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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) members are among those who have been paying rich tribute to Peter Thomson. The Australian golfing great passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. Posting on the AGIF’s Facebook page, Danny Potter, Managing Director of Centaur Asia Pacific, wrote: “A very sad day. What a great man. […]
Singapore: Trail-blazing instructor David Leadbetter will bring his unique brand of teaching to Singapore’s Laguna National Golf & Country Club. Scheduled to celebrate its soft opening on June 22, the Leadbetter Golf Academy (LGA) will be housed at Laguna National’s state-of-the-art Teaching and Practice Facility. It is expected to commence full operation by August, 2018. A […]
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, […]