Kansas, United States: The PGA of America has announced it will contribute US$100,000 over the next three years to the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) to support the work of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). “We believe in the good work that golf course superintendents are doing every day to establish quality, […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club will be the centre of world golfing attention next month. Not only will the award-winning club be the venue for the star-studded SMBC Singapore Open, but also it will play host to the latest course to be offered under the Business Management Institute [BMI] Asia Pacific education programme. To be staged […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The merger of the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) and The R&A has been finalised and will come into effect from January 1, 2017. The Heads of Agreement between the two organisations was signed in June leading to the integration of the LGU’s business operations and its members of staff into The R&A […]
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. […]