Kansas, United States: Long-time turfgrass science professors Nick Christians and Patricia Vittum, along with Brent Wadsworth, whose company has built more than 850 golf courses, have been selected to receive 2017 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Awards from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The three will be recognised during the Opening Session, […]
London, England: Greenkeepers looking for the latest product advances to aid integrated pest and disease management shouldn’t miss the new innovative product launches from Bayer at next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). Conscious of the need to find new solutions, Bayer – an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – will be […]
Hong Kong: With just days to go before the UBS Hong Kong Open tees-off, the tournament’s community outreach programme is already in full swing. With enhanced accessibility to the tournament a priority for the organising partners, the tournament is set to host a wider audience of local community groups than ever before in 2016. Following the […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Chapchai Nirat mounted a sensational comeback by powering his way to victory with a closing seven-under-par 65 to win the ADT Thongchai Jaidee Foundation. A four-time Asian Tour winner, Chapchai overcame a four-shot overnight deficit to win the four million Baht (about US$115,770) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event by six shots, courtesy of […]
New Delhi, India: Local veteran Mukesh Kumar completed a wire-to-wire victory at the weather-shortened Panasonic Open India to claim his first Asian Tour title by one shot. Kumar, who held a two-stroke advantage heading into the third and final round, closed with a two-under-par 70 for a winning total of 10-under 206 at the US$400,000 […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has announced the launching of a new division – True Club Solutions – specialising in advisory services for the club and hospitality industries. “We formed this new division to have a greater reach into the golf and club industries, and outside of our normal activities at Troon,” said Dana Garmany, […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: The coveted 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum Innovation Award, which recognises the industry’s most creative and dynamic individuals, has been presented to Glen Black from Air2G2. The HSBC Golf Business Forum at the Marriott Sawgrass Resort and Spa brought together international golf industry executives and decision makers for the […]
Singapore: For the second year in succession, Jonathan Wijono produced a true master-class at Laguna National’s Masters Course. Three weeks before his 16th birthday, the highly-rated Indonesian teenager had cause to celebrate after recording an impressive wire-to-wire victory in the sixth edition of the Mizuno – Laguna National Junior Golf Championship. Over three days on […]
Kansas, United States: Josh Heptig, the Director of Golf Course Operations with San Luis Obispo County Parks in central California for the past eight years, has been selected to receive the 2017 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship by the Board of Directors of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Heptig, 40, will officially […]
Ponte Vedra, Florida, United States: Golf industry executives, Tour officials, sponsors and decision-makers attending the 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum have vowed to grasp the opportunities and new momentum created in the game during 2016 to increase the popularity of the worldwide. At the conclusion of the second and final day of the largest and […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Women account for just 24% of golfers worldwide, yet the number of prospective female players could add US$35 billion to the global golf economy. These are the findings of a ground-breaking global study into female golf participation commissioned by Syngenta – an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation […]
Pune, India: There’s no stopping record-setting teenager Karandeep Kochhar. Still on a high after writing his name into the record books as the youngest golfer and first Indian amateur to win on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the 17-year-old topped the leaderboard in the Faldo Series India Boys Championship. Three weeks after his […]
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: Jack Nicklaus has challenged the golf industry to show the right leadership and seize its opportunity to be an ‘enormous worldwide game’. The winner of a record 18 Major championships and a global icon of the game, Nicklaus was addressing delegates at the 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum at […]
Singapore: SMBC Singapore Open champion Song Young-han will return to the award-winning Serapong Course to defend his title next year. The US$1 million tournament, jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO), will be played from January 19-22 at Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Course Facility member of the Asian Golf […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Course Facility Member Kota Permai has been named Golf Course of the Year in the HAPA (Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards) Regional Series Awards 2016-2018. The awards ceremony in the Berjaya Times Square Hotel saw a gathering of hospitality professionals from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, present to […]