Bangkok, Thailand: As a kid, Thongchai Jaidee dreamed of becoming a footballer, hoping that one day he would get into the Thai national team and play in the Olympics. However, his plans were derailed after a freak accident in which a wooden skewer got lodged in his foot. His football career was at a premature […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Award-winning Schmidt-Curley Design has begun construction on another golf course in Vietnam, in the city of Ha Long Bay. It marks the company’s second project for the FLC Group and will bring world-class golf to the destination resort town, considered among Southeast Asia’s prime tourist destinations. The course is uniquely situated high above […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: At 7.30 am local time on Thursday, August 11, history will be made when Brazilian Adilson da Silva strikes the opening tee shot and golf’s return to the Olympic Games will be complete. Two further Olympic connections are celebrated in the first group. Canada’s Graham DeLaet, whose countryman George Lyon won […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Golf is ready to mark its historic return to the Olympic Games following a 112-year absence. While many of the world’s top players have been fine-tuning their preparations for Rio, the Toro Company was chosen to provide a fully integrated irrigation system featuring the latest technologies to help save water and […]
Philadelphia, United States: Seong Eun-jeong can officially introduce Robert Cox to Glenna Collett Vare. For the first time, the long-standing United States Golf Association (USGA) trophies bearing the names of these two individuals will simultaneously be in the possession of one golfer. Sixteen-year-old Korean Seong dramatically holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the final hole […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: According to those who know what it has taken, golf course superintendent Neil Cleverly deserves his own gold medal for the job he’s done preparing a championship golf course at Reserva de Marapendi outside of Rio de Janeiro for the upcoming Olympic Games. “If there’s a gold medal for superintendents, he […]
Manila, Philippines: Local stalwart Jay Bayron delighted the home crowd when he closed with a two-under-par 70 to win by two shots for his second Aboitiz Invitational title and his fourth Asian Development Tour (ADT) win. Bayron, who won the tournament when it was inaugurated in 2011, fired four birdies against two bogeys to tame […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Rio Olympic Golf Course has been recognised for its commitment and contribution to the enhancement of the environment. Following three years of extensive reporting, monitoring, evaluation and site visits from an independent auditor, spanning the design, construction and grow-in phases of the project, The Rio Olympic Golf Course has achieved […]
Pattaya, Thailand: More than 165 specialist golf holiday buyers from around the globe attended the 2016 Thailand Golf Travel Mart. Invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) 27 overseas offices, the guests met with suppliers from a selection of Thai golf courses and destinations. The three-day event included pre-scheduled appointments with buyers and a […]
Minneapolis, United States: Richard Olson, a veteran of more than three decades with The Toro Co, has been selected as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he will officially assume on November 1. Olson has served as Toro’s President and Chief Operating Officer since last September and was elected to the […]
Beaverton, United States: Nike Inc has announced that it ‘will accelerate innovation in its golf footwear and apparel business and will partner with more of the world’s best golfers’. With this new focus, Nike Golf will transition out of equipment – including clubs, balls and bags. “We’re committed to being the undisputed leader in golf footwear and […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Industry stalwarts Bruce Williams and Tony Taylor will be among the presenters at next month’s Business Management Institute [BMI] Course. To be staged at Bangkok’s Thana City Golf and Sports Club from September 6-10, the course is presented by the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] and the Club Managers Association of America [CMAA]. […]
Singapore: Champions Golf Course has become the first Singapore Golf Club to sign up with Green Golf. The Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member has joined the app’s list of partner golf courses. Users will now be able to book their rounds at the nine-hole Champions Golf Course via Green Golf at a fee […]
Singapore: Jacobsen has pledged to continue its commitment to supporting educational initiatives within the golf industry in Asia. An Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), Jacobsen has been a strong backer of the federation’s educational events around the region, the latest being the Vietnam Turfgrass Management Seminar. The third event in the […]
London, England: Titleist golf ball loyalist Ariya Jutanugarn (Pro V1x) could not contain her delight. “It feels great. After my first tournament on Tour, my goal is I really want to win a Major. And I did, so I’m very proud,” said the 19-year-old Thai, in the wake of her three-shot victory at the Ricoh […]