GURGAON, India (October 8): Arjun Atwal, the finest golfer India has yet produced and the first to surpass US$1 million in earnings on the Asian Tour, has partnered with international golf course architects Hills/Forrest and Associates to form Hills-Atwal, Golf Design India, a full-service golf course architecture firm created to serve the burgeoning Indian and Asia-Pacific development markets. 

Singapore (October 7): Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie are to participate in golf’s final presentation of its Olympic bid to International Olympic Committee members in Copenhagen on Friday.

Also taking part will be Europe’s leading woman player Suzann Pettersen and 16-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero, the youngest ever winner of the British Amateur title and joint 13th at The Open in July.

Singapore (September 30): For the second time in less than a week, Acushnet Company, which is comprised of the Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra brands, has played an integral role in shutting down an online seller of counterfeit Titleist products. 

Gareth Lee, of Portsmouth, England, was sentenced by the Portsmouth Crown Court to 2 ½ years in prison for his role in the sale of counterfeit products.  Lee also was ordered to pay £105,000 within six months. 

Singapore (September 24): A worldwide network of fraudsters conned thousands of people into buying fake golf clubs on eBay, a London court has heard. 

Ebay was hit by a massive worldwide fraud in counterfeit golf clubs. 

In allegedly the largest fraud uncovered by the online auction site, the counterfeit clubs, as well as clothing and other golf accessories, were sold "on a scale, it is believed, has never been seen before," prosecutors told Snaresbrook Crown Court.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (September 22): Troon Golf chairman Dana Garmany announced plans to step down as CEO effective Dec. 31. 

He will be replaced by Hud Hinton, who has been the company’s president and chief operating officer since 1999. 

Garmany, who founded Troon Golf in 1990, will remain chairman of the course-management company, which operates nearly 200 courses in 31 states and 26 countries. 

Singapore (September 9): One of the most dynamic superstars in the golf industry has again spoken out with optimism about the growth of golf in China. 

The Great White Shark, aka Greg Norman is absolutely sold on China exploding on the global golf stage. "I think it is great that from a global aspect China is at the forefront; they are leaders of the pack in the growth and development of the game," he states. "I think it will stay that way for many, many years to come."

San Francisco (October 11): The  U.S. team won the battle again to retain the Presidents Cup! It was appropriate that Tiger Woods secured the winning point when he holed a six-foot birdie putt to beat Y.E. Yang 6 & 5. That gave the U.S. 18 points at the time, when they needed only 17 and a half points to win the Cup. They won 19.5 to 14.5 when all the matches were in.

COLUMBUS, OH (September 3):The highly respected golf architectural firm of Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Design has been declared the winner of the  “Product-Service Provider” category of the 2009 Green Awards by the The editors of Golf Inc. magazine.

The Green Awards Competition is aimed at recognizing golf courses, operators, developers, vendors, companies and associations that have adopted programs, practices and products aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and responsible environmental stewardship.

Singapore (August 27): The Johnnie Walker Championships at Gleneagles, venue for the 40^th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014, was the ideal opportunity for Club Car to present Colin Montgomerie with his Ryder Cup Captain’s car. This event was highlighted by Montgomerie as an opportunity for fellow tour players, desperate to bag one of the 12 coveted slots for Celtic Manor next year, to “impress him

Singapore (August 27): The 2009 Asia Pacific Golf Summit scored big again today when it added the Chief Executive Officer of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) to its list of illustrious speakers.

The new star billing is Mark J. Woodward, the GCSAA's seventh chief executive. He joined the association’s staff April 8, 2008 after serving as golf operations manager for the city of San Diego.

"We are absolutely delighted to have Mark as one of our key speakers and his presence will help us in our on-going drive to elevate the stature of golf course superintendents in Asia," declared Mike Sebastian, managing director of Asia Pacific Golf Conferences, the owner and producer of the Summit.