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 […]
London, England: This year’s London Golf Show will return to Glow, Bluewater. One of Europe’s leading retail and leisure destinations in the heart of some great golfing countryside, Bluewater will be the venue from November 13-15. Damian Benstead, Managing Director of the Golf Show Group, said: “We are delighted to be going back to Bluewater. […]
Seoul, Korea: Choi Jin-ho bravely drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win the SK Telecom Open by one stroke from his young compatriot Lee Soo-min. Choi, who led after every round, closed with an even-par 72 to finish the tournament on 10-under. Lee, who broke the course record at Sky 72’s Ocean Course […]
Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Chan Shih-chang of Chinese Taipei was declared the winner of the US$120,000 Ambassador ADT after officials cancelled the fourth and final round due to inclement weather. Chan, who signed for a third round four-under-par 68, broke his own record by claiming his fifth ADT victory with a winning total of […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Hanoi will take centre stage for the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) fourth educational seminar of the year. Presented by the AGIF and supported by The R&A, the two-day event – May 25-26 – will feature high-profile keynote speakers as well as a field day at which a variety of companies will display […]
London, England: Amazing, incredible, life-changing were just a few of the words used by greenkeepers to describe their experience as part of this year’s John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme, organised in association with BIGGA and GCSAI. Five BIGGA members and one GCSAI member from Ireland enjoyed the trip of a lifetime to the TPC […]