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Monday Morning Denouement at Sentosa Golf Club

Monday Morning Denouement at Sentosa Golf Club

January 31, 2016

Singapore: The SMBC Singapore Open is set for a gripping finale on Monday morning with world number one Jordan Spieth breathing down the neck of leader Song Young-hun. The 50th staging of the iconic tournament was heading towards a compelling climax before large galleries on Sunday afternoon when Mother Nature took a hand as both […]

Innovation Shapes New Nike RZN Tour Golf Ball

Innovation Shapes New Nike RZN Tour Golf Ball

January 31, 2016

Texas, United States: As the new season began, Nike Golf announced its new golf ball line-up with the RZN Tour and RZN Speed. The RZN Tour ball will be available in two versions: Black for lower-spin distance and Platinum for mid-spin control. The three-piece RZN Speed golf balls will also be available in two versions: […]

Patience Pays Off for Salah

Patience Pays Off for Salah

January 30, 2016

Selangor, Malaysia: Josh Salah claimed a hard-earned victory at the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship after shooting a closing six-under-par 66. With birdies at the final two holes, the 24-year-old American won by one stroke. He finished at 17-under-par 271, defeating Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu (70) in the RM200,000 (about US$46,600) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. Jordan Sherratt […]

Records Broken at BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition

Records Broken at BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition

January 30, 2016

Harrogate, England: The BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition [BTME] 2016 has been hailed as an unprecedented success. The comprehensive Continue to Learn education programme broke attendance records, smashing through the 3,000 barrier. Over the five-day programme at the British and International Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) annual turf care festival, 3,034 seats were occupied as greenkeepers, groundsmen, golf […]

Angkor Golf Resort to Host Four-Ball Championship

Angkor Golf Resort to Host Four-Ball Championship

January 30, 2016

Siem Reap, Cambodia: Angkor Golf Resort is gearing up to play host to the second edition of the Angkor Four-Ball Championship. The Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member will stage the tournament from April 8-10 with a practice round followed by the 36-hole championship. “The event proved a great success last year and we’re […]

Japanese Debut for Gary Player Invitational

Japanese Debut for Gary Player Invitational

January 29, 2016

Tokyo, Japan: Black Knight International and Jidaino Souzou Koubou are partnering to celebrate the Union of Golf and Giving by staging the Gary Player Invitational. The Player Foundation, established by Marc Player, has chosen Support Our Kids as the beneficiary of the event to aid the suffering children of the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster […]

Gamuda Land Clubs Gives Back to Local Community

Gamuda Land Clubs Gives Back to Local Community

January 29, 2016

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Gamuda Land Clubs brought festive cheer to residents from the Rumah Amal Murni in Kajang. The annual charity event is organised by Gamuda Land Clubs and is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is aimed at spreading the joy of giving and sharing. Rumah Amal Murni Kajang was established in […]

New DT TruSoft Golf Ball Unveiled by Titleist

New DT TruSoft Golf Ball Unveiled by Titleist

January 29, 2016

Singapore: Titleist has introduced the new DT TruSoft golf ball, ‘precisely designed and manufactured to provide supremely soft feel on every shot with the exceptionally consistent performance and quality of Titleist’. Made at Titleist Ball Plant 2 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, DT TruSoft features a new core and cover formulation engineered by Titleist R&D to […]

Fowler Trusts Pro V1 to Top Elite Abu Dhabi Field

Fowler Trusts Pro V1 to Top Elite Abu Dhabi Field

January 28, 2016

Singapore: The winning ways continue for Titlest golf ball players, as Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler and Duffy Waldorf each trusted a Pro V1 golf ball in victories on the worldwide professional Tours. So far in 2016, 1,338 players have teed up Titleist golf balls in competition on the 2016 worldwide professional Tours, more than six times the nearest competitor […]

Titleist Introduces New NXT Tour, NXT Tour S and Velocity Golf Balls

Titleist Introduces New NXT Tour, NXT Tour S and Velocity Golf Balls

January 28, 2016

Singapore: Titleist says its new NXT Tour, NXT Tour S and Velocity golf balls for 2016 deliver best-in-class performance through new core and cover innovations. New NXT Tour has been engineered for even longer distance, while new NXT Tour S offers its softest feel yet. New Velocity provides even more powerful distance with a more […]

He Xinyi Defies Kunming Cold Snap

He Xinyi Defies Kunming Cold Snap

January 28, 2016

Kunming: He Xinyi defied unseasonal icy conditions to emerge victorious in the snow-struck ninth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. For the first time in Faldo Series Asia history, two full rounds of a tournament were wiped out by snow which blanketed the award-winning Lakeview Golf Club course. The modern capital city and transportation […]

Spieth Savouring Singapore Sojourn

Spieth Savouring Singapore Sojourn

January 27, 2016

Singapore: World number one Jordan Spieth will go into this week’s US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open with just 18 holes at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course under his belt. The 22-year-old American arrived from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning and spent the day resting. Tuesday was taken up with media engagements while he will use today’s […]

AGIF Turfgrass Management Expo Returns to Pattaya

AGIF Turfgrass Management Expo Returns to Pattaya

January 27, 2016

Pattaya, Thailand: The very latest golf course equipment and machinery will be showcased at the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2016 Turfgrass Management Exposition. More than 250 course superintendents from 20 countries are expected to attend the fourth edition of the event at Laem Chabang International Country Club on March 8. Held under the auspices […]

Honours Roll in for Els Club Teluk Datai

Honours Roll in for Els Club Teluk Datai

January 26, 2016

Langkawi, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member The Els Club Teluk Datai has been named among Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Joining the global publication’s biannual rankings, Ernie Els’ Malaysian masterpiece is a new entry at 83rd place for the 2016-17 standings, testament to its exceptional rainforest design, the unique proposition […]

Showtime at ‘Major of Golf Business’

Showtime at ‘Major of Golf Business’

January 26, 2016

Orlando, United States: This week’s 63rd PGA Merchandise Show marks the kick-off to the PGA of America’s Centennial Celebration and welcomes more than 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world to discover the newest trends and technology from more than 1,000 exhibiting golf companies and brands. The industry’s annual ‘Major of Golf Business’ features […]