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 […]
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States: The Toro Company has been selected by the United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) to provide golf course maintenance equipment to help maintain nearly 50 golf facilities at installations worldwide. The recent contract award renews a relationship with the US Army that began in 2009. “We are extremely honoured to […]
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: Sunrise Golf and Country Club will take centre stage when the 10th anniversary season of the Faldo Series Asia tees-off this week. Less than a month after crowning the champions from the 2014-15 campaign, Sir Nick Faldo is eagerly anticipating the commencement of what promises to be a notable milestone in the […]
Augusta, Georgia, United States: Titleist Brand Ambassador Jordan Spieth matched the lowest score in Masters history en route to a wire-to-wire win for his first Major championship. Belying his tender years, the 21-year-old Texan, who finished runner-up in his first Masters appearance last year, swept all before him at Augusta National. Spieth opened with an […]
Birmingham, England: Bernhard has announced the appointment of Diane Whitworth as Marketing Communications Manager. Based at the company’s head office in the English Midlands town of Rugby, Whitworth will oversee the marketing, advertising and public relations for the company worldwide. Peter Wood, Bernhard’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “Diane is experienced in international marketing, brand management, […]
Bled, Slovenia: The Swan Golf Designs (SGD)-led renovation of the King’s Course in Slovenia is well underway, with ground having been broken in January and Phase One of the project on schedule to be completed by early June. SGD has been working at the 27-hole complex for numerous years and was appointed by the new […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Nicholas Fung claimed his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) win after romping to a commanding 11-stroke victory at the RM200,000 (about US$55,400) PGM Johor Championship. Fung, the 2013 ADT Order of Merit winner, nailed nine birdies against a lone bogey to match his third round effort of eight-under-par 64 at the Johor […]
Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Indian Anirban Lahiri lived dangerously before making the half-way cut right on the mark on his maiden appearance at the Masters Tournament. The 27-year-old Lahiri, the current Asian Tour number one, saved par on the closing hole at Augusta National to settle for a three-over 75 which got him through into […]
La Jolla, California, United States: Steve Smyers has been elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organisation’s 69th Annual General Meeting. Smyers spent his formative years in Houston and is a graduate of the University of Florida. As a ‘Gator’, he was a member of the golf team that […]