Singapore: A trio of international music acts will headline the four-day festival at the 2017 HSBC Women’s Champions. The 10th anniversary edition of the tournament will take place for the first time on the recently renovated New Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Immediately […]
Sydney, Australia: After completing his second three-year contract with the PGA of Australia, Brian Thorburn will be leaving his post as Chief Executive Officer in February, at the end of the term. Gavin Kirkman, a long-term and highly-regarded PGA executive who has been responsible for the Vocational Professionals, and Stuart Hergt, the PGA’s Chief Financial […]
Qingyuan City, China: Kim Hyo-joo captured her third Hyundai China Ladies Open title. The 21-year-old closed with a five-under-par at Guangdong Province’s Lion Lake Country Club in the season-ending event of the China LPGA Tour. The Korean claimed her 15th professional title with a total score of six-under 210 in the a US$550,000 co-sanctioned tournament with […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Dr Norman Hummel has been named as the recipient of the 2017 United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section Award. Presented annually since 1961, the USGA Green Section Award recognises an individual’s distinguished service to the game of golf through their work with turfgrass. Hummel will receive the Green […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: A field of 140 members and guests from around the country graced the 2016 IMG Trophy Tournament at Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club. It was the second occasion that the event has been staged at the 36-hole venue, some 45 kilometres from Hanoi. The event is the initiative of IMG Golf Course […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has reimagined its online shopping experience, expanding its product lines while making it easier for fans to find and purchase their favourite championship merchandise. The result is a new USGAshop.com that has been launched in collaboration with Fanatics, a global leader for licensed […]
Singapore: Wang Jeung-hun has completed a rare double by being named as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for November. Having been voted as the fans’ choice in May, the Korean underlined his status as one of the region’s rising stars with another spectacular performance last month. During November, he finished second behind […]
Shenzhen, China: Three Chinese golf legends, including Olympic bronze medallist Feng Shanshan, were on hand to help Mission Hills Golf Club celebrate the opening of their country’s first golf museum. The 27-year-old Feng, fresh from her win at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, was joined at Mission Hills in Shenzhen by Li Haotong, the reigning […]
London, England: Colt Mackenzie McNair (CMM), the specialist executive search firm operating across the global golf markets, has embarked on a new, internationally-focused employment initiative with the PGA of America. Drawing on CMM’s industry-wide reputation and expertise, the PGA of America is seeking to ensure that its 28,000 members are at the forefront of golf’s […]
Christchurch, New Zealand: Hiroki Miya defied heavy rain and strong winds to fly high in the third Faldo Series New Zealand Championship, presented by the Canterbury Golf Development Trust. The promising 16-year-old from Canterbury made light of the tough conditions to emerge triumphant by three strokes in The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event that was […]
Singapore: Professional grinders may have changed little over the years. But Foley United’s introduction of a range of brand new, all-singing and all-dancing models that are already in use across Asia signals significant progress. Recently, the top-of-the-range 653 fully automatic reel grinder and the 673 bed-knife grinder were installed at The Grove Golf Course, outside […]
Seoul, Korea: The winner and runner-up of the 2017 Kolon Korea Open will receive exemptions into The Open, golf’s most international Major championship. They will become the first champion and runner-up in the history of Korea’s national Open to receive the exemption and will earn a place in The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale next year. […]
London, England: Campey Turf Care Systems will showcase the award-winning Air2G2 alongside the Dakota 310, Imants ShockWave and Koro Field Topmaker at next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). The Air2G2 is used at some of the world’s most prestigious sporting venues across football, golf and rugby and was awarded the 2016 HSBC Golf Business […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: John Elway, who has led the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl victories as both a player and a general manager, has been named honorary chairman of the 39th US Senior Open Championship. The United States Golf Association (USGA) will conduct the US Senior Open on The Broadmoor Golf Club’s […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Three of Malaysia’s most prominent golf clubs supported the third course to be offered under the Business Management Institute [BMI] Asia Pacific education programme. The first such gathering to be staged in Malaysia, the BMI Leadership Course at the TPC Kuala Lumpur was presented by the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] and […]