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Three-Year Extension for Sentosa Showpiece

POSTED ON January 2, 2016 @ 4:18 pm

Singapore: HSBC has renewed its HSBC Women’s Champions sponsorship, securing the future of the tournament for the next three years. The ninth edition of the HSBC Women’s Champions will be played from March 3-6, 2016 at the Sentosa Golf Club, a Golf Facility Member of …

Alex Belt with extended traning at Angkor Golf Resort

POSTED ON December 29, 2015 @ 10:08 am

One of Britain’s leading golf professionals, Alex Belt, will arrive in Siem Reap during the second week of January for a three-month stint at the Angkor Golf Resort, primarily to use the facilities at the award-winning Nick Faldo-designed course as part of his winter training …

Sky Lake Resort venue for first IMG Trophy to be held in Vietnam

POSTED ON December 22, 2015 @ 8:49 pm

Hanoi, Vietnam – 19 December 2015 Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club located 1 hour south west of Hanoi was the venue for the first IMG Trophy to be held in Vietnam. The event saw 120 Sky Lake members and guests treated to an 18 …

Board Shake-Up at Asian Tour

POSTED ON December 18, 2015 @ 4:14 pm

Singapore: Less than a month after parting ways with its Chief Executive Officer, the Asian Tour has appointed four new Non-Player Board Members and announced that Kyi Hla Han will act as ‘interim Tour Commissioner’. The Board shake-up comes amid continuing debate about a proposed …

Sky Lake Named Best Course in Vietnam

POSTED ON December 18, 2015 @ 3:28 pm

Hanoi, December 18 — Sky Lake Golf and Lake Resort on Hanoi’s south-west fringe has been named best championship course in Vietnam for 2015, following previous awards as the country’s most challenging course in 2012/2013 and being included among the top five courses in Vietnam …

Thailand’s first golf ambassador tees off promotion of nation

POSTED ON December 14, 2015 @ 1:27 pm

DUBAI: Extensive training and good discipline are the formula for not only becoming distinguished in one’s chosen sport, but even becoming the country’s ambassador for that leisure activity. “I train and practise for seven hours a day, every day. It takes a lot of discipline,” …

Malaysia wins ‘Asia’s Best Golf Destination 2015’ award

POSTED ON December 13, 2015 @ 4:45 pm

Malaysia’s golf tourism industry was awarded the ‘Asia’s Best Golf Destination 2015’ award at the 2nd Annual World Golf Awards in Portugal recently. The Els Club Teluk Datai in Langkawi, which received the ‘World’s Best New Golf Course’ award last year, was conferred ‘Asia’s Best …

Swinging Skirts becomes presenting partner of Australian Amateur Championships

POSTED ON December 12, 2015 @ 4:37 pm

MELBOURNE, December 9: Golf Australia has forged a partnership with world-renowned Taiwanese body, Swinging Skirts Golf Foundation. In a deal that will benefit young golfers in both countries, Swinging Skirts will help back GA’s elite amateur and junior events in exchange for exposure for Taiwan’s …

Asian Tour Parts Company With Chief Executive Officer

POSTED ON December 12, 2015 @ 3:33 pm

Singapore: Mike Kerr has parted ways with the Asian Tour. The Singapore-based Irishman was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the circuit in March, 2012. According to a report in Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper, Kerr resigned ‘after coming under fire from some …