Edinburgh, Scotland: As the golfing summer in Scotland drew to a close with last week’s Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Seniors Open at Archerfield, the country was celebrating an unprecedented 12-month period of being in the world’s spotlight, during which time more than 622,000 spectators attended golf events watched by hundreds of millions of fans around […]
Amsterdam, Holland: Redexim bv, the parent company of Charterhouse Turf Machinery, has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of BLEC Global Ltd. The deal includes the purchase of the BLEC name and means that the products will continue to be traded around the world by Redexim under the name of BLEC. Redexim, a Full […]
Singapore: Tommy Tan Xuan Hao is setting his sights on the ideal birthday gift – victory in this week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. The talented teenager turns 15 on Wednesday, the penultimate day of the 54-hole stroke play event over the Raffles Country Club’s Palm Course. A member of the Singapore National Development Squad, Tan […]
Tenerife, Spain: International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, has helped generate more than €79 million worth of business for the golf travel industry since 2012. Post-event analysis undertaken by show organisers Reed Travel Exhibitions revealed that, over the past three editions of IGTM, the event […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: Thongchai Jaidee will be the headline act when he hosts his own tournament for the first time. A total of 156 players will compete in the four million baht [about US$111,808] Thongchai Jaidee Foundation 2015 at Hua Hin’s Black Mountain Golf Club from September 10-13. The 45-year-old Thongchai, winner of three Asian Tour Order […]
London, England: Mick Shaw has been appointed to the new role of CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) Sales Manager at Ransomes Jacobsen. Certified Pre-Owned is Ransomes Jacobsen’s used machinery programme offering quality turf maintenance equipment that has been factory refurbished and reintroduced to the market with a one-year manufacturer warranty. Shaw has more than 30 years of […]
New Jersey, United States: Spaniard Jon Rahm-Rodriguez is the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the number one player in the 2015 World Amateur Golf Ranking [WAGR]. “I am honoured by this award and excited about the exemptions it brings,” said Rahm-Rodriguez, a rising senior at Arizona State University who will receive exemptions […]
Leeds, England: Preparations for Sports Turf Research Institute’s [STRI] free-to-attend annual educational open days on September 16-17 are well under way. Uniquely positioned within the sports turf industry, STRI is able to showcase the latest industry research and technological trials currently taking place for sports turf products and techniques. Over the four years the event […]
Hong Kong: The best amateur golfers from Hong Kong will be looking to leverage ‘home’ advantage at the seventh edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC). Taking place at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club from October 1-4, it’s the first time the event has been staged in the Special Administrative Region [SAR]. The AAC […]
London, England: John Solheim, Chairman and CEO of PING, will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s HSBC Golf Business Forum. The Forum, supported by the Asian Golf Industry Federation, will take place at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Shanghai from November 1-4. Solheim is being recognised for his outstanding contribution to the […]
Washington, United States: The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] has unveiled a proposal for new standards for applicators of ‘restricted-use’ pesticides that it says will lead to the safer and more-informed use of those products. The agency says the new standards would reduce the likelihood of harm from the misapplication of these pesticides and ensure a […]
Lahore, Pakistan: Mubariz Ahmad and Nadeem Aslam will lock horns once more in the fifth edition of the Faldo Series Pakistan Championship. Mubariz had the distinction of emerging triumphant on the first three occasions the tournament was staged. But his remarkable sequence of home success was ended by Nadeem last year. The duo are now […]
Singapore [September 1]: The Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] is to strengthen ties with the Business Management Institute [BMI] China. The burgeoning relationship between the two organisations will pave the way for club managers from around Asia to attend seminars and gain internationally-recognised certification. Eric Lynge, the AGIF’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The Federation is […]
Kansas, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America [GCSAA] has bolstered its industry advocacy efforts with the hire of Robert Helland. Helland served as the GCSAA’s Washington-based federal lobbyist from the law firm of Reed Smith LLC for the past 10 years. He joins GCSAA as Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs, and will […]
Bruchsal, Germany: European Solheim Cup team captain Carin Koch has seen first-hand that her team has the power for this year’s tournament after leading them on a specially arranged John Deere ride and drive event. Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member John Deere is the official machinery supplier to the 2015 Solheim Cup. Koch and […]