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New Post: Golf Saudi Set for Shenzhen Showcase - https://lnkd.in/gNbvZJXB Golf Industry FederationShenzhen, China: China’s top talents will lock horns with LPGA Tour stars at the Golf Saudi and China Golf Association-organised Aramco Team Series presented by PIF. Yin Ruoning will make her Aramco team Series debut in Shenzhen next month. Picture by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Shenzhen, China: China’s top talents will lock horns with LPGA Tour stars at this season’s Golf Saudi and China Golf Association (CGA) organised Aramco Team Series presented by PIF. Headlining the event at Mission Hills Resort Shenzhen from October 4-6 will be Yin Ruoning, Lin Xiyu, Alison Lee, Muni He and Angel Yin. At the age of 21, world number five Yin Ruoning, China’s top golfer, already boasts a remarkable career. With a Major title win at the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the record for most consecutive wins on the China LPGA Tour, Yin is a force to be reckoned with. Fresh from her victory at the Dow Championship, where she teamed up with Thailand’s Atthaya Thitkul, Yin is eager to compete in another team event, especially in front of a home crowd. “I’ve heard a lot about the Aramco Team Series from other players on Tour who say how much fun it is to play as part of a team,” said Yin. “It’s a unique event, and after enjoying the team format at the Dow Championship, I’m excited to debut in this series. I can’t wait to play before a home crowd and feed off their energy.” Joining Yin in the starting line-up will be Lin Xiyu, bronze medallist at August’s Paris Olympics. She returns as the defending champion. After the final day of the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF – Hong Kong was called off due to bad weather last year, Lin triumphed in a play-off against Ko Jin-young. Now, Lin is looking for her first win since that event and hopes to leverage her experience to defend her title. Lin said: “Playing in Hong Kong last year was a great experience, even with the shortened tournament due to the rain. I’m hoping we’ll get to play all three days this time around! “Returning as the defending individual champion, I always strive to do my best. Still, I’m especially excited to see such a high-calibre tournament being brought to mainland China and the talented field it attracts.” Organised by Golf Saudi, the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF contributes an annual prize fund of US$5 million to the Ladies European Tour (LET), bringing its unique and exciting team format to players and fans across three continents throughout the year. This Shenzhen edition, organised in partnership with the CGA, marks the fourth stop in the 2024 series, and will bring together 28 teams of three professionals and one amateur to compete in a team competition over two days. Additionally, a three-day individual stroke play competition will see players battle for the in

New Post: Season-Ending Switch for Saudi Showpiece - https://lnkd.in/gKFnvFip, Saudi Arabia: The US$5 million PIF Saudi International will move into the season-ending position for both the Asian Tour and The International Series.  Riyadh Golf Club will stage the season-ending PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, in December. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The US$5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, will move into the coveted season-ending position for both the Asian Tour and The International Series.  To take place from December 4-7, the tournament will make its debut at Riyadh Golf Club after five successful years at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. “We are delighted to be taking this prestigious event to Riyadh Golf Club. Securing this key date and being positioned as the finale to the Asian Tour and The International Series adds to the significance of the PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, as we see it grow in stature with each edition,” said Noah Alireza, CEO at Golf Saudi, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Opened in 2005, Riyadh Golf Club is the capital’s premier golf course. Its par-72 layout is set across 7,434-yards of undulating fairways and has played host to many of the Kingdom’s leading tournaments, including the Saudi Open presented by PIF, the Aramco Team Series Riyadh, and the Aramco Saudi Ladies International. The first players to be confirmed for the December event are defending champion Abraham Ancer, 2022 champion Harold Varner III, winner in 2019 and 2021 Dustin Johnson, and 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith. Smith, who finished runner up to Mexican Ancer in 2023, said: “I am really looking forward to visiting Riyadh for the first time. From what I have read, there is so much going on there with some great sports facilities for grass-roots and professionals being put in place. “We have also heard lots of good things about the championship course at Riyadh Golf Club. Looking at the design and reputation of the course, I reckon it is going to provide us with a real test as we try to stay both out of the water and out in front of what will be another world-class field at the PIF Saudi International.” For the first time this year, the PIF Saudi International will finish on the Saturday in order to align with the final two days with the weekend in the Kingdom as players take aim at the US$1 million first prize and what is considered the most prestigious title on the Asian Tour. The tournament is the last of 10 elevated events on the Asian Tour calendar that offer a direct pathway for players from all over the world onto the LIV Golf League. The champion of the season-ending International Series Rankings will secure a spot on the 2025 LIV Golf League roster. In 2

New Post: Season-Ending Switch for Saudi Showpiece - https://lnkd.in/g52VEuiR, Saudi Arabia: The US$5 million PIF Saudi International will move into the season-ending position for both the Asian Tour and The International Series.  Riyadh Golf Club will stage the season-ending PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, in December. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The US$5 million PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, will move into the coveted season-ending position for both the Asian Tour and The International Series.  To take place from December 4-7, the tournament will make its debut at Riyadh Golf Club after five successful years at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. “We are delighted to be taking this prestigious event to Riyadh Golf Club. Securing this key date and being positioned as the finale to the Asian Tour and The International Series adds to the significance of the PIF Saudi International, powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, as we see it grow in stature with each edition,” said Noah Alireza, CEO at Golf Saudi, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. Opened in 2005, Riyadh Golf Club is the capital’s premier golf course. Its par-72 layout is set across 7,434-yards of undulating fairways and has played host to many of the Kingdom’s leading tournaments, including the Saudi Open presented by PIF, the Aramco Team Series Riyadh, and the Aramco Saudi Ladies International. The first players to be confirmed for the December event are defending champion Abraham Ancer, 2022 champion Harold Varner III, winner in 2019 and 2021 Dustin Johnson, and 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith. Smith, who finished runner up to Mexican Ancer in 2023, said: “I am really looking forward to visiting Riyadh for the first time. From what I have read, there is so much going on there with some great sports facilities for grass-roots and professionals being put in place. “We have also heard lots of good things about the championship course at Riyadh Golf Club. Looking at the design and reputation of the course, I reckon it is going to provide us with a real test as we try to stay both out of the water and out in front of what will be another world-class field at the PIF Saudi International.” For the first time this year, the PIF Saudi International will finish on the Saturday in order to align with the final two days with the weekend in the Kingdom as players take aim at the US$1 million first prize and what is considered the most prestigious title on the Asian Tour. The tournament is the last of 10 elevated events on the Asian Tour calendar that offer a direct pathway for players from all over the world onto the LIV Golf League. The champion of the season-ending International Series Rankings will secure a spot on the 2025 LIV Golf League roster. In 2

New Post: Reed Dominates at Hong Kong Golf Club - https://lnkd.in/gaKXisnA Golf Industry FederationHong Kong SAR, China: Patrick Reed stormed to a runaway victory in the US$2 million Link Hong Kong Open, registering his first victory in four years. Patrick Reed raises aloft the Link Hong Kong Open trophy. Picture by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour. Hong Kong SAR, China: Patrick Reed stormed to a runaway victory in the US$2 million Link Hong Kong Open, registering his first victory in four years. After his off-the-charts 11-under-par 59 in Saturday’s third round at the Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC), the American signed off with a 66 to finish on 22-under, giving him a convincing three-stroke victory over New Zealand’s Ben Campbell, the 2023 champion. Campbell ended his excellent defence with a 65, while Japan’s Kazuki Higa shot a 63 to claim third, another shot back. Australian Wade Ormsby, a winner here in 2017 and 2020, shared fourth with Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana. They both fired 65s. Hong Kong’s top golfer Taichi Kho returned a 66 to tie for sixth – his best result of the year, and his best finish in an event which means so much to him. Any concerns that Reed, who started the day three ahead, would have difficulty shooting another low round following yesterday’s heroics were quickly dispelled when he birdied four in a row from the third for a six-shot cushion. At the turn he had a gaping seven-shot advantage to be in complete control. Dropped shots on 15 and the last while his nearest challengers were making birdies closed the gap, but it remained a foregone conclusion. “Nothing like coming to a place that I know pretty well and love the golf course,” said the 34-year-old Texan, who plans to play in the final two events of the season: next week’s International Series Qatar and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, the week after. “I love how it makes me think about golf shots and you have to be creative around this place. So, to be able to come out and play the way like I did on the weekend. It always helps shooting 59, but the biggest thing, the hardest part, was today.” It is his maiden title on the Asian Tour and also his first victory since the Farmers Insurance Open success on the PGA Tour in 2021 – not including his two team wins with 4Aces GC on the LIV Golf League in 2023. He added: “Kind of going out there and forgetting about the 59 and going out, even though I had a three-shot lead, to try to expand on that. The goal was to go out there and make a couple birdies early, get up on top, so then on the back nine I could just kind of hit fairways and middle of the greens. “When I was able to birdie 13, then it just kind of got into really boring golf which led to two mistakes. But the last one, I was not ever going to take that on.” Campbell had a phenomenal back nine, making five birdies, but Reed was

New Post: Reed Dominates at Hong Kong Golf Club - https://lnkd.in/gVqvBy4W Golf Industry FederationHong Kong SAR, China: Patrick Reed stormed to a runaway victory in the US$2 million Link Hong Kong Open, registering his first victory in four years. Patrick Reed raises aloft the Link Hong Kong Open trophy. Picture by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour. Hong Kong SAR, China: Patrick Reed stormed to a runaway victory in the US$2 million Link Hong Kong Open, registering his first victory in four years. After his off-the-charts 11-under-par 59 in Saturday’s third round at the Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC), the American signed off with a 66 to finish on 22-under, giving him a convincing three-stroke victory over New Zealand’s Ben Campbell, the 2023 champion. Campbell ended his excellent defence with a 65, while Japan’s Kazuki Higa shot a 63 to claim third, another shot back. Australian Wade Ormsby, a winner here in 2017 and 2020, shared fourth with Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana. They both fired 65s. Hong Kong’s top golfer Taichi Kho returned a 66 to tie for sixth – his best result of the year, and his best finish in an event which means so much to him. Any concerns that Reed, who started the day three ahead, would have difficulty shooting another low round following yesterday’s heroics were quickly dispelled when he birdied four in a row from the third for a six-shot cushion. At the turn he had a gaping seven-shot advantage to be in complete control. Dropped shots on 15 and the last while his nearest challengers were making birdies closed the gap, but it remained a foregone conclusion. “Nothing like coming to a place that I know pretty well and love the golf course,” said the 34-year-old Texan, who plans to play in the final two events of the season: next week’s International Series Qatar and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, the week after. “I love how it makes me think about golf shots and you have to be creative around this place. So, to be able to come out and play the way like I did on the weekend. It always helps shooting 59, but the biggest thing, the hardest part, was today.” It is his maiden title on the Asian Tour and also his first victory since the Farmers Insurance Open success on the PGA Tour in 2021 – not including his two team wins with 4Aces GC on the LIV Golf League in 2023. He added: “Kind of going out there and forgetting about the 59 and going out, even though I had a three-shot lead, to try to expand on that. The goal was to go out there and make a couple birdies early, get up on top, so then on the back nine I could just kind of hit fairways and middle of the greens. “When I was able to birdie 13, then it just kind of got into really boring golf which led to two mistakes. But the last one, I was not ever going to take that on.” Campbell had a phenomenal back nine, making five birdies, but Reed was

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Interesting golf facts which every golfer must know 1. Golf Was Banned. Today, golf isn’t known as a rebellious sport. But there was a time when it was. Golf was banned not only once but three times in Scotland between the years of 1457 and 1744. That’s because the government believed it interfered with military training. In the early days of golf, players would golf publicly, such as on the streets or on business properties. This was seen as a nuisance. 2. Golf Was Invented in Scotland. The same people who banned golf were also the ones who created the sport. Scottish people invented golf in 1457. No one truly knows the earliest days of the sport. 3. Tiger Woods Made His First Hole-in-One at Eight Years Old Tiger Woods took an interest in golf at only six months old and his father started teaching him at two years old. He made his first hole-in-one at only eight! 4. Tiger Woods Won 81 PGA Tournaments However, these numbers aren’t the most impressive. Sam Snead has won 82 tournaments. Jack Nicklaus falls only slightly behind with 73 wins. However, Nicklaus flies ahead by winning 18 majors. Woods has only won 15 majors. It’s arguable if he’s the best golfer, but there’s no denying all three of these golfers are some of the most accomplished in history. 5. The First Round of Women’s Golf Was Played in 1811 Sports have a history of misogyny. Golf is no exception. That’s why the first round of women’s golf took four hundred years after the sport was created! This first round was played in Musselburgh, Scotland. In 1867, the first women’s club was developed. 6. Golf Balls Were Originally Made of Feathers and Leather. During the early days of golf, the balls were made out of leather wrapped in feathers. Manufacturers would wet the feathers and wrap them around the leather. This helped the feathers dry around the leather. This was a time-consuming process and didn’t create the most reliable golf ball. 7. Golfing Superstitions. One of the most common superstitions connected to golf is that using a red tee will make your shots inaccurate. Also, golfers never wash their golf ball if they’re having a great game. They believe that washing the ball will change their luck for the worse. 8.  The word “golf” does NOT stand for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.” That is an internet myth. In fact, about 23% of professional golfers are female.

New Post: Jacobsen Rises to Le Golf National Challenge - https://lnkd.in/gwyWkMyb, France: The 2024 Olympiad presented a unique opportunity for Le Golf National to lead the way in golf course electrification – putting their confidence in Jacobsen to achieve it. Lucas Pierre using Jacobsen's TR1 ELiTE at Le Golf National. Paris, France: The 2024 Summer Olympiad presented a unique opportunity for Le Golf National to lead the way in golf course electrification – and they put their confidence in Jacobsen to achieve it. The objective was simple. Jacobsen had 18 months to build on the success of its Eclipse 360 ELiTE ride-on greens mower and electrify a fleet that included fairway machines, SLF1 ELiTE, trim machines, TR1 ELiTE, rough machines, AR1 ELiTE, and walking greens machines, Eclipse 2 ELiTE, all of which could withstand a demanding two-week tournament cutting schedule. When Lucas Pierre, Le Golf National Golf Course Superintendent, was presented with the plan and timeframes by Jacobsen, his initial thoughts were: “To my point of view, they’re crazy!” But after a tournament with the SLF1 ELiTE and an all-hands trial in early May 2024, Pierre knew the machines were on track. He said: “We’ve had the SLF1 ELiTE since the French Open in September 2023, and from my point of view, our mechanics and Jacobsen’s, the power is excellent.  “The big deal was the length of the battery. We tested it against our SLF530 fairway mower, and the SLF1 ELiTE made the round with 60% of the battery left. We even pushed the test to not charge the mower during the night and sent it out the next day with 60%, and it was back to the workshop with 30% left. “The main improvement on this machine is the traction because everything is electric, and access is much easier on this machine. There are hills everywhere on this course, but when you're going from one fairway to another, and I’ve been on the machine, you can go everywhere, and you don’t slip or get stuck. Together, the battery and traction are amazing.” The pressure on this project was not only to provide functioning machines, but a fleet that could provide a quality cut for a tournament-level course. Through data capture and operator feedback, Le Golf National and Jacobsen have accelerated the establishment of electric ride-on mowers and proved their capabilities on the world stage. Alongside sport and development, sustainability is integral to the French Golf Federation (FGF) strategy. Jacobsen’s ambition perfectly matches the FGF’s ecological mission statement, and for Basile Lenoir, Legal Director at the FGF, meeting sustainability goals is about turning obstacles into opportunities.  Lenoir said: “Sustainability is one of the Federation’s key pillars, along with development, sport and green transition. We’re part of a transition process and want to overcome and transform obstacles i

In the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship, five Japanese players finished in the top ten, with Yuka Saso claiming victory and Hinako Shibuno securing second place. We spoke to Hitoshi Takakuwa of the golf media outlet ALBA Net to uncover the secrets behind this impressive performance. - https://lnkd.in/gfpFzZPf TOKYO, Jun 04 (News On Japan) - In the U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship, five Japanese players finished in the top ten, with Yuka Saso claiming victory and Hinako Shibuno securing second place. We spoke to Hitoshi Takakuwa of the golf media outlet ALBA Net to uncover the secrets behind this impressive performance. The first secret lies in the 'Three Brilliant Generations.' This concept refers to three distinct generations of Japanese golfers. The 'Golden Generation' includes players like Shibuno, who were inspired by the achievements of Ai Miyazato. Following them is the 'Platinum Generation,' featuring players like Ayaka Furue, motivated by the successes of the Golden Generation. The youngest, the 'Diamond Generation,' includes players such as Reo Takeda, who are striving to excel in the sport. The five players who made it into the top ten at the U.S. Women's Open belong to these generations, showcasing the depth of talent across these age groups. The second secret is found in 'Domestic Tournament Reforms.' Historically, domestic tournaments in Japan were three-day events. However, they have recently been extended to four days, aligning with international standards. Additionally, more challenging courses are now being used to help players enhance their skills, preparing them better for international competitions. Source: ANN https://lnkd.in/gaKTeVyT Source