Kansas, United States: For more than 100 golf industry advocates, the 10th annual National Golf Day in Washington, DC, on April 26, will begin a day early when they tackle a community service project to help beautify about 40 acres on the National Mall adjacent to the White House and national monuments. “There is no […]
Singapore: Major champions Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie have received exemptions to participate in this week’s 10th anniversary HSBC Women’s Champions. The US$1.5 million event takes place from March 2-5 at the award-winning Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Creamer was the tournament champion in 2014 when […]
Hue, Vietnam: Participants in next month’s 11th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Laguna Lăng Cô can expect ‘a stern and strategic’ test of golf. More than 90 of the region’s most promising golfing prospects will lock horns in the 54-hole R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event over the Faldo Design layout in Danang, Central […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Amy Yang repelled the challenge of Ryu So-yeon to win the weather-hit Honda LPGA Thailand for the second time in the last three seasons. It was the third victory of Yang’s LPGA Tour career and her first since triumphing at Siam Country Club in 2015, a stretch of 44 tournaments during which time she […]
Augusta, United States: E-Z-GO, a Textron Specialized Vehicles business, is revolutionising electric golf cars with the introduction of its ELiTE Series lithium golf cars as a fleet offering. Activated by Samsung SDI lithium technology, ELiTE vehicles offer zero-maintenance batteries with a five-year unlimited amp-hour warranty and increased energy efficiency. E-Z-GO vehicles are designed and manufactured […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: Toro has introduced the new GreensPro 1260 greens roller as a comprehensive upgrade to the trusted GreensPro 1240. The new GreenPro 1260 offers a number of enhancements focused on productivity, reliability and reduced maintenance. One of these key features is the split stainless steel smoothing rollers, which reduce the risk of […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Hosting The 145th Open at Royal Troon delivered more than £110 million worth of benefit to Scotland, according to an independent study announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Open, which attracted 173,000 spectators to the Ayrshire coastline in 2016, delivered an economic impact of more than £64 million according to the […]
New Jersey, United States: Aquatrols has selected Buffalo.Agency to create and execute a golf-focused marketing programme for the world’s largest manufacturer of cutting-edge soil surfactants and related technologies. Through a mix of branding, public relations, content development and website optimisation, Buffalo aims to drive top-of-the-funnel awareness and sales of Aquatrols’ products. The popular Revolution, Dispatch […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has appointed golfing sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn as ‘Thailand Golf Ambassadors’. The move to engage the LPGA Tour stars is part of a plan to enhance the international awareness of Thailand as a world-class golf destination that offers an amazing range of outstanding courses and facilities. […]
Perth, Australia: Around the globe, the winning ways continued for Titleist as Titleist Brand Ambassadors and golf ball loyalists combined for three titles across the worldwide professional Tours. Titleist Brand Ambassador Brett Rumford led the trio of champions last week with his impressive win on the European Tour. Trusting a Pro V1x golf ball and […]
Sydney, Australia: More club-based players than basketball, netball, Australian football and even cricket, golf is Australia’s second most popular sport played in a club by adults and children and the most popular just for adults. The Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) first AusPlay survey revealed that more than 685,000 Australians played club-based golf in 2016 (upto […]
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States: John Easterbrook Jr, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Troon, has been named the first Chief Membership Officer of the PGA of America. Easterbrook, a 30-year member of the PGA of America, will be based at PGA Headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens and will report to PGA […]
Washington, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) will present its highest honour, the Bob Jones Award, to long-time Oakmont Country Club professional Bob Ford in a ceremony during the week of June’s 117th US Open Championship. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award recognises an individual who demonstrates the spirit, personal character […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Bridget Jackson and José María Olazábal have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. During a notable amateur career, Jackson played in the Curtis Cup for Great Britain and Ireland on three occasions and was selected as an England international nine times. She […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai’s commitment to golf has been underlined through the establishment of a new entity called Falcon Golf which will serve to optimise the benefits the sport brings to the emirate. Falcon Golf will convene all relevant parties in the industry to enhance Dubai’s golf efforts – including driving greater golf tourism, […]