Abu Dhabi: Worldwide golf holiday sales by golf tour operators have grown by more than 20% over the past two years, according to IAGTO, the global trade organisation of the golf tourism industry. Headline figures drawn from its 2014 golf tourism survey reveal that golf tour operators’ holiday sales globally grew by an average of […]
New Orleans, United States: Long touted as a star in the making, Noh Seung-yul came of age with his victory in the US PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Ranked 176th in the Official World Golf Ranking at the start of the week, the 22-year-old Korean, a three-time winner on the Asian Tour, stood […]
Shenzhen, China: France’s Alexander Levy fired a final-round three-under-par 69 to win the Volvo China Open by four strokes, claiming his first professional title with a dominant performance that earned him US$530,000. The 23-year-old never relinquished the lead after shooting a course-record 62 in Friday’s second round, finishing 19-under-par around the 7,145-yard Genzon Golf Club […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Anirban Lahiri won his fourth Asian Tour title and first outside India with a spectacular eagle putt on the last hole to win the US$750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters. The 26-year-old Indian, who is getting married next month, survived a gamut of emotions on the final day before breaking away from the chasing […]
Abu Dhabi: More than 250 Board and executive level sports industry representatives, including developers, investors and journalists from more than 40 countries, will be in Abu Dhabi over the next four days for The HSBC Golf Business Forum – an annual industry think tank. At the Forum, which is being held at the Westin Abu […]
New York, United States: Asian Golf Industry Federation Charter Member Callaway Golf Company has announced its first quarter 2014 financial results, including a 22% increase in sales driven by double digit growth in woods (+33%), irons (+29%), and golf balls (+24%). Additionally, income from operations increased 54% to US$62 million and fully diluted earnings per […]
London, England: Antony Alexander, a former Product Support Manager at Ransomes Jacobsen, has been promoted to Product Manager, joining the existing two Product Managers based in the United Kingdom and the team of three based in America. Reporting to Richard Comely, Director of Global Product Management, Alexander will manage the development and enhancement of Ransomes […]
Dubai: Last year’s DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates delivered a US$44 million gross economic benefit to Dubai, according to independent research commissioned by tournament organisers, the European Tour. In addition to the economic impact, the DP World Tour Championship delivered a US$280 million marketing benefit for Dubai from global television exposure. That figure […]
Birmingham, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation member Bernhard and Company has announced enhancements to several Bernhard Grinders models. The Anglemaster 4000 and 4000DXi now offer a choice of configuration, allowing the manufacturer’s datum point to be used to achieve recommended bed-knife angles. Other highlights include two new, side-by-side drawers at the front of the machine, […]
London, England: The worrying trend of a continued decline in golf participation in the United Kingdom shows no signs of letting up. Despite positive signs throughout a warm, dry summer and with no distinct other sporting distractions such as the Olympic Games in 2012, a devastating first quarter (32% down on 2012) resulted in the […]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Thais Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Thongchai Jaidee claimed the top accolades at the 2013 Asian Tour Awards Night. At the event held in Jakarta for the first time ahead of this week’s CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, Kiradech swept the Players’ Player of the Year title and Special Achievement Award to go with the Order […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Peter Dawson is to retire as Chief Executive of The R&A and Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Dawson will step down in September 2015 after 16 years leading the body which organises The Open Championship and governs the sport worldwide in conjunction with the United States Golf […]
Manila, Philippines: The new Faldo Series Asia (FSA) season will tee-off at Cavite’s Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club next week. To take place from April 28-30, competitors in the Faldo Series Philippines Championship have been inspired by the recent success of Pauline Del Rosario and Princess Mary Superal, who completed a Filipino 1-2 in […]
Bali, Indonesia: Bali, the island of the Gods, is also forging a reputation as the island of Golf. This reality, not widely known or appreciated outside Indonesia, is to be promoted internationally following the launch of a new co-operative marketing initiative, Bali Golf Paradise. Comprising Bali’s three leading golf courses, two hotels/resorts and a golf […]
Haikou, China: Asian Golf Industry Federation Charter Member Schmidt-Curley Design has written another notable slice of golfing history with its Sandbelt Trails Course hosting the PGA Tour’s inaugural China Series. The staging of the RMB1.2 million (about US$200,000) Mission Hills Haikou Open over the 7,228-yard, par-72 Sandbelt Trails Course is the latest feather in the […]