Shenzhen, China: Golf fans throughout the Pearl River Delta region of China will have the chance to see some of the world’s best players in action when the inaugural Shenzhen International tees-off in April. With a field comprising 100 players from the European Tour, 50 players from the China Golf Association and six sponsor invites, the US$2.5 million tournament […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Sir Nick Faldo’s drive to broaden golf’s appeal will gather pace next week when the Faldo Series breaks new ground with a maiden visit to the South Asian nation of Bangladesh. Almost 100 boys and girls from the host nation will be vying for the honour of being crowned champion at the inaugural […]
Melbourne, Australia: Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC). The AAC, which is being played at Royal Melbourne Golf Club this week, is scheduled for October 1-4 next year. As the event moves throughout the region, it has now been held in China (2009, […]
Beijing, China: Golf has been a global game for decades, a fact that was further underscored by its return to the Olympic Games beginning in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Beyond the actual playing of the game in well over 100 countries, the next step in its continued global reach is the adoption of […]
Melbourne, Australia: Asian dominance of the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship will come under severe threat over Royal Melbourne Golf Club’s Composite Course this week. Since the event’s inauguration in 2009, there have been five successive winners from Asia – Koreans Han Chang-won [2009] and Lee Chang-woo [2013], Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama [2010 and 2011] and China’s […]
Orlando, United States: The 2015 PGA Merchandise Show is anticipating participation from some 1,000 golf companies and brands and more than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world. The international golf industry’s annual business gathering for more than six decades, the 62nd PGA Merchandise Show will be held from January 20-23. Following the 13th annual […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Hua Hin will return to the golfing spotlight next year when it welcomes to its shores the US$2 million Thailand Classic. Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour, the event is being promoted by MUSE Group and will be permanently based in Thailand. The first edition will take place at Black Mountain […]
London, England: FootJoy has received the highest possible endorsement from golf retailers throughout the United Kingdom by collecting the ‘Shoe of the Year’ and ‘Apparel Brand of the Year’ awards at the 2014 Foremost Golf Industry Awards. FJ’s Contour Series, the best-selling golf shoe in history with more than six million pairs sold worldwide, received […]
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Open will once more enjoy a prime date on the European Tour in 2015. To be staged at the Hong Kong Golf Club from October 22-25 next year, the tournament will continue to be the territory’s longest-running professional sporting event. Established in 1959, the event has been held at the […]
London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Executive Member Rain Bird, a leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, has entered a partnership with the European Golf Course Owners Association [EGCOA]. Since its beginnings, Rain Bird has offered the golf industry’s broadest range of irrigation products in more than 130 countries around the world. […]
Bangkok, Thailand: Absolute Golf Services (AGS), a prominent golf club management company in Asia, has appointed James Quilley to the role of Group Operations Director. A Canadian national, Quilley started his career in hospitality 25 years ago and has since held high-ranking positions spanning the globe at a number of first-class golf courses and projects […]
Chang Hwa, Chinese Taipei: Overnight leader Pavit Tangkamolprasert outclassed his rivals with a closing four-under-par 67 to win by four shots at the 15th Asian Development Tour (ADT) Chang Hwa Open. The 25-year-old Thai, who compiled a four-day total of 13-under-par 271, matched the efforts of Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang in claiming a total of four ADT victories since the […]
Hong Kong: Australian Scott Hend joined the pantheons of greats at the Hong Kong Open when he claimed the prestigious title following a play-off victory over Angelo Que of the Philippines. Big-hitting Hend coolly holed a five-foot par putt on the 18th green at the first extra hole at the venerable Hong Kong Golf Club […]
Ho Tram, Vietnam: Greg Norman has predicted The Bluffs is destined to become one of the world’s top golf courses. Speaking at the much-anticipated opening of the spectacular links course, the Australian said: “I absolutely believe The Bluffs has the potential to be one of the top courses in the world. “If you look at […]
Port Dickson, Malaysia: Lim Eng Seng trumped fellow-Malaysian Sukree Othman at the third hole of a thrilling play-off to win the PGM-ASEAN PGA Port Dickson Championship. The 32-year-old Lim, a prolific winner at amateur level, birdied the 18th for the second time in the play-off to lift his first ASEAN PGA Tour title. Lim, three shots […]