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Profile Products Delivers High Performance

Profile Products Delivers High Performance

March 26, 2014

Illinois, United States: Profile Products’ Flexterra High Performance-Flexible Growth Medium (HP-FGM) represents the next generation in Flexible Growth Media, offering 600 per cent greater initial seed germination and over 250 per cent greater biomass than its predecessor with more than 99 per cent erosion control effectiveness immediately upon application. Plus, it’s 100 per cent bio-degradable. […]

Champions Retreat Tee-Off for Gary Player Invitational

Champions Retreat Tee-Off for Gary Player Invitational

March 25, 2014

Augusta, United States: Black Knight International will host the US leg of the Gary Player Invitational (GPI) charity series at Georgia’s Champions Retreat Golf Club on April 13-14. The annual event is an intimate gathering of professional athletes, celebrities and business people representing a ‘Union of Golf and Giving’, as the charity Pro-Am tournament raises […]

Upmarket Egyptian Golf Resorts Plump for Club Car

Upmarket Egyptian Golf Resorts Plump for Club Car

March 24, 2014

Cairo, Egypt: Club Car is to supply two new upmarket golf resorts in Egypt after demonstrating its ‘superior’ after sales service. Emaar Misr, a subsidiary of global property developer Emaar, will take delivery of more than 60 vehicles split between its new golf destinations, Marassi, located on the Mediterranean coast, and Uptown Cairo, in the […]

Gunn Shoots Lights Out in Singha Esan Open

Gunn Shoots Lights Out in Singha Esan Open

March 23, 2014

Khon Kaen, Thailand: Gunn Charoenkul claimed the Singha Esan Open for the second time in three years after a brilliant final round six-under-par 66. Gunn beat fellow-Thai Teerawat Poipong and England’s Grant Jackson by two strokes at Singha Park Golf Club. Jackson closed with a 67 and Teerawat a 68 in the first event of the season […]

Infinity Series Sprinkler with Smart Access

Infinity Series Sprinkler with Smart Access

March 23, 2014

London, England: Toro says the best golf sprinkler in the industry just got better with its new Infinity Series Sprinkler with Smart Access. Launched at this year’s BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition, Europe’s leading showcase for turf professionals and buyers, the Infinity Series Sprinkler is described by Toro as ‘a quality product that delivers all the […]

Titleist and Golf Foundation Continue Junior Drive

Titleist and Golf Foundation Continue Junior Drive

March 22, 2014

London, England: Titleist has renewed its highly supportive relationship with the Golf Foundation in the United Kingdom for 2014. The partnership plays a key role in the leading golf charity’s national ‘HSBC Golf Roots’ programme, which works to make the sport more accessible for young people from different backgrounds and circumstances. Titleist has been a […]

Golf Tourism Convention Places Haikou in Centre Stage

Golf Tourism Convention Places Haikou in Centre Stage

March 22, 2014

Haikou, China: Almost 200 golf tour operator delegates are set to descend on China’s Mission Hills Hainan for next week’s third IAGTO Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC). The event, running from 24-27 March, is being held by global golf tourism industry organisation IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) in partnership with the Mission Hills […]

Norman’s The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip Making Waves

Norman’s The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip Making Waves

March 21, 2014

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, one of the most anticipated new golf courses in Asia, has opened for preview play along Vietnam’s south-central coast. Designed by Greg Norman, The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip trades on geographical traits that course architects dream of. “This is one of only two pieces of […]

Hong Kong Golfers Gain Access to New Night Range at Fanling

Hong Kong Golfers Gain Access to New Night Range at Fanling

March 21, 2014

Hong Kong: Golfers in Hong Kong are set to benefit from the opening of a newly-floodlit driving range at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. Tom Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA), said: “The decision by the Hong Kong Golf Club to floodlight its range and allow evening access […]

Asian Golf Industry Federation Unveils New Membership Categories

Asian Golf Industry Federation Unveils New Membership Categories

March 20, 2014

Beijing, China: In a bold effort to cement its position as the region’s umbrella golfing body, the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has revised its membership categories to include golf facilities within the region. At an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in the Chinese capital, attendees unanimously approved the Board’s recommendation to implement new membership categories […]

Wentworth Keeps Faith with Toro in Biggest-Ever Deal

Wentworth Keeps Faith with Toro in Biggest-Ever Deal

March 20, 2014

London, England: The Wentworth Club has renewed its five-year Toro exclusivity agreement with distributor Lely UK. The world-class tournament venue has been a Toro customer for 25 years, and Lely is delighted to see the club sticking with the company’s machinery as part of a new agreement. Under this new contract Wentworth has replaced its […]

R&A Extends Support to Asian Golf Course Superintendents

R&A Extends Support to Asian Golf Course Superintendents

March 19, 2014

Pattaya, Thailand: The R&A has extended its backing for the Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Asia conference. Organised in partnership with the Thailand Golf Association, the Thai Golf Course Superintendents’ Association (TGCSA) and the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), last week’s event attracted a record turnout of almost 280 speakers and delegates. In the wake of […]

Solu-Cal Takes 'Important Step in Strategy for Asian Market Development'

Solu-Cal Takes 'Important Step in Strategy for Asian Market Development'

March 18, 2014

West Wareham, United States: Solu-Cal USA has appointed Taiwan’s Hope Best Chemical Corporation as a new distributor of its soil amendment products for commercial and professional turf managers. Solu-Cal said the relationship is an important step in the company’s global strategy for Asian market development, complementing its membership in the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Hope […]

Park Appointed as Golf Role Model at Youth Olympic Games

Park Appointed as Golf Role Model at Youth Olympic Games

March 18, 2014

Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Golf Federation has appointed former LPGA Tour player Grace Park as Athlete Role Model for golf when the sport makes its debut at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The South Korean, who has six LPGA titles to her name, will attend the second Youth Olympic Games from August […]

Watershed Moment for AGIF, Says President

Watershed Moment for AGIF, Says President

March 17, 2014

Beijing, China: Education programmes and partnerships, research and communications will all feature prominently among the core activities of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) going forward. Recommendations of the Board to revise the Federation’s membership categories were also unanimously approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in the Chinese capital. Tim Trinka, President, AGIF, said: […]