Golfing great Jack Nicklaus will receive Congress’ highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. Legislation authorizing the award for Nicklaus cleared Congress late Monday and now awaits the signature of President Barack Obama. Nicklaus says he’s humbled and honored to be among those who’ve been awarded the medal. Past recipients include Rosa Parks, Robert Frost, […]
FAST and fun golf at the Wodonga Golf course is proving a big hit. This Sunday, golfers will have the opportunity to aim at holes the size of dinner plates as the club continues its monthly big hole competition. Wodonga golf professional Mandy Buchanan said the oversized cups are cutting playing times and making the […]
Canada’s Income Tax Act would permit a 50 percent deduction on luxury box tickets to last Sunday’s Grey Cup game, or on front row tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Canadian tour, or even on a deep sea fishing adventure from Aiden’s Deep Sea Fishing Trips in PEI, so long as business is discussed with clients. […]
St Andrews Links Trust today announced* plans to license its first-ever overseas Golf Academy in China. The new project, which will see the creation of a St Andrews Links branded Golf Academy in Simapo Island, Hainan, China, will look to harness the renown and reputation of the Home of Golf in order to help develop […]
Golf is a ball game that is played in a ground and it is one of those ball games that do not require a special area of standard. The less number of strokes you play the more you get closer to winning the game. It is an outdoor game and its origin goes back to Scotland. Games are important […]
The kids weren’t much younger than her, but star Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko was back in the swing this morning hosting a coaching clinic for some of the country’s best up-and-coming players. Since touching down in Auckland on Thursday morning, fresh from banking a $1.9m jackpot on the LPGA Tour, the 17-year-old is on a […]
Royal and Ancient (R&A) of Scotland has proposed the establishment of Green keepers school in Nigeria for the training of professionals in the maintenance of facilities and management of golf courses. The R&A Director of Golf Development, Steve Isaac, disclosed this during an international conference, which held in Nairobi, Kenya recently. According to the Secretary […]
The Grateful Golfer looks at the importance of social media in marketing the young stars of modern golf. Professional golf is attracting great players from around the world. The draw of the ‘life of a jet setter’ is appealing, as well as the very large ‘purses’ up for grabs each week. For years the European and PGA […]
For close to 90 years, the former Alcoma Golf Club in Penn Hills catered to a small clientele of private members who could play on a noncrowded course whenever they wanted and take long lunches sipping cocktails at the club house while they enjoyed the benefit of writing it all off as a tax deduction. […]
A number of unsung PGA pros have been playing a small but important part in rehabilitating some of Britain’s injured servicemen through the PGA Golf Buddy Programme. Around 50 pros are involved in the nationwide grass roots initiative which gives injured soldiers the opportunity to play golf and have free coaching in the heart of […]
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