Friday March 27, 2015. The Fiji International is planning to soon launch its golf development program for 2015 in Fiji with the aim of increasing awareness of the sport of golf and establishing a strong foundation for the sustainability of golf in the nation. The program, which began in 2014 together with the inaugural Fiji International, […]
The recently formed Golf Tourism New Zealand (GTNZ) group has announced the completion of an exciting photography project that has incorporated some of the country’s best golf offerings including the host of this year’s New Zealand Open. Award-winning golf photographer Mark Alexander was commissioned by members of the group to shoot some of New Zealand’s […]
GolfLAN Technology Solutions, the company behind GolfLAN.com, a global golf inventory aggregator, has raised Pre-Series A funding led by YourNest Angel Fund. GolfLAN.com, which started out with the vision to democratize access to golf, now offers a host of services for regular and aspiring Golfers. Golf has been seeing a tremendous growth in popularity across […]
VI-WHERE? VIPINGO … V I P I N G O Readers may be forgiven if they never heard about Vipingo Ridge, which was until now primarily a golfing resort built for local fans of the game and ready to own a residential property on the estate to give them a permanent base from where to […]
A Rio de Janeiro judge has rejected prosecutors’ request to halt construction at the Olympic golf course, clearing a major hurdle in the sport’s return to the games after a 112-year absence. It was the second-consecutive legal defeat by prosecutors who claim the course is being built without the necessary environmental impact studies and other […]
Breaking your age is one of club golf’s most revered achievements. Which pretty much makes Ron Dixon a living legend having just achieved the feat for the 104thtime. Dixon, a long-standing member at Wauchope Country Club in northern New South Wales, has attracted a fair bit of publicity in recent times with stories in the […]
A bumper bonus pool worth R1-million for the season-ending Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies, record prize money and 54-hole tournaments are just some of the exciting incentives in store for the Sunshine Ladies Tour in 2016. Sunshine Tour chief executive Selwyn Nathan confirmed that the 2016 Sunshine Ladies Tour will feature at least […]
Wearing a navy Ralph Lauren suit and crisp white shirt, Greg Norman is traveling through the crowded streets of Manhattan in the back of a black chauffeured Lincoln Navigator. He’s headed to his Gulfstream G550 at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport after a New York City media tour with “TODAY,” “Fox & Friends” and The Wall […]
The government’s visa-free offer to 30 countries received a warm welcome from local sports institutions, including the Indonesian Golf Course Owners Association, or APLGI. The new initiative is expected to significantly boost golf tourism in the country. “China, Japan, and South Korea are countries with the biggest markets for [Indonesia’s] golf courses,” APLGI secretary general […]
Non-conforming equipment may already have been used in tournament play by amateur golfers in Japan. That’s part of a statement provided to Golf Digest by the Japan Golf Goods Association. The organization announced last month its support of the manufacture and distribution of non-conforming equipment in the Japanese marketplace. The JGGA says there is “an […]
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