Hong Kong: Fast Track Asia has confirmed an expansion to its network with a new office opening in Singapore this month, alongside sister agency ICON. Fast Track is an international sports marketing agency and part of CSM Sport & Entertainment (CSM), a group that also includes PEOPLE Marketing in China and branding specialists ICON. […]
Seoul, Korea: Unheralded Park Jun-won fired a flawless five-under-par 67 on Sunday to win the one million won (about US$1 million) GS Caltex Maekyung Open by three shots at Namseoul Country Club on the outskirts of the Korean capital. The 27-year-old shared the third round lead with Park Sang-hyun (70), but eased away from his namesake […]
Fairhaven, United States: FootJoy has announced the debut of FJ City, a new shoe collection offering men a stylish and functional option on the golf course. FJ City is inspired by popular street styles and features trendy designs made of high-quality, full-grain waterproof leather uppers and a durable, cleated outsole. The line, which is available […]
London, England: In a timely boost for golf, Sports Marketing Surveys has announced increased figures in its Golf Rounds Played study in the United Kingdom for the first quarter of 2014 compared with the previous year. Despite the wettest January on record, the numbers of rounds played were up by 17% in comparison to the […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Danny Chia defeated Sattaya Supupramai in a sudden-death shootout to retain his title at the RM200,000 (about US$60,000) PGM Northport Glenmarie Championship. Malaysian Chia, still recovering from a shoulder injury, closed with a four-under-par 68 to tie with talented Thai Sattaya on 13-under-par 275 in the Asian Development Tour (ADT) event over Glenmarie […]
Helsinki, Finland: Golf GameBook, the free smartphone app featuring a golf community, live scoring, tournament manager and social chat, is now available for smartphones using the Windows mobile platform. Golf GameBook is now available on all major smartphone platforms from the App Store, Google Play, Samsung Apps, BlackBerry World and Windows Phone Store. One of Golf […]
Fort Worth, United States: After a seven-year absence from the golf equipment marketplace, the Ben Hogan Company will return to the business of club-making in 2015. This re-introduction of Ben Hogan golf clubs coincides with the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the first Ben Hogan irons in the fall of 1954. Oscar Feldenkreis, President of […]
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States: CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide has announced the opening of a new facility in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, to support increasing global demand for the company’s portfolio of innovative products. The new location is double the size of the company’s previous office in the region and features state-of-the-art laboratories for research […]
Singapore: World-renowned clubs from China, Malaysia and Singapore are among the first batch of golf facilities to sign up as members of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Shanghai’s Sheshan International Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur’s Kota Permai Golf & Country Club and Singapore’s Laguna National Golf & Country Club are the first clubs from their […]
St Andrews, Scotland: George Macgregor, OBE, will serve as the Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 2014/15. He has been nominated by the past Captains of the Club and will begin his year in office with the traditional driving-in ceremony on the first tee of the Old Course on […]
Fairhaven, United States: Two of Master Craftsman Scotty Cameron’s most-popular, Tour-proven models and shapes – Select Newport 2 and GoLo 7 – are now available with Dual Balance technology for golfers that want to stabilise their putting stroke. Scotty Cameron Dual Balance putters are counter-balanced designs, developed through extensive research and testing in the Putter […]
Fairhaven, United States: FootJoy has introduced the all-new FJ Tour Compression Golf Sock. The company that bills itself as the #1 Sock in Golf says this essential new product category provides a unique solution for comfort and consistency by placing the emphasis on identified areas of the foot considered instrumental in golf swing stability and […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kota Permai Golf & Country Club’s status as one of Malaysia’s finest venues has been reaffirmed at the ParGolf Gala Awards. For the third year in succession, Kota Permai, the first Malaysian club to sign up as a Golf Facility member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, was named by the magazine […]
Cavite, Philippines (May 6): Philippine stalwart Princess Mary Superal produced a regal display to claim a runaway victory in the female-dominated seventh edition of the Faldo Series Philippines Championship. In the opening event of the 2014-15 Faldo Series Asia season, Superal, competing in the Girls’ Under-21 Division, swept aside her rivals with a performance of […]
Abu Dhabi: KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice unveiled the third edition of the Golf Course Development Cost Survey at the annual HSBC Golf Business Forum. The report, which provides invaluable benchmark figures for developers and investors in the golf industry, was welcomed by key golf business professionals who debated the research findings during an engaging panel […]