Haikou, China; Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman captured the mood perfectly as he brought down the curtain on the Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am, hailing the unique event and the tropical Chinese island of Hainan that hosts it as among the most remarkable things he has seen. Freeman was joined at the tournament by a glittering array […]
Macau: Anirban Lahiri claimed a sensational one-stroke victory at the Venetian Macau Open after front-runner Scott Hend agonisingly bogeyed the last hole on Sunday. Lahiri started the final round of the US$900,000 event two shots behind overnight leader Hend and trailed by four at one stage at the Macau Golf and Country Club before rallying on […]
Melbourne, Australia; Unheralded Antonio Murdaca produced a brilliant virtuoso performance to write his name into Asia Pacific Amateur Championship [AAC] history. Belying his ranking, the 19-year-old swept to a stunning, runaway victory over the Royal Melbourne Golf Club’s Composite Course, leaving the high-class field trailing distantly in his wake. Murdaca came into this event, his […]
Beijing, China: Wentworth may soon be welcoming the world’s finest female golfers to its fairways. Synonymous with hosting the men’s European Tour’s annual flagship gathering, Wentworth could also become the venue for a high-profile professional women’s event. A senior executive of the Reignwood Group has indicated that the Surrey club’s new owners are considering a […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: BANK BRI, Indonesia’s oldest bank, has assumed title sponsorship of the Indonesia Open. To be played at Damai Indah Golf’s PIK Course from December 4-7 the event will be headlined by Indian Gaganjeet Bhullar, the defending champion. Having been a platinum partner last year, the financial institution has upgraded its backing. Now called […]
Beaverton, Oregon, United States: Nike Golf says innovation always begins with the golf athlete in mind. Nike engineers and designers took the inspiration and insights from Nike athletes to drive the technology of Nike’s new Vapor Speed and Vapor Flex fairway woods, available on January 30, 2015. Nate Radcliffe, Director of Engineering for Nike Golf, […]
Melbourne, Australia: It seems that maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks after all. John Angliss is the turf technician at Kingston Heath Golf Club and although he isn’t strictly old, he was certainly set it in his ways when it came to backlapping his reels! As someone that had always been taught and […]
Shenzhen, China: Golf fans throughout the Pearl River Delta region of China will have the chance to see some of the world’s best players in action when the inaugural Shenzhen International tees-off in April. With a field comprising 100 players from the European Tour, 50 players from the China Golf Association and six sponsor invites, the US$2.5 million tournament […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Sir Nick Faldo’s drive to broaden golf’s appeal will gather pace next week when the Faldo Series breaks new ground with a maiden visit to the South Asian nation of Bangladesh. Almost 100 boys and girls from the host nation will be vying for the honour of being crowned champion at the inaugural […]
Melbourne, Australia: Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC). The AAC, which is being played at Royal Melbourne Golf Club this week, is scheduled for October 1-4 next year. As the event moves throughout the region, it has now been held in China (2009, […]
Beijing, China: Golf has been a global game for decades, a fact that was further underscored by its return to the Olympic Games beginning in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Beyond the actual playing of the game in well over 100 countries, the next step in its continued global reach is the adoption of […]
Melbourne, Australia: Asian dominance of the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship will come under severe threat over Royal Melbourne Golf Club’s Composite Course this week. Since the event’s inauguration in 2009, there have been five successive winners from Asia – Koreans Han Chang-won [2009] and Lee Chang-woo [2013], Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama [2010 and 2011] and China’s […]
Orlando, United States: The 2015 PGA Merchandise Show is anticipating participation from some 1,000 golf companies and brands and more than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world. The international golf industry’s annual business gathering for more than six decades, the 62nd PGA Merchandise Show will be held from January 20-23. Following the 13th annual […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Hua Hin will return to the golfing spotlight next year when it welcomes to its shores the US$2 million Thailand Classic. Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour, the event is being promoted by MUSE Group and will be permanently based in Thailand. The first edition will take place at Black Mountain […]
London, England: FootJoy has received the highest possible endorsement from golf retailers throughout the United Kingdom by collecting the ‘Shoe of the Year’ and ‘Apparel Brand of the Year’ awards at the 2014 Foremost Golf Industry Awards. FJ’s Contour Series, the best-selling golf shoe in history with more than six million pairs sold worldwide, received […]