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 […]
Beijing, China: Reed Guanghe Exhibitions has unveiled plans to strategically reposition the Asia Golf Show and the China Golf Show into a new format that focuses on the segments of most keen interest to China’s burgeoning golf industry. Following extensive research with stakeholders (including partners, supporting associations, exhibitors and visitors), from 2015, Reed Guanghe plans […]
Abu Dhabi: The rise of Asia as a region with major golf potential and the global growth of golf set the agenda at the HSBC Golf Business Forum. More than 260 golf business leaders from 30 countries attended the event at the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, connecting leading companies, organisations and individuals. Focusing […]
Abu Dhabi: The game of golf globally is in good health as a result of increasing prosperity and economic participation in new and established markets, according to a keynote address by HSBC at the HSBC Golf Business Forum (GBF). Aimed at driving debate amongst board and executive level sports industry representatives from across the golf industry […]
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 […]