Though golf is one of the most traditional sports in the world with rules and folklore that stretches back to Old Tom Morris, the research team at Cobra Puma Golf are using additive manufacturing to design the shapes and surfaces of golf clubheads – and they say the results are a great leap forward for […]
Who says you can’t play golf in the winter? I, for one, teed it up the day after Christmas up here in Rhode Island — the latest round I’ve ever played here in the Ocean State (of course, temperatures were in the mid-50s). My round, however, was nothing compared to the dedication — and perhaps, […]
It is that time of the year when the ALPG is gearing up for one of our most fun events of the year, the ActewAGL Next Generation Club Camp! We are delighted to announce that the 2015 camp is scheduled to be held from the 14th – 16th January, once again at the magnificent […]
Maraenui Golf Club in Napier is trying to do its share to avert a national crisis plaguing the sport. Newly-elected club president Glenn Roberts says “The Friendly Club” is zeroing in on amateurs who don’t have time to tame he fairways for 18 holes. Among its offers are a nine-hole membership package as well as […]
GOLF is suffering from fewer members playing fewer rounds. Some golf clubs are implementing radical ideas to get more people to start playing. A number of golf clubs are looking at the idea of supersized holes. That would make the standard golf hole size of almost 11 centimetres (4.25 inches) expand to around 40 centimetres […]
With snow on the ground, it may not seem like ideal weather for golfing. That is, unless you’re planning some snow golfing. Terrace Lakes in Garden Valley has been hosting a “snolf” game for the past three years. Instead of a golf ball, snolfers use a tennis ball. Each player is allowed one club as […]
Golf in the UK has an opportunity to grow if clubs and courses become more female friendly and offer flexible playing options, according to new research commissioned by Syngenta. The study found more women would be interested in taking up golf if they could learn with female friends and family, and play on shorter courses […]
Nick Willis will put his fitness to good use at the upcoming inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open. Photo / File Those frustrated by being stuck behind slow foursomes would do well to check out the inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open this summer. Slow playing times should not be an issue at the Rotorua Golf Club […]
At Monarch Bay Golf Club in San Leandro, California, FootGolf, is taking traditional golfers by surprise. CCTV America’s Mark Niu reported this story from San Leandro. Foot Golf Sees Surge in Popularity Ramon Estevez, managing director of the California FootGolf Association admits that when he and his friends first started playing foot golf, people look […]
USRGA.org is aimed at making golf more fun, and features membership information, golf etiquette, the USRGA Rules of Golf, blogs, equipment reviews, and deal and promotions. The U.S. Recreational Golf Association (USRGA), founded in May of 2014 by industry veterans, John B. Hoeflich and David L. Felker, announced the launch of a new version of its […]
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