Tokyo, Japan: Black Knight International and Jidaino Souzou Koubou are partnering to celebrate the Union of Golf and Giving by staging the Gary Player Invitational. The Player Foundation, established by Marc Player, has chosen Support Our Kids as the beneficiary of the event to aid the suffering children of the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Gamuda Land Clubs brought festive cheer to residents from the Rumah Amal Murni in Kajang. The annual charity event is organised by Gamuda Land Clubs and is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is aimed at spreading the joy of giving and sharing. Rumah Amal Murni Kajang was established in […]
Singapore: Titleist has introduced the new DT TruSoft golf ball, ‘precisely designed and manufactured to provide supremely soft feel on every shot with the exceptionally consistent performance and quality of Titleist’. Made at Titleist Ball Plant 2 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, DT TruSoft features a new core and cover formulation engineered by Titleist R&D to […]
Singapore: The winning ways continue for Titlest golf ball players, as Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler and Duffy Waldorf each trusted a Pro V1 golf ball in victories on the worldwide professional Tours. So far in 2016, 1,338 players have teed up Titleist golf balls in competition on the 2016 worldwide professional Tours, more than six times the nearest competitor […]
Singapore: Titleist says its new NXT Tour, NXT Tour S and Velocity golf balls for 2016 deliver best-in-class performance through new core and cover innovations. New NXT Tour has been engineered for even longer distance, while new NXT Tour S offers its softest feel yet. New Velocity provides even more powerful distance with a more […]
Kunming: He Xinyi defied unseasonal icy conditions to emerge victorious in the snow-struck ninth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. For the first time in Faldo Series Asia history, two full rounds of a tournament were wiped out by snow which blanketed the award-winning Lakeview Golf Club course. The modern capital city and transportation […]
Singapore: World number one Jordan Spieth will go into this week’s US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open with just 18 holes at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course under his belt. The 22-year-old American arrived from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning and spent the day resting. Tuesday was taken up with media engagements while he will use today’s […]
Pattaya, Thailand: The very latest golf course equipment and machinery will be showcased at the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2016 Turfgrass Management Exposition. More than 250 course superintendents from 20 countries are expected to attend the fourth edition of the event at Laem Chabang International Country Club on March 8. Held under the auspices […]
Langkawi, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member The Els Club Teluk Datai has been named among Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Joining the global publication’s biannual rankings, Ernie Els’ Malaysian masterpiece is a new entry at 83rd place for the 2016-17 standings, testament to its exceptional rainforest design, the unique proposition […]
Orlando, United States: This week’s 63rd PGA Merchandise Show marks the kick-off to the PGA of America’s Centennial Celebration and welcomes more than 40,000 golf industry professionals from around the world to discover the newest trends and technology from more than 1,000 exhibiting golf companies and brands. The industry’s annual ‘Major of Golf Business’ features […]
Kansas, United States: Leaders of top golfing organisations will join together at next month’s Golf Industry Show (GIS) in San Diego for a ‘CEO Roundtable: Issues and Answers’. Organised by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and presented in partnership with the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), the annual GIS is golf […]
Dalat, Vietnam: A visit from the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) is poised to place The Dalat at 1200 Country Club & Private Estate on the golfing map. Boasting a prize purse of US$420,000, the inaugural ‘The Dalat at 1200 Ladies Championship’ will be held from March 22-27. Following a two-day Pro-Am, a field […]
Kunming: Award-winning Lakeview Golf Club will once more provide a stiff test for competitors when it stages the ninth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. Sculpted by Faldo Design, the par-72 parkland-style layout is located just 15 minutes from downtown Kunming and less than half-an-hour from Kunming’s international airport. In the heart of the Kunming […]
Brussels, Belgium: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Club Car has been appointed the official supplier of St Andrews Links Trust (SALT), one of the most distinguished golf complexes in the world and the Home of Golf. As one of the most respected brands in the golf industry for more than 50 years, Club Car […]
Singapore: Itthipat Buranatanyarat rounded off a superb week with a closing six-under-par 66 to win by three shots for his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the US$100,000 Players Championship. The 22-year-old Thai compiled a career-best winning total of 20-under-par 268 at the Raffles Country Club’s par-72 Palm Course to take home the winner’s […]