Langkawi, Malaysia: Wilson Choo earned his breakthrough on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) when he claimed a one-stroke victory at the PGM LADA Langkawi Championship. Choo, who led the first two rounds, fired a closing six-under-par 66 for a winning total of 18-under-par 270 at the Gunung Raya Golf Resorts, becoming the second Malaysian after […]
Singapore: Newly crowned world number one Lydia Ko would love to add the US$1.4 million HSBC Women’s Champions title to a list of career milestones that is fast defining her as the most talented golfer of her generation. Breaking world records is familiar territory for the 17-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand, with ‘youngest person ever […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation member Bernhard and Company has announced a partnership with Finch Services, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s leading distributors. With six locations across Maryland and Pennsylvania, Finch Services supplies turf maintenance equipment to golf courses and sports facilities in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia. Family-owned […]
Singapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] members Urban Fairways and Nike Golf have entered into a partnership agreement for 2015. Under the arrangement, golfers now have the opportunity to play and evaluate the latest Nike Golf equipment each and every day in the heart of Singapore’s central business district. In addition to clubs and balls, […]
Denver, United States: The GT Air2G2 Injector, distributed in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia by Campey Turf Care Systems, has won the Most Innovative Product Award at the American Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) conference and exhibition. The Innovative Awards programme recognises those commercial company members that have developed a product, service, equipment or […]
Bogota, Colombia: At just 22 years old, Patrick Rodgers has put the golf world on notice with his first win as a professional. The Nike Golf athlete finished on 17-under-par at the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour. He edged out his competition in a sudden-death play-off to lock in his first Web.com […]
Singapore: IMG has been appointed to provide golf course management consulting services to two of Australia’s best known courses: Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort on the Sunshine Coast and Links Hope Island on the Gold Coast. Recognised as one of Australia’s best resort destinations, Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort offers a variety of […]
Delhi, India: The Indian Golf Industry Association (IGIA) has announced that a two-day trade show will be held in April to promote the economic and employment potential through development of golf courses and promotion of golf travel and tourism. Asian Golf Industry Federation members Club Car, Jacobsen, Rain Bird and Toro are among the ‘Event […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Dame Laura Davies, Renée Powell, Belle Robertson MBE, Lally Segard, Annika Sorenstam and Louise Suggs have accepted invitations to become honorary members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. George Macgregor, Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, said: “It […]
London, England: Ransomes Jacobsen, the United Kingdom-based manufacturer of commercial mowing equipment, has launched the Jacobsen MP493 and MP653 batwing rotary mowers. Ideal for maintaining large areas of semi-rough and rough on golf courses, the two wide area rotary mowers are powered by rugged and reliable 49hp and 65hp Kubota diesel engines respectively and feature […]
Idaho, United States: Grigg Brothers has announced the addition of GreenPIG Ultra, a pigmented colourant, to its colourant portfolio, including the original GreenPIG and SPAINT, a new sports turf paint colourant. GreenPIG Ultra effectively provides a natural and deep green colour to any golf course. Engineered with the very best UV stable pigments, Grigg Brothers says […]
Carlsbad, United States: The momentum is with Callaway Golf Company for 2015. So says Chip Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company that is a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Speaking in the wake of the announcement of Callaway’s 2014 full year and fourth quarter financial results, Brewer painted […]
New York, United States: Thomas J. O’Toole Jr has been elected to serve a second one-year term as the 63rd President of the United States Golf Association [USGA]. The election of officers and the 15-member USGA Executive Committee also took place at the USGA’s annual meeting in New York City. O’Toole will continue to lead […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri claimed the biggest victory of his burgeoning career with a gripping one-stroke win over Bernd Wiesberger in the US$3 million Maybank Malaysian Open. The 27-year-old Indian, who trailed the Austrian by five strokes heading into the final round, closed with a four-under-par 68 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country […]
Toronto, Canada: Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Golf Facility member Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club has been named among the winners in the inaugural Global Golf Advisors Institute for Best Practice (GGA IBP) Excellence Awards. The seven winners of the GGA IBP Excellence Awards – an undertaking supported by the AGIF – have been […]