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 […]
Wellington, New Zealand: Host venue of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) and previously seven New Zealand Open Championships, Royal Wellington Golf Club has earned GEO Certified, the international recognition for sustainability in golf. The distinction comes on evidence of on-going commitment to fostering nature, resource efficiency and providing community value. Kurt Greve, Royal Wellington’s […]
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada: Barry Cochrane, who began his career with The Toro Company in Singapore a quarter of a century ago, has been named as winner of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) John B. Steel Award for 2017. It was in 1992 that Cochrane assumed the role of Technical Sales Manager for the Asia-Pacific […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Mark Newell has been nominated to serve a one-year term as the 65th President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) by the USGA Nominating Committee. He will replace Diana Murphy, who is completing her second and final one-year term. Newell, a five-year member of the USGA Executive Committee, […]