Melbourne, Australia: The programme for Australia’s largest ever gathering of golf facility owners, operators, industry leaders and business partners – Golf Business Forum 2016 – has been released. To be held on July 25-26, Golf Business Forum 2016 has attracted some of the best minds in golf business from Australia and beyond. There will be […]
Troon, Scotland: The Committee of Royal Troon Golf Club has told members that it will propose fundamental changes to the Constitution of the Club, allowing women members, at a Special General Meeting on July 1, before The Open Championship. A detailed consultation programme with members found that opening the club to women members is supported […]
Penang, Malaysia: American rookie Nick Sherwood defeated Order of Merit leader Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand by one shot to claim his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the PGM Penang Championship. Sherwood, who started the day two shots back, fired a 10-under-par 62 for a winning total of 22-under 266 in the RM200,000 (about […]
Seoul, South Korea: While negotiations regarding a formal tie-up with the Asian Tour continue, the European Tour’s expansion into the region shows no signs of abating. Not content with boasting offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, a South Korean office has been opened ‘to help to grow the game of golf in the country and […]
Zhangjiagang Island: Ploychompoo Wirairungrueng claimed her maiden victory in dramatic style at the inaugural RMB500,000 Zhangjiagang Shuanshan Challenge. The 21-year-old birdied the final hole to pip fellow-Thai Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul and China’s Pan Yanhong by one stroke in the China LPGA Tour event in Jiangsu Province. Thanks to her successful six-footer on the final green, Ploychompoo […]
Leeds, England: Campey Turf Care Systems has appointed CLS Selfdrive, a division of Cleveland Land Services, as a dedicated dealership. Based in Cleveland, CLS will be covering north, east and west Yorkshire, providing the entire range of Campey equipment, including the Imants, Dakota, and Raycam range of products all the way through to the popular […]
New Jersey, United Sates and St Andrews, Scotland: The USGA and The R&A have published a research document that reports important facts on driving distance in professional golf. Supporting data comes from seven Tours, including PGA Tour data beginning in 1968. Key facts noted in the paper include: Between 2003 and the end of the […]
Idaho, United States: GreenPIG UV has joined the successful Grigg Brothers colourant line alongside the original GreenPIG and GreenPIG Ultra. GreenPIG UV contains a proprietary compound designed to block ultra-violet light (UV) for enhanced turf colour and quality. Mark Grigg, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Grigg Brothers will continue to innovate and study ways […]
Dongguan, China: Chinese youngsters seeking to carve themselves a career in the Royal and Ancient game have been boosted with the staging of the fourth edition of the Mission Hills-St Andrews Scholarship Invitational. Proceeds from the fund-raising event, presented by DAMI, will be used to send talented Chinese golfers to the world famous University of […]
Wollongong, Australia: Troon has welcomed another championship course to its global offering. The Grange Golf Club, located in New South Wales, becomes the latest club to choose Troon to elevate standards across the board for its members and the local golfing fraternity. Initially working with the club on its agronomy standards and playability, the full […]
London, England: Wentworth Club has appointed 2015 BMW PGA champion An Byeong-hun as its Global Ambassador until 2019. The ambassadorial role will see An represent Wentworth Club all around the world, with the aim of introducing and promoting the club to global audiences and, most particularly, young aspiring golfers. An’s appointment came on the eve […]
Hong Kong: The United States Golf Association (USGA) held its biennial Asian Course Rating Seminar in Hong Kong this year, attracting a record turnout from federations across the region. More than 50 delegates from 11 different countries attended the three-day seminar at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club, which was supported by the Hong Kong […]
Fort Worth, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth has claimed his eighth career PGA Tour title and his first professional win in his native Texas. “This day is a moment that’ll go down, no matter what happens in the next 30 years of my career. This will be one of the most important days […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Members have been feted at the 2016 Malaysian Golf Awards. The Els Club Teluk Datai and Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club added to their long list of accolades at the presentation ceremony, which was staged in conjunction with the Malaysian Amateur Open at […]
Okayama, Japan: Kodai Ichihara, Shugo Imahira, Lee Sang-hee and Hideto Tanihara have qualified for July’s Open Championship after today’s final round of the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club. The four will now take their place among the world’s best players as they take on the challenge of the 145th Open […]