Golf Industry News

Birmingham, England: David Llewellyn said he felt ‘very humble’ as he was appointed the 86th Captain of The PGA of Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club will complete an extraordinary run of elite competition when it hosts the 54th edition of the Singapore Open this month.

Yorkshire, England: In an exclusive GBN interview, members of The R&A’s Sustainable Golf Agronomy team discuss their work and the growing collaboration between The R&A and the USGA.

London, England: Tom Phillips has commenced his new post as CEO of the Ladies European Tour (LET), marking the beginning of a new era for the Tour. 

Birmingham, England: South Staffordshire Golf Club has invested in the playability and maintenance of the course with a programme of bunker improvements with EcoBunker and its EcoTec bunker liner.

Florida, United States: Perceptions around the rising cost of golf have become clubhouse chatter as tee sheets and fairways continue to stretch capacity and peak-season tee times.

Arizona, United States: Four-time LPGA Tour winner Jennifer Kupcho has been welcomed to Team Troon – a collection of top international golf talent representing the Troon brand.

Bangkok, Thailand: Global experts in club management, turf science, course design and golf technology will convene at next month’s AGIF Club & Turf Management Conference.

Nevada, United States: Lauren Coughlin held off the challenge of a stellar field and kept mistakes to a minimum to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the US$4 million Aramco Championship.

Singapore: Having spent two decades working alongside golf course operators across Southeast Asia, Jebsen & Jessen Technology’s Turf & Irrigation division reveals what it’s seeing on the ground.

Chiba, Japan: Travis Smyth’s dream run continued when he made an eagle putt on the par-five 18th to sensationally win the International Series Japan by one shot.

North Carolina, United States: Envu has released the Fairway Protection Playbook, a free guide to help course superintendents manage diseases, insects, and weeds across warm and cool-season turfgrass.

Johor, Malaysia: The Ridge Course at The Els Club Desaru Coast has re-opened following a comprehensive 12-month enhancement programme carried out by the club’s agronomy team.

Hong Kong SAR, China: Mark Thomson has joined the team at Centaur Asia Pacific, Hong Kong in the position of Division Manager (Turf Products).

London and New York: LIV Golf has announced the launch of LIV For Good, a three-pillar impact and sustainability platform designed to transform lives through the power of golf.