Golf facilities across Australia have thrown open their doors for GOLF MONTH, starting today. More than 200 facilities throughout the nation have committed to stage a variety of activities to encourage those who have never hit a ball, those who haven’t done so for ages, or those who are on the course every week – […]
Golf Queensland and the Junior Golf Foundation of Queensland have today announced the consolidation of their junior operations to form one united body for junior golf in Queensland. The new operation, Junior Golf Queensland, will focus on developing a co-operative model to improve the resources available for junior golf development across the state. “We’ve worked […]
GolfWA is delighted to announce the support of co-naming rights sponsors Nexus Risk Services and the TSA Group ahead of November’s WA Open at Royal Fremantle Golf Club. The excitement is building for a huge summer of golf in Australia, and the Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Championship will be Perth’s premier professional golf […]
Golfers in New South Wales are set to benefit thanks to the PGA International Golf Institute (PGA IGI), in association with Golf NSW and Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), announcing two scholarship opportunities for 2016. Applications are now open for the Golf NSW Scholarship and JNJG Internship Scholarship, which integrate golf training and development with […]
Pepperdine’s women’s golf team started their season on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, swinging into a 13th out of 18th place finish. Leading the team was senior Marissa Chow, who scored a 219, landing her in a tie for 23rd in the tournament. Chow is already ranked one of the […]
A group of more than 12,300 golfers, including 567 injured service members, raised more than $1 million for the Wounded Warrior Project at the fifth annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing” event. The event was held at 132 courses across 28 states, with a portion of golfers’ entry fees, as well as donations, benefiting the Wounded […]
Emerald ribbons of perfection drape across the Moroccan desert like fairways of phosphoresence. From the chic clubhouse on a prominent knoll, the crumples of the Marrakech hinterland stretch away to the snowy Atlas mountains. Cactus, olive and palm trees stud the terrain, brown and bare away from the course. The Red City’s mystical medina seems […]
A wave of colour will descend on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club [KLGCC] when players, officials and spectators at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To date, the tournament has raised in excess of RM2 million for Cancer Research Malaysia. The support is thanks to the […]
I once heard a golf-related Yogism that was straight from Yogi Berra’s mouth: “You have no idea how hard it is to swing easy,” he said. Baseball great Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra died Sept. 22 of natural causes. He was 90. Ten years ago, I spent time with the former New York Yankees catcher, who […]
More than 4,000 primary school children have experienced Short Golf as part of the HSBC Golf For Schools programme since its launch 12 months ago. The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has been hosting regular ShortGolf demonstrations at primary schools across Hong Kong which, in turn, have attracted 17 schools to sign up for HSBC […]
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