New York, United States: More sobering statistics for golf in America have been revealed with almost 400,000 players reported to have given up the game last year. Although about 260,000 women took up the game, close to 650,000 men quit the sport, according to the National Golf Foundation. In a report carried by Bloomberg, analysts […]
Basel, Switzerland: Upto 700,000 women and young people in the United Kingdom are ‘very interested in taking up golf this summer’, according to a new survey to be published by Syngenta. The new research, which coincides with National Golf Month and follows on from Syngenta’s recently published Growing Golf in the UK (2013) report, indicates a total […]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Chan Shih-chang claimed a third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title when he defeated Australian Jack Munro at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off in the PGM Johor Championship. The 27-year-old from Chinese Taipei, who closed with a five-under-par 67, matched the feat of Filipino 2012 ADT Order of Merit champion Jay Bayron by securing three victories […]
Singapore: Chuck Greif, the former Director of Sales for Jacobsen’s Eastern region of the United States, has been appointed Managing Director, Asia Pacific. Greif will be relocating to Singapore with his wife, Laurel, in the near future to head up the company’s operations in the Far East. He is backfilling the vacancy created by Alan […]
Shenzhen, China: Stormy weather could not dampen the talent or enthusiasm of almost 100 young players who took part in the Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship. A total of 97 players from eight countries and territories – China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Philippines, USA, Korea and Australia – battled for honours on Nicklaus’s […]
London, England: Colt Mackenzie McNair (CMM), the specialist executive recruitment firm working exclusively in the global golf industry, has underlined its status as the sport’s leading headhunter, by successfully completing the search for Wentworth Club’s new Food and Beverage Director. Speaking during the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship, Julian Small, Chief Executive of Wentworth […]
Oklahoma, United States: SNAG (Starting New at Golf) has been doing its part to help grow the game of golf in the US for some 13 years – and is now looking to broaden its horizons in Asia. SNAG has had a tremendous impact in bringing golf to indoor and outdoor school programmes, introducing the […]
Daytona, United States: Tiffany Chan has underlined her status as a star of the future by helping her Daytona State junior college team claim its seventh NJCAA Women’s Championship. The talented Hong Kong golfer led the way by capturing the individual title. Daytona State finished 20 shots in front of Florida’s Seminole State at LPGA International […]
Shenzhen, China: Mission Hills has confirmed the opening of more than 30 kilometres of nature and cultural heritage hiking trails, and an Eco Gallery education centre at all three of its resorts in China – Mission Hills Shenzhen, Mission Hills Dongguan and Mission Hills Haikou. Mission Hills is the largest resort company in China to […]
Langkawi, Malaysia: The Els Club Teluk Datai has been named the region’s ‘Best Golf Course’ at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Property Awards. The recently-unveiled Troon-managed venue received the accolade from Lord Courtown, Chairman of Judging for the Architecture and Interior Design categories, in front of a distinguished assembly of developers, architects, interior designers and real estate […]
Beijing, China: Chinese authorities have released information on the illegal construction of five golf courses as the country tries to protect its farmland. According to a report by Xinhua, China’s official news agency, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Land and Resources said in a joint announcement that the golf courses […]
Singapore (May 20): Six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo’s nearly two decade vision for growing golf includes new events in new countries during the 2014-15 Faldo Series Asia. For the first time in its nine-year history, the burgeoning Faldo Series Asia schedule will include visits to Bangladesh and New Zealand. Sir Nick, Britain’s […]
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: For the sixth year in succession, Schmidt-Curley Design’s Bali Hai Golf Club has been named Best Golf Course in Las Vegas. The honour was bestowed upon the Asian Golf Industry Federation stalwarts by members of the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association (SNHCA) at the annual Concierge Choice Awards Gala at […]
Manila, Philippines: Marcus Both secured an emphatic victory at the ICTSI Philippine Open to revive a career that he considered quitting last year. The towering Australian, who lost his card last year for the first time since 2003, posted a two-under-par 70 for a winning total of six-under 282 at the US$300,000 Asian Tour event. […]
Dublin, Ireland: OpenTee has acquired GolfSwitch, the pioneer in on-line tee-time sales. Using GolfSwitch’s interface-technology course operators will have the ability to present their tee-time inventory on the new OpenTee platform. This union combines proven effective technology with far-reaching database marketing to put the control back in the hands of the golf course operators. GolfSwitch […]