Beijing, China: Alexander Björk became the first Swede to lift the Volvo China Open trophy after closing with a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to win by one shot at the Topwin Golf and Country Club. The 27-year-old Björk, who started the round one shot back, rolled in seven birdies for a winning total of 18-under-par 270 […]
St Augustine, United States: We Are Golf – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – has unveiled the new US Golf Economy Report findings at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Highlighting the results of the five-year study by GOLF 20/20 and TEConomy Partners, was the US$84.1 billion of economic […]
Zhangjiagang Island, China: Thai teenager Saranporn Langkulgasettrin survived a late-round wobble to emerge victorious in the Sun Car Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Classic. Saranporn’s one-stroke success was the 18-year-old’s fourth career victory on the China LPGA Tour and her first this season. She won three times last year en route to topping the Order of Merit. Nine-under with […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Kazuki Higa claimed his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at his very first attempt following a final round two-under-par 70 at the inaugural US$60,000 BTI Open. It was a wire-to-wire victory for the 23-year-old Japanese who emerged triumphant with a 17-under-par 271 total at the Kurmitola Golf Club. Bangladeshi Zamal Hossain Mollah […]
Washington DC, United States: Golf industry leaders participated in a record-high 230 meetings with members of Congress representing 40 states to discuss the game’s economic, social and environmental contributions to society during the 11th annual National Golf Day on Capitol Hill. Conversations with Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Branch and federal agencies’ directors coincided with […]
Manila, Philippines: ‘Growing the Game with Female and Junior Development Programmes’ will dominate the agenda at next week’s Club Management Mini Summit. In partnership with The Orchard Golf and Country Club and the Federation of Golf Club Philippines, the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is bringing the latest edition of its Club Management Mini Summit […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Club Car, an Ingersoll-Rand brand, known globally for manufacturing small-wheel, zero emissions golf, consumer and utility vehicles, is delivering an altogether new vehicle, one intended to inspire and help educate the next generation workforce. For five years, Club Car has been collaborating with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and EdVenture, […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: The PGA of America has announced that 101 PGA Professionals were either promoted, hired or declared as a General Manager (GM) at public, private and resort facilities nationwide during the first quarter of 2018. The spike in PGA Professionals earning GM positions aligns with the PGA’s recent repositioning of PGA […]
Bin Duong, Vietnam: Song Be Golf Resort will play host to the 2018 Vietnam Turfgrass Management Education Seminar. More than 50 superintendents, course managers, workshop managers and mechanics from some 20 Vietnamese golf clubs are expected to attend the event on May 10. The gathering is being organised by the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Excitement is building for the return of The Open to Carnoustie this summer with fans enthusiastically buying up tickets in unprecedented numbers for a Championship staged on the famous Angus links. The Open was last played at Carnoustie in 2007 when Padraig Harrington first lifted the iconic Claret Jug and tens of […]
Phuket, Thailand: Laguna Golf Phuket was the scene of an historic victory for Bhitchayoot Sima-Aree in the third leg of the inaugural Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) season. Displaying a steely nerve, Thai Bhitchayoot triumphed at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off against Taiwan’s Chen Yu-yu in the JGTA Phuket Junior Open. Not […]
Gwadar, Pakistan: A large Chinese state-owned construction firm has been signed up to build a luxury golf development in Pakistan under the umbrella of the US$62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to a report on the website of the Chartered Institute of Building, China Pak Golf Estates is planned as a US$265 million gated golf […]
Charleston, South Carolina, United States: The Golf USA Tee Time Coalition has released a first-of-its-kind market sentiment study for online tee-time distribution. This survey was conducted in response to the interest of golf course operators to more fully understand and document the relationships between golf management software companies, online tee-time agencies and their golf course […]
Osaka, Japan: Rahil Gangjee overcame severe self-doubts to end a 14-year victory drought with a memorable triumph at the Panasonic Open Golf Championship. The 39-year-old Indian closed with a three-under-par 68 at Ibaraki Country Club for a one-shot victory over Koreans Kim Hyung-sung and Hwang Jung-gon. Despite immense pressure, Gangjee struck a bunker shot to […]
Manila, Philippines: James Sua will share his wealth of knowledge when he takes to the podium at next month’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference. Organised by the Federation of Golf Clubs Philippines in co-operation with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, the two-day event (May 3-4) […]