ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Golf Industry News

Al- Hamra Club, Dubai

Categories

Archives

Search by Any Term

Appointments Strengthen Aquatrols’ Team

Appointments Strengthen Aquatrols’ Team

August 6, 2017

New Jersey, United States: Aquatrols – the world’s largest manufacturer of cutting-edge soil surfactants and related technologies – has appointed Thomas Valentine and Wesley Hamm as the newest Territory Managers for its growing North American sales team. Valentine oversees the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, and Hamm is responsible for the Southeast. The appointments coincide with surging […]

Celebrating Pioneers in Women's Golf

Celebrating Pioneers in Women's Golf

August 5, 2017

Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Since the late 1800s, a small but influential group of women have carved a space of their own in golf, using the one tool that most influences a player’s experience: the golf course. The USGA Golf Museum’s latest exhibit – Breaking New Ground: Women and Golf Course Architecture – […]

Golfplan’s Nine Bridges Primed to Charm

Golfplan’s Nine Bridges Primed to Charm

August 4, 2017

Jeju Island, South Korea: After 18 years of plaudits, planning and primping, The Club at Nine Bridges is ready for its close-up. That moment of broad exposure will come from October 19-22 when the US PGA Tour visits The Club at Nine Bridges for the newly minted CJ Cup, the tournament that now kicks off […]

PGA Fashion & Demo Experience Set to Dazzle

PGA Fashion & Demo Experience Set to Dazzle

August 4, 2017

Las Vegas, United States: A strong combination of market leaders, established manufacturers, industry newcomers, prominent PGA professional retailers and off-course influential buyers are making plans to preview and source the newest fashions, test the latest equipment and technology, and learn from industry experts at the 2017 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience. The annual three-day industry […]

Elite Women’s Amateur Championship Heads to Sentosa

Elite Women’s Amateur Championship Heads to Sentosa

August 3, 2017

St Andrews, Scotland: Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club will play host to the inaugural Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship. To be held from February 21-24, 2018, the event will take place over the New Tanjong course at Sentosa, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The 72-hole stroke play championship will provide the most […]

British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association to the Fore

British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association to the Fore

August 2, 2017

Southport, England: A total of 40 members from the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) were treated to the best seat in the house at the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The event broke records to become the highest-attended Open ever held in England with BIGGA members giving up their free time to help […]

R&A Hosts Women’s Leadership Summit in St Andrews

R&A Hosts Women’s Leadership Summit in St Andrews

August 2, 2017

St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A is hosting a women’s leadership summit this week, ahead of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns. A group of 21 women from the worlds of business, finance, sport, education and the media will meet in the clubhouse of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The summit, […]

Gold Medal Recognition for Ransomes Jacobsen

Gold Medal Recognition for Ransomes Jacobsen

August 1, 2017

London, England: Ransomes Jacobsen has achieved the Gold Medal award (five consecutive Golds) in the annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The award was presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL, London. The award was achieved during a special year for family-safety charity RoSPA, as it celebrates its […]

Launch of New Koro TopDrain 1000

Launch of New Koro TopDrain 1000

July 31, 2017

London, England: Specifically designed for sports pitches and golf course fairways, the new Koro TopDrain 1000 is now available from Campey Turf Care Systems. The TopDrain 1000 model joins the successful 1500 machine that harnessed the unique function of trenching, removing spoil, injecting sand and re-compacting the surface all in one operation. It also offers […]

Duo Share Spoils at Kau Sai Chau

Duo Share Spoils at Kau Sai Chau

July 31, 2017

Hong Kong: National squad members Yannick Artigolle and Chloe Chan claimed a share of top honours after a tense final round in the Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. The duo ended the 54-hole R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking contest with identical aggregates of 217 over the North Course at the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau […]

PGA Master Professional Status for AGIF Board Member Burley

PGA Master Professional Status for AGIF Board Member Burley

July 30, 2017

London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Board Member Paul Burley has been awarded PGA Master Professional status. Burley has joined a distinguished band that includes the late John Jacobs and Pete Cowen, coach of several Major winners, including Henrik Stenson. He was presented with a commemorative plaque recognising his status by PGA Captain John Heggarty during […]

Toro Backing for On-Course Showdown of Superintendents

Toro Backing for On-Course Showdown of Superintendents

July 30, 2017

Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The Toro Company has committed to a platinum level sponsorship of the Can Am Cup, the upcoming Canada versus United States golf competition between golf course superintendents. The point-quota competition will be held from October 22-24 in New Jersey at two championship golf clubs: Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield and Canoe […]

Revolutionary Tournament Set for Perth Return

Revolutionary Tournament Set for Perth Return

July 29, 2017

Perth, Australia: The ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth is set to continue its modernisation of golf in 2018. With a mission to revolutionise world golf, the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth was a success in its inaugural staging with Australian Brett Rumford emerging triumphant. To take place from February 8-11 at Lake Karrinyup […]

Legendary Wedge-Maker Honoured

Legendary Wedge-Maker Honoured

July 29, 2017

Montreal, Canada: Legendary golf club maker Bob Vokey has been officially inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Glen Abbey Golf Club, home of this year’s RBC Canadian Open. Vokey, whose name has become synonymous with excellence in craftsmanship, entered the Hall with fellow Montreal native Judy Darling […]

PGA of America Forges Ground-Breaking Korean Alliance

PGA of America Forges Ground-Breaking Korean Alliance

July 28, 2017

Seoul, Korea: The PGA of America has formed a ground-breaking strategic alliance with Lake Hills Resorts Group, one of the largest multi-course owners and operators in South Korea, to create PGA of America Academies in the country. The agreement marks the first international facility licensing partnership for the PGA, as it looks to support the […]