West Palm Beach, United States: Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) has announced the appointment of Jeff Danner as its new Senior Design Associate. In his role, Danner will oversee and assist with domestic redesign and renovation projects as well as international business development. With a decade of experience in the golf course design industry, […]
Palm Beach Gardens, United States: Get Golf Ready continues to introduce thousands of adults to the game of golf each year with a record number of 107,485 men and women participating in programmes in 2015 (a nine per cent increase from the 98,919 participants in 2014). In addition, Get Golf Ready had success in retaining […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has introduced two new measures to its Pace of Play Condition ahead of next week’s Amateur Championship being played at Royal Porthcawl and Pyle & Kenfig in Wales. The measures will address two particular situations that can arise during championship play: groups being considered to be out of position even if […]
Fairhaven, United States: The winning ways continued around the globe for Titleist as Pro V1 and Pro V1x players claimed seven titles across the worldwide professional Tours. Leading the way, Titleist golf ball loyalist Daniel Berger (Pro V1x), playing in his first Sunday final pairing, won the FedEx St. Jude Classic for his maiden PGA Tour […]
Tennessee, United States: Korean Noh Seung-yul has qualified for The 145th Open at Royal Troon via the FedEx St Jude Classic. The FedEx St Jude Classic was the sixth event of The Open Qualifying Series, which gives players the opportunity to qualify for golf’s most international Major championship at leading Tour events. Noh along with […]
London, England: Golf participation is continuing to hold strongly in England, despite bad winter weather and flooding. The Active People Survey for the 12 months to March 2016 says that 738,200 people aged over 16 are currently playing golf at least once a week. This highlights a period of stability which has now extended over […]
Bintan, Indonesia: Ria Bintan Golf Club’s upgraded Ocean Course is set to be unveiled. A frequent award winner in polls about the Best Course in Indonesia, the Gary Player-sculpted layout has undergone renovation over the past 12 months. But it’s now ready to bare its teeth at next month’s Ria Bintan Golf Challenge 2016. “We […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Golf course construction management company Flagstick has underlined its commitment to Vietnam by unveiling an office in Hanoi. “Given the volume of work we are conducting in Vietnam, it makes sense for us to open a Flagstick Asia Hanoi Vietnam representative office,” said Martin Moore, President of the company that will celebrate its […]
Minneapolis, United States: The State of Missouri has approved a contract for Toro equipment through The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Value Point for use by all state agencies and other authorised users. The contract provides state agencies access to competitive pricing for a wide selection of Toro products, including commercial mowers, turf renovation equipment, […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: Fans of the 2016 US Open Championship will enjoy more ways to stay connected to the action at Oakmont Country Club via a dynamic suite of digital offerings released by the United States Golf Association (USGA). “We are delighted to continue to use state-of-the-art technology, in concert with our […]
Paris, France: Europe’s top footballing nations are set to kick-off their European Championship campaigns on pitches that have been prepared using a Koro Field Top Maker (FTM) with Universe rotor. The competition has expanded from its usual 16-team format for the first time, extending to accommodate the growing number of member associations and allowing 24 […]
Singapore: Tiger Woods’ withdrawal from next week’s US Open has opened the door for rising Thailand star Thitiphun Chuayprakong. The 23-year-old Thai, who claimed his breakthrough Asian Tour win in Bangladesh in February, was the first alternate from the Japan sectional qualifying site and replaces the injured Woods in the starting line-up at Oakmont Country […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: William Cheah overturned a five-stroke first-round deficit to emerge triumphant in Kota Permai Golf & Country Club’s annual Club Championship. The five-handicapper, runner-up last year, bounced back from an opening 81 with rounds of 74 and 77 at the award-winning club that is a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry […]
Manila, Philippines: The Jacobsen Eclipse 322 and Eclipse 2 greens mowers were among the star turns at the Philippine Golf Course Management Conference, the second event in the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) series of Turfgrass Management Seminars and Field Days in 2016. Hosted at The Orchard Golf and Country Club, a Golf Facility Member […]
West Palm Beach, United States: Greg Norman – a two-time winner of the Memorial Tournament – has been selected as the event’s 2017 Honoree. One of the elite events on the PGA Tour schedule, the Memorial Tournament was founded and is hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Since the inaugural playing in 1976, a mission of the […]