Kathmandu, Nepal: The search to unearth local golfing heroes will gather pace with the staging of the fifth edition of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship. The 10th leg of the record-breaking 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season, the Nepal event will showcase the brightest young golfing talent from the South Asian nation that is located in the […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Swede Oskar Arvidsson fired a third consecutive four-under-par 67 to claim a two-stroke victory at the PGM MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship. It was a maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title and a first professional win for the 25-year-old in the RM200,000 (about US$46,600) event at the TPC Kuala Lumpur, a Golf […]
Lawrence, Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), which was formed in 1926 by Englishman John Morley to further greenkeeping ideas among middle America golf courses, is celebrating 90 years as one of the most important organisations in the game. Morley, who was a vegetable grower and greenkeeper at Youngstown (Ohio) […]
Singapore: New Titleist 917 drivers set the standard for complete performance off the tee, providing maximum distance and forgiveness with precise adjustability to benefit dedicated golfers at every level of the game. Titleist 917D2 and 917D3 models, engineered with proprietary Active Recoil Channel 2.0 and SureFit CG technology, are the result of an uncompromising ‘complete […]
Deer Park, Australia: Rain Bird Australia has announced the appointment of Peter Frewin to the position of National Sales and Marketing Manager for its Golf activities. Frewin arrives at Rain Bird following a successful tenure of almost five years as the Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s leading member organisation for turf managers, the Australian Golf […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) will host the 2017 North American Golf Innovation Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia, gathering leaders in sustainable facility management and sports research to share knowledge and advance the game. Symposium attendees will discuss how research, science and data can help golf facilities around […]
Siem Reap, Cambodia: Angkor Golf Resort will play host to a new qualifying event for the Ladies European Tour (LET). To be held from October 19-22, it will act as one of four pre-qualifying tournaments for the LET’s Lalla Aicha Tour School, which culminates with the Final Stage in Marrakech, Morocco, in December. “We are […]
Birmingham, England: The Belfry Hotel & Resort has the proud distinction of having hosted the Ryder Cup on more occasions than any other venue. The 550-acre site is a mecca for professional and amateur players who come to play on one or more of its three courses – the Brabazon, Derby and PGA National, all […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Gavin Green will be aiming to strike gold at the TPC Kuala Lumpur this week. Green is back on familiar ground as he attempts to win his fourth Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship. The highly-rated Malaysian, who made his Olympic debut last month, hopes […]
Phuket, Thailand: New ground will be broken this week when the inaugural Faldo Series Thailand Championship (South) tees-off at Laguna Golf Phuket. A staunch supporter of the Faldo Series Asia since its inception in 2006, Thailand is, for the first time, hosting two qualifiers. In May, Putt Sridama continued his remarkable sequence of Faldo Series […]
Paso Robles, California, United States: Hunter Ranch Golf Course claims to have introduced a new way to play the game of golf – Quick.golf Now, golfers in the United States can play and pay for just the number of holes they play, using the Quick.golf app. “The number one complaint of golfers is they don’t […]
Mallorca, Spain: This year’s International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) is set to attract a record number of tour operators, travel agencies and carriers to the appointment-based event. With 350 buyers already registered to attend, an increase of 8% from the 2015 edition, IGTM 2016 will enable a record number of scheduled appointments to take place […]
Crans Montana, Switzerland: Alex Noren snared a 30-foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole to defeat Scott Hend and win the Omega European Masters for the second time in his career. Swede Noren, who won the Swiss showpiece in 2009, returned a closing five-under-par 65 to end his campaign tied on 17-under 263 alongside […]
Michigan, United States: Forest Dunes, the nationally acclaimed Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course, has been recognised by GOLF Magazine as one of the ‘Top 100 Courses You Can Play’ in the United States. And it was ranked number one in Michigan for ‘The Best Courses Near You’. Tom Weiskopf Designs is an Associate Member of the […]
Taipei, Taiwan: Teresa Lu lived up to her billing as the top-ranked player in the field as she eked out a two-stroke victory in the weather-hit CTBC Ladies Open. After waiting 4½ hours to play nine holes at Orient (Taipei) Golf and Country Club, Lu, the world number 29, quickly wiped out the four-shot deficit […]