Johannesburg, South Africa: Gary Player celebrates his 80th birthday today amidst what has been a remarkable year and which promises to become even more memorable for the ageless icon of world golf. Player turns 80 in a year in which he has celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Grand Slam victory and still graced magazine covers […]
Bangalore, India: Chikka S successfully defended his title after defeating fellow-Indian compatriot Shubhankar Sharma on the first extra hole at the TAKE Solutions India Masters. Chikka and Sharma, who shared an overnight three-shot lead, ended regulation play tied on 25-under-par 263 after posting identical final rounds of six-under 66s at the Eagle-The Golf Village. The duo […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Nike Golf has announced the signing of Ashley Chesters with the 26-year-old making his maiden professional appearance at last month’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. English-born Chesters posted an impressive record as an amateur, including two European Amateur Championship victories, firstly in 2013 which qualified him for the 2014 Open Championship at Royal […]
Foshan, China: A host of expert speakers shared their knowledge with attendees at this week’s Business Management Institute [BMI] China Golf Management seminar and field demonstration. Jointly organised by the China Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America [CMAA], the School of Tourism Management of Sun-Yat Sen University and the Asian Golf Industry Federation […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have announced the latest revisions to the Rules of Amateur Status for golfers, which take effect on January 1 next year. The Rules of Amateur Status will be published within the 2016 edition of the Rules […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club [KLGCC] has been recognised by the hospitality golf industry in 10 different categories. For the third time in four years, the club’s West Course was named Best Course in Malaysia. Among the other accolades to come the way of […]
Foshan, China: Global Golf Advisors, formerly known as KPMG Golf Industry Practice and a leading authority on successful management practices for golf and private clubs, has published the first findings from its Institute for Best Practice (IBP). The report, which is the culmination of 12 months of research and contributions from over 100 of the […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: China’s Jin Cheng continued his rich vein of form by capturing the individual prize at the 2015 Nomura Cup. Three weeks after winning the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, Jin triumphed at Yas Links Abu Dhabi with a 13-under-par total. Putting aside any thoughts of his 2016 visit to Augusta National, […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Four-time Major champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els has set foot in Vietnam for the first time to survey his latest project: The Els Performance Golf Academy – Vietnam (EPGA – Vietnam). Els was given a warm welcome to the township masterplan at Ecopark that is located on the borders […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States and St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have announced the publication of the 2016 edition of the Rules of Golf that takes effect on January 1 next year. The new Rules book is the culmination of the normal four-year review cycle and is […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kota Permai Golf & Country Club [KPGCC] has underscored its reputation as one of Malaysia’s foremost golfing facilities. As well as being voted first runner-up in the Best Course in Malaysia category, Kota Permai has also been placed in the Top-10 Best Managed Golf Clubs […]
Hong Kong: This week’s UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup will raise a minimum of HK$2.3 million [about US$300,000] for the three local groups chosen as beneficiaries by title sponsor UBS and the tournament’s Official Charity, Friends of Asia Hong Kong. Wednesday’s gathering will be the UBS Hong Kong Open’s inaugural fund-raising event, which is […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Japan has ended a 26-year victory drought in the Asia-Pacific Golf Team Championship for the Nomura Cup. In a nail-biting countback finish at Yas Links Abu Dhabi, the Japanese edged out Chinese Taipei thanks to the closing 75 of the team’s fourth player, Toshiki Ishitoku. Held in Abu Dhabi for […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Mohd Akber Hossain will be seeking to set the record straight when he faces off once more with Mohd Rasel in the 2015 edition of the Faldo Series Bangladesh Championship. In a thrilling climax to last year’s inaugural event at Kurmitola Golf Club it was Rasel who claimed the glory, edging out his […]
West Palm Beach, United States: Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) has celebrated a landmark occasion with the opening of its 100th golf course at Eastern Golf Club in Australia. Greg Norman hosted the official grand opening in Yering, located within Melbourne’s famous Yarra Valley. As part of the day’s events, Norman conducted a coaching […]