Singapore: Marina Bay Golf Course is offering another first this month when golfers have the opportunity to cruise the fairways in style using its newly acquired novelty golf carts. This will be the first time that novelty golf carts are used during golf games on the course in Singapore. “We are always looking at ways […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Paul Booth, Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s Director of Club Operations, has been acknowledged by Troon Golf as its global ‘Ambassador of the Year’. The accolade is presented to the associate that most embodies the unfaltering passion and dedication for golf club management that year, campaigning Troon brand values at each […]
Okayama, Japan: Taichi Teshima won the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open, earning a place in the 144th Open at St Andrews along with fellow-Japanese Shinji Tomimura and Tadahiro Takayama and of Australian Scott Strange . A final round three-under-par 69 at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club took Teshima to 15-under-par for the championship and gave him […]
Far Hills, New Jersey, United States: The United States Golf Association Museum has held a special event to mark the opening of the Jack Nicklaus Room. The new room, which celebrates the life and career of the 18-time Major champion, joins galleries that honour Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Mickey Wright. The 1,200-square […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Bashundhara Group and Bangladesh Golf Federation hailed the successful staging of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open, won by Singapore’s Mardan Mamat. Bashundhara Managing Director Safwan Sobhan said the new Asian Tour event was a great platform to promote their brand and the sport of golf in the country and across the region. “We […]
Port Dickson, Malaysia: New Zealand’s Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of missing the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the RM200,000 (about US$60,000) PGM Port Dickson Championship. Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured […]
London, England: Hunter Industries, a global manufacturer of products for residential, commercial and golf irrigation, has entered a strategic partnership with OnGolf, to enhance golf course management. This announcement follows news that OnGolf, the industry’s first cloud based decision platform for improving golf course management, recently added eight new system integration partners, allowing for a […]
Washington, United States: The success of Titleist golf balls is underlined every week across worldwide professional Tours, but no record could underline this any more than continuing as the #1 golf ball of choice for the majority of the field at the US Open for 67 consecutive years and counting. It was in 1949 at […]
Phuket, Thailand: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility member Laguna Phuket Golf Club, which re-opened in January after an 18-month makeover by designer Paul Jansen, has joined Thailand’s Golf In A Kingdom collective. The par-71, 6,719-yard eco-friendly layout has been hailed as one of Asia’s leading resort courses since its revamp, with record numbers of […]
Kansas, United States: Golf courses around the United States continue to recognise that an investment in golf course superintendents is an investment in the facility, as the average salary for head superintendents climbed to US$85,204 annually. The average salary and additional data come from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s [GCSAA] latest biennial Compensation […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The road to St Andrews continues this week with four places in July’s 144th Open at stake at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open and three places available at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation. In Japan, JFE Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama will host the Gateway […]
Shenzhen, China: The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is among a host of high-profile golfing organisations supporting the inaugural Asia Golf Congress. To be held from October 29-31, the Asia Golf Congress is being organised by Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, an Executive Member of the AGIF. The three-day gathering in the bustling city of Shenzhen will […]
London, England: Troon has signed an agreement to help develop and manage the exciting new golf development at Rossington Hall in the northern English county of Yorkshire. Under the guidance of the Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member, the luxurious Rossington Hall, which sits within 250 acres, has grand ambitions of joining Europe’s elite golfing […]
Shenzhen, China: Asia’s first edition of a high-level event that will provide structured one-to-one business meetings, as well as professional education, networking and hands-on demonstrations for golf industry trade professionals will take place in the final quarter of 2015. To be held from October 29-31 in Shenzhen, the Asia Golf Congress is expecting to attract […]
London, England: A new Asian star has emerged. Defying all odds, An Byeong-hun triumphed in the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event. “This is life changing,” said the 23-year-old Korean, the first Asian winner since the tournament’s inception in 1955. “It wasn’t easy. I wasn’t confident until I walked down 18. It’s like […]