Seoul, Korea: The European Tour’s tentacles continue to spread into Asia. Emboldened by its formal tie-up with the Asian Tour, the European body has now announced a Strategic Alliance with the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA) ‘which will see the two organisations co-operate closely on the development of the professional game in Korea’. The Alliance […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Award-winning Thai Country Club will play host to this month’s Thailand Open which returns to the Asian Tour schedule following a lapse of eight years. Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Scott Hend of Australia and Thai heavyweights Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will headline the field in the US$300,000 event from […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: In an effort to grow the game, Troon has launched ‘Player Development Month’ with Troon daily-fee facilities, private clubs and Troon Golf Academies around the world joining together to conduct more than 500 introductory golf clinics and ‘Get Into Golf’ clinics throughout the month of May. This is the sixth year […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: BRG Legend Hill Golf Resort proved a big hit as the host club for the 2017 Vietnam Turfgrass Management Education Seminar. More than 70 superintendents, course managers, workshop managers and mechanics from 20 Vietnamese golf clubs as well as representatives from venues in Thailand attended the two-day event at the award-winning establishment. The […]
Seoul, Korea: A new report has claimed that the golf industry in South Korea is worth an estimated 11.4 trillion won, with the market for so called ‘screen golf’ services alone thought to exceed one trillion won (about US$882 million), accounting for 10 per cent of the total. The report from the Yuwon Golf Foundation […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Els Club’s two Malaysian venues have been honoured at the annual Troon Rockstar Awards. The Els Club Teluk Datai was nominated in the Guest Satisfaction category while The Els Club Desaru Coast was cited for its ‘Troon Rewards Capture Rate’. The Els Club Malaysia is a Golf Course Facility Member […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Victoria Tip-Aucha will create history this week when she becomes the first female to play on the MENA Tour. Born and brought up in the United States, 15-year-old Tip-Aucha has her game trending in the right direction following a string of firsts on junior circuits both in America and Thailand that have […]
Riverside, California, United States: The Toro National Support Network (NSN) is celebrating its 25th year of serving the turf irrigation industry. The NSN team is planning to recognise the quarter-century milestone with a grand re-opening and community event this month. As part of the 25th anniversary, the Abilene, Texas-based Toro NSN facility is undergoing office […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: As the Vietnamese city of Danang prepares to host the Asia Golf Tourism Convention next week, it’s been revealed that the economic value of golf tourism and events to Scotland has increased to £286 million per year. The new figure, which follows a bumper decade in Scotland, has been revealed as part of […]
Beijing, China: Alexander Levy beat overnight leader Dylan Frittelli at the first play-off hole to become the first player to win the OneAsia-sanctioned Volvo China Open for a second time. The bearded Levy sank a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-five 18th hole in sudden-death to pip the highly-rated Frittelli, who let slip a four-shot […]
Miaoli, Chinese Taipei: Shiv Kapur ended an 11-year and four months wait for a second Asian Tour title when he claimed a convincing victory at the inaugural Yeangder Heritage. The 35-year-old Indian fired a sparkling eight-under-par 64 highlighted by eight birdies – five of which came in his closing seven holes – to emerge victorious […]
Paris, France: Club Car has announced the appointment of two new members of its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) sales team, following a successful start to 2017. Nicolas Le Glas, who boasts nine years at the helm of Club Car’s distributor in France, ORA Véhicules Electriques, has been appointed Regional Sales Manager throughout […]
Shenzhen, China: Shi Hui-ying thanked tournament host Annika Sorenstam for inspiring her to a thrilling final-hole victory in the seventh Annika Invitational at Mission Hills Golf Club. “I’m so excited to win my first big event and I want to thank Annika,” said the 14-year-old Beijing resident. “She told me to remain positive no matter what […]
Washington, United States: We Are Golf – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – visited Capitol Hill for the 10th annual National Golf Day to discuss the game’s nearly US$70 billion economic impact, US$4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. A record 175 Congressional meetings […]
Tokyo, Japan: Mie Prefecture will play host to Japan’s first golf tourism summit. Following a number of visits and inspections to Japan since 2010, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) has announced that the first Japan Golf Tourism Convention (JGTC) will take place in October 2018. Peter Walton, IAGTO’s Chief Executive Officer, said Mie […]