Orlando, United States: Golf Datatech, LLC, one of the golf industry’s leading independent research firms for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has unveiled Assessing the Pyramid 2014, a comprehensive study of serious golfers and their post-recession buying habits. The timing of this study is particularly significant as it analyses the lingering impact of the […]
Bali, Indonesia: Award-winning Nirwana Bali Golf Club, a Golf Facility member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, is enticing golfers with attractive Golf Sensation and Golf Escape packages. Valid through December 23, the packages offer a combination of accommodation at Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort and golfing on an acclaimed Greg Norman-designed course that boasts […]
St Andrews, Scotland: The Open Qualifying Series moves to the PGA Tour at the Quicken Loans National this week and defending champion Bill Haas believes there will be fierce competition to secure a place in golf’s oldest and most international Major championship. The Open Qualifying Series sees players on the world’s leading Tours bidding to […]
London, England: Ransomes Jacobsen, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, has won a RoSPA Gold award for the second year running. The award was presented to Edward Talbott and Michael Jackaman, Safety Representatives at the company at a ceremony in London. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) mission is […]
North Carolina, United States: John Deere, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, has introduced a complete range of advanced technology fairway, tees and surrounds and rough mowers for 2014, based on extensive feedback from greenkeepers and other golf and turf industry professionals. Common features across the new A Model range include a […]
Beaverton, Oregon, United States: Nike Golf Athlete Michelle Wie powered her way to a two-shot victory at the US Women’s Open, capturing the first Major championship of her career at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club. The 24-year-old notched her second LPGA Tour win of the year – and fourth of her career – with an […]
Macau: Four-time Major champion Ernie Els has confirmed his return to this year’s US$900,000 Venetian Macau Open at the Macau Golf and Country Club. During a sparkling career, the South African has won 70 professional career titles, a tally he will aim to add to in Macau from October 23-26. On his debut in the […]
Taipei, Chinese Taipei: The stunning international success of Tseng Ya-ni will act as an inspiration to competitors in this week’s Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship. During Tseng’s amateur days, the Faldo Series was one of the platforms that helped to catapult the Chinese Taipei native to worldwide fame. Tseng’s achievement in going on to become […]
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: Schmidt-Curley Design’s pioneering spirit has once more come to the fore in the shape of an authentic links-style course on the edge of the Gobi Desert and along the banks of the Yellow River. Underlining their reputation as one of the world’s most active and innovative golf course architectural companies, Schmidt-Curley Design’s […]
Singapore: Sidelined through injury at the start of the tournament, Rashid Ismail became the match-winning Malaysian hero in a thrilling denouement to the second edition of the Prudential Causeway Trophy. Forced to sit out the opening-day foursomes due to a jarred back, Rashid had the distinction of securing the half-point that gave the visitors a […]
California, United States: JMP Golf Design Group’s Mark Hollinger has been elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows. “It is an honour to receive this recognition,” said Hollinger, who has stamped his mark on Asian landscapes with his acclaimed golf course designs for the past quarter-of-a-century. Fellowship is among the […]
County Kerry, Ireland: Colt Mackenzie McNair (CMM), the specialist executive search firm working exclusively in the global golf industry, has been appointed by Ballybunion Golf Club to find its next Course Manager. An Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, CMM is building a strong reputation in the global turf care and agronomy sector, […]
Helsinki, Finland: Golf GameBook, the free smartphone app featuring a golf community, live scoring, tournament manager and social chat, has created a piece of history by becoming what is believed to be the first mobile live scoring app to be used by players competing in a professional tournament. Competitors taking part in the Audi Finnish […]
Costa Blanca, Spain: Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, one of Continental Europe’s Top-100 Courses, is catering to an increasing demand for first-class service with the addition of 45 new, top-of-the-range Club Car vehicles to extend its overall buggy fleet to 70. Speaking with a positive market outlook, Cristobal Guerrero, Managing Director at Las Colinas, […]
North Carolina, United States: To help Pinehurst Resort achieve the restoration of course No. 2 to its intended design circa 1948, North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, partnered with Pinehurst to help understand the diversity of plant species in reclaimed native areas and the implications for course […]