Australia’s top golfer Jason Day has become a father for the second time. Day’s American wife Ellie gave birth to a daughter, Lucy Adenil, this morning. The pair have a son, Dash, who is three. Ellie’s pregnancy was the reason that Day, the world No. 2, opted to stay at his American home in Ohio […]
Golf participation in the United Kingdom 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 aims to establish a complete picture of golf activity and engagement in the UK. The study […]
The New Zealand Open has secured a new major funding partner, with Japan-based non-profit corporation ISPS Handa joining BMW as co-naming rights partner for what will become the BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open. Both BMW and ISPS Handa have invested significantly in golf events around the world, and the New Zealand Open is fortunate […]
This year’s prestigious HSBC Golf Business Forum Innovation Award has been won by Golphin Ltd (Golphinforkids) http://golphinforkids.com/ – the Scottish-based company who designed and now manufacture a unique set of golf clubs which is revolutionising the way children aged 3-11 around the world play the game. Calum McPherson – Managing Director, says, “Our range, designed in Scotland […]
Golf Australia’s 2016 national squad has been released, with a handful of athletes on the verge of inclusion to the six-strong group. Cameron Davis and Ryan Ruffels both reached high performance benchmarks in becoming rare inclusions at the Tier 1 level. The Sydneysider and Melburnian join a short list of just five other players – […]
SHANGHAI (AP) — Russell Knox would appear to have all the ingredients to succeed in golf. But that would be skimming over the details. Knox grew up in Scotland, the home of golf, and he once competed for his country in a youth tournament, where he first saw Rory McIlroy. He came to Florida to […]
Myrtle Beach, S.C. — Founders Group International, the Dustin Johnson Golf School and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announce the inaugural Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, a 54-hole tournament that will be played February 13-15 at TPC Myrtle Beach. The invitational event will feature a 90-player field comprised of elite-level boys and girls from across the […]
There’s something for everyone when teaching on and off the green in Perth. Local school students from Thornlie Christian College in Southern River, have recently been through the paces of learning golf in different settings. Whilst 95% of these children have never played golf before this gave them an opportunity to try it in the […]
New Zealand Golf’s Love Golf promotional campaign shifts into a new gear during November with the “She Loves Golf” campaign which aims to encourage women to give golf a go. The timing could not have been better with Lydia Ko making headlines for regaining the world No 1 spot. Along with Lydia, New Zealand golf […]
Golf, we’re often told, is in a fraught position, faced with slagging participation, decried by critics as exclusionary, widely cast as an environmental blight. What to do? Maybe the answers lie in a far-flung country with a bone-dry climate, a tiny golf-playing population and a pock-marked record on human rights. Introducing Qatar International Golf Club, […]
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