St Andrews, Scotland: The champion at this year’s 144th Open at St Andrews will be crowned in front of the largest arena in the championship’s 155-year history. The spectacular new grandstand arena, seating almost 10,000 people, will be created around the famous first, 17th and 18th holes of the Old Course for The Open. For the first […]
Birmingham, England: Former Ryder Cup venue The Belfry Hotel & Resort has extended its partnership with Club Car, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. The luxurious resort in the English Midlands has taken delivery of 80 state-of-the-art Precedent i3 vehicles, which are set to take golfing experiences at The Belfry to the […]
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: National player Hung Jo-hua withstood a dramatic late charge from Wang Yi-han to claim victory in the opening leg of the Faldo Series Asia’s 10th anniversary season. In a thrilling climax at Sunrise Golf and Country Club, Hung parred the final two holes to eke out a one-shot success in the Faldo […]
London, England: Keith Pelley has been appointed as the PGA European Tour’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective this summer. This follows the announcement in November 2014 that George O’Grady would be stepping down from the role. Pelley has enjoyed an extensive career in the worlds of sport and media. He is currently President of Rogers […]
Hong Kong: HSBC and the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) have launched the HSBC Hong Kong Junior Golf Programme, an expanded and enhanced version of the HKGA’s current junior development programme. The existing programme offers a structured pathway for children to try the sport for the first time, develop their skills and, for those talented […]
Washington, United States: WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly US$70 billion economy, US$4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. Golf’s leaders met with Members of Congress […]
Bangkok, Thailand: A new batch of talented young Thais will be aiming to make a name for themselves in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship. To be played for the first time at Pattaya’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, the event will feature a handful of the Kingdom’s finest golfing […]
Shenzhen, China: Overnight leader Kiradech Aphibarnrat rallied late on to force a play-off with and then beat Chinese teenage sensation Li Hao-tong at the inaugural Shenzhen International. Li, having completed his round, was watching on TV to see if he would become the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil […]
Carlsbad, United States: Callaway Golf Company has appointed Robert K. Julian as Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective May 11. Brad Holiday, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2000, announced his impending retirement in December 2014. “After a thorough search, we believe that we have selected an outstanding individual to lead […]
Cavite, Philippines: Overnight leader Arie Irawan clinched his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title and first outside of Malaysia at the US$60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational. The 24-year-old Malaysian, who claimed his breakthrough ADT victory on home soil in January, battled to an even-par 71 after trading two birdies against two bogeys on a blustery day […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Member Bluffs Ho Tram Strip will gain international exposure when its stages its maiden professional event in December. Boasting a purse of US$1.5 million, the inaugural Ho Tram Open will take place from December 3-6 at the acclaimed venue, two hours southeast of Ho […]
Kansas, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) has contributed US$50,000 to help the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) fund new research projects in 2015. The funds are earmarked to directly support the GCSAA Chapter Cooperative Research Programme. Under this programme that works with local turfgrass researchers, each participating GCSAA chapter identifies […]
Gurgaon, India: Indian Golf Industry Association [IGIA] officials have pledged to further develop South Asia’s most important golfing gathering. Delivering the closing address at the fourth edition of the annual India Golf Expo [IGE], Aakash Ohri, the IGIA’s President, said: “It is our intention for next year to make this bigger, better and with even […]
Palo Alto, California, United States: Following its 2014 renovation of Poppy Hills Golf Course, in Pebble Beach, golf architecture firm Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ II) has completed an extensive remodel of Contra Costa Country Club (CCCC) in Pleasant Hill. Routing through rolling foothills, the 90-year-old walkable course was originally designed by golden-age architect Arthur […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Jacobsen has launched the all-new Jacobsen Truckster XD heavy-duty utility vehicle. Serving as a replacement for the venerable Cushman Turf-Truckster – the turf industry’s original heavy-duty utility vehicle – Jacobsen says the all-new Truckster XD ‘sets a new standard for capacity, power, strength and comfort’. The new […]