October 20th, 2015 (ICR News) The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels has issued a statement decrying a bill presented recently by Rep. Suray Carrillo (FA) that would prohibit the existence of golf courses in Costa Rica. The bill argues golf courses consume an excessive amount of water, endangering citizens’ equal access to the resource and […]
Ann doesn’t particularly like golf but she loves being a caddie. She used to work in a hotel but has been caddying at Banyan Golf Club in Hua Hin for four years now. She earns about the same money caddying for one round a day as she did working 9-10 hours a day at the […]
Kicking off across the country as part of GOLFMONTH, Urban Golf Australia took on its greatest challenge yet holding events in 3 states to celebrate the growth of Urban Golfing around Australia and through the world. So far events have been held in Newcastle, Toowoomba and Perth where hundreds of golfers both new and old […]
Underscoring Mission Hills’ reputation as the pioneer and innovator in China’s golf and leisure industry, the Mission Hills Footgolf Championship Grand Final, a total of 36 two-man teams battled for honours on the resort’s famous Pete Dye Course at Mission Hills Mid Valley, Shenzhen. Putting their best foot forward, Zhang Yunlong and Hu Zhiqiang has […]
Through a special three-day promotion sponsored by the major-league baseball team and Callaway Golf, those securing tee times through online sales will be able to play a course that will include dugout and bullpen putting areas and shots from upper-deck tees to “greens” set up on the field below. Major-league baseball’s San Diego Padres and […]
The Twin Waters Golf Resort, Noosa, will become a hive of activity March 9-12, 2016 for the inaugural Pink Jacket Ladies Cup. Shane Crawford, Hayley Lewis, Brett Lee, Kate Ceberano and a host of other personalities will be on hand for four days and three nights of great entertainment and fun – with 100% of […]
The European Tour today announced that golf participation in the UK is far from being in decline and is actually flourishing, especially amongst a younger demographic. The findings have emerged from the ‘Golf Actives Study’, a first-of-its-kind programme commissioned by The European Tour, which is published today and which aims to establish a complete picture […]
Seventeen-year-old Jin Cheng of China, the newly-crowned winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC), will be one of the players competing in the Venetian Macao Open at the Macau Golf & Country Club from 15-18 October. The Times talked to Jin to learn more about his achievements and what to expect from this young and […]
With over 325 buyers, more than 500 exhibitors and in excess of 11,300 meetings taking place, the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) 2015, held for the first time in Tenerife, was one of the most successful editions ever. The world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, was again brought to a […]
Australia has been named as host for the 2016 World Cup and the 2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments with both events set for Victoria. It will be the third time the Presidents Cup has been played in Melbourne after Royal Melbourne hosted the 1998 and 2011 versions of the biennial team event pitting the Internationals […]
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