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European Tour announces exclusive digital broadcast deal with China’s Sina Sports

POSTED ON February 14, 2019 @ 8:22 am

The European Tour has secured a long-term partnership with Sina Sports for the exclusive digital broadcast rights to all European Tour events. The agreement will see Sina Sports live-streaming all European Tour tournaments exclusively on all Sina Sports platforms effective immediately until the end of the 2021 season. The European Tour features two …

AGIF Turfgrass Management Expo Heads to Siam Country Club

POSTED ON February 8, 2019 @ 12:14 pm

Siam Country Club’s Plantation Course will be the venue for the Asian Golf Industry Federation’s (AGIF) 2019 Turfgrass Management Exposition. More than 250 course superintendents and club managers from 20 countries are expected to attend the seventh edition of the event (March 11), that will …

The Anam Tees Off with New Golf Course to Launch ‘Golf and Dine’ Experience

POSTED ON January 21, 2019 @ 5:07 pm

To mark the opening of Vietnam’s latest Greg Norman-designed masterpiece, luxurious beachfront resort the Anam has unveiled a package combining time on the course with fine dining, sunset cocktails, yoga and a Vespa tour. Two rounds of golf at KN Golf Links anchor a “Golf …

New Zealand’s Royal Wellington Joins Asian Golf Industry Federation

POSTED ON January 18, 2019 @ 3:28 pm

Wellington, New Zealand: Royal Wellington Golf Club has created a slice of history by becoming the first New Zealand golfing establishment to join the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). Host of the 2017 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship and the 2018 Annika Australasia Invitational, Royal Wellington …

Hoiana Shores creates dedicated, golf-specific staffing source

POSTED ON January 15, 2019 @ 7:15 pm

In preparation for its opening in 2019, Hoiana Shores Golf Club has secured a long-term pipeline of trained staff through its innovative investment in the Quang Nam-based Golf Operations and Maintenance Vocational College, the first such golf-specific enterprise in all of Asia. The first graduating …

Golfplan unveils Thai resort 18 in shadow of Buddha Mountain

POSTED ON January 9, 2019 @ 6:21 pm

With a December christening here at Chee Chan Golf Resort, the course architects at Golfplan (www.golfplan.com) have again showcased their skill at integrating world-class golf holes with signature elements in the local landscape and culture. Here by the Gulf of Siam, the dominant element is …

Golfplan’s Dale Delivers ‘Dream Golf Destination’

POSTED ON December 28, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

The latest Golfplan golf course design has been officially unveiled. Laid out on 550 rai of land in a stunning location next to the famed Chee Chan Buddha Mountain, Chee Chan Golf Resort is being touted as ‘a dream golf destination’. The facility offers five-star …

Cam Ranh on Vietnam’s Southern Coastline Takes Off

POSTED ON December 17, 2018 @ 5:13 pm

Vietnam’s Cam Ranh is soaring for the stars with Bangkok Airways emerging as the latest in a string of airlines to unveil a direct route to the pristine coastal destination. Starting Jan. 25, Bangkok Airways will operate four non-stop return flights weekly between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi …

Dual accolades for Hong Kong

POSTED ON December 17, 2018 @ 11:33 am

Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi and its host venue, the Hong Kong Golf Club, clinched the Asian Tour Tournament of the Year and the Golf Course of the Year respectively at the Asian Tour Awards Gala on Sunday. As voted by the players, The …