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 […]
Abu Dhabi: ClubstoHire.com, the fast-growing golf club rental company that provides equipment for golfers in 21 locations across Europe and Africa, has been named winner of the inaugural HSBC Golf Business Community Award for Innovation. The award was presented at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa as part of the three-day HSBC Golf […]
Singapore: Felipe Aguilar produced a stunning birdie-eagle finish as he came home in 28 shots to snatch The Championship at Laguna National from Anders Hansen. The Chilean sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the daunting par-three 17th after his tee shot barely carried the water, then holed his approach for eagle at the last as […]
Abu Dhabi: Troon found itself in similar surroundings to its headquarters in the Arizona desert last week, as it took part in the HSBC Golf Business Forum in Abu Dhabi. Its team of senior executives making the desert-to-desert journey, including company Founder and CEO, Dana Garmany, further acknowledged the growing international influence of its Middle […]
Abu Dhabi: One in every four rounds of golf in Abu Dhabi is now played by an international traveller, helping to accelerate the United Arab Emirates (UAE) into the world’s fourth fastest-growing golf destination. New data released by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) shows the UAE has achieved a meteoric rise from […]
Sydney, Australia: The on-going health of Australian golf clubs is the focus of a new report released by Golf Australia and Golf Management Australia. The 2013 National Golf Participation Report, which replaces the previous Annual Golf Census, has identified clear trends in the areas of club membership, golf participation and club financial viability. Among the […]