Melbourne, Australia: Four cricket ground curators from India joined Australian sports turf managers at Toro’s fifth annual National Sports Fields and Grounds Forum. Elise Willemsen, Toro’s Senior Marketing Manager for Equipment, said the event at Wesley College’s Glen Waverley campus in Melbourne had been designed to assist customers in the preparation and presentation of sports […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: ‘Troon Women’s Golf Month’ will be celebrated throughout June at hundreds of Troon-managed facilities around the world. Troon’s Women’s Golf Month is held in conjunction with International Women’s Golf Day on Tuesday, June 5. Now in its fourth year, the goal of Troon Women’s Golf Month is to introduce more golfers […]
Sydney, Australia: Leading-edge technology ‘from outer space’ that optimises irrigation will be among hundreds of products and solutions showcased at this month’s Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition. Registrations are now open for both the conference and free exhibition – the southern hemisphere’s largest and highest-profile irrigation event. To be held at Sydney’s International Convention […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: Toro has announced a number of key promotions, including Rick Rodier’s appointment to Vice President of Toro’s Commercial Business. Rodier, a 31-year veteran of the company, succeeds Brad Hamilton, who has been promoted to Group Vice President, in charge of Toro’s Commercial and International Businesses. Rodier has been with Toro since […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: Former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has been presented with the National Golf Foundation (NGF) Graffis Award. The presentation took place at the annual NGF Golf Business Symposium in recognition of his golf business leadership and contributions to the growth of the game. Finchem was Commissioner of the PGA Tour from […]
Melbourne, Australia: Pacific Coast Design (PCD), one of Asia’s foremost golf architecture teams, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Over the course of the past 32 years, PCD has been involved in more than 50 major golf-related projects across Asia. Paul Reeves, PCD Director, said the educational programmes being undertaken by the AGIF […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has unveiled a new Women in Golf Charter as part of the organisation’s drive to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry. The Women in Golf Charter aims to inspire an industry-wide commitment to […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Dusit International, one of Thailand’s foremost hotel and property development companies, has appointed Eric Piatti as General Manager of Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore, the first Dusit-branded property within the country, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2019. Piatti is responsible for overseeing the pre-opening and on-going operations of the new resort, […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: As part of its on-going efforts to grow the game within local golf communities, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced plans to celebrate the fifth year of its successful PLAY9 programme. Since its debut in 2014, PLAY9 has focused on encouraging more people to play more golf, […]
New Jersey, United States: Environmental Science, a business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, has announced that Will MacMurdo’s appointment as Head of the US Turf and Ornamentals business. In this role, MacMurdo will lead strategic planning and commercial operations for the Turf and Ornamentals business, advancing the goal of providing industry-leading solutions […]
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand: Pavit Tangkamolprasert bounced back from a wrist injury to close with a three-under-par 69 and claim a record sixth Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the ฿3 million (about US$96,000) Betagro Championship. The 29-year-old Thai, who held a three-shot advantage heading into the final round thanks to a sparkling third round 62, […]
Ibaraki, Japan: Shota Akiyoshi, Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura and Masanori Kobayashi secured their places in The 147th Open after qualifying at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open at The Royal Golf Club. The tournament is sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation and was the fourth event in The Open Qualifying Series, which gives […]
London, England: A little over 12 months after the official unveiling of the renovated West Course, an Ernie Els Design-led project, the world of golf has never been richer in its praise for the iconic course. The four-time Major winner, World Golf Hall of Famer and chief architect of the long-term renovation and modernisation of […]
Beijing, China: Shi Yuting successfully defended her Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic title when the Chinese pro sank a 15-foot birdie putt at the second hole of a play-off to defeat New Zealand’s Munchin Keh. While Shi carded her second consecutive round of 66 over the Beijing Orient Pearl Golf Club, Keh closed with […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced that Chris Hilton will serve as Captain in 2018/19. Hilton has been nominated as Captain by the past Captains of the Club and will begin his year in office with the traditional driving-in ceremony on the first tee of the Old […]