Algarve, Portugal: JJW Hotels & Resorts Limited has invested more than €1 million in a new fleet of innovative Club Car vehicles. An international company owned by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, JJW Hotels & Resorts Limited has its principal business interests in acquisition, development and operation of several hotels and […]
Haikou, China: A new venue, an old champion and a 12-year-old prodigy will share centre stage when the 12th Faldo Series China Championship tees-off on Friday. For the first time since the event was inaugurated, it’s moving from its traditional Mission Hills Dongguan home to Mission Hills’ sprawling complex on Hainan Island, China’s smallest and […]
Bengaluru, India: TAKE Solutions, a domain expert offering end-to-end Life Sciences solutions, will title sponsor a new Asian Tour tournament in India for the next three years. The inaugural US$300,000 TAKE Solutions Masters, co-sanctioned with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will be staged at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) Golf Course from August […]
Bali, Indonesia: The inaugural Bali Golf Festival has been hailed as a success. One of the initiatives of the newly-formed Play Golf Bali partnership, the four-week Bali Golf Festival, which concluded this week, was aimed at enticing golfers to the idyllic Indonesian getaway from all over the world. The promotion paid off with more than […]
New York, United States: Henry Delozier has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Audubon International. Delozier is a Partner in Global Golf Advisors, which provides consulting services to the investment banking, real estate development and golf asset ownership and operations business segments. Delozier is a Past President of the Board of […]
Chonburi, Thailand: Tirawat Kaewsiribandit shrugged off the effects of a back injury to claim a stylish three-shot victory at the Betagro All Thailand Championship. The 27-year-old posted a flawless closing six-under-par 64 to defeat fellow-Thai Suradit Yongcharoenchai (66) for his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Laem Chabang International Country Club. Tirawat’s winning […]
Hong Kong: The ‘HSBC Hour’ initiative returns to Hong Kong again this week with a mission to promote golf to schools and the local community. Following last year’s pilot programme, HSBC is teaming up with the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) to launch the second ‘HSBC Hour’ golf experiential week. It is part of HSBC’s […]
London, England: The Golf Consultants Association (GCA) will henceforth be known as Golf Business International, to reflect its increasing international ambitions. The decision was made unanimously by members of the executive following a significant number of enquiries from across Europe and beyond, and received overwhelming support at the recent summer meeting. The public announcement was […]
London, England: Getting out on the golf course has never been better for you or your community, according to a report commissioned by England Golf and the Professional Golfers’ Association, which looks at the benefits for society of the sport. The research concluded that golf has an overall social value of £1.8 billion and that […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Making Vietnam one of the most attractive golf destinations in the world, driving golf tourism and fostering the growth of the game is the shared vision of the BRG Group and Nicklaus Design. “Vietnam has a tremendous potential for golf tourism supported by good year-round weather and our friendly, service-orientated people,” said Madame […]
Kansas, United States: At one point, Scott Schaller thought his son Jacob might be a fourth-generation golf course superintendent. He had worked with Scott at North Shore Golf Club in Menasha, Wisconsin, at various times for five years. But instead, Jacob’s path is leading to a career in human resources, and he is now entering […]
Chicago, United States: Medinah Country Club, one of America’s most iconic golf facilities and the host of seven national and significant championships during its 93-year history, has unveiled its Course No 2, following a year-long restoration. The purpose of the redesign of Course No 2, which originally opened in 1925, was to restore – as […]
Paris, France: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Jacobsen is providing tournament support to the greenkeeping team at Le Golf National during this week’s HNA Open de France tournament. Technical staff from Ransomes Jacobsen in Ipswich, England will assist staff based at Ransomes Jacobsen France (RJF) in Toulouse throughout the competition. In 2016, Le Golf […]
San Francisco, United States: Frank ‘Sandy’ Tatum, a former United States Golf Association (USGA) President, has died at the age of 96. Tatum won the 1942 NCAA individual championship while at Stanford University and later shepherded the restoration of the beloved Harding Park public golf course in his hometown of San Francisco. “All of us […]
Singapore: The ISPS Handa New Zealand Open will be jointly sanctioned by the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tour in 2018 and 2019. Following a landmark tri-partite agreement, the Asian Tour will now become a full co-sanctioning partner of New Zealand’s showpiece golfing event following an initial collaboration this year which saw […]