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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Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources and Chairman of Brunei Tourism Board Dato Hamdillah A. H. Wahab said the Brunei Open will be a great platform to promote Brunei as a green lung nation as well as to further develop golf...
LOCH LOMOND, Scotland (July 9): The European and Asian tours, who established their first co-sanctioned tournament in Malaysia in 1999, have formed a new joint venture company in a bid to strengthen their bond...
Scottsdale, Ariz. (July 9): Troon Golf,® the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage golf operations at Lion Lake Resort, located approximately 60 minutes northwest of Guangzhou, China – the country’s largest golf market...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (July 9): Schmidt-Curley Design – the full-service golf-course architecture, master-planning and construction-management firm announced today that the Golden Mountain Golf Club in Qingdao, China, has opened for play...
The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has announced plans to stage a special one-day educational workshop on Club Management. The workshop will be held in Kuala Lumpur on October 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Singapore (July 1): The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (the "Group") comprised of Acushnet Company, Callaway Golf, Cleveland/Srixon Golf, Nike Golf, PING and TaylorMade Golf Company reports that the Shanghai Changning District Court recently convicted two principal violators (Shi-Feng and Shi-Chun-Ping) for selling counterfeit golf products.
These convictions were the culmination of an enforcement action conducted after complaints were filed by the Group with the Public Security Bureau ("PSB")...
Singapore (June 29): The newly formed Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has rolled up its sleeves and is ready for action. It has just confirmed the formation high-powered sub-committees that will help lead the thrust towards the development of a master-plan that will impact a number of key areas of the golf industry in Asia.
The Mongolian Golf Association has appointed Howard Swan, Treasurer of the Asian Golf Industry Federation to its Executive Board. In a message to Swan, the Association said, "I am pleased to inform you that the Executive Board of the Mongolian Golf Association has appointed you as its Honorary Vice-President and looks forward to working with you on developing golf in Mongolia with particular emphasis on junior golf. The President of the country is the honorary President of our association. Congratulations and look forward to talking to you soon." - Munh-Orgil , Mongolian Golf Association.
Singapore (June 24): Golf is generally thought to have originated in Scotland in the 15th century, but there is evidence to suggest that a similar stick and ball game was played in China in the 13th century, or earlier, while the country was under Mongolian rule in Chinggis Khaan’s time...
Charlotte, N.C. (June 22): The Tiger Woods Dubai, a member of Tatweer, today announced it has contracted Jacobsen, the U.S.-based turf equipment manufacturer, to supply over Dh 8 million (US$2.2 million) worth of golf course maintenance equipment for its new centerpiece, Al Ruwaya Golf Club, the first golf course design created by Tiger Woods Design...
