Manila, Philippines: Ten learning sessions, four field demonstrations and a turf maintenance equipment exhibition highlighted the 2016 Philippine Golf Course Management Conference. Organised by the Federation of Golf Clubs Philippines in co-operation with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, the two-day event in Dasmarinas City was […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The next generation of golf fans attending The 145th Open at Royal Troon this summer will be able to book free accommodation at The Open Camping Village. The initiative is part of The R&A’s commitment to ensuring the Championship is open to all. The Open returns to the historic Ayrshire links from […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Sir Bob Charles has become an Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Sir Bob is one of the world’s most renowned and popular golfers, becoming Champion Golfer of the Year after winning The Open in a play-off at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 1963. He […]
Singapore: Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and Korean Wang Jeung-hun were the toast of Asian golf after scoring notable successes on two of the world’s most high-profile professional Tours. While Ariya triumphed in the LPGA Tour’s Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Wang weighed in with victory in the European Tour’s Hassan II Trophy in Morocco. Ariya, who has […]
Scottsdale, United States: Staples Golf Design, a Scottsdale-based golf course design firm, has announced the release of the Community Links white paper dedicated to help struggling municipal golf facilities in America find ways to increase use and become financially viable. The paper sets the tone for municipal golf’s comeback story and lays the foundation for […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Inspired by the exploits of Atiruj Winaicharoenchai, a talented cast of young Thais will be gunning for glory in the 11th edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship [North]. Underlining his reputation as one of Asia’s brightest young golfing prospects, Atiruj scored an accomplished victory at last year’s Faldo Series Thailand Championship and […]
Seoul, Korea: Park Sang-hyun triumphed in the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, edging past fellow-Korean Lee Soo-min on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off. Park won his first OneAsia title by shooting a final round four-under-par 68 to finish tied with Lee, in with a 70, on eight-under-par 280. A par on the second extra […]
Scottsdale, United States: Troon has unveiled the ‘Get into Golf’ initiative aimed at introducing the game to new participants. The Get into Golf programme provides all the tools necessary to give golf a test run, including golf clubs and golf balls, practice range time, a weekly ‘intro to golf’ clinic and ending with a three-hole […]
Manila, Philippines: A delicate touch on and around the greens will be the key to good scoring when participants tackle the Faldo Course at Eagle Ridge in the ninth edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. Many of the country’s most talented young golfers have signed up for the second leg of the record-breaking 2016-17 […]
Washington, United States: Greg Martin has been elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). Martin is a Landscape Architecture graduate of Iowa State University. His first work in golf course architecture came with the late Jim Spear, ASGCA Fellow. Over the next three decades – including forming Martin Design Partnership in […]
Munich, Germany: TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth are up for sale. The announcement came in a first-quarter sales report from parent company adidas. Although revenues for the adidas Group increased by 22 per cent on a currency-neutral basis, revenues at TaylorMade-adidas Golf decreased by one per cent. The company said that growth at TaylorMade was offset […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Spurred by the success of its first two years, the United States Golf Association (USGA) is expanding the PLAY9 programme this year, encouraging more golfers to play nine holes during six scheduled ‘PLAY9 Days’ throughout the golf season, beginning on May 9 and occurring on the ninth day of […]
Beijing, China: Li Haotong’s Volvo China Open victory marked the first European Tour title for a CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Programme graduate … and adds further momentum behind Asia as a growing force in the game. HSBC, which places such importance on its global grass-roots junior programmes which underpin all the company’s flagship events, described […]
Dongguan, China: The sixth ANNIKA Invitational at Mission Hills has reinforced Annika Sorenstam’s belief that it’s only a matter of time before China becomes a dominant force in women’s golf. Speaking during her latest visit to Mission Hills, the legendary Swedish golfer predicted an exciting decade ahead on the LPGA Tour for Asian females in […]
New Orleans, United States: Titleist golf ball loyalist Brian Stuard (Pro V1x) outlasted inclement weather and two play-off rivals to win his first career PGA Tour title at the rain-shortened Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The event was reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain throughout the week which made the saturated golf course […]