Turf Management XI: Seminar at Indonesia August 2 to 4
We did not simply talk about wanting to bring education to the local level. We got on down to doing it!
In support of the Asosiasi Superintendent Padang Golf Indonesia, the AGIF was proud to present the Turf Management XI: Seminar at Indonesia from 2 to 4 August at the Emeralda Golf Club.
Grow-the-Game Let's Go Golf: Grant to popularise golf in Vietnam goes to Montgomerie Links
For Immediate Release: AGIF congratulates Montgomerie Links for winning the USD$10,000 grant to promote participation in the game of golf across all socioeconomic strata in the Central Coast region of Vietnam. An initiative led by Committee Chairman Mark Adams and endorsed by the Vietnam Golf Association, golf courses and driving ranges in Vietnam were invited to submit their bids earlier in the year for AGIF's consideration.
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Singapore (July 14): The newly formed Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is sweeping the region and picking up momentum as it spreads the message throughout the golfing industry in Asia and the world. The growing worldwide interest in the AGIF is evidenced by the numerous enquiries received on a weekly basis from various quarters of the industry...
New Delhi (July 23): Thanks to Jeev Milkha Singh's presence among golf's elites, India became one of the six Asian countries to earn a direct entry at the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup to be played in China from November 26 to 29.
NEW YORK (July 19): After being in fashion hibernation for several years, Jack Nicklaus is making a lifestyle comeback. The Nicklaus Companies and David Chu Management Group (DCMG) have established a strategic partnership to develop and evolve the Nicklaus Brands in the lifestyle category. The arrangement means the Jack Nicklaus brand will now move into a category now dominated by brands such as Polo Golf, Nike, Greg Norman and Adidas.
HAENAM, South Korea (July 22): Pine Beach Golf Links opened for play very quietly in February, but this resort track — one of a half dozen Golfplan designs that have opened in South Korea since 2005 — is already the talk of this golf-obsessed nation.
QUANG NAM, Vietnam (July 18): The Montgomerie Links Vietnam, the first 18-hole course to open in Vietnam outside the orbits of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, has announced the completion of its final four holes and informal opening, on Aug. 17. Grand Opening ceremonies are slated for March 2010. Two-plus years in the planning, design, and construction, The Montgomerie Links brings a world-class layout to a country already booming as a golf destination. The project is unprecedented in several respects, beginning with the golf experience itself.
Dubai (July 21): The Tiger Woods Dubai announced construction work is 50% complete on over 3.3 million sq feet of purified, fresh water lakes.
Turnberry (July 20): All together now, my fellow baby boomers … Sigh. Couldn't reality have waited 10 more minutes, before lowering the boom on Tom Watson? Who decided to pull the plug on his magic on the 72nd hole of the British Open, so we all had to watch it drain away, like water out of a bathtub?
Singapore (July 27): This is going to come as a startling revelation to the majority of Asian golf course owners and operators. Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) member superintendent salaries increased an average 6.9 percent from 2007 to an average of $78,898, according to the 2009 GCSAA Compensation, Benefits and Operations report.
Singapore (July 14): With seeding of roughs in the beginning stages at the new Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, the Austin, Texas based Biscayne Group is installing the finishing touches of natural and replicated rock along the lakes and fairways around the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
MELBOURNE (July 16): The world's longest golf course, stretching along 1,365 kilometres (848 miles) of desert highway with holes at 18 towns and service stations, is to open in Australia this year, organisers said Tuesday. The Nullarbor Links, which will span two time zones and measure more than the entire length of Britain, is expected to be completed next month and will host its inaugural tournament on October 22...
