Penang, Malaysia: Nitithorn Thippong won his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title with a final round three-under-par 69 at the RM225,000 (about US$58,000) PGM Penang Championship. The 21-year-old Thai, who entered the last day of the tournament one shot behind overnight leader Miguel Carballo of Argentina, made four birdies against a lone bogey to close with a winning total […]
Houston, United States: Jeff Blume has been elected as President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). Blume is a Landscape Architecture graduate of Texas A&M University. He first joined the firm of ASGCA Past President Jeff Brauer, GolfScapes, where he rose to the position of Project Architect. Blume then moved to the […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Club Car, the global leader in golf and utility vehicles and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has been awarded the 2018 Editor’s Choice Award for Best Golf Car by Golf Digest for the Tempo Connect. Club Car’s Tempo Connect is a stylish new golf car with connected technology for an enhanced […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,049 entries for the 2018 US Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. The number of entries is the eighth-highest, behind the record of 10,127 accepted for the 2014 US Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon is promoting May as ‘Player Development Month’ at Troon-affiliated daily-fee golf courses, private clubs and Troon Golf Academies around the world. More than 500 introductory golf clinics, ‘Get Into Golf’ clinics and activities will be held at Troon-affiliated golf courses throughout this month with 2018 marking the seventh year that […]
Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: An important collection of historic golf material, including rare books, periodicals, travelogues, diaries, political and legal documents dating to the 1500s, has found a new home at the United States Golf Association (USGA) Golf Museum, thanks to a continuing working relationship with the PGA of America. The Colonel R. […]
Shenzhen, China: Nanako Inagaki became the first Japanese winner of an ANNIKA Invitational tournament with a wire-to-wire victory in the global all-girls event at the Mission Hills Dongguan resort in southern China. The 17-year-old Inagaki carded a closing three-under 69 over the Annika Course to finish on 207, nine-under-par for the 54-hole tournament. However, the […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Final course preparations are under way as the award-winning Els Club Malaysia gets set to host 100 budding juniors at the inaugural ‘Junior Golf Challenge’. To be played over the Els Club Desaru Coast Ocean Course and Academy Course on May 11-12, the event features three age group categories – Division A: […]
Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links has officially opened its state-of-the-art new clubhouse which will provide a world-class visitor experience to match Carnoustie’s reputation as one of the finest links courses in the world. The new Links House building includes a state-of-the-art golf practice and training facility, a new pro shop and […]
Manila, Philippines: A wide cross-section of golf course maintenance product brands are participating in this week’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) in Dasmarinas […]
Englewood, Colorado, United States: Last month has been hailed as a record-breaker for GOLFTEC, the world leader in golf lessons and one of the largest employers of PGA Professionals. During March the company taught nearly 100,000 lessons worldwide and conducted more than 3,500 fittings, which equated to 32% revenue growth year-over-year compared to the same […]
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 […]