Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Tour stalwarts have hailed the return of the Thailand Open to the award-winning Thai Country Club. Leading the accolades at this week’s US$300,000 event was Shiv Kapur, who triumphed at the Denis Griffiths-designed course in the Volvo Masters of Asia more than a decade ago. The Indian had to wait until last […]
Danang, Vietnam: A record 220 golf tour operators from 36 countries attended International Association of Golf Tour Operators’ (IAGTO) 6th annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC). Also present were 600 delegates from golf destinations throughout the Asia Pacific region. For the first time, the event included a three-hour Golf Tourism Forum at which Peter Walton, […]
In the wake of the successful staging of the 2017 Philippine Golf Course Management Conference, Conrad Benitez, President of The Orchard Golf and Country Club and Vice-President of the National Golf Association of the Philippines and the Federation of Philippine Golfers, discusses how to promote best course management practices among clubs around the country. Q: […]
Sydney, Australia: The number of rounds of competition golf played in Australia continues to grow. For the fourth successive year in which the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) has prepared a competition rounds played report, the total of single handicapped rounds reported to GolfLink rose substantially. There were almost 300,000 more rounds played in the […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States: Greg Norman Golf Course Design has confirmed the official start to construction of Mar de Indias Golf Club, the firm’s first design in Colombia. Located just outside Cartagena, the 18-hole, par-72, 6,800-yard course will feature panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea on over half the course and a diverse […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has appointed Tim Schantz as President of the company. Schantz joined Troon in 1998 and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Global Business Development for the 27-year-old management firm. Under his leadership in business development, Troon has expanded globally working with more than 270 golf courses in 31 […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: Jane Geddes has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the largest women-focused amateur golf association in the United States. She succeeds Pam Swensen, who resigned from the organisation after 15 years of service to pursue other opportunities. Geddes most recently served as Executive […]
London, England: QHotels, the United Kingdom’s largest golf resort operator, is investing more than £315,000 in new greenkeeping equipment to ensure its 10 four-star golf resorts are kept in tip-top condition throughout the year. Utilising its existing group relationships with two of the biggest manufacturers in the world, John Deere and Toro, QHotels has purchased […]
Desaru Coast, Malaysia: The latest addition to The Els Club Malaysia brand is poised to boost the growth of golf tourism receipts in the country. Muhammad Zainal Ashikin Muhammad Rejab, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of Desaru Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (DDC), said: “Further to being one of the leisure attractions that will drive […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Imran Mohd Nor grabbed the headlines at the 2017 Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club Media Day. Relishing the slick greens, which were measured at 12 on the Stimpmeter, the Utusan Malaysia employee left his rivals trailing in his wake as he amassed a winning haul of 39 points in the Stableford […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A will step up its promotion of nine-hole golf ‘as a perfectly valid means of enjoying the game whether socially or competitively’. A group of 42 men and women will take part in the final of the inaugural R&A Nine-Hole Championship ahead of July’s 146th Open at Royal Birkdale. The nine-hole […]
Korat, Thailand: Lionel Weber completed a comprehensive wire-to-wire victory at the MENA Tour’s Mountain Creek Open by Golf Citizen. The 27-year-old Frenchman hardly put a foot wrong en route to a closing 66 at the Seve Ballesteros-designed course. Weber posted a tournament aggregate of 17-under-par to finish seven strokes clear of runner-up Luke Joy of […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Jacobsen has pledged to continue supporting the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) ‘and the fantastic educational opportunities that it provides golf course professionals in this region’. An Executive Member of the AGIF, Jacobsen, a Textron Specialised Vehicles brand, was a gold sponsor at the recent Vietnam Management Education Seminar at BRG Legend Hill […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,485 entries for the 2017 US Open Championship at Erin Hills. The US Open will be held in the state of Wisconsin for the first time on June 15-18. The number of entries is the fifth-highest, behind the […]
Tucson, Arizona, United States: Golf course superintendents can now enjoy improved mapping capabilities and an enhanced user interface with Rain Bird’s new central control software, Version 8. The latest software includes new features that give superintendents greater control over their irrigation systems and includes most previously optional add-ons at no additional cost. The software is […]