Orlando, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has released the results of the Women in Golf 2014 Study. It’s a comprehensive study of the playing and purchasing habits of the serious female golfer. Today, female golfers make up more than 20% of […]
Kunming, China:A new golf academy has opened at Spring City Golf & Lake Resort. The Golf Academy China – operated by the same company that runs academies in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia and Bali, Indonesia – has begun offering golf schools and specialised teaching at the acclaimed golf resort, which boasts two of the […]
Beaverton, Oregon, United States: It didn’t take long for the new Nike Vapor Pro driver to prove its performance success on the professional Tours. While Nike Golf athlete Rory McIlroy was bombing drives with the Nike Vapor Pro driver as part of the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Scotland, another professional Nike athlete was […]
Bingley, England: An annual research event hosted by STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute) and attended by hundreds of greenkeepers and groundstaff from across the United Kingdom has given valuable insight into the future of the sports turf industry. STRI Research 2014, held at the company’s research facilities in Bingley, featured demonstrations of innovative products, equipment […]
Arizona, United States: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will seek data from superintendents regarding water use and conservation practices to compare golf’s current landscape to information collected in a survey conducted eight years ago. The study, which will continue collecting data across the United States through 2017 on five key topics, is […]
Beijing, China: Feng Shanshan is aiming once more to prove that there’s nowhere quite like home. The pioneering Chinese tees-off over the Nicklaus Course at Beijing’s Pine Valley Golf Club on Thursday with the explicit target of successfully defending her crown in the US$2.1 million Reignwood LPGA Classic. “I’m really looking forward to getting back […]
Dongguan, China: Global cutting-edge plant health management technologies were high on the agenda at an Intelligent Turf Management workshop staged by Bayer Environmental Science China. During the workshop at Long Island Golf Club, attended by Chinese golf course superintendents, Bayer also pre-launched two new fungicide products – Interface and Dedicate. “These two blockbuster products have […]
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan: Hiroyuki Fujita gave the home fans plenty to cheer by carding a final round five-under-par 66 to win the 150 million Yen (about US$1.5 million) Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup. Fujita was clearly in his element as he shrugged off the challenges from the best players from the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour […]
Edinburgh, Scot-land: The 2014 Ryder Cup began on Friday morning but the countdown to the tournament between the United States and Europe started a decade ago for this year’s host, Gleneagles Hotel. Gleneagles, in Perthshire, was awarded the event in 2001 and every year since 2004 the five-star resort has made major investments to structurally improve its […]
Sydney, Australia: With Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy already confirmed to play, the Australian Open has received a further boost with Emirates Airline committing to the title sponsorship of the event for a further three years. Emirates has been connecting passionate golfers, fans and spectators alike to the Open since joining the championship as title […]
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia: Asian Tour rookie Ryan Yip of Canada closed with a superb eight-under-par 63 to win by one-shot at the PGM Port Dickson Championship. Coming from five shots back, Yip marked his card with one eagle and seven birdies against a lone bogey to pip Malaysian Khor Kheng Hwai, who also signed for […]
Edinburgh, Scotland: Nike athlete Rory McIlroy has added a flash of volt to his bag this week. The number one player in the world debuted Nike’s new driver, the Vapor Pro, on the opening day of the 2014 Ryder Cup. The visually bold driver is black on the crown, volt in the cavity back and […]
London, England: England Golf is working with cultural groups to find ways to broaden the appeal of the game among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. Relationships are being developed with organisations such as Sporting Equals, which promotes ethnic diversity across sport, and the Muslim Women’s Sports Foundation. As a result, the Surrey and […]
Macau: Liang Wen-chong, China’s number one golfer, and two-time Macau Open champion Zhang Lian-wei have confirmed they will compete at next month’s Venetian Macau Open. The 16th edition of the Venetian Macau Open will tee-off at the Macau Golf and Country Club from October 23-26 with a record prize fund of US$900,000. The Venetian Macau Open is jointly organised by Macau Sport Development […]
Dubai: Ernie Els’ premier signature design golf course in the Middle East, The Els Club Dubai, will play host to December’s inaugural Dubai Open. Promoted and organised by golf in DUBAi, the first professional Tour event to be held at The Els Club is a fitting tribute to the South African superstar and his company, […]