Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) has installed Thor Guard technology – the world’s only lightning prediction system. Across 20 countries on six continents, Thor Guard system users include golf courses, country clubs, parks, schools and universities, cities and municipalities, aviation leaders, government agencies, mining and industrial companies, sporting events and broadcast media. […]
Sydney, Australia: The 2016 Australian Golf Club Participation Report contains several positives, but also identifies key challenges the sport must tackle. Approximately 14.85 million rounds were recorded by GolfLink in 2016, a 2.1% increase over the previous year, which continues the positive trend. Membership decline has been stemmed in recent years and remained small at […]
Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States: Thad Bell has been welcomed as an Associate Member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). Bell, Design Associate Asia Office with Ernie Els Design, was one of five new Associate Members added to the ranks of the ASGCA during its 71st Annual Meeting. Last month, Bell was one […]
Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam: Aspiring young Vietnamese golfers will tread in the footsteps of reigning Masters champion Sergio Garcia when they line up in this week’s 10th edition of the Faldo Series Vietnam Championship. For the second year in succession, the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking-counting event, which acts as the third leg of […]
Delhi, India: Golfplan partner Kevin Ramsey bends down to examine a seam in the ninth green at the M3M Club, his new project set to open this fall, just north of Delhi airport. Yes, a seam. When it opens in September, M3M will not only be India’s newest golf property, it will also be the first […]
London, England: Marc Newey, President of the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) and CEO of Roehampton Club, has become the first club manager outside North America to be awarded Certified Chief Executive (CCE) status by the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). The CCE designation was developed as an augment to the Certified Club […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asia-bound Kevin Fish and Bill Sanderson were among the leading educators who received praise for their presentations at the Club Managers Association of Europe’s (CMAE) Management Development Programmes (MDP). More than 40 delegates from golf, city and sports clubs attended the events at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club and […]
Sydney, Australia: Momentum is building around OneGolf as the administration of golf in Australia moves towards a more streamlined, cost-effective model. Golf Australia (GA) Chief Executive Stephen Pitt confirmed that five of seven states (including the Northern Territory) had now made in-principle commitments to a model that stands to benefit Australian golf by in excess […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club has hosted the Singapore Golf Association’s (SGA) first Junior Camp. The award-winning club, host to the Singapore Open and HSBC Women’s Champions, is a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The camp consisted of a series of qualitative skills tests and a nine-hole stroke play competition over […]
Wuhan, China: One of the world’s fastest-growing professional circuits, the China LPGA Tour has celebrated the staging of its 100th event. Last week’s Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge, won by Thai teenager Saranporn Langkulgasettrin, underlined the depth of talent emerging from the Tour – and its reputation as a platform for developing future global stars. Among […]
Koh Samui, Thailand: Nicholas Fung overcame nerves to secure a maiden Asian Tour title at the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup and dedicated the career breakthrough to his father. The 27-year-old Malaysian, who was the overnight leader, courageously holed a four-foot par-putt on the 18th hole at Santiburi Samui Country Club for a closing four-under-par 67 and […]
Contrary to popular narrative, golf is actually in pretty good shape with much cause for optimism as we hurtle towards the second half of the year. Erik Matuszewski reports. New Jersey, United States: Golf has a big problem. It’s the pervasive – and lazy – narrative that the sport is dying. It’s not just misguided, […]
Wuhan, China: Seventeen-year-old Saranporn Langkulgasettrin underlined her billing as the next Thai female golfing star with a four-stroke victory at the Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge. It was the 10th professional title of the Phuket native’s fledgeling career. Now her sights are set on the LPGA Tour. Saranporn closed with a four-under 68 for a three-day […]
Perth, Australia: Hartfield Golf Club has seen drastic improvements on the course after purchasing a range of machinery from Jacobsen. Delivery was made by local Jacobsen dealer McIntosh & Son. Nick Kinley is the Course Superintendent at Hartfield Golf Club having joined 3½ years ago from Mount Lawley Golf Club in Perth. Kinley recently made […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Following the example of its male counterparts, the Ladies European Tour (LET) continues to expand its footprint in Asia. In addition to three tournaments in China and one each in India and Japan, the LET has confirmed its return to Thailand after a 12-year absence. The inaugural edition of the Ladies European Thailand […]