Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) and Syngenta Canada Inc have announced a new partnership that will see Syngenta become the exclusive sponsor of The Canadian 2018 Golf Course Management Conference (CGCMC) Education Programme. “We are pleased to extend our agreement with Syngenta, a long-time CGSA supporter,” said Jim Flett, CGSA President. “The […]
Hong Kong: A full house of 12 European Tour winners, incorporating the 2016 Open champion and six Ryder Cup players, make up the European Team named for next year’s EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in Malaysia. Led by Thomas Bjørn – eight months before he also captains Europe in the Ryder Cup in France – […]
Singapore: Friendships will take a back seat when Elite Women’s Squad members Callista Chen, Jacqueline Young and Erika Layson face-off in next week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. Chen and Young joined forces in the Singapore team that competed in this year’s Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia and along with Layson are among a seven-strong group […]
Hong Kong: Just four days after the 2017 Race to Dubai came down to the final shots of the season, champion Tommy Fleetwood returns to the place where the ‘greatest achievement of my career so far’ began at the UBS Hong Kong Open. When Fleetwood teed it up at Hong Kong Golf Club 12 months […]
Dongguan, China: Chinese Taipei’s Chou Po-yueh stormed to a six-shot victory in the Mission Hills Junior Series Grand Final. The 17-year-old fired a three-round total of 223 on the demanding Norman Course to win the season-ending World Amateur Golf Ranking event. Playing in the Grand Final by virtue of a top-three finish in the 2017 […]
Harrogate, England: Registration for the 2018 Golf Business and Industry Convention (GolfBIC) is now officially open. Now in its seventh year, the event will take place on January 24 at the Royal Hall in Harrogate in conjunction with BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME), Europe’s leading exhibition for turf professionals and buyers. GolfBIC, which is jointly […]
Sydney, Australia: For the first time, the KOLON Korea Open has been added to the list of events that make up The Open Qualifying Series. To be held from June 21-24, 2018 at the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, the KOLON Korea Open is organised by the Korea Golf Association and is part of the […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: The PGA of America has named Jacquelyn Endsley as Championship Director of the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. One of five Majors on the LPGA Tour, the 2018 edition which will be held at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Illinois from June 28-July 1. Endsley previously served as […]
Sanya, China: French rookie pro Celine Boutier delivered a stunning back nine birdie spree en route to a commanding four-stroke success in the Sanya Ladies Open. Boutier, who held a share of the lead or led throughout the 54-hole tournament, closed with a final round 68 to finish on 12-under 204. The victory in the China […]
Singapore: Tickets are now officially on sale for the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open. The US$1 million event will take place from January 18-21 at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Club Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Spain’s Sergio Garcia, who claimed this year’s US Masters title, and former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen from South […]
Brussels, Belgium: Having played its part in the ‘Year to Go’ celebrations at Le Golf National in France, preparations are now underway for Club Car to provide a 500-strong fleet of vehicles to The 2018 Ryder Cup. The 2018 edition of the biennial match will mark the 21st year of Club Car, a world-leading manufacturer […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Shomrat Shikder held his nerve to secure a nail-biting sudden-death play-off victory in the fourth edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. Displaying admirable calm in the heat of battle, Shikder made a birdie at the first extra hole to defeat Shahab Uddin in the ninth leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season at […]
Melbourne, Australia: Cathedral Lodge, a Greg Norman Golf Course Design project, has been named ‘Best New Private/International Course’ by GOLF Magazine. Located two hours northeast of Melbourne and set in the stunning Yarra Valley, the ultra-exclusive Cathedral Lodge covers 300-plus acres and is backdropped by the rolling hills of the Cathedral Ranges. The par-72, 18-hole […]
London, England: The growth of golf tour operator sales continued steadily in the third quarter of 2017, according to the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). In its latest Quarterly Golf Tourism Survey, IAGTO reported an increase of 4.0% year-on-year worldwide. Forward bookings were also looking healthy as of October 1, up 6.0% year-on-year, […]
Hong Kong: Veteran Hong Kong Golf Club member Doug Williams has continued his remarkable string of success in the Hong Kong Seniors Amateur Open Championship. Making the most of local knowledge, Williams raced to an 18-stroke victory over the Eden Course at Fanling. It was the former Hong Kong international’s fifth successive triumph in the […]