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Kreafle Primed for AGIF Business Management Institute Course

POSTED ON March 19, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

Singapore: Club Managers Association of America [CMAA] member Jeffrey Kreafle will deliver ‘the write stuff’ to attendees at next month’s Business Management Institute [BMI] course in Singapore. Kreafle, General Manager at Congressional Country Club, will be one of the main presenters at the Asian Golf …

Update from Beijing – Developing the golf industry in China

POSTED ON March 19, 2016 @ 9:33 am

The R&A’s Sustainable Golf Seminar teed off in Beijing with a team of renowned sustainable golf experts sharing best practice responsible and practical approaches to golf developments, renovations and course management. A mix of golf course operators, academics and other stakeholders listened and engaged with …

W Sports & Media extends partnership with Golf SA

POSTED ON March 18, 2016 @ 4:35 pm

Golf SA is pleased to announce that W Sports & Media has extended its partnership with Golf SA for a further year to once again be the partner of the 2016 Golf SA Men’s Amateur Classic and Women’s Rene Erichsen Salver. The 72 hole Championships …

GMA and GMAWA Life Member Alex Monteath – WA Golf Industry Recognition Award

POSTED ON March 18, 2016 @ 3:46 pm

Last Friday night (11th March, 2016), the West Australian golfing community came together to celebrate the 2016 WA Golf Industry Gala Dinner awards night at Crown Perth. One of the highlights of the night  was the awarding of the prestigious WA Golf Industry recognition Award …

Golf industry awards honour Victoria’s best

POSTED ON March 18, 2016 @ 12:45 pm

The Victorian Golf Industry came together on Wednesday evening for the 2016 Victorian Golf Industry Awards Dinner to honour and celebrate those champions and contributors from the past year, and honour eight new members into the prestigious Victorian Golf Hall of Fame. Held in the …

Shinhan Donghae Open primed for September date on Asian Tour

POSTED ON March 17, 2016 @ 3:20 pm

Seoul, March 17: The Asian Tour will welcome on board the long-established Shinhan Donghae Open on its Schedule in September to mark its return to Korea, officials announced today with thanks to a new co-sanctioning agreement with the Korean PGA. Inaugurated in 1981, the KRW …

World Champ Aussie Dave Sawtell Gears Up To Tee Off In Tennessee

POSTED ON March 17, 2016 @ 10:00 am

By Mathilda Andersson Being disabled has never stopped Australian para long drive world champion Dave ‘wheels’ Sawtell from reaching his goals. This year he is off to claim his second world title. Using only his right arm to swing from a seated position, the 49-year-old …

Asian Golf Industry Federation Turfgrass Management Exposition proves a big hit

POSTED ON March 16, 2016 @ 5:22 pm

PATTAYA, Thailand — The fourth Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Turfgrass Management Exposition proved a big hit with exhibitors and attendees. The Expo was part of a three-day gathering in the Central Thai beach resort that also included the 8th Asian Turfgrass Field Day and …

NZ Golf Open organisers look to expand tournament in Queenstown

POSTED ON March 14, 2016 @ 2:15 pm

Queenstown’s Jacks Point golf course will be included in future New Zealand Open tournaments, organising committee chairman John Hart says. Speaking as the four-day tournament, held across the Hills and Millbrook golf course, came to a close, Hart confirmed initial discussions were under way to include the …

Golf Education Asia Coaching Summit 2016 Wrap-Up

POSTED ON March 14, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

The inaugural Golf Education Asia Coaching Summit was held at the exclusive Landmark Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 15-16, headlined by Cameron McCormick, 2015 American PGA Teacher of the Year and coach to world no.1 Jordan Spieth. Roughly 115 golf professionals represented by 20 …