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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(JUNE 22): As the world economy has teetered on the brink of extinction these last 12 months, there has always been one thing out there that made it seem like it was all a passing fancy - Tiger Woods was doing just fine.
The world's best golfer had spent the economic downturn dutifully repairing his injured knee while advancing the omnipotent Tiger Woods brand. Sure, maybe you had lost your job, but as long as Tiger was doing fine, there was obviously an end in sight...
Singapore (June 17): Attracting new players is vital for the industry’s growth, but a new National Golf Foundation study indicates helping “core” golfers improve their game may be just as valuable. These findings in the U.S. are also generally applicable to the golf industry in Asia.
Charlotte, N.C. (June 17): The familiar green and orange colours of Jacobsen are very evident at Bethpage, the venue for the 2009 U.S. Open...
Singapore (June 16): The Sports Columnist Of The Year - Simon Barnes of The Times feels that golf should be kept out of the Olympics.
The out-spoken sports writer and author provides a very strong argument in support of his case and it makes for very interesting and compelling reading.
Because of the great interest in this topic in the golf industry in Asia, we now bring you the full commentary from Simon Barnes...
Singapore (June 12): The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has grown by another two new members. The latest to join the growing ranks of the AGIF include one of the most prestigious golf and country clubs in Asia - the Singapore Island Country Club and Jacobsen, a Textron Company.
Singapore (June 11): Leading golfers and a global audience of more than half a billion people are the sport's biggest assets as it bids to rejoin the Olympic Games, according to the Olympic Golf Committee's executive director.
The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course in Hong Kong has announced its latest ground-breaking initiative in environmental management through the unveiling of an entire fleet of solar-cell powered golf carts...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL / INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (June 11): The PGA TOUR announced today that a multi-year agreement has been reached to bring the Champions Tour to Asia for the first time with the debut of an official tournament in the fall of 2010...
SINGAPORE (June 9): Tiger Woods’ first golf course design project – unveiled with much fanfare a year ago in what was then a booming Dubai – has been derailed by the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression. The Woods-designed Al Ruwaya Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will miss its scheduled opening of fall 2009 by at least six months...
Nick Faldo has announced details of a new golf course design project being undertaken by the six-time Major winner’s company, Faldo Design, at the Lavasa hill city near Pune, western India...
