Beijing, China: Golfing in the world’s most populous nation is no longer a crime, according to media reports. As a consequence of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive, golf was last year banned among Communist Party members. However, it seems there has been a recent softening …
The Pro Tour Golf College’s (PTGC) National Golf Learning and Performance Centre at Emeralda Golf Course, Indonesia, is expected to be fully operational by early next month. Construction of the program’s new state-of-the-art training facility commenced in January of this year, designed to provide Indonesian …
JASIN: Police arrested 10 local men for stealing trees worth more than a million ringgit from a former golf resort. Malacca police chief Datuk Ramli Din said the incident came to light when a project manager at the former Golden Valley Golf Resort visited the …
Teeing off is not a crime, the Communist party of China has decreed, lifting millions of fairway fanatics out of the rough. Banned by Mao Zedong – who despised the “sport for millionaires” – golf enjoyed a renaissance during the 80s and 90s only to …
Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club’s ‘new Tanjong Course’ is on track to open in November. Speaking at the 11th Asian Club Managers Conference, Andy Johnston, General Manager and Director of Agronomy at the award-winning club said the S$32.5 million upgrading was going to plan. “We’re on …
Manila, Philippines: A host of leading turf grass experts from around the region will share their knowledge at next month’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference. Organised by the Federation of Golf Clubs Philippines in co-operation with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and …
If the government has its way more South Korean golfers will be carrying their own clubs, walking between holes rather than riding in a cart, and there will be more public courses. The government wants more people to play by making the sport more affordable …
SINGAPORE — A new era for club managers in Asia has been ushered in with the staging of the inaugural Business Management Institute [BMI] course in the region. Organised by the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF], the five-day event at Singapore’s Orchid Country Club was …
Sentosa, Singapore, April 12: S.S.P. Chawrasia of India was honoured as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for March, thanks largely to his heroics at the Hero Indian Open. Chawrasia produced a gutsy display of golf in his National Open last month to …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility members sprang to the fore at the inaugural ParGolf People’s Choice Awards in Malaysia. Kota Permai Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club [KLGCC] and The Els Club Teluk Datai were all among …
