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 […]
Singapore: Golfers can look forward to teeing off at the island’s longest hole when it officially opens for play on July 1. Since February, the fourth hole at Marina Bay Golf Course has undergone a reconfiguration from a par-five to a par-six. Come July 1, the first 144 golfers to play Singapore’s first par-six will receive […]
Queensland, Australia: Troon has welcomed another venue to its growing Australian portfolio. Pacific Harbour Golf Club joins the fold this month, bringing the total up to six courses in the country. Pacific Harbour Golf Club is a familiar face for Troon, as the venue re-engages with the Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member to develop […]
Samui, Thailand: Scott Hend enjoyed a one-shot triumph at the US$300,000 Queen’s Cup for his second title of the season and ninth Asian Tour career victory. The big-hitting Australian overcame a two-shot deficit with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club to pip home talent Gunn Charoenkul, who signed off […]
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Technology and the part it increasingly plays in golf was the focus of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects’ [EIGCA] 2016 Annual Meeting and Conference. The conference theme – Technology in Golf – focused minds on how golf technology is impacting the sport … on the way it is played and […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Award-winning The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip will be the venue for a new flagship Asian Tour event. The Greg Norman-designed course – a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – will stage the Ho Tram Players Championship from April 13-16, 2017. Last December’s inaugural Ho Tram Open set a […]
Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam: Five of the region’s most high-profile turf grass experts will deliver keynote presentations at next month’s Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Vietnam Turfgrass Management Seminar. Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Course Superintendent Mohd Nizam Othman, Ali Macfayden, Course Superintendent from The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, and Son Vu Minh, […]
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States: In the weeks leading up to this week’s US Open, Jacobsen had a chance to visit with David Delsandro, Director of US Open Operations and Projects, and John Zimmers, Superintendent of Oakmont Country Club. Much has been said about the famed course over the years and its unrivalled reputation as […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Innovative Dutch company Maredo will increase its growing Asia Pacific presence by exhibiting at three forthcoming turfgrass gatherings in the region. The Asian Golf Industry Federation Associate Business Member has confirmed its participation at events in Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam. Marinus Reincke, Chief Executive Officer at Maredo, said: “We look forward […]
Singapore: Golf continues to provide Nepalese duo Tanka Karki and Sukra Rai with the opportunity to improve their lives. Thanks to support from The R&A, Karki and Rai recently embarked on an eye-opening trip to Malaysia and Singapore. Having competed at the Malaysian Amateur Open and Saujana Amateur in Kuala Lumpur, Karki and Rai spent […]
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 […]