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Exciting Plans at Els Club Desaru Coast

POSTED ON July 8, 2016 @ 5:22 pm

Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Exciting plans are being laid out for the launch of The Els Club Desaru Coast, part of Desaru Coast tourism development. Located on the southeast coast of Malaysia, The Els Club Desaru Coast is the second instalment in the Els Club Malaysia …

New Body Pledges to ‘Professionalise’ China’s Golf Industry

POSTED ON July 8, 2016 @ 5:20 pm

Dalian, China: A newly-founded golfing body is primed to ‘professionalise’ the golf industry in China. The Golf Club Managers Committee (GCMC) is a non-profit organisation, formed by the golf club professional managers of China with ‘learning, sharing, gratitude and growth’ as its core values. “The …

Golf Passport expands into loyalty market

POSTED ON July 8, 2016 @ 12:30 pm

Since 2002, Golf Passport has enabled people to play golf at a variety of courses, which in turn has provided a wide range of benefits to associated golf clubs. For the first 12 years Golf Passport was produced as a voucher book. In 2015, Golf …

Castrisos re-elected Golf QLD Chair

POSTED ON July 6, 2016 @ 6:11 pm

The Golf Queensland Board last night re-elected Peter Castrisos as Chair of the organisation. This is the second term Mr Castrisos will serve as the Chair at Golf Queensland following his re-election as a Director at the recent Annual General Meeting. Joining him in being …

Sky NZ announces coverage of golf championships in UK

POSTED ON July 2, 2016 @ 9:37 am

Sky New Zealand has announced that it has secured continuing coverage rights to The Open, The Senior Open Championship, and The Women’s British Open Championship golf tournaments in the UK from 2016 through to 2020. Sky Sport customers can witness the next chapters of this Championship …

Asian Tour partners Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Businessweek Chinese

POSTED ON July 2, 2016 @ 9:35 am

Sentosa, Singapore, June 30: The Asian Tour, the official regional sanctioning body for professional golf in Asia, is pleased to announce a renewal of its partnership with Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Businessweek Chinese as its Official International Media Sponsor and Official Business Publication Sponsor respectively.  …

Golfing great Greg Norman lists his Colorado ranch for $73 million

POSTED ON June 30, 2016 @ 9:05 am

Australian golfing great Greg Norman has had another shot at selling his Colorado estate, Seven Lakes Ranch. It’s now listed for $US55 million ($73 million) with Norman flagging he plans to eventually move back to Australia, according to the Wall Street Journal. Originally listed in 2011, the Colorado property …

Jason Day withdraws from Olympics

POSTED ON June 29, 2016 @ 9:54 am

World No. 1 Jason Day has officially withdrawn from the Olympic Games at Rio De Janeiro due to health concerns. .iqvda6a38a67547dcd { margin-bottom:20px } @media screen and (min-width: 1201px) { .iqvda6a38a67547dcd { display: block; } } @media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) { …

Tom Doak to redesign Concord GC

POSTED ON June 28, 2016 @ 5:18 pm

World-renown course architect Tom Doak and the Renaissance Golf Design team have been appointed to upgrade Concord golf course in Sydney after the inner west Club’s members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposal to upgrade the historic18-hole layout. Doak, one of the game’s leading …

Pacific Harbour Returns to Troon Fold

POSTED ON June 24, 2016 @ 3:23 pm

Queensland, Australia: Troon has welcomed another venue to its growing Australian portfolio. Pacific Harbour Golf Club joins the fold this month, bringing the total up to six courses in the country. Pacific Harbour Golf Club is a familiar face for Troon, as the venue re-engages …