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Callaway Golf Launches Bertha Mini 1.5

Callaway Golf Launches Bertha Mini 1.5

June 3, 2015

Carlsbad, United States: Callaway Golf Company has introduced the Bertha Mini 1.5, a new weapon for the long part of a player’s game. The company, a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, said the Bertha Mini 1.5 is now available at retailers. A Callaway spokesperson said: “This new club could cause golfers […]

Toro’s Innovative Water-Saving Solutions for Golf Courses

Toro’s Innovative Water-Saving Solutions for Golf Courses

June 2, 2015

California, United States: With Governor Jerry Brown’s recent announcement mandating a 25 per cent state-wide reduction in water use, California golf courses received a lot of attention as key targets for water-savings efforts. Yet many California courses are already great examples of water use efficiency and savings. Using the latest irrigation technology and innovation many […]

Enhancing Marina Bay’s Golfing Experience

Enhancing Marina Bay’s Golfing Experience

June 2, 2015

Singapore: Marina Bay Golf Course is offering another first this month when golfers have the opportunity to cruise the fairways in style using its newly acquired novelty golf carts. This will be the first time that novelty golf carts are used during golf games on the course in Singapore. “We are always looking at ways […]

Booth Named Troon Golf’s ‘Ambassador of the Year’

Booth Named Troon Golf’s ‘Ambassador of the Year’

June 1, 2015

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Paul Booth, Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s Director of Club Operations, has been acknowledged by Troon Golf as its global ‘Ambassador of the Year’. The accolade is presented to the associate that most embodies the unfaltering passion and dedication for golf club management that year, campaigning Troon brand values at each […]

Teshima Relishing Old Course Opportunity

Teshima Relishing Old Course Opportunity

June 1, 2015

Okayama, Japan: Taichi Teshima won the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open, earning a place in the 144th Open at St Andrews along with fellow-Japanese Shinji Tomimura and Tadahiro Takayama and of Australian Scott Strange . A final round three-under-par 69 at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club took Teshima to 15-under-par for the championship and gave him […]

USGA Museum Celebrates Opening of Jack Nicklaus Room

USGA Museum Celebrates Opening of Jack Nicklaus Room

May 31, 2015

Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association Museum has held a special event to mark the opening of the Jack Nicklaus Room. The new room, which celebrates the life and career of the 18-time Major champion, joins galleries that honour Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Mickey Wright. The 1,200-square […]

Platform to Grow Golf in Bangladesh

Platform to Grow Golf in Bangladesh

May 31, 2015

Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Bashundhara Group and Bangladesh Golf Federation hailed the successful staging of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open, won by Singapore’s Mardan Mamat. Bashundhara Managing Director Safwan Sobhan said the new Asian Tour event was a great platform to promote their brand and the sport of golf in the country and across the region. “We […]

Kiwi Riordan Flies High at Port Dickson

Kiwi Riordan Flies High at Port Dickson

May 30, 2015

Port Dickson, Malaysia: New Zealand’s Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of missing the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the RM200,000 (about US$60,000) PGM Port Dickson Championship. Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured […]

Hunter Industries Joins OnGolf Ready Partners

Hunter Industries Joins OnGolf Ready Partners

May 30, 2015

London, England: Hunter Industries, a global manufacturer of products for residential, commercial and golf irrigation, has entered a strategic partnership with OnGolf, to enhance golf course management. This announcement follows news that OnGolf, the industry’s first cloud based decision platform for improving golf course management, recently added eight new system integration partners, allowing for a […]

Titleist Set to Continue Major Success Story at US Open

Titleist Set to Continue Major Success Story at US Open

May 29, 2015

Washington, United States: The success of Titleist golf balls is underlined every week across worldwide professional Tours, but no record could underline this any more than continuing as the #1 golf ball of choice for the majority of the field at the US Open for 67 consecutive years and counting. It was in 1949 at […]

Laguna Phuket Golf Club's Stock Soars

Laguna Phuket Golf Club's Stock Soars

May 29, 2015

Phuket, Thailand: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility member Laguna Phuket Golf Club, which re-opened in January after an 18-month makeover by designer Paul Jansen, has joined Thailand’s Golf In A Kingdom collective. The par-71, 6,719-yard eco-friendly layout has been hailed as one of Asia’s leading resort courses since its revamp, with record numbers of […]

Salaries for Course Superintendents On the Rise, Says Survey

Salaries for Course Superintendents On the Rise, Says Survey

May 28, 2015

Kansas, United States: Golf courses around the United States continue to recognise that an investment in golf course superintendents is an investment in the facility, as the average salary for head superintendents climbed to US$85,204 annually. The average salary and additional data come from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s [GCSAA] latest biennial Compensation […]

Okayama’s Gateway to The Open

Okayama’s Gateway to The Open

May 28, 2015

St Andrews, Scotland: The road to St Andrews continues this week with four places in July’s 144th Open at stake at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open and three places available at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation. In Japan, JFE Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama will host the Gateway […]

AGIF Endorsement for Asia Golf Congress

AGIF Endorsement for Asia Golf Congress

May 27, 2015

Shenzhen, China: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is among a host of high-profile golfing organisations supporting the inaugural Asia Golf Congress. To be held from October 29-31, the Asia Golf Congress is being organised by Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, an Executive Member of the AGIF. The three-day gathering in the bustling city of Shenzhen will […]

Troon Signs Agreement for New Championship Venue

Troon Signs Agreement for New Championship Venue

May 27, 2015

London, England: Troon has signed an agreement to help develop and manage the exciting new golf development at Rossington Hall in the northern English county of Yorkshire. Under the guidance of the Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member, the luxurious Rossington Hall, which sits within 250 acres, has grand ambitions of joining Europe’s elite golfing […]