Footgolfers don’t act all that different from golfers. They throw up a tuft of grass to check the wind, take practice swings and mark their ball. They have their own colorful regalia and curse errant shots as their ball sails into the trees. They form clubs and compete against one another, shake hands on the […]
Sydney will remain the home of the Australian Open golf championship for at least another eight years under a new deal struck with the NSW government. The city’s stranglehold on the country’s most prestigious golf tournament will extend to a decade when the 100th Australian Open, featuring defending champion and world No.1 Jordan Spieth, is […]
Folks who pushed for golf’s return to the Olympic program have lobbied to skeptics inside the sport that exposing the game to a global audience can do nothing but good for its worldwide growth. That impact has to be felt at a local level, too, in Brazil and, specifically, host city Rio de Janeiro. Olympic […]
One is a 45-year-old former paratrooper from Thailand who took up golf by fastening the discarded head of a 5-iron to a bamboo stick. The other followed a more conventional path in the sport, although as recently as 15 months ago, he still believed that the game’s biggest events were out of reach for a […]
I recently came across an article in the LA Times titled, “Some female executives don’t feel at ease with business golf outings.” It is beautifully written but doesn’t tackle the real issue – why we let antiquated stereotypes get in the way of getting more women on the golf course. I personally believe us women […]
Unable to compete due to recent back surgery, Tiger Woods will still travel to Mexico City to support the second annual Bridgestone America’s Golf Cup presented by Value at Club Campestre. He originally committed to partner with good friend Matt Kuchar in the 72-hole, best-ball event, Oct. 22-25, which features 28 teams from around the […]
TO build the game’s bright future under the new Scottish Golf banner, it’s important that we look back. Not only to include the good things going forward, but also to remember the bad aspects and how they must continue to be stamped out. On a day of celebration as the Scottish Golf Union and Scottish […]
Visitors to next week’s Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia will be treated to world-class performances on and off the golf course. Billed as ‘the most fun you’ll ever have at a golf event’, the annual showpiece at Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) is set to attract record galleries. […]
LOGAN City Golf Club member Glenn Niciejewski has won his sight category and finished third overall at the Blind Golf New South Wales Open. The Loganlea resident’s 9 under (104) in the first round and 5 under (108) in the second round won him the B1 (totally blind) category by “at least 10 shots”. Niciejewski, who […]
Being the petrolheads that we all are, Golf may not seem as interesting as the automotive world. Yet, various industry insiders have estimated the golf business as being somewhere around $70 billion per year. Put it this way: around $4 billion goes to charity alone each year. It may seem eccentric, but it’s a big […]
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