Yangon, Myanmar: Asian Tour rookie Todd Sinnott secured a convincing three-shot victory at the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open in only his second tournament in Asia. The 25-year-old Australian fired a flawless six-under-par 65 for a winning total of 14-under 270 at the Pun Hlaing Golf Club to defeat Carlos Pigem of Spain, who closed with a 68 […]
Singapore: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) remains bullish for the long-term growth of golf in China. Confirmation came last week that a total of 111 golf courses have been shut down following a multi-year campaign by Chinese authorities to protect land and water resources. An additional 18 courses were ordered to return land and […]
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States: Scotty Cameron has added a new teardrop-shaped, heel-shafted mid-mallet to his iconic Select line of putters – the Select Newport 3. Trusted by many of the world’s best players, Select putters blend precision milled Scotty Cameron craftsmanship with advanced multi-material constructions and innovative face inlay technology to deliver Tour-validated performance with […]
Natadola Bay, Fiji: The Fiji International will expand its worldwide reach in 2017 following an agreement to include the Asian Tour as a new tri-sanctioning partner alongside the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour. A total of 30 members from the Asian Tour will feature in this year’s tournament at Natadola Bay […]
Orlando, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, and Yano Research Institute Ltd, two of the golf industry’s leading independent research and data firms, have introduced the World Golf Report 2017. The industry’s only global golf retail study, 2017 marks the second edition of the report which provides an in-depth global retail market summary based upon geography, […]
Orlando, United States: Club Car, the world’s largest manufacturer of small-wheeled, zero-emission electric and utility vehicles, is expanding its suite of product offerings and has current and future vehicles on display at this week’s PGA Merchandise Show. Club Car has a variety of vehicles at its booth, including the PRECEDENT, Transporter XL, CARRYALL and Café […]
Singapore: The new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are the most advanced, best performing golf balls ever stamped with the Titleist script. Precisely engineered using the most sophisticated golf ball technology, new Pro V1 and Pro V1x ‘provide total performance for every player and deliver unmatched quality and consistency’. The overwhelming choice […]
Orlando, United States: The 64th PGA Merchandise Show is welcoming more than 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world to discover the newest trends and technology from more than 1,000 exhibiting golf companies and brands. The industry’s annual ‘Major of Golf Business’ features a packed four-day schedule that began with the PGA Show Demo […]
Harrogate, England: Jacobsen, the European distributor of Smithco rollers, showcased the all-new Smithco XL 70 roller at this year’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). The new Smithco XL 70 ride-on greens roller features the widest available rolling width of 70 inches, providing unrivalled productivity on all fronts. The XL 70 green roller is powered by […]
Alexandria, Virginia: Yesterday marked the 90th anniversary for the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), the largest professional association for club management professionals. CMAA has evolved from its original roster of 358 members to 6,700 members throughout the United States and abroad, all while remaining faithful to its objective to promote and advance friendly relations between […]
Harrogate, England: Jacobsen, the renowned manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment, has introduced the highly anticipated GA600 aerator and the HR800 wide-area rotary mower at this year’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). The GA600 aerator is a versatile unit and is the first in a range of brand-new aeration equipment from Jacobsen. The deep tine aerator […]
Kansas, United States: Ed Ward, the equipment manager at city-owned Mariana Butte Golf Club in Loveland, Colorado, for the past 16 years, is the winner of the 2016 Edwin Budding Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The Edwin Budding Award, named for the inventor of the lawnmower and presented in partnership […]
Singapore: Thais Prayad Marksaeng and Phachara Khongwatmai, Korean Song Young-han and South African Jbe Kruger have secured their places in The Open after qualifying at the SMBC Singapore Open. The 51st playing of Singapore’s national Open was the second event in The Open Qualifying Series for The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale which will be […]
Singapore: Prayad Marksaeng proved that age is no handicap in golf as he eclipsed his younger rivals with a final round four-under-par 67 to lift his 10th Asian Tour title at the SMBC Singapore Open. The Thai turns 51 in eight days and with the iconic Singapore showpiece celebrating its 51st edition this year his success was entirely appropriate. […]
London, England: The R&A has become a lead partner of the Golf Environment Awards (GEA). The R&A will work alongside STRI (formerly known as the Sports Turf Research Institute) to bring greater credibility and recognition to what recognised as one of the most valued and established award programmes that directly promotes golf’s positive environmental standing. […]