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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bengaluru, India: Pranavi Urs avenged a recent loss to fellow teen prodigy Anika Varma with a nail-biting sudden-death play-off triumph in the IIFL Wealth Golf Invitational Faldo Series India Championship. Pipped for top spot by Varma at last month’s All India Juniors, it was Urs who emerged victorious in the 15th leg of the 2017-18 […]
Orlando, United States: Golf Datatech LLC, one of the golf industry’s leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has released a first-of-its-kind Amazon Impact Report, a breakthrough study that highlights the effect the United States’ largest online retailer is having on today’s golf equipment and apparel market. “Amazon is the most […]