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, […]
Singapore: The Queen’s Cup will return for its 10th straight edition on the Asian Tour with a new presenting sponsor in Bangchak Corporation, one of Thailand’s leading energy companies. To be staged from June 28 to July 1, the US$300,000 event, held in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, will be played for the first time […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Some might say, it is only a game of golf. But it’s so much more and there are thousands of people who can attest to that by way of the United Way of the Central Savannah River Area in Georgia (CRSA) – Club Car’s partner and beneficiary in their annual Golf […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Five-time Champion Golfer of the Year Tom Watson has been appointed as the first Global Ambassador for The Open, golf’s original Championship. Watson returned to the scene of his first triumph in The Open, on his debut in 1975 at Carnoustie, to formally begin the role which will see him promoting golf’s […]
North Berwick, Scotland: GEO Foundation and Global-Golf4-Cancer are preparing to team up to take on the Macmillan Cancer Support’s Longest Day Golf Challenge. Beginning at 5:30 am on June 21, the team will aim to play 72 holes in one day across the Scottish Golf Coast’s North Berwick West Links, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has accepted Special Temporary Membership for the remainder of the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season. Also receiving Special Temporary Membership is Joaquin Niemann of Chile. Kiradech and Niemann bring the total number of active international PGA Tour members to 87 from 27 countries. Both players needed to […]