Florida, United States: Further evidence is emerging of a rise in the number of females taking up the game. Mirroring trends in other parts of the world, more females across Asia are reported to be trying their hand at golf. Although the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) does not yet have a foothold in Asia, […]
London, England: Ransomes Jacobsen, the United Kingdom and European distributor of Cushman utility vehicles, has introduced the all-electric Cushman Hauler PRO and PRO X, which feature a 72-volt AC drivetrain providing the range and power once exclusive to petrol-powered machines. Ransomes Jacobsen’s Richard Tyrrell, Product Manager for Cushman and E-Z-GO vehicles, said: “This new Cushman […]
Manila, Philippines: Antonio Lascuna claimed his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after closing with a six-under-par 66 for a three-stroke victory at the US$100,000 Aboitiz Invitational. The 43-year-old overnight leader traded one eagle and six birdies against two bogeys for a winning total of 20-under-par 268 at the Riviera Golf and Country Club’s Couples […]
Birmingham, England: Bernhard and Company is once again helping ensure peak course conditions at several of golf’s biggest season-ending events. Ryder Cup venue Gleneagles Resort, as well as FedEx Cup tournament sites TPC Boston (Deutsche Bank Championship) and East Lake Golf Club (Tour Championship) will call upon Bernhard’s acclaimed Tournament Support. Company experts will be […]
Shenzhen, China: Studying for a degree while improving your game at the ‘Home of Golf’ sounds like a dream come true – and it will be for some talented young Chinese players thanks to a tournament being played at Mission Hills. Proceeds from the Mission Hills – St Andrews: Home to Home Scholarship Fundraising Championship […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Australian Minjee Lee has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading women’s amateur player in the 2014 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The 18-year-old from Perth has topped the ranking for 26 weeks and receiving the medal will cap a stellar season which has seen her successfully defend the Australian Women’s […]
Fairhaven, United States: FootJoy is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its WeatherSof glove. Through FJ’s unwavering commitment to innovation-driven performance, WeatherSof has excelled as the world’s best-selling glove since its launch. More than 90 million WeatherSof gloves have helped golfers to perform at their peak in all weather conditions, establishing this technologically-advanced model as the preferred […]
Hua Hin, Thailand: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is targeting an influx of golfers from mainland China. In its bid to attract more golfing tourists from the world’s most populous country, the TAT hosted a ‘China Common Project Golf Tournament’ at the Royal beach resort cities of Hua Hin and Cha Am. The initiative […]
Aqaba, Jordan: Following an extensive site visit to the Ayla golf course project, course designer Greg Norman described the layout as being ‘among the top-three most eco-friendly golf courses in the world, if not the first’. In a report in Golf Business News, Norman added: “When I came to Aqaba two years ago I was […]
Nanjing, China: Grace Park, the International Golf Federation’s Athlete Role Model, has praised golf’s cultural and sports initiative programme having spent a week in Nanjing at the Youth Olympic Games. Park, a Major champion and six-time winner on the LPGA Tour, spent time with young athletes sampling the Olympic experience for the first time as […]
Nanjing, China: Sweden won the Gold Medal after a dramatic play-off victory over Korea following the final round of the Mixed Team event at the Youth Olympics. There was also a play-off for the Bronze Medal with Italy edging out Denmark on the first extra hole at Zhongshan International Golf Club. The Swedish pairing of […]
Florida, United States: Golf course owners, managers and superintendents at private and public facilities are increasingly considering the reduction of maintained turfgrass on their courses. American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) members work with these groups to create plans for keeping the strategic intent of the course intact and ensuring appropriate installation of replacement […]
Nanjing, China: Helped by a hole-in-one, Denmark carded a seven-under-par 65 to take a two-shot lead over Korea after the second round of the Mixed Team event at the 2014 Youth Olympics. John Paul Pultz Pinnerup Axelsen holed his tee shot with an eight-iron at the 163-yard third hole to help his team move to the […]
Gold Coast, Australia: Some of the sharpest minds in golf will be sharing their knowledge at next month’s World Scientific Congress of Golf (WSCG). To be staged on Australia’s Gold Coast from September 5-7, the event will feature nine internationally renowned keynote speakers. Among them are Mario Lafortune, Head of Innovation at Nike Golf, Henry […]
Carlsbad, California, United States: Callaway Golf has announced the launch of its Apex Muscleback Irons and Apex Utility. Described by Callaway as ‘a great option for elite golfers and low-handicappers’, the Apex Muscleback Irons are classically-crafted, Tour-inspired, premium forged blades with playability. This iron set is custom order only, and comes standard in a 2-PW. […]