Georgia, United States: Atlas Turf International and Pure Seed have signed a letter of intent agreement (LOI) with Jacklin Seed to acquire Sea Spray Seeded Seashore Paspalum. According to the terms of the LOI, Pure Seed, developer and producer of innovative proprietary turf and forage grasses, and Atlas Turf International, worldwide distributor of licensed and […]
Bali, Indonesia: New Kuta Golf’s reputation as one of the region’s finest golfing tests will be underlined when the club hosts the 22nd edition of the Indonesia Men’s Open Amateur Championship. Located on the south-western rim of the island’s Bukit Peninsula, within the Pecatu Indah Resort grounds, the par-72 layout will be the focus of […]
Pattaya, Thailand: Amy Yang had finished in the top-five in three of the last four tournaments she had played in dating back to 2014. Today she was finally able to break through. Battling Stacy Lewis, Yang won the 2015 Honda LPGA Thailand by two strokes over Mirim Lee, Tseng Ya-ni and Lewis. After the final […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation members Toro, Ransomes Jacobsen, John Deere and Club Car will be among the exhibitors at this month’s Golf Business and Industry Convention [GolfBIC]. Presented by the UK Golf Course Owners Association (UKGCOA) and the Organisation of Golf & Range Operators (OGRO), GolfBIC 2015 will take place at the Marriott […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC, owner of Fairmont St Andrews, the five-star luxury resort located at the ‘Home of Golf’, has selected Troon to manage its golf operations at the championship venue. Adding another world-class facility to its international division, the announcement follows continued successes across Troon’s 43-strong collection of internationally […]
Bloomington, Minneapolis, United States: The Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), has received a US$50,000 grant from The Toro Company for the continued support of Rounds 4 Research in 2015 to help further turfgrass research at local universities. With this recent contribution, Toro has […]
San Antonio, United States: John Deere Golf held its annual distributor awards ceremony at this week’s Golf Industry Show (GIS). During the presentation, Stotz Equipment (US/CAN) and Gateway Equipment of John Deere Asia, were named Dealers of the Year. The Silver Dealer Award went to Beard Equipment, while Revels Turf & Tractor took home the […]
San Antonio, United States: Toro has launched its new universal, bi-directional groomer product line at this week’s Golf Industry Show. The innovative product line brings an all-new feature to the market by offering three drive modes: forward rotation, counter rotation and neutral. Additionally, the quick implement change-out feature on the new universal groomer provides the […]
Bloomington, United States: The Toro Company has announced the addition of the Reelmaster® 5010-H hybrid fairway mower to its trusted commercial mower line-up. The Reelmaster 5010-H is the industry’s first and only fairway mower with a true hybrid drive system. Toro’s exclusive PowerMatch Technology seamlessly delivers power for flawless fairway playing conditions. In fact, the […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Syngenta has welcomed 2015 Solheim Cup captain and leading Ladies European Tour (LET) professional Carin Koch as its first Golf Ambassador. Koch, who is a multiple winner on the LET and LPGA Tours, will work closely with Syngenta in its on-going support of golf clubs and courses, […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Australian PGA professional and long-time Asian golf club executive Tim Haddon has been appointed General Manager at Vietnam’s Sky Lake Golf Resort and Golf Club. Previously General Manager at Laguna Lang Co Golf Club near Danang, Haddon’s appointment follows the opening in November 2014 of Sky Lake’s second 18-hole layout, named the Sky […]
Singapore: Defending champion Paula Creamer is confident of mounting a strong title defence in next week’s HSBC Women’s Champions at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course. “I have so many wonderful memories of Sentosa and that’s what’s exciting for me as I know I played great there and I just have to go out and do […]
Singapore: This season’s ASEAN PGA Tour will boast at least nine tournaments offering US$660,000 in overall prize money and a strong line-up of established and new events. Starting with this week’s Singha Esan Open – one of four tournaments jointly sanctioned with the All Thailand Golf Tour – the 2015 ASEAN PGA Tour marks the […]
Springfield, Illinois, United States: BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products and owner of Grigg Brothers, has named Dr Gordon Kauffman as Technical Manager for the Turf and Ornamental business. Kauffman’s primary focus will be new product development, trials and market development of the Grigg Brothers and BRANDT turf and ornamental product portfolios. Kauffman […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Syngenta has joined forces with the British and International Greenkeepers Association [BIGGA] to extend its exciting project to support and help to revitalise the golf industry – Unlocking Golf’s True Potential. The company has invested heavily in the future of golf, most recently through its series of widely […]