The National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) will present its second annual Accessible/Inclusive Golf for Individuals with Disabilities Conference on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, in Orlando, FL. The event will be co-located with the PGA’s Merchandise Show to allow interested individuals to attend both events. Slated for 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Orange County Convention […]
The LPGA Tour’s schedule for 2019 contains more tournaments and prize money for its players to compete for. Next season’s Tour will comprise 33 events around the world, with over US$70 million in prize money up for grabs – a US$5 million increase on 2018. The USGA has not yet confirmed the prize fund for […]
Thanks to a partnership between national charity the Golf Foundation and the Youth Sport Trust, more than 50,000 young people have taken part in an inter-school golf competition in English schools for the first time in one academic year. The level of competitive golf played in primary schools saw a significant increase in 2017/18, jumping […]
Research shows that ‘volunteer buddies’ are vital in creating a friendly atmosphere to welcome new members to golf clubs. And two East Anglian clubs are among those which are providing the evidence. Royal Norwich Golf Club and The Links at Newmarket, have both enlisted volunteer buddies – and they’re reaping the rewards, by attracting and […]
Hosted by PGA Tour winner John Senden and staged at Keperra Country Golf Club, the PGA Charity Day yesterday raised $46,000 for the Jarrod Lyle Family Trust Fund. The PGA Professionals rallied around the Lyle family with the likes of recent Australian PGA Champion Cameron Smith, John Senden, Rod Pampling, Jake McLeod, Peter Senior, Steve […]
The World Golf Foundation Board of Directors announced today that Greg McLaughlin will assume the combined roles and responsibilities of World Golf Foundation Chief Executive Officer & President of The First Tee. McLaughlin most recently served as President of PGA TOUR Champions, since January 2015; prior to his role at the TOUR, he was CEO […]
Golf took on an entirely different form courtesy of a group of coaches from women’s coaching initiative, love.golf, at their annual conference in St. Pancras, London. Coaches take to the streets of London as part of their annual conference In line with the initiative’s research-based methodology of creating an engaging and unintimidating introduction to golf, the […]
The R&A and the USGA will administer a global ranking for golfers with disabilities, which will help to grow participation and competition around the world and to promote inclusivity within the sport. The World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will launch on 1 January 2019 and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur […]
PGA Master Professional Suzy Whaley was elected the 41st President of the PGA of America today at the Association’s 102nd Annual Meeting. Whaley is PGA Director of Golf at Suzy Whaley Golf in Cromwell, Connecticut; and PGA Director of Instruction at the Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Succeeding Whaley as Vice President is […]
GolfWA identified some time ago that there was a disconnect between millennial golfers (20 to 39 years of age) and the typically baby boomer boards and committees that govern clubs. GolfWA created a Young Members Committee to focus particularly on this millennial age group – to highlight what stops millennials taking up golf or joining […]
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