West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Greg Norman and Verizon Ventures have announced a strategic partnership to invest in PlaySight to aid in the company’s global expansion and introduce the technology into golf and new sports verticals. Earlier this year, Norman and Verizon pledged to join forces to bring innovative and disruptive technology to the […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A will introduce Ready Golf at its 2017 amateur championships as part of its efforts to improve pace of play. Ready Golf features in The R&A’s Pace of Play manual as a recommended solution for tackling slow play and enables golfers to play when they are ready to do so rather […]
Shenzhen, China: Mission Hills Golf Club in southern China joined forces with more than 700 golf facilities from 46 different countries to celebrate Women’s Golf Day and continue its drive to promote the sport to female golfers in China and worldwide. Hundreds of ladies took part in a fun-filled spectacle of golf and glamour at […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Four-time Major champion Ernie Els’ passion for growing the game in Asia has been underlined with the unveiling of the Els Performance Golf Academy. The South African, whose Ernie Els Design company is a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, said: “Great partnerships are at the heart of our ethos […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The 2017 Rounds 4 Research fund-raising programme to support turfgrass studies, managed by the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), sold more than 1,080 rounds and yielded in excess of US$217,000 in its May on-line auction, making it the most successful in the history of the six-year programme. The EIFG is the […]
London, England: The launch of a new fungicide active for turf disease control now gives a powerful combination of curative and contact plus systemic properties for reliable turf protection outside and in the plant. Now approved for Microdochium control in the United Kingdom, Instrata Elite combines the new active ingredient, difenoconazole, with the outstanding performance […]
Cheonan, South Korea: Chang Yik-eun produced some magical golf to beat fellow-Korean Kim Gi-whan in a three-hole aggregate play-off at OneAsia’s Kolon Korea Open after a thrilling final round. Chang, world ranked 533rd, earned his breakthrough win with a cumulative score of 12 (par, birdie, double-bogey) on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes at Woo […]
East Moline, Illinois, United States: Consistent with its tradition of offering promising young players the opportunity to compete against the best, the John Deere Classic has awarded sponsor exemptions to four of the game’s most accomplished amateurs, including two from the University of Illinois. Those who follow amateur golf will be familiar with the names: […]
Beijing, China: Shi Yuting produced a memorable birdie barrage to claim victory in the China LPGA Tour’s Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic. The Beijing teenager, who has spent the first half of the year playing in her rookie season on the Japan LPGA Tour, closed with nine birdies over the final 12 holes at […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: Toro has announced a partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) to aid in GPS sprayer technology research efforts. Full access to a new Toro Multi Pro 5800 with GeoLink has been provided to the university to support the project. The unit was delivered in time for last month’s Virginia […]
Jupiter, Florida, United States: John Sanford has been elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organisation’s 71st Annual Meeting. Sanford is a Landscape Architecture graduate of Louisiana State University. With more than 30 years’ experience in golf course design, Sanford has completed over 70 new designs and renovations in […]
Beijing, China: When the Chinese Government issued its official paper on golf in January, Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) President Richard Walne immediately called a colleague to discuss what he thought was promising news. His take was contrary to misleading reports from Western media outlets portraying another blow against golf in the world’s most populous nation. […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: From Australia to the United States, Delhi to Dubai and South Africa to Switzerland, International Women’s Golf Day (WGD) has grown in scope and size, increasing its global reach by 68% in only its second year. Thousands of women from Silicon Valley to Wall Street to the Square Mile […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon will celebrate ‘Troon Women’s Golf Month’ throughout June at Troon facilities around the world. While Troon focuses on growing participation among all genders and age groups throughout the year, Troon facilities, Troon Golf Academies and their respective teaching professionals are joining together to host introductory golf clinics, fun social events, […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Weerawish Narkprachar upstaged some of his country’s leading juniors to emerge triumphant in the 12th edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship (North). Weerawish, who turned 13 in February, had the distinction of bettering par in both rounds in the second leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season at Plutaluang Navy Golf […]