Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has appointed Jonathan Wallett as its Director of Golf Development. Wallett will work in the newly created role alongside the existing coaching team to oversee the HKGA’s golf development programmes and pathways, from grass-roots to elite. Tom Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of the HKGA, said: “Jon joins the […]
Singapore: FootJoy has underlined its reputation as the leader in golf shoe fitting with the introduction of a first-of-its kind Performance Fitting system, called the FJ Performance Fitting System. Utilising BodiTrak technology and a proprietary algorithm, the FJ Performance Fitting System can very quickly determine the type of golf footwear that will best unlock speed […]
Taipei, Taiwan: This week’s Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) will offer potential Olympic contenders their final chance to seal a passage to Rio de Janeiro. As the last Olympic qualifier on the Asian Tour, the US$500,000 event presents players such as Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang, Singapore’s Mardan Mamat and Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman their final opportunity […]
Cairns, Australia: Troon has confirmed a partnership with Paradise Palms, which sees the organisation become an integral part of the A$550 million redevelopment programme which is set to establish the resort as an icon in North Queensland. The fully integrated leisure resort just north of Cairns has signed a long-term partnership, which will see Troon […]
York, England: In the wake of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has reaffirmed its pledge to support its almost 6,000 members. In a report in Golf Business News, Jim Croxton, BIGGA’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The UK golf industry is still in a […]
Munich, Germany: Hilton has flipped the traditional hole-in-one prize on its head by rewarding fans with a share of one million Hilton HHonors points for the first hole-in-one made on the par-three 11th hole each day of the BMW International Open. So when Sergio Garcia snared an ace during the second round, 25 fans won […]
Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) has announced the passing of Past President and Life Member Paul White. White passed away on Thursday, June 23 at the age of 70. White was a CGSA member for 40 years. He had served on the CGSA Board of Directors from 1988 to 1993, serving as […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: Troon and the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the largest women-focused national amateur golf association in the United States, have renewed a multi-faceted Supporting Partnership. The link is designed to increase women participating in golf, grow activities for EWGA members and provide additional value/benefits to EWGA members. Troon and the […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Publicly-listed FLC Group has announced plans to build 20 new golf courses in Vietnam in the next five years. The Hanoi-based company – a major developer of apartments, shopping centres, industrial parks and resorts – has US$1 billion of golf resort development under way or completed at four locations on Vietnam’s 3,260-kilometre coastline. […]
London, England: Jonathan Henry has been appointed the new Managing Director of John Deere Limited in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He takes over the role on July 1 from Antony Scott, who has elected to retire after 40 years of distinguished service with the company. Henry joined John Deere Limited as a management trainee in […]
Hong Kong: More than 80 primary schoolchildren enjoyed a memorable introduction to golf as they witnessed Tiffany Chan’s historic triumph in the Hong Kong Ladies Open. The pupils were at the Hong Kong Golf Club – a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – to enjoy a range of golfing activities, including […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: The inaugural Scottish Golf Tourism Week in St Andrews ‘will be a game-changer for golf tourism businesses in Scotland’, according to the country’s national tourism organisation. Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, believes the Scottish Golf Tourism Week has the potential to change the way Scotland engages with global golf tour operators and […]
Singapore: Laurie Walsh has joined Rain Bird as Golf Area Manager in Southeast Asia. Walsh will be based out of Rain Bird’s Southeast Asia Singapore office, joining long-time Rain Bird Golf Area Manager David Paterson and Golf Regional Manager Chris Gray, who are also located in the Republic. Most recently, Walsh was the Senior Design Associate […]
Pennsylvania, United States: Dustin Johnson won the 116th US Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club on greens prepared with specially adapted Jacobsen PGM 22 walking mowers. In a controversial final round he held off the challenges of Shane Lowry, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy to win by three strokes with a total score of 276. […]
Singapore: Korean Wang Jeung-hun aced another victory after being honoured as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for May. The May standout completed back-to-back victories with a come-from-behind one-shot triumph in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, barely a week after he had broken through in Morocco. Wang pipped Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman on the […]