Passing of Japanese Legend ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki
December 24, 2025
Tokyo, Japan: Tributes have been paid to Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, one of Asia’s most influential and colourful golfing characters of the past half-century.
ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION
Tokyo, Japan: Tributes have been paid to Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, one of Asia’s most influential and colourful golfing characters of the past half-century.
Bangkok, Thailand: Robinswood Golf Club will play host to next year’s Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Club and Turf Management Conference Thailand.
London, England: Club Car, a global industry-leading manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emissions electric vehicles, has become an Official Supplier of the Club Management Association of Europe.
Hua Hin, Thailand: China’s Lin Yuxin, a two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship winner, finished number one in class at the Final Stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School.
Cornwall, England: Two weeks after the installation of a high walled, revetted practice bunker by EcoBunker, Hayling Golf Club suffered an unprecedented tidal event that put their investment at risk.
Singapore: China’s Eric Chen Lixuan and Korean Min Yi-soo took centre stage in the 31st Singapore Island Country Club Junior Invitational Golf Championship.
London, England: Global sports and entertainment group 54 has launched ION 54, a platform that unifies the company’s golf expertise under one inter-connected system.
London, England: The organisers of the 2025 edition of the World Travel Market (WTM) are celebrating an 8% year-on-year rise in pre-qualified buyers.
Florida, United States: The 2026 PGA Show Innovation District will be the epicentre for new product discovery and emerging golf inventions at the world’s largest annual gathering of the global golf industry.
Haverhill, England: Bernhard and Company has begun distributing Soil Scout’s underground wireless soil monitoring technology across the United States and Canada.
Wellington, New Zealand: The best young talent in the region will descend on New Zealand for the eighth edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific at Royal Wellington next year.
Paris, France: Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort is the latest destination to be featured in Syngenta Golf’s YouTube course walk series on golf and environmental stewardship.
Birmingham, England: The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) has announced the final PGA Excel awardees for 2025, with Tim Rouse and Chris White earning Master status.
Bangkok, Thailand: Pongsapak ‘Fifa’ Laopakdee added a golden touch to a golden year by taking top golfing honours at the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Arizona, United States: Troon Privé, the private club division of Troon, will oversee club operations, agronomy, food and beverage, and membership sales and marketing at Hidden Valley Country Club.