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 […]
London, England: Registrations for the Golf Business & Industry Convention are now open and the programme looks to be the most exciting to date. The two-day event will feature a number of thought-provoking seminars and discussions, designed to aid golf course and range owners and operators to enhance their businesses, attract new members, grow the […]
Barcelona, Spain: Over the years, sustainability has often been referred to as ‘the elephant in the room’. But it was a different kind of mammal that took centre stage at the European Golf Association (EGA) annual general meeting. Representing the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the largest environmental non-Government Organisation (NGO) on the planet, with its […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Diana Murphy has been nominated to serve a second one-year term as the 64th President of the United States Golf Association by the USGA Nominating Committee, as the organisation prepares for its 123rd year of service to the game of golf. In addition, there are three newly nominated candidates for […]
Melbourne, Australia: Wu Ashun and Li Haotong delivered China’s best ever finish at the US$8 million ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf after coming in tied second behind champions Denmark at Kingston Heath Golf Club. The Chinese duo fought superbly in the final day’s fourball session, combining effectively for a seven-under-par 65 and a 16-under […]
Johor, Malaysia: The Sultan of Johor, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, graced the inaugural Laksamana Trophy Charity Golf Tournament and marked the historic occasion by officially launching The Els Club Desaru Coast – Ocean Course. The event is dedicated to raising funds for the Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation, founded […]
Bogor, Indonesia: American John Catlin closed with a second consecutive four-under-par 67 to seal his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the Combiphar Golf Invitational. The 26-year-old Catlin, who started the day with a two-shot lead, snared four birdies en route to claiming a three-shot triumph with a 16-under 268 total at the Gunung […]
Singapore: The R&A has opened its new Asia-Pacific office at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore which will help further the organisation’s commitment to the growth and development of golf in the region. Keith Macintosh, the Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, officially opened the new office at a reception for […]
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. […]