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 […]
Hong Kong: Justin Rose won the UBS Hong Kong Open by one shot after a final round battle with Lucas Bjerregaard on a tense and dramatic final day at Fanling. The pair had been neck-and-neck for two days, coming into the final day with a share of the lead. They still could not be separated […]
Singapore: Indian Anirban Lahiri added another feather to his cap by winning the inaugural Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award. As part of Hilton Worldwide’s new partnership with the Asian Tour, the monthly award aims to recognise outstanding efforts of Asian Tour members both at home and abroad. The online voting contest on www.asiantour.hiltongolf.com to […]
Puchong, Malaysia: Poom Saksansin captured his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after closing with a classy six-under-par 64 to win by one shot at the weather-hit PGM Kinrara Championship. The 22-year-old Thai, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, fired seven birdies against a lone bogey for a winning total of […]
Singapore: Little did anybody know in October 2000 that the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball would become one of, if not, the most revolutionary products in golf equipment history. Fifteen years ago, at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas (now the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open), 47 players switched to the new multi-component, solid technology […]
Georgia, United States: Atlas Turf International Limited, worldwide distributor of quality turf grasses, has become a Merit Leadership Partner with the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). This partnership builds on long-standing individual relationships between leading golf course architects and Atlas Turf, a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. As a […]