Hills Golf Club […]

Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Joins Asian Golf Industry Federation

Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Joins Asian Golf Industry Federation

June 27, 2018

Hong Kong: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, one of the region’s foremost public golfing establishments, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Created as a community project between the Hong Kong Government and The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the 54-hole facility was built to meet the growing demand for golf […]

Sarawak Championship Aims to Promote Tourism

Sarawak Championship Aims to Promote Tourism

June 27, 2018

Kuching, Malaysia: The Asian Tour will stage the inaugural Sarawak Championship, a new event in Malaysia from July 4-7. Supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Sarawak, the inaugural tournament will offer a prize purse of US$300,000 and will be staged at the Arnold Palmer-designed Damai Golf and Country Club in […]

Sentosa Golf Club Strengthens Commitment to Environment

Sentosa Golf Club Strengthens Commitment to Environment

June 26, 2018

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club (SGC) is reaffirming its commitment to the environment and its ‘Keep it Green’ agenda by announcing that it will no longer permit the use of plastic water bottles on its golf carts, instead favouring the installation of a number of water stations on course. The reduction of its plastic footprint, which […]

Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee-Up to Help Monarch Butterflies

Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee-Up to Help Monarch Butterflies

June 26, 2018

New York, United States: Golf course managers across North America have begun planting milkweed and wildflower habitat to attract butterflies, bees and … golfers. Audubon International and Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) recently partnered to launch Monarchs in the Rough, a programme to assist golf courses in the United States, Canada and Mexico in creating habitat […]

Troon International Unveils Inaugural International Trophy

Troon International Unveils Inaugural International Trophy

June 25, 2018

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Troon International has announced the launch of the first Troon International Trophy, to be held at Abu Dhabi and Saadiyat Beach Golf Clubs from October 22-24. Open exclusively to members of any Troon facility worldwide, the Troon International Abu Dhabi Trophy will offer participants the chance to take on two […]

Korean Duo Clinch Carnoustie Places

Korean Duo Clinch Carnoustie Places

June 25, 2018

Cheonan, Korea: Choi Min-chel and Park Sang-hyun secured their places in The 147th Open after qualifying at the Kolon Korea Open at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club. The Kolon Korea Open is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korea Golf Association and was making its first appearance in The Open Qualifying Series, which gives […]

Korea Open Celebration for Choi

Korea Open Celebration for Choi

June 24, 2018

Cheonan, Korea: Choi Min-chel held off the challenge of fellow-Korean Park Sang-hyun by sinking a birdie on the last hole to win the KR₩1.2 billion (about US$1.125 million) Kolon Korea Open Championship. Walking up to the 18th green, Choi knew he could not afford to drop a shot as that would leave the door open […]

PGA Tour Partners with Facebook to Stream Exclusive Live Coverage

PGA Tour Partners with Facebook to Stream Exclusive Live Coverage

June 24, 2018

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour has announced an agreement with Facebook to distribute exclusive Saturday and Sunday live competition coverage, on a free basis, from eight tournaments leading into the FedEx Cup Play-offs for the 2017-18 season. Airing on Facebook Watch in the United States, the coverage will be produced under […]

John Deere Partners with Club Managers Association of Europe

John Deere Partners with Club Managers Association of Europe

June 23, 2018

London, England: John Deere has announced a new official supplier agreement with the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE), to further support the association’s vision of being the leading organisation for club management educational programmes. The CMAE is a non-profit professional association for club manager education. “We are delighted to partner with the CMAE and […]

Royal Opportunity for Junior Presidents Cup Participants

Royal Opportunity for Junior Presidents Cup Participants

June 23, 2018

Melbourne, Australia: Royal Melbourne Golf Club has been confirmed as the venue for next year’s Junior Presidents Cup. To be held on December 8-9, the Junior Presidents Cup will precede the 2019 Presidents Cup, which will also be contested at Royal Melbourne Golf Club later that week. The 24 best junior boys from the US […]

New Garden Course Planned at Tanah Merah

New Garden Course Planned at Tanah Merah

June 22, 2018

Singapore: Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) has appointed Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) to revamp its Garden Course. At the 35th annual general meeting of the Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Course Facility Member in April, Ho Beng Huat confirmed that the Club was planning to redevelop the Garden Course ‘as further land will […]

Foley United’s Neary Grinders Add Cutting Edge to World Cup

Foley United’s Neary Grinders Add Cutting Edge to World Cup

June 22, 2018

Moscow, Russia: Three months before the latest festival of football kicked-off, Arjen Spek, Foley United’s/Neary European sales representative, delivered a grinding workshop at a turf professional event in Moscow. The gathering, organised by the Russian Neary distributor, Unisaw, attracted 130 attendees who were able to get a hands-on experience with the Neary machines while learning […]

Asian Tour and Thai Country Club Make Charitable Donation

Asian Tour and Thai Country Club Make Charitable Donation

June 21, 2018

Bangkok, Thailand: The Asian Tour and Thai Country Club have donated 250,000 Baht (about US$8,000) to Habitat for Humanity Thailand to support the mission of working with low-income families in Thailand to build safe and affordable housing. New Thailand Open champion Panuphol Pittayarat of Thailand and American Paul Harris presented a cheque to the non-profit […]