Pattaya, Thailand: The well-conditioned Plantation Course at Siam Country Club received plaudits from players and officials at the Singha Corporation Thailand Open. The 45th staging of one of the region’s most revered golf tournaments boasted prize money of US$1 million and was jointly sanctioned by OneAsia and the Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Sculpted by Schmidt-Curley Design, […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Popularity for the Maredo GT 230 Core Dethatcher head of the triplex greensmower continues to sky-rocket. According to the Maredo team there are a myriad of reasons why this new method of removing thatch has become so popular. Marinus Reincke, Chief Executive Officer at Maredo, an Associate Business Member of the Asian […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kota Permai Golf and Country Club is among the first batch of clubs to embrace a new online golf and travel portal. PapaGolf.net has gone ‘live’ this week offering online bookings at many of Malaysia’s leading golf clubs along with extensive golfing information and news. […]
London, England: Colt Mackenzie McNair (CMM), the specialist executive search firm operating across the golf markets of Europe, Middle East and Asia, has called for General Managers at golf clubs to develop more specialist skills. CMM, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, has seen the golf club GM’s position evolve in recent years […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Troon has announced the promotions of two valued members of the company’s corporate team. Charlene (Lowry) Gallob has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Procurement and Jeff Hansen has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel. Gallob has more than 25 years of hospitality purchasing experience. Prior to joining […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Saujana Golf & Country Club has become the 15th member of the European Tour Properties network, becoming an official European Tour Destination. It is only the third venue outside Europe to gain European Tour Destination status and the 11th in total. Located about 15 kilometres outside the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, Saujana […]
Connecticut, United States: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Bubba Watson converted an eight-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a play-off to capture the Travelers Championship for the second time. Watson’s first Travelers victory came in 2010 and marked the first of his eight current PGA Tour wins. Watson closed with a three-under-par 67 […]
Connecticut, United States: Brian Harman, Graham DeLaet, Carl Pettersson and Luke Donald qualified for the 144th Open at St Andrews through the Open Qualifying Series at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. American Harman finished on 15-under-par for the championship to finish one shot behind Bubba Watson and Paul Casey, who went into a two-hole play-off, […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Golf Club [HKGC], one of Asia’s most historic golfing establishments, has signed up with the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF]. Founded in 1889, the club boasts 54 holes at its Fanling location in the New Territories as well as a nine-hole course at Deepwater Bay on Hong Kong Island. Home to […]
Bali, Indonesia: Matthew Giles sank a clutch birdie putt on the last hole to eke out a one-stroke win in the US$76,000 Bali National Golf Championship. The 25-year-old Australian was tied with Lindsay Renolds of Canada before holing a 30-foot birdie to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title with a closing three-under-par 69 […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Leroy Chiam, June Yap and Chong Chee Huat had cause for celebration after emerging triumphant in the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) Club Championship. With a three-round aggregate of 12-over 230 on the KLGCC’s West Course, Chiam posted a runaway victory in the Men’s Club Championship. Such was his […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club is to undergo a major redevelopment. During at a press conference in Bangkok, Chanya Swangchitr, the club’s owner, signed an agreement with prominent Thai course designer Pirapon Namatra to completely renovate the existing Lakes Course. She also announced that next year will see the launch of Phoenix […]
Sarasota, United States: GPS Industries (GPSI) has announced the launch of its ‘Troon Connectivity Programme’, a best practices platform for its Visage Mobile Golf Information System and Visage Media Network. The Phoenician Resort, a Troon Golf-managed property which partnered with GPSI earlier this year, is the first golf facility to employ this ‘Owner’s Manual’ for […]
New York, United States: IMG and golfscape have announced a partnership enabling courses in the IMG Prestige global reciprocal network to process online bookings for the first time. Golfscape, a start-up company, will become the exclusive booking platform to 100 participating golf courses worldwide, allowing golfers to make instant reservations at destination courses. IMG, an […]
North Carolina, United States: John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, have announced that the application process for the 10th Annual Green Start Academy (GSA) is now open. Assistant superintendents in the United States and Canada looking to further advance their careers; hone their skills in critical areas, including labour […]