Golfers of all ages and abilities will be able to take their best shot at a million dollar hole-in-one at an Australia-wide amateur charity golf competition to be held in JUNE Take a Stroke for Stroke is the brainchild of Gary Begg, a professional golfer who says the event combines his passion for golf with […]
Rory McIlroy drew comparisons with Tiger Woods after the Northern Irishman’s stunning round of 11-under 61 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday. “Tiger was the man. Rory is up there. He’s Tiger-like to me,” said Will MacKenzie, who played with McIlroy during the Quail Hollow course record round that included 11 birdies. “Guys like […]
Asia’s first one-stop junior golf academy is now a reality and it has been launched as the International Preparatory Golf Academy (IPGA) Operating out of Bangkok, Thailand, the primary thrust of the IPGA is to create a well-rounded junior golfer with the perfect mix of academic grounding and a strong foundation in how to play […]
Australia’s peak golfing bodies have thrown their support behind a campaign to stop domestic violence. To coincide with the release of a brilliant new song entitled “Let Me Breathe” by Colleen Hewett, Golf Australia, the PGA of Australia and ALPG have united to help promote the message of Violence Free Families. And with frightening statistics […]
Golf is big business and Turkey is becoming an important European market for resorts that cater to the game’s enthusiasts. Golf is worth more than 50 billion euros a year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a study by KPMG Golf Advisory Practice published in 2013. These latest available figures claim […]
The Federal Golf Club in Canberra held its inaugural ‘Bring your Grandkids and Kids to Try Golf Day’ on Sunday 3 May, 2015. The event was held in sunny conditions in the nation’s capital and attracted just over seventy children mostly aged between eight to ten years old, including thirty-eight girls. After a lunch that was provided […]
While the lure of fame and fortune fires the imagination of most aspiring golfers, players on South Korea’s armed forces team hope their talents will let them fulfil two years of military service on the fairways rather than the frontlines. With North Korea and its million-strong army regularly hurling threats of nuclear annihilation across the […]
THE Anglican Church Alexandra Hills’ day of introductory golf for Mini Man Shed turned out to be a swinging success, showing great potential for junior golfers at Pacific Golf Club. Ten young students had the unique opportunity to attend a sponsored golf clinic instructed by club professionals, followed by 9 Holes on the Par 3 […]
Data visualization is one of those buzz terms you hear once in a while but perhaps aren’t quite sure what it means. Not to worry. It’s basically just a way of taking a bunch of numbers and presenting it in a more compelling way than . . . well, a bunch of numbers. An example […]
Golf Australia national squad member Antonio Murdaca has signed with global management company ISM. Murdaca, 19, competed at The Masters last month and drew wide praise for his effort as the third-best-performed amateur at Augusta National. The South Australian has aspirations to turn professional later this year, potentially before the European Tour’s qualifying school. Golf […]
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