Singapore: Toro has announced the appointment of Gareth Knight to the position of Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Asia, Equipment. Knight was previously employed by the Toro distributor in Dubai, Hydro Turf. He brings a wealth of knowledge to his role, as he was the Manager for Equipment and Irrigation at Hydro Turf and prior to […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: The Joburg Open will make history this year when it becomes the first tri-sanctioned tournament to be staged on South African soil. It will also celebrate a new date and venue on the Sunshine Tour. At the launch of the R16.5 million (about US$1.2 million) tournament at Soweto Country Club, Sunshine Tour […]
Tokyo, Japan (November 6): The prospect of a return trip to Danang’s Laguna Lăng Cô will be a driving force for Keita Nakajima and Minori Nagano when they tee-off in this week’s Faldo Series Japan Championship. Among the pre-tournament favourites at the 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final eight months ago, Nakajima and Nagano’s hopes […]
Dallas, United States: Motor Controls Inc (MCI), a leader in the design and manufacturing of industrial control products, electrical enclosures, turf and municipal pump stations, has announced that it has acquired the Flowtronex and Water Equipment Technologies (WET) product brands from Xylem Inc, formerly part of ITT Industries. The Flowtronex and WET brands have been […]
Delhi, India: Shiv Kapur completed his lifelong dream of winning at Delhi Golf Club when he triumphed at the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India with a final round four-under-par 68. While Kapur’s two previous Asian Tour titles were won in Thailand and Chinese Taipei, the Panasonic Open India title was Kapur’s first professional victory at the […]
Lahore, Pakistan: Poosit Supupramai claimed a stunning victory at the inaugural Defence Raya Golf Championship after closing with a three-under-par 69. The win was especially sweet as the 24-year-old Thai was a late entry into the US$120,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event as his visa was only approved on Monday. His patience paid off when […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Pebble Beach Golf Links has been named as the site for the 2023 US Women’s Open and 2027 US Open Championships. It will be the 14th and 15th United States Golf Association (USGA) championships in the course’s storied history. Pebble Beach, which is already scheduled to host the 2018 […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Golf course managers, course superintendents, club managers, greenkeepers and mechanics turned out in record numbers to support the third Golf Course Superintendents Association of Malaysia (GCSAM) and Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Turfgrass Management Seminar. Organised under the auspices of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA), the seminar and field day at the award-winning […]
North Berwick, Scotland: Building on years of input and collaboration, and more recently months of trialling by golf facilities and management groups around the world, a new version of OnCourse is now available, bringing significant business benefits to golf facilities and helping golf improve its social and environmental reputation. The widely-endorsed web-app is an innovative […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: As part of a new initiative to propel Asia’s rising stars of junior golf to success at the American University level, the Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) will launch its AJGA-sanctioned Junior Golf Tour next month. The inaugural event will be held at Bintan Lagoon Resort, on the Indonesian island of […]
London, England: The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has released a White Paper detailing the findings of discussions between a collective group of Certified Club Managers on ‘The Best Management Style for the Future’. Eleven of Europe’s Certified Club Managers (CCMs) gathered at Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club for a CCM Think Tank meeting, […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club once more found itself in the fast lane as host to the Audio quattro Cup 2017 Singapore. Vying for a spot in the Audi quattro Cup World Finals, more than 150 Audi owners took to the award-winning Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: At this year’s Golf Industry Show, Toro invited superintendents and turf managers to help name a new turf maintenance machine that, at the time, was referred to as Project Delta. After reviewing thousands of submissions, Toro has selected the name for the revolutionary, new machine — the Toro Outcross 9060. Curt […]
Xiamen, China: Greg Norman’s maiden golf course design in China will play host to next month’s US$350,000 Asian Golf Championship, the first Asian Tour-sanctioned event in China for nine years. The Kaikou Golf Club in Fujian Province boasts 36 holes. The first course was opened in 1994 with the second layout being unveiled in 2009. […]
Alexandria, Virginia, United States: Club Management magazine has named Richard L. LaRocca as the 2017 Club Executive of the Year. A member of the Florida Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), LaRocca serves as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of The Country Club of Orlando in Florida. During his tenure at The […]