Haikou, China, January 10 -- Mission Hills Haikou, named in December as the best golf resort in Asia Pacific with its Blackstone course declared the best in the region, has announced two new short-stay packages for golfers and families. For $US622 per person twin share, golfers can play three rounds at their lava rock courses*, including cart, caddie fee and insurance and enjoy two nights’ deluxe accommodation, breakfasts and transfers. For $US222, a couple with one child can enjoy one night’s deluxe accommodation, breakfast, volcanic mineral springs experience and receive spa and food/beverage vouchers to the value of $US64. The packages are effective from January 1 until December 31, 2013 except Chinese New Year and special tournament periods. As well as being voted Best Golf Resort in Asia Pacific at the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Brunei last week, Mission ...Read more...

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By Jim Grundberg – Co-Owner/CEO – SeeMore Putter Company (Franklin, Tennessee, USA ) The CEO of the SeeMore Putter Company recently posted an opinion on the SeeMore blog page regarding his take on the long/anchored putter debate.Here are his thoughts. He welcomes your input! 1.      The first important reason that banning anchored putters will create more problems than it will solve is that it wasn’t a hot issue until the USGA and R&A got involved.  a.   Most golfers are relatively indifferent to this issue. Even on tour. They see long and belly  putters  as just another option for putting.  No big deal. b.   Many golfers have used belly or long putters for quite some time, for a variety of reasons.  Some for physical reasons.  It allows them to practice longer. c.   Some long putter users have put ...Read more...

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Danang, Vietnam, January 7 -- The golf course named as the best in Vietnam at last month’s Asia Pacific Golf Summit has launched a stay-and-play initiative to attract golfers to the exclusive resort near Danang. Danang Golf Club and its adjacent sister property Ocean Villas are offering visiting golfers an all-inclusive package to play the acclaimed course and stay in a luxury two or three-bedroom pool villa for the equivalent of less than $US200/night per person. The initiative offers a modern double-story two-bedroom pool villa for VND 8,135,000/night (USD 390) and a three-bedroom pool villa for VND 10,475,000/night (USD 503) with golf and extras.Up to four people can stay in the two-bedroom villas and up to six in the three-bedroom villas for the all-inclusive price, with breakfasts included.The packages include weekday golf for two people in a two-bedroom villa and ...Read more...

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Enticing Three-Day, Two-Night Packages Designed for International Travelers                                              Haikou, January 7, 2013 - Mission Hills launched two enticing short-stay packages for golfers and families in its Haikou resort on the tropical island of Hainan in China. Mission Hills Haikou boasts 10 world-class golf courses set amidst rugged black lava rock and its crown jewel -- the championship Blackstone course was named Asia’s “Best New Course” by GOLF Magazine (U.S.) and has quickly earned a reputation as “Asia Pacific Best Championship Course” from Asian Golf Monthly magazine. Similarly the Lava Fields course was ranked world top 100 courses by Golf World magazine in the United Kingdom. Those attempting the Blackstone course will be in good company, having been the course of choice for both the World Cup of Golf and the Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am. The pro-am tournament was inaugurated in 2010 and ...Read more...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (7 January 2013) -- Holiday-makers with a desire to walk the same fairways as their golfing heroes should target Indonesia in 2013, as the courses comprising Golf Wonderful Indonesia will host this year, or have recently hosted, the biggest tournaments and biggest names world golf has to offer. The primary attraction this year is the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, scheduled for 2-5 May at Royale Jakarta Golf Club. Ernie Els and John Daly have already signed on to appear, complementing a full field of Asian Tour luminaries. Golf Wonderful Indonesia, a cooperative of premium courses, hotels and lifestyle outlets, has gathered these tourism partners in order to provide custom golf travel packages that leverage the country's unique standing as a golf destination -- and host to the region's top tournament events. Those packages are available via the branded ...Read more...

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