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 […]
Delhi, India: Anirban Lahiri won his second title in three weeks after defeating fellow-Indian SSP Chowrasia on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off hole at the US$1.5 million Hero Indian Open. The 27-year-old, who was seven shots off the pace at the start of the day, fired a two-under-par 69 as overnight leader Chowrasia […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Exploratory discussions are underway between the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) and The R&A towards establishing a more closely co-ordinated working relationship and the possibility of a merger between the two organisations. A Joint Statement issued by the two bodies said: “There is a great deal of synergy between the LGU and The […]
Bangkok, Thailand: STS Sports Turf Solutions has signed a Distributor Agreement with IHI Shibaura for the rights to sell the full range of Shibaura’s Turf Care Machinery and Tractors in Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. IHI Shibaura, who is also the distributor for Bernhard Grinders in Japan, has been monitoring the performance of STS for more […]
Haikou, China: Park In-bee, Suzann Pettersen and Ryu So-yeon are ready to reprise last year’s final-round battle when the World Ladies Championship returns to Mission Hills Haikou next month. Five-time Major winner Park triumphed in a shootout with Pettersen a year ago with Ryu finishing third. The trio – all ranked in the world’s top-10 […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Club Car has confirmed a four-year extension to its long-standing agreement with the European Tour. Club Car, the world’s largest manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emission electric vehicles. The new agreement will extend the current relationship, which began in 1999, through to the end of 2018. As well as […]
Hong Kong: Hundreds of school children across Hong Kong are enjoying their introduction to the sport with the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) ‘Golf for Schools’ initiative well under way. Primary schools in Fanling, Sha Tin, Sheung Shui, Tung Chung and Wan Chai have already signed up for the new programme. Launched during last year’s […]
New York, United States: WME | IMG has announced the acquisition of golf talent agency Icon Sports Management, further strengthening the company’s roster of sports clients and golf expertise. Icon’s golf client, consulting and hospitality business, led by President and CEO RJ Nemer, the agency’s founder, will be absorbed into the golf division at WME […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation member Bernhard and Company will exhibit at this month’s Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, Texas. On February 25-26, visitors to Booth #4081 will be able to learn how Bernhard benefits superintendents, owner/operators and general managers at public, private and resort golf courses. The scythe-like, non-contact cut resulting from […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Gamuda and Gamuda Land Clubs brought festive cheer to the residents from the Malaysian Association of the Welfare of Mentally Challenged Children. The centre, also known as IQ70 Plus, was established in March 2012 and has 44 residents, aged between one and 51, all mentally challenged children and adults. They live with […]