London, England: John Deere Limited has appointed Bob Holt as Branch Customer Support Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland, replacing Stuart Minter, who has retired after more than 36 years with the company. Holt has a Diploma in Agricultural Engineering from Caythorpe College and a BSc in Agricultural Technology and Management from Cranfield Institute […]
London, England: More than 80 greenkeepers and groundsmen from across the country experienced the inner workings of the United Kingdom’s largest and most sophisticated specialist crop and turf R&D facility, during the latest Turf Science Live event. Organised by Syngenta and Everris, the event was held at Syngenta’s Jealott’s Hill International Research Station in Berkshire. […]
Turnberry, Scotland: Ricoh has signed an agreement with the Ladies Golf Union and IMG to continue as title sponsor of the Ricoh Women’s British Open through 2018. Ricoh is a global technology company specialising in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. This week, Ricoh is enjoying its ninth year […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named three of the country’s most historic venues as the sites for future US Open Championships. The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, The Los Angeles Country Club in California and Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina […]
Virginia, United States: An exciting week is in store for Titleist as it marks the start of the Tour seeding and performance validation process with its staff players for new prototype 716 irons and 816 hybrids. The company’s golf club R&D team is on-site at the Quicken Loans National event on the PGA Tour, working […]
Hong Kong: Isabella Leung Hei-nam will be the player to beat at this week’s Faldo Series Hong Kong Championship. The sixth leg of the 2015-16 Faldo Series Asia season presents Leung, who attends the University of Hawaii, with an opportunity to add another accolade to her name after a memorable first half to 2015. During […]
Victoria, Australia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Toro has extended its support for the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA). Specifically, Toro’s sponsorship supports the SAGCA with the production of its annual Journal, ‘Golf Architecture’. Toro has been a major sponsor of this publication since 2002. Richard Walne, Toro’s Managing Director, Australia and […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Golf could hold the key to tackling Europe’s current epidemics of physical inactivity, obesity and low youth participation in sport. While the world’s best golfers competed in last week’s 144th Open Championship, major organisations from the European golf sector gathered with researchers at the University of St Andrews in an effort to […]
Crans Montana, Switzerland: Danny Willett held off stiff competition from fellow Englishmen Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton to win the Omega European Masters and clinch his third European Tour title. The overnight co-leader carded a bogey-free closing round of 65 to finish the tournament on 17-under-par, one shot ahead of former US Amateur Champion Fitzpatrick, […]
Fairhaven, United States: Zach Johnson emerged victorious from a three-man FootJoy play-off in the 144th playing of the Open Championship. Needing a birdie on the final hole of regulation to take the clubhouse lead at 15-under-par, Johnson sank a 20-foot putt and watched as his playing competitors tried to catch him. Louis Oosthuizen and Marc […]
Orlando, United States: The upswing in golf course renovations across the United States has continued as the calendar turns to the ‘back nine’ of 2015. American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) members are seeing an increase in proposed and on-going renovation projects at private clubs and public facilities, alike. Course owners and managers who […]
Illinois, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member John Deere has joined in the congratulations to The Open 2015 winner Zach Johnson, who is featured in a new video in his capacity as the company’s brand ambassador for golf. The video called John Deere Golf: Trusted by the Best follows Johnson as he encounters John Deere […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Lydia Ko is relishing the prospect of a return to the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club [KLGCC], a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The Korean-born New Zealander, who broke a host of records in her ascendancy to the top of the game last year, will be looking […]
Shanghai, China: Liang Wen-chong, China’s most accomplished golfer and R&A Working for Golf ambassador, has launched the second phase of an education campaign aimed at helping China’s golf community better understand the Rules of the sport. The initiative is driven by The R&A, which administers the Rules of Golf together with the USGA, and is […]
Tianjin, China: Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Member The 27 Club, named for the 27 Major championship winners contributing their visions to the course, is one of Asia’s most ambitious golf projects. A joint collaboration between designers Beau Welling and Thomas McBroom, the 27-hole championship course officially opened for play on July 1. […]