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Praise for Greg Norman Golf Course Design ‘Remastering’

Praise for Greg Norman Golf Course Design ‘Remastering’

January 21, 2018

Naples, Florida, United States: Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples’ Black Course has reopened to rave reviews by members and guests. The ‘remastering’ project was led by the Greg Norman Golf Course Design team and Tiburón Golf Club’s Director of Agronomy Jeff Cathey. The Greg Norman-designed Black Course originally opened for play […]

Stars Combine to Support Sentosa Golf Club’s #KeepItGreen Campaign

Stars Combine to Support Sentosa Golf Club’s #KeepItGreen Campaign

January 20, 2018

Singapore: Major winners Sergio Garcia and Louis Oosthuizen, along with Asian Tour number one Gavin Green, have joined forces to lend their support to #KeepItGreen, a campaign created by host venue Sentosa Golf Club in order to tackle two of golf’s most important issues: environmental sustainability and participation growth. Captured in an inspirational video shot […]

Chairman Olson Hails Record Year for Toro Company

Chairman Olson Hails Record Year for Toro Company

January 19, 2018

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: The Toro Company has reported net earnings of US$267.7 million, or US$2.41 per share, on a net sales increase of 4.7 per cent to US$2.505 billion for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. In fiscal 2016, the company delivered net earnings of US$231 million, or US$2.06 per share for the […]

SMBC Extends Singapore Open Sponsorship

SMBC Extends Singapore Open Sponsorship

January 18, 2018

Singapore: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will title sponsor Singapore’s national Open for three more years. On the eve of the first round of the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open, SMBC revealed they will renew their relationship with the tournament from 2019 to 2021. The Japanese financial institution came on board in 2016 as part of […]

Major Champions Invitational Aims to Inspire

Major Champions Invitational Aims to Inspire

January 18, 2018

Orlando, United States: Sir Nick Faldo has announced the staging of the inaugural Major Champions Invitational. Hosted by World Golf Hall of Fame member Faldo, the 2018 Major Champions Invitational will be played from March 12-14 at Bella Collina in Montverde, Florida. It will be supported by Major champions, providing juniors, male or female, with […]

Sentosa Golf Club Launches #KeepItGreen Campaign

Sentosa Golf Club Launches #KeepItGreen Campaign

January 17, 2018

Singapore: One of the world’s leading golfing establishments, Sentosa Golf Club has celebrated the start of what promises to be a memorable year by launching a unique campaign designed to increase awareness of the game among youngsters in the local community, as well as drawing attention to sustainable practices within golf. #KeepItGreen was unveiled by […]

Equipment Manager Wins Prestigious GCSAA Award

Equipment Manager Wins Prestigious GCSAA Award

January 17, 2018

Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Charles ‘Chuck’ Totten is the winner of the 2017 Edwin Budding Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The Edwin Budding Award, named for the inventor of the lawn mower and presented in partnership with Jacobsen, is given annually to an equipment manager or related innovator, technician, educator […]

AGIF Launches Certificate in Greenkeeping

AGIF Launches Certificate in Greenkeeping

January 16, 2018

Singapore: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), the region’s umbrella golfing body, has launched a Certificate in Greenkeeping (CIG), the first of its kind in Asia. Aimed at supporting education among golf course superintendents and improving conditioning of golf courses, the initiative is backed by The R&A, the game’s ruling golf organisation. Richard Walne, the […]

PGA Tour Raises Record Sum for Charity

PGA Tour Raises Record Sum for Charity

January 16, 2018

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The PGA Tour and its tournaments generated more than US$180 million for charitable causes in 2017, surpassing the previous year’s record amount by approximately US$14 million. This total includes donations made by tournaments on the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Web.com Tour, Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica […]

Atwal Tips Team Asia Stars for Major Glory

Atwal Tips Team Asia Stars for Major Glory

January 15, 2018

Shah Alam, Malaysia: There’s no limit to the potential of the region’s top young players with Major triumphs a distinct possibility. That’s the view of Arjun Atwal, captain of the defeated Team Asia in the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM. Atwal’s team led for two days after the fourballs and foursomes matches but were outplayed […]

Korean Lee Passes School Test with Flying Colours

Korean Lee Passes School Test with Flying Colours

January 15, 2018

Rayong, Thailand: Lee Seung-taek closed with a second straight four-under-par 67 to claim a one-shot victory at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage presented by Sports Authority of Thailand. The 22-year-old Korean, playing at the Asian Tour Qualifying School for the first time, fired three birdies in his final four holes to top the […]

Fun of the Fair at Discover Golf Carnival

Fun of the Fair at Discover Golf Carnival

January 15, 2018

Singapore: As part of the build-up to this week’s SMBC Singapore Open, nearly 2,000 people attended the Discover Golf Carnival at Sentosa Golf Club. Families and friends, golfers and non-golfers, attended the golf-themed day on The Range @ New Tanjong – one session taking place between 2 pm and 4 pm, followed by another from 4 […]

Asia Overpowered by Single-Minded Europeans

Asia Overpowered by Single-Minded Europeans

January 14, 2018

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Belgium’s Thomas Pieters scored the winning point as Europe produced a dominant display in the singles matches to win the 2018 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM. Thomas Bjørn’s visitors began the day one point behind Asia but won seven of their first eight matches to successfully complete the defence of their crown […]

Ready Golf at Nine-Hole Carnoustie Challenge

Ready Golf at Nine-Hole Carnoustie Challenge

January 14, 2018

St Andrews, Scotland: Club golfers throughout Great Britain and Ireland will have the opportunity to tee it up at Carnoustie shortly before the world’s greatest golfers compete at The 147th Open in July. A group of 42 men and women will compete in pairs by Stableford in the second staging of The R&A’s 9-Hole Championship […]

Juniors Milestone at Mission Hills China

Juniors Milestone at Mission Hills China

January 13, 2018

Shenzhen, China: Mission Hills China has announced its tournament schedule for 2018 in a year when the number of competitive rounds played by juniors since its golf development programme was established will exceed 100,000. Highlights on the Mission Hills tournament schedule for 2018 include three of China’s highest-profile and longest-running junior events: the 8th ANNIKA […]