Palm Beach Gardens, United States: New industry certification programmes and more than 40 classroom sessions in three new streamlined education tracks have been added to the extensive education opportunities of the PGA Merchandise Show Education Conference. Additionally, PGA Professionals and industry leaders attending the annual global industry gathering in Orlando from January 23-26, also can […]
Singapore: HSBC’s flagship LPGA event will take on a new name in 2018. Formerly known as the HSBC Women’s Champions, the 11th edition of the event that will be headlined by defending champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Park In-bee will be called the HSBC Women’s World Championship. To take place from March 1-4, the tournament […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Amelia Garvey will be aiming to cap the most memorable year of her young golfing career with a commanding performance in next week’s Faldo Series New Zealand Championship. The 17-year-old has enjoyed an outstanding 2017. The icing on the pre-Christmas cake would be retaining her Girls’ Division title at award-winning Clearwater Golf […]
Cannes, France: North Carolina, The Bahamas, Dubai, New Zealand, Spain’s Costa Blanca region and Flanders in Belgium have all been honoured in the 2018 IAGTO Awards, the golf tourism industry’s annual marque of excellence. In addition, the Awards – organised by global golf tourism trade organisation IAGTO – lauded three golf resorts: Aphrodite Hills in […]
Far Hills, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: A working group led by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. The group, consisting of the PGA Tour, LPGA, PGA European Tour, Ladies European Tour […]
Singapore: Gavin Green has made history by becoming the first Malaysian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit after an intense 12-month battle with several of the region’s best golfers. Green’s accomplishment is a watershed moment in Malaysian golfing history as no player from the country has ever come close to laying claim to […]
Johannesburg, South Africa: Shubhankar Sharma won the Joburg Open in sensational style and, in so doing, punched his ticket to The Open in 2018. The 21-year-old Indian closed with a three-under-par 69 and was bogey-free in the final 54 holes as he ended his first tournament in South Africa with a winning total of 23-under […]
Singapore: In-form Pat Perez will make his Sentosa Golf Club debut in next month’s US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open. The American hit the headlines in Kuala Lumpur in October when he claimed his third title on the PGA Tour. On the back of that he will be an exciting addition to Singapore’s national Open, which […]
Mauritius: Thaworn Wiratchant won his first European Senior Tour title in superb fashion at the MCB Tour Championship as he carded a final round of 62, 10-under-par, for a 23-under total. The 50-year-old Thai, in his first year on the Senior Tour, started the day in a share of the 36-hole lead with Australian Peter […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Kiradech Aphibarnrat underlined his status as Thailand’s number one golfer by lifting the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation trophy for the second time. Starting the round with a three-shot lead, Kiradech fired four birdies against two bogeys to close with a two-under-par 70 at the Siam Country Club’s Waterside Course. He won by three shots […]
Beijing, China: Shankai Sports has signed an agreement to manage the operations of PGA Tour China’s new series for a 20-year period from 2018. The PGA Tour China Series was held from 2014 through 2016 and will resume with qualifying schools next month after a one-year hiatus. Beijing-based Shankai, which has worked with the IOC, […]
Santa Rosa City, Philippines: Renuka Suksukont captured her first international title with a wire-to-wire victory at the ICTSI Philippine Ladies Masters. The 22-year-old Thai closed with an even-par 72. Her five-under 211 total gave her a two-stroke win in the US$80,000 event, co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Ladies Philippine Golf Tour and LPGA of […]
Toronto, Canada: Golf Points Index (GPI) has announced the launch of a new golf scoring and handicap system based on points earned on each hole in relation to par in order to keep score and track your progress GPI was developed in order to provide golfers with a more equitable, engaging, entertaining and fun way […]
Singapore: Green Dynasty, an integral part of some of the most difficult and ambitious golf development and environmental restoration projects in the world, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Green Dynasty’s portfolio includes building in numerous mountainous terrains throughout China, prestigious club redevelopment in Singapore, restoring the sands of the Gobi Desert in Inner […]
Kathmandu, Nepal: Sukra Bahadur Rai will be the centre of attention when the sixth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship tees-off next week. Since his victory in last year’s event, the two-handicapper has cemented his position as one of his country’s most promising golfers. Now, the 19-year-old who has emerged from the caddie ranks […]