Santa Rosa City, Philippines: The China LPGA Tour will expand its footprint when the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters tees-off today. The US$80,000 tournament, a tri-sanctioned 54-hole event with the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour (LPGT) and the LPGA of Taiwan (TLPGA), is being staged at The Country Club, a 6,303-yard, par-72, Tom Weiskopf-designed venue in Laguna […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced the opening of general registration for its 91st World Conference on Club Management and the Club Business Expo. The 2018 event will take place in San Francisco, at Moscone West from March 2-6. CMAA’s World Conference is the largest gathering of club […]
London, England: Professional golfers can achieve greater success if they spend less time over the ball, according to the RSM Player Performance study conducted by RSM in collaboration with the European Tour. The study collected data on 47 European Tour professionals over five tournaments, 304 rounds of golf and 22,579 shots. Led by Dr Matt […]
Gold Coast, Australia: World number 13 Marc Leishman has been bestowed Australian golf’s most prestigious individual honour, the Greg Norman Medal. Australia’s best performing golfer on the international stage in 2017, Leishman won the coveted award following in the footsteps of Jason Day who won the Greg Norman Medal in 2015 and 2016. “To win […]
Singapore: Golfing enthusiasts in the island nation of Singapore are in for a big treat in 2018. Highlighting the latest deals in golf travel, the first SPH Golf Travel Fair will open its doors at Marina Square Shopping Mall from April 6-8. A total of three Country Pavilions that showcase the attractions of each participating […]
Mauritius: Dylan Frittelli birdied the first play-off hole to defeat Arjun Atwal on a thrilling final day at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. The 27-year-old Frittelli closed with a four-under-par 67 to finish on 16-under-268. That total was matched by Atwal, whose 25-foot eagle putt on the last hole hit the side of the cup […]
Xiamen, China: Bowen Xiao claimed his first professional title after prevailing on the second extra hole in a play-off against Bryden Macpherson at the US$350,000 KG S&H CITY Asian Golf Championship. The 27-year-old Xiao, who joined the play-for-pay ranks in 2012, held a three-shot lead after 14 holes but three bogeys in his closing four […]
Marbella, Spain: The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has hailed the success of its European Club Management Conference. Staged at the H10 Andalucia Plaza in Marbella, the event attracted more than 100 delegates from 22 countries who got to share 12 excellent sessions, all part of the 10 Core Competences that CMAE teach and […]
Murcia, Spain: Bali’s reputation as one of the world’s prime golfing destinations has been further underlined at the 2017 World Golf Awards. During a black-tie awards ceremony at La Manga Club, Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country Club was named as ‘The Best Par-3 Course in the World’. “The inclusion of such a category says volumes […]
Singapore: StayPrime, a leading designer, developer and marketer of proprietary technology products for the global golf, leisure and hospitality industries, has become a member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Headquartered in New Delhi with distributors, affiliates and strategic partnerships located in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, StayPrime Global is a […]
Singapore: Nine months after suffering a crushing sudden-death play-off defeat, Callista Chen experienced the joy of extra-time success in the 12th Faldo Series Singapore Championship. In February, Chen was beaten in a play-off at the HSBC Women’s Champions National Qualifying Tournament at Sentosa Golf Club. Riddled with nerves, she drove out of bounds and missed […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Frank Rossi, PhD, Associate Professor at Cornell University, and one of the world’s leading experts on turfgrass science, has been selected to receive the 2018 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship by the Board of Directors of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Rossi, 55, will officially receive the award […]
Murcia, Spain: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Golf Course Facility Members sprang to the fore at the 2017 World Golf Awards. During a glittering awards ceremony at La Manga Club, no fewer than six AGIF member clubs were honoured. Angkor Golf Resort was named Cambodia’s Best Golf Course The 27 Club was named China’s Best […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: Captain Arjun Atwal has announced a young and talented team for the EurAsia Cup with Gavin Green, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, SSP Chawrasia and Li Haotong all in the Team Asia line-up. Thais Phachara Khongwatmai and Poom Saksansin, Malaysian Green and Indian Chawrasia make up the leading four Asian players on the Asian Tour […]
Singapore: Following on from the success of its first overseas PGA Members’ International Conference in Thailand, The Professional Golfers Association, Great Britain and Ireland has signed up as an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland is the latest international body to join forces with the […]