Grovetown, Georgia, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member John Deere has marked a manufacturing milestone with the completion of the one millionth tractor built at the John Deere – Augusta factory. The millionth unit, a 5100M model, was recently on display at a commemorative ceremony at the local fairgrounds. “Producing one million tractors […]
Manila, Philippines: Mardan Mamat ended a two-year title drought by romping to a commanding six-shot victory at the US$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters presented by 918.com. The 47-year-old Singaporean completed a stylish wire-to wire victory with a final round of three-under-par 69 at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club. His winning total of 20-under […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Members Kota Pemai Golf Country Club and Laguna National Golf and Country Club have been recognised for their excellence. While Kuala Lumpur’s Kota Permai has been named as Best Course in Malaysia, Laguna National’s Masters Course was voted runner-up in the Best Course in Singapore category. Kota Permai’s […]
Hong Kong: Japan’s Shingo Matsumoto emerged victorious at the Asia Pacific Senior Amateur Championship after outlasting Andrew McKechnie of New Zealand in a gruelling sudden-death play-off. Matsumoto, 60, made a solid par-four on the sixth extra hole at Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong to consign McKechnie, who could only bogey, to second place after […]
Magelang, Indonesia: Thai Supravee Phatam capitalised on good karma in the shadow of the world famous Borobudur Temple and sauntered to a convincing victory in the US$60,000 Borobudur Classic.Supravee completed an impressive wire-to-wire win after closing with a one-under-par 71 at Borobudur Golf Club – located just 20 minutes from the world’s largest Buddhist […]
Carlsbad, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Full Business Member Callaway has unveiled the All-New Del Mar Series of casual spikeless shoes and the Apex Tour high performance shoe for men, as well as two new models of its Sky Series for women. Building on the popularity of two generations of Del Mar products, the […]
Singapore: Schmidt-Curley Design’s reputation as one of the world’s most active and innovative golf course design firms has been enhanced with the retention of its title as Asia-Pacific’s Best Golf Course Architect in 2014. It’s the fourth year in succession that Asian Golf Industry Federation member Schmidt-Curley Design has scooped the top prize in the […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Associate Business Member Swan Golf Designs (SGD) is to redesign two holes at Berkshire’s oldest golf club, the historic Newbury & Crookham, a decade after the family firm began the renovation of the JH Turner-designed layout. Opened in 1873 as Crookham GC, the current course dates from after World […]
Seoul, Korea; Korean President Park Geun-hye has accepted an invitation to act as Honorary Chairperson of next year’s Presidents Cup, when the competition will be played in Asia for the first time. President Park officially accepted the role while hosting International Team Captain Nick Price, International Team Vice-Captain KJ Choi, US Team Captain Jay Haas […]
Fairhaven, United States: What began in 2004 with a few shoe styles, personalisation and colourful leathers has evolved into a global programme with more than 14 million ways of customising the self-proclaimed ‘Number One Shoe in Golf!’ To commemorate 10 years of custom shoes, FootJoy is introducing its Premier line of leathers to the MyJoys […]
Hong Kong: Fanling member Doug Williams will be carrying home hopes this week in one of the strongest fields in the history of the Asia Pacific Senior Amateur Championship. A total of 116 competitors from 20 countries will compete over three rounds at Discovery Bay Golf Club for the historic title, including two teams from […]
Singapore: Lucius Toh Zheng Xian and James Leow Kwang Aik will lock horns once more in what promises to be an intriguing showdown at this week’s Faldo Series Singapore Championship. In a thrilling head-to-head contest last year, national squad member Toh held off a strong final-day charge from Leow to claim a tense one-stroke victory. This time, […]
Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal: Ernie Els’ Malaysian masterpiece, The Els Club Teluk Datai, has been named the ‘World’s Best New Golf Course’ at the inaugural World Golf Awards. Just two weeks after its official grand opening, the four-time Major winner’s stunning Langkawi layout, which sits amidst a tropical rainforest stretching to the shores of the […]
London, England: Syngenta has appointed leading turfgrass specialist Marcela Munoz as the company’s new Technical Services Manager for Turf & Vegetation Management across Europe. Munoz’s appointment will commence in early December. She replaces Dr Simon Watson, who has moved to Singapore to head up the Syngenta Turf technical team for Asia Pacific and Australasia. Moving […]
London, England: VISION 2020, the European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) latest research project, which has been developed to create a roadmap for the sustainable development of the European golf industry, has delivered its results in a ground-breaking and interactive new website – www.thefutureofgolf.eu The website explores the key opportunities for the future of European […]