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Doubt surrounds future of Perth International golf tournament

POSTED ON September 7, 2016 @ 12:16 pm

Western Australia could be without a major golf tournament next year with doubt surrounding the future of the Perth International. The tournament has previously been sanctioned by the Australian and European PGAs, but it has been left off the schedule for the upcoming European season, …

World golfing talent to return in 2017 at Maybank Championship Malaysia

POSTED ON September 5, 2016 @ 2:41 pm

Kuala Lumpur, September 5: The world’s leading golfers, including a contingent of ASEAN’s best professional players, are expected to make a return to the 2017 Maybank Championship Malaysia at the Palm Course, Saujana Golf & Country Club from February 9 to 12, 2017. It will …

Holden Scramble celebrates its One Millionth Participant

POSTED ON August 21, 2016 @ 2:06 pm

Robert Osborne, from Ashmore (QLD), was crowned the One Millionth Holden Scramble Participant at Mt Warren Park Golf Club on the Gold Coast yesterday. An iconic part of the Australian golfing landscape the Holden Scramble is Australia’s largest pro-amateur club team’s event and celebrates its …

CIMB extends commitment to CIMB Classic through 2020

POSTED ON August 16, 2016 @ 6:45 pm

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 16: CIMB Group, the title sponsor of CIMB Classic since its inception in 2010, today announced the extension of its title sponsorship of the golf tournament through 2020. The four-year extension reflects the success of the only official PGA TOUR FedExCup …

It’s a wrap on the inaugural Golf Business Forum

POSTED ON August 12, 2016 @ 2:53 pm

Over 200 golf industry leaders converged on Melbourne in late July for the inaugural Golf Business Forum, Australia’s largest ever gathering of golf facility owners, operators, industry leaders and business partners. “We set out to create a new opportunity for industry owners and operators to …

Singapore Open Set for Sentosa Return

POSTED ON July 15, 2016 @ 6:01 pm

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club has been confirmed as the venue for next year’s edition of the SMBC Singapore Open. To be played from January 19-22, the US$1 million event will act as the opening stop on both the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO) for …

10 days to go! -Golf Business Forum 2016 – Event Program Now Available

POSTED ON July 14, 2016 @ 12:09 pm

The program for Australia’s largest ever gathering of golf facility owners, operators, industry leaders and business partners – Golf Business Forum 2016 – has now been released. Golf Business Forum 2016 has attracted some of the best minds in golf business from Australia and beyond. …

Improve retention and yield through improved Pace of Play.

POSTED ON July 14, 2016 @ 9:24 am

Recognising that pace of play is growing as an issue in many public golf facilities in Australia, impacting visitation and customer satisfaction, the Golf Business Forum has secured Bill Yates as a speaker at this year’s event being held in Melbourne 25-26 July. Bill Yates, …

Inaugural Australian Future Turf Managers’ Initiative takes place in Melbourne

POSTED ON July 14, 2016 @ 5:39 am

The AGCSA, in conjunction with Jacobsen, held its inaugural Future Turf Managers’ Initiative at the 32nd Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition at The Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne. This two-day educational event is aimed at up-and-coming course staff who are focused on making the …