London, England: Jacobsen and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) have chosen a team of Future Turf Manager Initiative (FTMI) graduates to join the course maintenance team for next year’s Ryder Cup. One delegate from each FTMI in the past five years has been selected to volunteer at the event, to be staged […]
London, England: Lagardère Sports has signed a management and commercial representation agreement with Italian golfer Edoardo Molinari. Molinari, who hails from Turin, has had an impressive golf career to date with 10 professional wins across four continents since turning pro in 2006. His collection of victories includes three European Tour wins – the most recent being […]
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Professional tournament golf is set to make a long-awaited return to Brunei with the staging of a new Asian Development Tour (ADT) event next year. The inaugural US$60,000 Brunei Championships from March 7-10, 2018 will mark the Sultanate’s first professional golf tournament in eight years when it gets underway at the […]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: Namchok Tantipokhakul defeated fellow-Thai Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol on the second play-off hole to win his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. The 30-year-old Namchok, who held a five-shot lead heading into the final round, fired three birdies in his opening five holes but dropped a shot on nine […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has been selected by BoardRoom Magazine as the ‘Management Company of the Year’ for 2017 in the publication’s 19th annual ‘Excellence in Achievement’ awards. Announced in BoardRoom Magazine’s November/December 2017 issue, this marks the fourth consecutive year Troon has been honoured with this distinction. “We are thrilled to once again […]
Johor, Malaysia: Benjamin Yap Jian Xian surprised himself by upstaging a strong field to post the most notable victory of his fledgling career in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Malaysia Championship. One shot off the pace in equal second place after two rounds in the 13th leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia […]
Taipei, Taiwan: Benefitting from adopting a positive attitude, Chinese-Taipei’s Hsu Wei-ling outlasted fellow islander Teresa Lu to win the CTBC Ladies Open by one stroke. Hsu closed with an even-par 72 over the Orient (Taipei) Golf and Country Club layout to finish on two-under 214. The victory at the China LPGA Tour-Taiwan LPGA Tour co-sanctioned […]
Campey Turf Care Systems will introduce the brand-new golf-specific Koro FIELD TOPMAKER (FTM) at next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). The new Koro FTM models are launching in 2018, with the smaller 1.6-metre model designed specifically to work on golf courses. The unequivocal success of the FTM across all sports surfaces, including golf, has […]
Singapore: More than 80 players from 18 countries have been confirmed for next year’s inaugural Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Golf Championship. Among the leading players from the World Amateur Golf Ranking who are set to compete at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club are Thai Paphangkorn Tavatanakit (ranked 15th), China’s Liu Wenbo (27th), Korean Cho A-yean (37th), Japan’s […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Actor and comedian Darrell Hammond, best known for his 14 years on Saturday Night Live, will entertain the audience at the Closing Celebration, the final day of the 2018 Golf Industry Show (GIS) in San Antonio. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), which annually hosts the industry’s largest golf […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course has been named Best Course of the Year at the Asian Tour’s Annual Awards. During the end-of-season event at Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Asian Tour CEO Josh Burack made the presentation to Andy Johnston, General Manager and Director of Agronomy at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member […]
Sydney, Australia: For the second year in a row, Jordan Garner was pipped at the post in the Faldo Series Australia Championship. This time, though, there was considerable consolation for the talented 18-year-old. In 2016, Garner, a +4 handicapper, was beaten in a play-off for the Boys’ Under-18 title at Castle Hill Country Club. With […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Hiroki Miya once more displayed his liking for Clearwater Golf Club’s award-winning course with an emphatic victory in the fourth Faldo Series New Zealand Championship. For the second year in succession, Miya made himself at home at the venue that has been named as New Zealand’s Best Golf Course and the Best Course […]
Hong Kong: Tim Tang has been appointed to the role of High Performance Manager with the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA). Tang, who assumed the post on December 1, was born in Hong Kong and moved to the United States with his family at the age of four. Danny Lai, the HKGA’s Chief Executive Officer, […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: The 2017 Waste Management Phoenix Open achieved another first in golf sustainability, becoming the first tournament in the world to attain ‘GEO Certified Tournament’ status from Scotland-based GEO Foundation (GEO). To become a ‘GEO Certified Tournament’, the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the largest attended tournament on the PGA Tour, followed principles […]