Golf’s love affair in Japan seems to be over, as golf courses there are closing at the rate of one a week. Efforts by the industry to deflect the “2015 problem” — the recognition by Japan’s baby boomers that golf is too expensive and time-consuming to play regularly — have failed.
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) has made a groundbreaking announcement: it will start doling out ranking points to the Clutch Pro Tour, renowned for its compact 54-hole events.
Motocaddy, the UK’s top-selling golf cart bag brand, has unveiled a new lightweight waterproof HydroFLEX carry bag with updated modern styling, improved storage options and cutting-edge design to provide golfers with the flexibility they need to extend their season through the wetter winter months.
After coming up just short so many times the last few seasons, Frenchwoman Celine Boutier finally got the job done in Gold Canyon, Ariz., defeating major champion Georgia Hall in a one-hole playoff to capture the LPGA Drive On Championship title and her third career LPGA Tour victory.
Comprehensively engineered for extreme backspin, Mizuno’s S23 wedges combine the precision and playing profile of a player’s bladed wedge with the aggressive performance of a toe-weighted design.
Players on different sides of the planet used Nippon Shaft steel shafts in their irons and wedges on Sunday to win on the PGA Tour and on the Japan Golf Tour.
Since Ariya Jutanugarn became the first Thai player to win a major in 2016, the landscape of female golf has changed considerably. Just two years later, Ariya won the US Women’s Open in 2018.
Mizuno, the Japanese golf equipment manufacturer renowned for its performance products, has announced its Spring/Summer golf apparel collection for 2022, pairing bold designs and prints with performance engineering.
Jennifer Kupcho claimed her first LPGA title at the opening major of 2022, The Chevron Championship, finishing two shots clear of fellow American Jessica Korda, who finished in solo second place.
Leading Japanese brand HONMA is introducing a new collection of highly grippy and stretchable gloves for golfers across Europe seeking extra comfort and greater longevity from their gloves.
First-round co-leaders Nasa Hataoka and Su Oh continued their bogey-free play on Friday at the Honda LPGA Thailand, carding matching 65s on Siam Country Club Pattaya’s Old Course. The duo maintained their spots atop the leaderboard at sixteen-under, tying the tournament’s 36-hole scoring record of 128 set by Jessica Korda in 2018 and matched by Patty Tavatanakit in 2021.
Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer long renowned for its beautiful, industry-leading forged irons and technically advanced golf equipment, has announced the signings of two talented young players – as part of a quest to develop its next 'homegrown' Major winner.
