The UK National Golf Month will take place for the second time in May 2015. It will offer free marketing and advertising opportunities to all partnering golf courses, driving ranges and PGA Members to reach over 23 million potential golfers. NGM May 2015 targets getting 100,000 lapsed golfers and new lady golfers playing golf through […]
PGA chief executive Sandy Jones believes golf can help tackle the issue of loneliness which is blighting the lives of many elderly people in the UK. And with the issue hitting national headlines in recent days Jones has suggested golf clubs should even receive a grant to save government spending on trying to solve the […]
Tilgate Forest in Crawley, which is run by Glendale Golf, wants to focus on attracting young people to help stimulate interest in the sport on the back of Europe’s Ryder Cup success. The club has launched a golfing academy focusing on developing junior players and is offering weekly coaching sessions for youngsters. It is also […]
Foot Golf started in the Netherlands in 2009 and spread through Europe arriving in Australia three months ago and New Zealand today. The aim of the sport is to kick a football ball into a hole using the same rules as golf. The first Foot Golf course in New Zealand has been tested today by […]
In the wake of this year’s Ryder Cup, the world has been left captivated by some of the sport’s hottest young stars. While the celebrated veterans received a warm welcome from the crowds, their star power was largely outshone by some of golf’s up and coming youngsters. Talent and skill are of course paramount however […]
Trail-blazing Chinese golfer Liang Wen-chong has helped the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) launch a new initiative that will take golf into primary schools across the territory for the first time. The HKGA’s ‘Golf For Schools’ programme will give children aged between six and 12 the chance to try golf at school through a fun […]
Sun City, South Africa: The Gary Player Invitational, Africa’s premier charity golf event, looks to continue its notable charitable drive at the Lost City Golf Course and The Palace Hotel next month. From November 20-23, the annual ‘Union of Golf and Giving’ will once again pledge support to Wings and Wishes and the Wildlands Conservation […]
To tie in the with the second week of the school holidays, Golf SA set up an Interactive Golf Zone in the Centre Court Area at Westfield Marion. Golf was brought to life for three-days between 7 – 9 October at SA’s largest Shopping Centre with Golf SA promoting MyGolf, the National Junior Golf Program […]
A new initiative known as “Golf West” will be launched next month in an effort to bring the game of golf together in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. An alliance has been formed by eight golf clubs in Melbourne’s West, namely Eynesbury, Kooringal, Medway, Melton Valley, Sanctuary Lakes, Northern, Werribee Park and Sunshine as a […]
15 October 2014, St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has announced the appointment of Martin Slumbers as Chief Executive and also as Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, with effect from 1 October 2015. 15 October 2014, St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A has announced the appointment of Martin Slumbers as Chief […]
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