Bali, Indonesia: Jacobsen has hosted a three-day dealer training event at Bukit Pandawa, Bali’s newest golfing facility. Eight dealerships from around Southeast Asia attended the event where full training was provided on a range of machinery. Products included the Jacobsen Truckster XD and SprayTek, the Eclipse greens mower and the LF570 fairway mower. The gathering […]
Singapore: Pavit Tangkamolprasert’s maiden victory at the Venetian Macao Open has earned him the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award for October. With that victory in Macau, Pavit became the third Asian Development Tour (ADT) graduate to triumph on the Asian Tour this season. The 27-year-old Thai, who won five titles on the […]
Singapore: Desmond Kim continued his rich vein of recent form with a wire-to-wire victory in the Faldo Series Singapore Championship. Fresh from outstanding performances in the Laguna National Match Play Championship and Singapore National Amateur Championship, Kim proved too strong for his rivals in the 17th leg of the record-breaking 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season. […]
Birmingham, England: John Deere is expanding its range of commercial walk-behind mowers with the launch of the new PRO 53MV model, which was shown in public for the first time at the 2016 SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition). Featuring a steel deck, this robust and powerful rotary mulching mower is designed for use by […]
Shenzhen, China: More than 500 golfers lined up at Mission Hills Golf Club for an annual charity golf day which has now raised more than HK$20 million (about US$2.5 million) since it was established in 2008 to support victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Founded by the late Chairman of Mission Hills Group, Dr David Chu, […]
Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico: The Norman Signature Course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta has been opened. Vidanta Resorts and Vidanta Golf, a leading developer and golf course operator in Mexico, partnered with Greg Norman Golf Course Design – a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – to build the championship course. It joins […]
New York, United States: Paul Levy has been elected the 40th President of the PGA of America. Levy is President of Club Operations and Development for Sunrise Company, and also is the CEO and General Manager at Toscana Country Club. Prior to being elected PGA President Friday at the association’s 100th Annual Meeting, Levy served […]
Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Thailand’s northern capital of Chiang Mai has won the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) Award 2017 as the Golf Destination of Year – Asia & Australia. The Award was conferred at the IAGTO Awards 2017 Gala Dinner. Organisers said this award reflects the reputation of Thailand as a potential […]
Singapore: Tommy Tan Xuan Hao will have an old score to settle when he tees-off in this week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. For the past two years, the tournament has provoked anguish and disappointment for the Singapore National Development Squad member. In 2014, Tan led the way in the Singapore qualifier at Jurong Country Club […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Gaganjeet Bhullar won the US$300,000 weather-delayed BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career after closing with a four-under-par 68. The Indian, who also won the event in 2013, sealed his seventh Asian Tour victory and a second title this season with a 16-under-par 272 total at the Pondok Indah Golf […]
Mallorca, Spain: Laguna Golf was honoured with a double win at the 17th annual International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) Awards 2017, held in conjunction with the International Golf Travel Market. Laguna Golf Lăng Cô was voted for the first time as 2017 IAGTO Golf Resort of the Year while Asian Golf Industry Federation […]
Sydney, Australia: Jordan Spieth has emerged victorious at the Emirates Australian Open following a three-way play-off for the Stonehaven Cup. With rounds of 69, 70, 68 and 69, Spieth finished regulation play tied with Queenslander Cameron Smith and Victorian Ashley Hall on 12-under 276. It took just one trip down the 18th for Spieth to […]
London, England: Daniel Madsen is the latest winner of the Jacobsen New Groundsman of the Year award. Turf equipment manufacturer Jacobsen and local dealer Svenningsens co-sponsored the prize that included a trip to work alongside the groundsmen at St George’s Park, England’s national team training facility, and a tour of Wembley Stadium with Head Groundsman […]
Mallorca, Spain: This year’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) welcomed over 400 buyers, more than 500 golf tourism suppliers and had in excess of 14,000 meetings. Recognised as the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, the event was concluded by the 17th annual IAGTO Awards ceremony, which recognised the world’s […]
Tokyo, Japan: Keita Nakajima produced a spectacular final-day birdie barrage to beat off a host of strong challengers and claim victory in the Faldo Series Asia Japan Championship. Relying on a steady long game and a silky touch on and around the greens, the 16-year-old national squad member scattered seven birdies during a tense closing […]