Singapore: Marina Bay Golf Course will convert its fourth hole into a 664-metre par-six as the public golf course turns 10 this year. Course upgrading works, including a reconfiguration of the fifth hole, are targeted for completion by the end of June. “As Marina Bay Golf Course reaches its 10th-year milestone, we are excited to […]
Neustadt, Germany: Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Executive Member Troon has secured its initial contract in Germany at Golfclub Pfalz and its International Division’s first new agreement for 2016. In the celebrated ‘Perle der Pfalz’ wine region, located between Neustadt and the Cathedral City of Speyer in South West Germany, Golfclub Pfalz stretches out over […]
Bangkok, Thailand: The R&A is to host a free-to-attend session in Asia with its inaugural seminar and workshop. To be held at Amata Spring Country Club on March 10, the aim of The R&A Seminar on Sustainable Golf Course Design, Renovation and Maintenance is to promote responsible and practical approaches to golf course design, renovation […]
San Diego, United States: A new book from the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Foundation entitled Golf & Water: Case Studies in Water Stewardship was launched at last week’s Golf Industry Show (GIS). With financial support from Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive members Toro and Rain Bird, Golf & Water details more than a […]
Singapore: The new Pinnacle golf balls, engineered with proprietary core technologies, deliver category-leading performance with the extraordinary distance of new Pinnacle Rush and the incredibly soft feel of new Pinnacle Soft. New Pinnacle Rush helps golfers hit the ball farther with every club. Rush utilises high energy core technology to deliver high initial velocity for […]
San Diego, United States: John Deere has announced Penn State University as the 2016 winner of the Golf Course Superintendents of America [GCSAA] Collegiate Turf Bowl. John Deere and the GCSAA awarded the team the travelling trophy and US$4,000 first-place prize. At the 2016 GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl, teams of students from more than 30 […]
Singapore: ‘Future Proofing Your Club’ will be the theme at the 11th Asian Club Managers Conference. To be held at Singapore’s Orchid Country Club [OCC] from April 10-12 the event will ‘explore challenges and innovative solutions’. Expected to attract more than 200 general managers from around the region, the conference is being organised by the […]
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club, an Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member, is once more preparing to welcome the world’s best golfers. Less than five weeks after hosting male world number one Jordan Spieth in the Singapore Open, Sentosa’s award-winning Serapong Course will roll out the red carpet for the game’s finest female exponents in […]
New Jersey, United States: In recognition of its high standard of achievement in golf literature, St Andrews: In the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris, by Roger McStravick, is the recipient of the United States Golf Association’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award for 2015. McStravick’s chronicle of life in St Andrews, Scotland, during the era of […]
San Diego, United States: John Deere Golf held its annual distributor awards ceremony at a customer event aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier at the 2016 Golf Industry Show (GIS). During the presentation, Greenville Turf & Tractor was named Dealer of the Year for 2015. “John Deere Golf has built a tradition of trust and […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Flagstick Golf Course Construction Management has ushered in the Year of the Monkey with a spring in its step. With more than 100 golf developments in 15 different countries to its credit, the company is poised to strengthen its foothold in the burgeoning Vietnam market. “These are exciting times for golf’s development in […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Thitiphun Chuayprakong cruised to his maiden Asian Tour win when he closed with a four-under-par 67 to secure a two-shot victory at the US$300,000 Bashundhara Bangladesh Open. The 23-year-old Thai, who held a three-shot lead heading into the final round, kept his composure to post five birdies against a lone bogey for a […]
Singapore: Indian Anirban Lahiri has been voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Year by fans in an on-line poll. Lahiri reinforced his stature as one of the global game’s rising young stars with a season to remember in 2015. Having triumphed at the Maybank Malaysian Open and Hero Indian Open, he went on […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The historic Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) will make a welcome return to the spotlight next week when it stages the inaugural US$3 million Maybank Championship Malaysia. Established in 1893, the RSGC is the oldest surviving golf club in the country and the fourth eldest in Asia. It is the founding ground of […]
New Jersey, United States: Last month, the United States Golf Association hosted 125 industry experts for the association’s Pace and Innovation Symposium. The two-day symposium at Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, California marked the third time that the USGA has brought together experts and leaders from throughout the industry to discuss the issues that often […]