London, England: Golf has to find ways to become more attractive to women, children and families. That’s the view of BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter, one of the contributors to a 30-minute BBC Radio 4 programme entitled In The Rough: Golf’s Uncertain Future. Ahead of this week’s 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, the BBC […]
Southport, England: A group of 42 amateur men and women golfers competed in the first R&A Nine-Hole Championship Final at Royal Birkdale. The group participated in a handicap pairs competition at the famous Southport links just five days before The 146th Open gets under way, playing the 10th to 18th holes. Following a successful pilot […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has named Jim Richerson as Senior Vice President of Business Development. In his new role, Richerson will join the team responsible for growing Troon’s portfolio of managed facilities throughout the company’s related brands, including: Troon Golf, Honours Golf, Troon Privé (the private club operating division of Troon) and Troon International. […]
Kedah, Malaysia: Nattawat Suvajanakorn fended off a stiff local challenge by firing a flawless seven-under-par 65 to earn his maiden win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) at the RM200,000 (about US$44,600) PGM Darulaman Championship. The Thai’s total of 16-under-par 272 secured him a three-shot victory over local heavyweights Danny Chia and R. Nachimuthu who […]
Ayrshire, Scotland: For many years the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open has been a leading event in the European Tour’s GreenDrive programme, by showing commitment to providing social and environmental value. This year, the tournament at Dundonald Links is taking a step further and becoming the first tournament in Europe to achieve the new voluntary […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Els Club Malaysia has unveiled a comprehensive new programme of membership, offering golfers a world-class golfing experience. Among many benefits, The Els Club Malaysia’s membership options provide access to its three golf courses: the Ocean Course and Valley Course in Desaru Coast, and the Rainforest Course in Langkawi. The Els Club […]
Sydney, Australia: World number three Jordan Spieth will be a star attraction at this year’s Emirates Australian Open. Fresh off his 10th career US PGA Tour victory, the 23-year-old American has confirmed his participation in the event, to be held at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney from November 23-26. The Texan won Australia’s national […]
Bogor, Indonesia: A combination of courage, perseverance and a sound education are pre-requisites for making the grade in any profession. And so it is with club management. Just ask Wee Peng Siong, General Manager at Indonesia’s acclaimed Riverside Golf Club and a Board Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Furthermore, he has the […]
Leeds, England: The storied Moortown Golf Club has completed the installation of a new irrigation system, replacing a failing 35-year-old system. Moortown, which was the first British club to host the Ryder Cup, in 1929, chose a Hunter irrigation system installed by Knaresborough-based contractor Full Circle Irrigation. Irrigation engineers Irriplan provided design and project management […]
Sunshine Coast, Australia: Maredo made its mark at the 33rd annual Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association (AGCSA) Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition. The Dutch company took the opportunity to introduce its MT200 Flex-Verticutter and the MT210 VibeSpike-Aerator in Australia for the first time. “There was a lot of interest in the products,” said Marinus […]
Haikou, China: An early flurry of birdies set Chinese Taipei’s Chen Ting-yu on the path to victory in the 12th Faldo Series China Championship. Thanks to a brilliant final-round three-under-par 69 over the award-winning Blackstone Course at Mission Hills Haikou, the left-handed Chen swept to the top of the leaderboard. With a 54-hole aggregate of […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Two days after creating golfing history, the wide grin could not be wiped off the face of teenager Atthaya Thitikul. On Sunday, Atthaya became the youngest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour by claiming victory in the Ladies European Thailand Championship aged 14 years, four months and 19 days. With rounds of […]
Phuket, Thailand: Octogenarian and nine-time Major winner Gary Player delighted junior golfers with a clinic during a visit to Laguna Phuket. On a personal trip during which he experienced the world-class facilities at Laguna Phuket – Asia’s first integrated destination resort – the South African golfing great spent time at Laguna Golf Phuket, a Golf […]
Singapore: The PGA of America, the largest working sports organisation in the world, has become an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Founded in 1916, the PGA of America is comprised of more than 28,000 golf professionals working in more than 35 countries around the world. “The PGA of America is one […]
Weihai, China: Park Bo-mi held her nerve to beat fellow Korean Lee Ji-hoo at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off and secure her maiden win at the Kumho Tire Ladies Open. Lee had closed with a 69 to finish on six-under 210 at the China LPGA Tour-LPGA Tour of Korea co-sanctioned event in Shandong […]