Jerudong, Brunei: The China LPGA (CLPGA) Tour will expand its footprint into new territory when the Brunei Ladies Open tees-off today, marking the start of the 2018 season. In a tournament created to strengthen cultural ties and grow the women’s professional game in Asia, the KRW700 million (about US$658,000) event is tri-sanctioned with the Brunei […]
Delhi, India: Asian Tour champions Shiv Kapur, Chiragh Kumar partnered with Habitat for Humanity India to assist Munna Devi build a home for her family. They were joined by their wives and 2015 Asian Development Tour (ADT) Order of Merit winner and Habitat for Humanity advocate Casey O’Toole of the United States. Habitat for Humanity […]
Hue, Vietnam: Following the success of the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, which produced the competition’s first female winner, course designer Sir Nick Faldo has announced an extension of his partnership with Laguna Lăng Cô as hosts of the event. Itself a project of Faldo Design, Laguna Lăng Cô’s award-winning par-71 course, offering ocean […]
Chengdu, China: PGA Tour Series-China has announced the first eight of its 14 events in 2018 at the season-opening Chengdu Championship, which teed-off at Luxehills International Country Club yesterday and is followed by next week’s Chongqing Championship at Poly Golf Club. The schedule includes two events in May, two in June and two in July. […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Troon Golf-managed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club has received recognition in Environmental Planning from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programme for Golf Courses (ACSP). Administered by Audubon International, the programme is designed to help landowners preserve and enhance the environmental quality of their property. The plan was developed by Corey Finn, Assistant […]
Melbourne, Australia: Ernie Els and Tiger Woods have been named as captains of the International and US Teams, respectively, for the 2019 Presidents Cup. While both will be first-time captains at the event, the two are the most experienced captains in terms of Presidents Cup competition and were the primary figures in the 2003 event […]
Phuket, Thailand: The Angsana Laguna Phuket Golf Masters, the first international amateur golf week on Thailand’s premier holiday island, is to be held in June. Playing at three of Phuket’s best courses, the event will bring together amateur golfers from Asia-Pacific and further afield for six nights and five days of golf, excursions, socialising, relaxation […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: TPC Kuala Lumpur’s commitment to the environment will be underscored when the award-winning venue conducts a three-day Environment Day programme. Steven Thielke, TPC Kuala Lumpur’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “TPC Kuala Lumpur has always been a great supporter of environment-friendly programmes, including our on-going plastic-free and energy-saving campaigns. “We have a commitment […]
Manila, Philippines: More than 200 golf tour operators from around the world will participate in the largest series of golf familiarisation tours ever undertaken in Asia when the Philippines hosts the region’s annual gathering of golf tourism professionals, the Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC). AGTC 2018 will take place in Manila from April 22-25 and […]
St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have unveiled the new Rules of Golf, to be implemented on January 1, 2019. The R&A and the USGA finalised golf’s new Rules this month after an extensive review that included a request for feedback from […]
Riverside, California, United States: Toro has launched a new Sensor Input Kits for Network VP/VPe and Lynx Smart Satellites. Also included in the launch are two new sensor kits – a pressure sensor kit and a temperature sensor kit that are fully compatible with the Sensor Input Kits. Designed with the superintendent in mind, these […]
Delhi, India: Matt Wallace won his second European Tour title with a dramatic play-off victory over Andrew Johnston at the Hero Indian Open. The Englishman entered the day at DLF Golf and Country Club with a share of the lead and a closing 68 got him to 11-under, a total matched by compatriot Johnston after […]
Singapore: Kei Muratsu, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, believes the 2019 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship will build on the success of the inaugural event which was held last month in Singapore. Thai teen Atthaya Thitikul secured a dramatic wire-to-wire victory by winning a four-way play-off at Sentosa Golf Club. The 15-year-old has earned invitations […]
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Kiradech Aphibarnrat cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the inaugural US$60,000 Richard Mille Brunei Championships. The world number 36 fired a final-round of three-under-par 68 to complete his domination of the event and clinch his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. Thai Kiradech ended […]
Bali, Indonesia: For golfers, the welcome mat is being laid out to the ‘World’s Best Destination’ throughout 2018. Top of the tree in the 2017 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award, Bali’s reputation as an idyllic getaway continues to blossom. Accepting the award, I Gde Pitana, Deputy for International Tourism Marketing Development of the Ministry of […]