Orlando, United States: The golf course industry continues to go through a period of natural correction, as expected, following a 20-year period of the most dramatic growth in the game’s history, according to the National Golf Foundation (NGF). At the end of 2016, there were a total of 15,014 golf facilities in the United States, […]
Zhuhai, China: Zhang Weiwei delivered herself the perfect birthday gift by capturing the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge. It was the first China LPGA Tour win for the Hainan-based pro, who turned 20 last week. In wet and windy conditions in Guangdong Province, Zhang closed with a three-under-par 69 over the Orient Zhuhai A […]
Kansas, United States: Legendary greenkeeper and four-time Open champion Tom Morris will join top players and celebrities in a 2017 advertising campaign to promote the work of golf course superintendents. David Joy of Scotland plays the role of Morris, who is considered the father of modern greenkeeping and cared for the historic St Andrews course […]
Singapore: Thailand’s Kan Bunnabodee gave notice of her intention to conquer the golfing world by sweeping to victory in the 28th Singapore Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship. Two shots clear of the field heading into the final round of The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event, the teenager underlined her precocious talent with a closing […]
Singapore: Indigrow, a company striving to bring the latest technological advances to the turf and amenity and agriculture and horticulture industries, has joined the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) as a Full Business Member. Indigrow has more than 50 years of combined amenity turf experience, has produced a comprehensive product range, covering fine turf fertilisers, […]
Singapore: Asian golf luminary Kyi Hla Han has officially launched his golf course architecture company. Kyi Hla Han Golf Design is a fully integrated Golf Course Design and Development entity that offers services which reflect a plan/design/build/open model for projects ranging from private 18-hole resort courses to large multi-use real estate developments. An Associate Business […]
Singapore: The new line of Scotty Cameron Futura putters offers seven high performance mallet-style models that provide golfers at every level of the game with stable, forgiving putter setups. From rounded mid-mallets to high-tech, high-MOI larger mallets, the 2017 Futura family – available through Titleist authorised golf shops – melds the best design characteristics of […]
Birmingham, England: The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has launched the most comprehensive club and golf benchmarking study ever undertaken in Europe. Delivered by the independent experts at Global Golf Advisors (formerly KPMG Golf Practice), its aim will be for the first time to measure vital operational performance metrics and industry-wide trends against which clubs […]
Riverside, California, United States: Toro has introduced Lynx Dash to complement the innovative Lynx central control system. The new interactive Lynx Dash is a standalone service that can be integrated into existing Lynx central control systems or can also be used in combination with SiteVision, the Toro Turf Guard wireless soil moisture monitoring system software. Lynx Dash is […]
Tokyo, Japan: Golf at the 2020 Olympic Games will proceed at its originally intended venue after the club voted to allow women to become full members. The Kasumigaseki Country Club, north-west of Tokyo, has long had restrictions on women’s membership, including limiting the days women were allowed to play. These conditions were in conflict with […]
Nha Trang, Vietnam: IMG has been appointed to provide pre-opening, marketing and management services to Cam Ranh Links Golf. Slated to open this year, the Greg Norman-designed 18-hole course is part of the first phase of a large upscale development set on a stunning 800-hectare site with five kilometres of ocean frontage set on Cam […]
Augusta, United States: Club Car has upgraded its extensive portfolio of commercial accessories with an addition to its commercial cab offerings. “Manufactured by Curtis Cab exclusively for Club Car, the new all-steel cab delivers a true seal for excellent cold-weather protection. And it is designed to maximise airflow in warm climates,” said Jerod McDowell, Utility […]
Haikou, China: Six junior golfers from China have qualified for the International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) World Stars of Junior Golf Championship. The triumphant sextet are now primed for a trip to Las Vegas in July, following their successes in the event’s inaugural China qualifier over the Lava Fields Course at Mission Hills Haikou in […]
Haikou, China: Kim Hae-rym captured the SGF 67 World Ladies Championship with SBS when she beat fellow-Korean Bae Seon-woo on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off. With Kim (70) and Bae (69) deadlocked at 14-under 205 through 54 holes on the Mission Hills Haikou Blackstone Course, both players made par at the first extra […]
Singapore: More than 400 golf club officials, golf course operators and developers attended two Sustainability in Golf seminars staged by The R&A in Japan and Korea. A panel of leading international and local experts addressed the delegates on best practice in sustainability to encourage responsible and practical golf facility development, renovation and course management. The […]