Pattaya, Thailand: The New Year has marked the welcome opening of a new golf course in the region. The nine-hole Lakes Course at Thailand’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club was officially unveiled on January 1. To celebrate the occasion, Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat and LPGA standout Thidapa Suwannapura paid a visit to the club. The […]
Sabah, Malaysia: The Sabah Masters will bring the ASEAN PGA Tour season to another thrilling conclusion next week and will boast a new title sponsor in Warisan Harta Sabah. To be played at Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club from January 6-9 the tournament will boast a purse of US$100,000. In another exciting move, the […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Jed Moore, Managing Director of global golf specialist outfit Performance54, whose partnership with Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Troon delivered the Ho Tram Open, explains what made this event so unique. AGIF: It was dubbed Asia’s Grandest Stage and with such a dramatic finale, you could hardly have scripted it any better. […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: China’s Liang Wen-chong will serve as Vice Captain for Asia in next month’s EurAsia Cup. Asian Captain Jeev Milkha Singh believes Liang, a former Asian Tour number one and a winner on both the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour, will provide strong support to him and the 12 playing members when […]
Singapore: Anirban Lahiri, Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will end 2015 in the top-50 of the Official World Golf Ranking which comes with coveted invitations to the Masters Tournament in April. The 46-year-old Thongchai, who won once in Europe and posted eight other top-10s this season, jumped to a career high 28th position in the […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: The Toro Company has made a number of innovations to its reel cutting systems to increase overall performance, reduce maintenance and to continue to provide an outstanding quality of cut on greens and fairways. Toro’s reel cutting systems have been improved and subsequently integrated with Toro’s new EdgeSeries reels, which are […]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: Thai prodigy Phachara Khongwatmai sensationally grabbed the last Asian Tour card on offer for 2016 after winning his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship. The 16-year-old closed with a five-under-par 66 and a 22-under-par 262 total for a one-shot victory over leading Thai star Thongchai Jaidee (65) […]
Shah Alam, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri, Shingo Katayama and Thongchai Jaidee will spearhead the continent’s challenge in next month’s EurAsia Cup. Thai Thongchai, Indians Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia and Malaysian Danny Chia earned their places as the leading four Asian golfers on the Asian Tour Order of Merit when qualifying concluded last week. Meanwhile, Thai Kiradech […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Club Car has rounded off a successful year with victory for its ground-breaking connected mobile golf information product, Visage, at the 2015 Middle East Golf Awards (MEGAs). The third edition of Sport360’s MEGA awards, which took place at the One & Only Royal Mirage Amphitheatre, […]
London, England: John Deere’s 1500 Series TerrainCut front rotary mower has won the Horticulture Week What Kit? Ride-On Mower of the Year Award 2015. The mower was selected from a shortlist of eight machines that also included the John Deere X590 Multi-Terrain lawn tractor and ZTrak Z997R zero-turn mower. John Deere is an Executive Member of […]
London, England: The Toro Company – an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation – has renewed its partnership with the European Tour, continuing a successful 15-year relationship. The partnership includes the European Tour, Senior Tour and Challenge Tour across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and reflects Toro’s position as the market […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club [KLGCC] has reinforced its drive to develop junior golf in the Malaysian capital. In its on-going efforts to promote an active and sports-oriented lifestyle through the golf, the Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member is offering a 50 per cent discount on green fees to […]
San Diego, United States: Organisers of the 2016 Golf Industry Show (GIS) are intent on attracting Asian delegates to golf’s largest industry trade show and education conference. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has confirmed next year’s GIS will be held at the San Diego Convention Centre on America’s West Coast – requiring […]
Singapore: Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Anirban Lahiri has reset his goals to winning in America and becoming a Major champion in the near future. The 28-year-old enjoyed a stellar campaign in 2015, winning twice, breaking into the world’s top-50, posting a top-five finish in a Major, qualifying for his maiden Presidents Cup and […]
London, England: In his new role as Campey Turf Care Ambassador, Ian ‘Poggy’ Pogson will deliver a talk at next month’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME). Pogson’s presentation at the gathering in Harrogate, Yorkshire will highlight the most effective techniques for aeration, seeding and decompaction. The seminar will take place on January 19 at 10:50 […]