WHILE organisers of Fiji’s biggest professional golf tournament are gearing up for this year’s event in October, stakeholders in the tourism industry say the tournament continues to attract a large number of tourists. Rosie Holidays general manager Eroni Puamau said they had seen increased bookings from Chinese golfers following the broadcast of the Fiji International […]
The bumpy fairways and patchy putting surfaces — more burnt-out browns than grassy greens — are not much to look at. In Iran however, this is golf at its finest. Only 3,500 people, around 500 of them women, from a population of 78 million, pick up a club. The size of the sport is reflected […]
Ten of the 210 local and international professional golfers participating in this week’s Joburg Open – including Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke and South Africa’s Sipho Jejula – on Wednesday took time off their hectic training schedules to impart their skills and knowledge of the sport to scores of eager youngsters from Alexandra. The coaching […]
Folks at Sun City West’s Pebblebrook Golf Club may think they have stepped into a time warp when the 3rd Annual Desert Hickory Golf Tournament tees off Feb. 28 to March 1. Nearly 80 hickory golfers from all over the United States and abroad – a passionate group of players who use antique wood shafted […]
Travelers will soon be able to tee off and take off at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The PGA of America and Wexford Golf, a Twin Cities golf development firm, have collaborated to debut PGA MSP Airport; an interactive golf concept. The first such concept of its kind located in a U.S. airport, PGA MSP anticipates […]
Golf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]
Brand new Golf series ‘The Bunker’ on 7TWO starting Sunday, 1st March 2015, is an exciting look at the inspiring and often frustrating aspects of one of the world’s most popular sports. With hosts Shura Taft (Certified golf nut), Anna Rawson (Pro Golfer & International model), Russell Robertson (AFL big hitter & demon golfer) and […]
Golf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach voiced dismay on Wednesday at criticism of the golf course for the 2016 Rio Games by the city’s mayor. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes told O Globo newspaper Tuesday he would have preferred the course never to have been built. “I hate to have to done this course, if it […]
Golf’s “Golden Bear” has gone from finding the sweet spot to creating a sweet treat. Eighteen time major champion Jack Nicklaus has teamed up with the The Schwan Food Company of Minnesotato create Jack Nicklaus premium ice cream. It will be sold by the pint and available in grocery stores in select markets. The ice […]
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