Beaverton, United States: LeBron James saw Michael Jordan as a role model. Mike Trout looked up to Derek Jeter. Russell Wilson gravitated towards Drew Brees. Tiger Woods revered Jack Nicklaus. And Rory McIlroy idolised Woods. In that vein, Nike Golf has created a new film, Ripple, that captures the powerful influence of Woods on a young […]
Haikou, China: Two Schmidt-Curley Design courses at Mission Hills Haikou have received acclaim in the wake of the latest top-level professional events to be staged at the world-renowned Hainan Island resort. The Blackstone Course was the scene of Korean Ryu So-yeon’s triumph in last month’s World Ladies Championship. Meanwhile, the Sandbelt Trails Course had the […]
Augusta, United States: Club Car has announced the appointments of Jason Goldberg to the position of Vice President of Product Management and Marketing and Randy Marquardt to Vice President of Vehicle Connectivity. A statement from Club Car, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, said the changes, effective from April 1, ‘will help […]
Augusta, United States: Indian Anirban Lahiri will live up to a childhood dream when he tees up at the Masters Tournament on Thursday, hoping it will mark another step towards his ultimate aim of becoming a Major champion. The current Asian Tour number one will become only the third Indian golfer after Jeev Milkha Singh […]
London, England: Nineteen delegates from golf clubs across the United Kimgdom visited Ransomes Jacobsen’s European headquarters for the third BIGGA Future Turf Managers’ Initiative (FTMI), made possible by Jacobsen, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. This three-day educational event in the last week of March was aimed at up-and -coming greenkeepers who […]
Augusta, United States: Thongchai Jaidee believes he is hitting the golf ball better than ever as he prepares to launch a worthy challenge at this week’s Masters Tournament. The 45-year-old Asian Tour star hopes a month-long break from tournament play ahead of the season’s first Major championship will ignite his game at Augusta National Golf […]
Haikou, China: Josh Geary savoured the biggest victory of his career when he captured the Buick Open at Mission Hills Haikou. The 30-year-old New Zealander – four off the lead at the start of play – leapt from the chasing pack with five birdies on the front nine and held on as the challenge of […]
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Troon is celebrating the company’s 25-year anniversary in 2015. Since its beginnings in 1990 with the management of the iconic Troon North Golf Club, the company has grown to become the industry leader with more than 250 managed courses in 36 states and 27 countries […]
Haikou, China: In its on-going commitment to sustainable tourism leadership, Mission Hills Haikou, one of the world’s largest golf resorts, has achieved the international sustainability award, GEO Certified, recognising their outstanding efforts to protect the environment, provide a range of value to people and effectively manage natural resources. Mission Hills Haikou is the biggest single-site […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Exhibitors and attendees have hailed the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2015 Turfgrass Management Exposition as ‘the best yet’. More than 260 course superintendents from almost 20 countries attended the third edition of the event at Laem Chabang International Country Club last month, held under the auspices of the Thai Golf Course Superintendents’ […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Zeon Zoysia is poised to ‘change the golf industry for the better’. That’s the view of Brad Burgess, Managing Director and Owner of Sports Turf Solutions [STS], a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF]. It was in June, 2014, that Thai Turf Farms International Co Ltd, a subsidiary of […]
Singapore: The LPGA has extended its long-term relationship with IMG. As such, the world’s largest independent distributor of sports programming will exclusively distribute the Tour’s international television broadcasts through 2019. The partnership between the LPGA Tour and IMG began with distribution of tournaments to six countries in 1996. Today, every event on the LPGA schedule […]
Seoul, Korea: Presidents Cup International Team captain Nick Price believes Anirban Lahiri, the current Asian Tour number one, will be an asset to his squad that will face the United States in the Korean capital in October. Price started following Lahiri’s rise last year when the Indian made his way up the International Team rankings, […]
Singapore: Club Car, the world’s largest manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emission electric vehicles, has successfully integrated more than 40,000 Visage systems at over 600 courses throughout the world. The Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member has installed the ground-breaking connected mobile golf information product at many world-leading golf destinations in more than 40 countries; including Gleneagles, […]
Kathmandu, Nepal: It was two years ago that Binod Tamang turned up at the Royal Nepal Golf Club [RNGC] seeking work. Anxious to earn money to assist his mother in paying for his school fees, Binod, then aged 10, offered his services as a caddie. However, standing barely four-feet tall and weighing in at less […]