The Asia Golf Show / PGA Merchandise Show – Asia will be held in some three weeks’ time, from Sunday 1 December to Tuesday 3 December at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. This event, organised by Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, is the sister show to the China Golf Show. Located in Shenzhen, the Asia […]
AGIF Establishing a Strategic Plan and Sponsorship Engagement Program (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – September 3, 2013) – The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) recently retained the Signature Group of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to establish the next steps in the development of the organization as an industry leader in the unique and diverse Asian golf marketplace. “We have […]
The AGIF is pleased to announce the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (“GCSAA”) has joined the Federation as a Supporting Member. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is the professional association for the men and women who manage and maintain the game’s most valuable resource — the golf course. Today, GCSAA and its members […]
The Asian Golf Industry Federation is pleased to welcome Bayer SAS as a new Member of the Federation. Bayer’s Professional Turf & Ornamental group dedicates to research and continuous innovation in golf, to ensure their products offer proven, superior results under the toughest course conditions. As a leading innovator in plant health, with solutions like StressGard™ formulation technologies, many of their products offer built-in […]
The Vietnam Turf Seminar will be held on 18th to 19th August. AGIF members speaking at this turf seminar include Greg Turner of Foley United, John Holmes of Atlas Turf, Dr Shoumo Mitra of Syngenta and Tim Kennedy of Simplot. The topics that will be discussed at the seminar range from importance of quality of cut to discussion of various types of turf and turf […]
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AGIF is pleased to announce IGCEMA (The International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association) has come on-board AGIF as its latest Supporting Member! The equipment technician’s role has evolved over the years and with the increased demand, there are simply not enough skilled technicians available to meet the needs of every course. A conference call on […]
Tim Trinka, President of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, was in Scotland in early June as one of the panellists of the Golf Business Forum. The 3-day forum, organised by KPMG, saw the coming together of industry personalities across continents to discuss imminent topics affecting the golf industry. Tim alongside AGIF Member Bruce Glasco from Troon Golf, were also interviewed […]
The Asian Golf Industry Federation is pleased to welcome its latest Supporting Member – the Golf Environment Organization or commonly known as GEO, on board the Federation. GEO is an international not-for-profit organisation dedicating to help the golf industry in sustainability efforts. Jonathan Smith, GEO’s Chief Executive, who will also be serving on the AGIF […]
The Asian Golf Industry Federation is pleased to announce the formalisation of a reciprocal partnership with the Golf Course Builders Association of America (“GCBAA”). Says Tim Trinka, president of the AGIF, “We are very pleased to enter into a reciprocal partnership with the GCBAA which has a rich history of more than 40 years. On […]
The Golf Business Forum will open on Monday 3 June at Fairmont St Andrews. The forum organiser, KPMG, has lined up a list of world-class personalities from the golf industry for the 3-day forum, who will discuss topics like an evolving golf business, how the industry is facing the future, the changing wants and needs […]
The president of Asian Golf Industry Federation, Tim Trinka, and AGIF members namely Lee Schmidt of Schmidt-Curley Design and Tony Cunzio of Flagstick GCCM were recently interviewed by China Daily, where they shared their views on China’s golf course design and construction industry. Though the pace of golf course design and construction in China has […]
The Asian Golf Industry Federation had a busy yet fruitful weekend at the China Golf Show!The AGIF exhibition booth saw both members and visitors dropping in from time to time to catch up with the executives. The booth was constantly in a flurry of activities with non-stop meetings and discussions. President of the AGIF, Timothy […]
A total of 13 AGIF members participated in the inaugural exposition held at Siam Country Club on 12 March 2013.Said Dr Micah Woods of Asian Turfgrass Center,”I was pleased to see so many AGIF member companies participating…I saw many of the demonstrations and spoke with many company representatives and I was pleased at the quality […]
Australian golf professional Mark Holland was in Myanmar in January, the second of his 4 planned visits to Myanmar, and dedicated 3 days (21 to 23 January) to a coaches’ workshop. 15 coaches attended the workshop – this works out to approximately 20% of the golf coaches in the country – held at the Chan […]