Entries by Live4Golf

Gawler Golf Club comes up Heads

March 22, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Gawler Golf Club, located in Sandy Creek at the entrance to the Barossa Valley, has announced that recently appointed SA Redback’s Captain, Travis Head, will be playing a vital role with the club after accepting the position as Club Ambassador. The agreement will see the young and vibrant Head work closely with the Club to […]

Why don’t Kangaroos Golf?

March 22, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

A thirsty kangaroo has accidentally gotten its head firmly wedged inside a watering can. The distressed male red kangaroo was seen in a paddock near the Coffin Bay golf course in South Australia, before locals devised a plan to set it free. “I’d just finished a round of golf, and then we spotted this big […]

Golf industry to benefit from new PGA Member Development Officers

March 21, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

The PGA of Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Member Development Officers in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Ben Doney (New South Wales), Mark Weir (Queensland) and Daniel Waters (Victoria), will take up their respective positions with the PGA in April. These three positions will drive the PGA’s Member Visitation […]

Plans for more Tasmanian courses as frisbee golf takes off

March 20, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

More Australians are embracing a new take on the traditional golf game involving the humble frisbee. Disc golf involves players throwing a flying disc at a number of targets and traversing a course from beginning to end with the fewest number of throws. Tasmania boasts the country’s oldest golf course at Bothwell and also has […]

There are 3,297 golf clubs in the British Isles

March 19, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

An unprecedented report into the global golf industry that took 25,000 hours to compile has found that there are 3,297 golf clubs in the British Isles. The R&A’s Golf around the world 2015 is the first ever official count into all the golf courses in the world, concluding that there 34,011 golf facilities in 206 […]

Stars Show That Golf Can be Child’s Play

March 19, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

A group of local youngsters were treated to an inspiring look at the game of golf by some of the Ladies European Tour’s leading professionals as they gathered on the sidelines of the US$600,000 World Ladies Championship. Mission Hills Academies professional Jason Wu coaches a youngster during the children’s clinic at the World Ladies Championship. […]