GEORGE TOWN, June 9 — Penang Development Corporation (PDC) will call for a fresh open tender for an international golf course in Batu Kawan. PDC general manager Datuk Rosli Jaafar said the firm has decided to rescind the letter of award dated March 26, 2015 …
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (June 10, 2016) – The PGA TOUR and the LPGA jointly announced today agreements with SKY that will return their tournament coverage to broadcast television. The LPGA conversion begins this week with coverage of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. PGA TOUR …
As any travel agent or tourism operator would know, golfing holidays are big business. Not only do some 1.9 million Australians 14+ play golf either regularly or occasionally, but they tend to be from the better-off end of the socio-economic spectrum and more likely …
Accomplished Tournament Professional and highly respected industry figure, Peter O’Malley has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the PGA of Australia. Effective immediately, O’Malley replaces renowned PGA Professional and businessman Mark Gibson, who stepped down after successfully serving two full …
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman today announced that the Major Events Development Fund (MEDF) will invest $900,000 to support the Royal Wellington Golf Club in hosting the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship in 2017. “The four-day tournament will be …
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Members have been feted at the 2016 Malaysian Golf Awards. The Els Club Teluk Datai and Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club added to their long list of accolades at the presentation ceremony, which …
Royal Canberra Golf Club insists the final stage of their 27-hole redevelopment isn’t on the scrap heap, despite postponing the upgrade of the final nine holes for at least a year. President Mac Howell said the reasons for putting the last step of the $6 million upgrade …
One of the most popular contestants on this season of Australian culinary hit show MasterChef is a young Victorian professional golfer. Channel Ten’s eighth season of reality show MasterChef Australia is featuring 24-year-old Charlie Sartori from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, who has up until now spent …
Today, June, 1, 2016, is a special day in the history of Jack Nicklaus, as it marks his 50th anniversary as a PGA of America member. “For a half century, Jack Nicklaus has been one of golf’s great ambassadors — both on and off the …
Troon®, the leader in upscale golf facility management, development and marketing, is delighted to welcome yet another Championship course to its global offering. The Grange Golf Club, located in New South Wales, Australia, becomes the latest club to choose Troon to elevate standards across the …
