Bogor, Indonesia: Overnight leader Shohei Hasegawa was declared the winner of the US$70,000 OB Golf Invitational when the final round was cancelled due to inclement weather. It was a maiden Asian Development Tour victory for the 24-year-old Japanese and his first professional win since he joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2015. Hasegawa emerged victorious by […]
Singapore: Laguna National Golf & Country Club’s reputation as one of Asia’s most progressive and innovative lifestyle destinations will be enhanced with the unveiling of a Moonlight Golf programme to coincide with the Grand Re-opening of the Classic Course. Named among the Top-100 Golf & Country Clubs in the Platinum Clubs of the World 2018-19 […]
Singapore: Golf in Singapore is at an interesting stage of development and is facing challenges from several sectors. At the Government level, the leases for some courses have not been renewed and some have closed or will close over the next few years. The total number of golf courses has dropped from 22 in 2001 […]
Dongguan, China: Weibo, a leading social media company in China, and Branded, the Hong Kong-based event producer responsible for the highly successful Sports Matters, YouTube FanFest and ‘All That Matters’ conference series, have announced the second instalment of Sports Connects. Scheduled to take place at Mission Hills, China, from November 26-28, the gathering is being billed […]
Fez, Morocco: IMG has been appointed to provide pre-opening, marketing and management services to the stunning new development of the Golf D’Ifrane. Destined to become Morocco’s premier golf club, Golf D’Ifrane will open for play this summer. Located in the upmarket mountain town of Ifrane, the club is a 45-minute drive from the historic city […]
Algarve, Portugal: John Stilwell, ‘the grandfather of golf in the Algarve’, has died at the age of 93. Stilwell, who was born in Lisbon in 1925 to an English father and Portuguese mother, purchased the land on which Penina was then built to become the Algarve’s first golf resort in 1966. His vision to build […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: Toro has been named the presenting sponsor of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award (GAL), which is created to recognise actively engaged ambassadors currently enrolled in the GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador programme. The goal of the Grassroots Ambassador programme is to match a GCSAA member with […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: We Are Golf – a coalition of many of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – will host the second annual Community Service Project on April 24, in advance of National Golf Day with activities focused on beautification and preservation of the National Mall. “The Community Service Project was […]
Orlando, United States: Women’s Golf Day (WGD), the popular global celebration of women and girls in golf, is returning for 2018 and is set to be the most successful event ever with bespoke support and marketing opportunities for participating clubs. The one-day event that has reached 46 countries worldwide introduces women and girls to the […]
Birmingham, England: The desire for continual improvement at Leamington & County Golf Club has heralded the acquisition of the Foley ACCU-Sharp 605. Head greenkeeper Jason Cooper and General Manager Bryan Frazer are committed to elevating one of the finest parkland courses in the English Midlands. The most recent example of their common objective has been […]
Jerudong, Brunei: Korean Hong Ran ended an eight-year victory drought with a wire-to-wire success in the inaugural Brunei Ladies Open. The 31-year-old closed with a bogey-free round of seven-under 64 at the Empire Hotel and Country Club, the same score she posted in the opening round. She finished with a three-round aggregate of 18-under 195 […]
Providenciales, Caribbean: Golf courses find their home in a variety of places, but Provo Golf Course, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, is on the edge of a 40-square mile island, making it one of the more unique locations, bringing with it the unique challenges of Caribbean weather. Whilst the thought of an endless summer […]
Chengdu, Sichuan, China: Jeffrey Kang shot a sensational eight-under 64 – his second in three days – to secure a five-shot victory at the RMB1.5 million Chengdu Championship, the opening event on this season’s PGA Tour Series-China. Bouncing back from an opening 74, American Kang posted a stunning 20-under total of 268 at Luxehills International […]
San Francisco, United States: A trio of Singapore-based club managers joined club management professionals from the United States and around the world for the club industry’s largest annual gathering, the CMAA’s 2018 World Conference on Club Management and Club Business Expo. Singapore Island Country Club’s (SICC) Desmond Tay, SAFRA’s Wendy Tye and Champions Golf’s Matthew […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: The Els Club Malaysia has introduced a new collection of imagery of its Desaru Coast – Ocean Course, showcasing the vision of mastermind Ernie Els and the beauty of Malaysia’s southernmost tip in the region of Johor Bahru. The course imagery depicts the three nine-hole loops – The Coast, The Lakes and […]