FootGolf, a combination of football and golf as the name suggests, is rapidly expanding across the globe and now Australian clubs are now joining in on the fun. The game, in which a football is kicked from the teeing ground, across fairway and into a hole, has origins dating back five years in Europe. The […]
Have you ever wondered what golf has to do with success? If, like for many of us, it has never crossed your mind, allow me to share the new insights I have gained about golf through the online Global Latino Summit. On day seven of this month-long conference celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month, we heard […]
The last time golf made an appearance at the Olympics, it was 1904, and 10 of the 12 nations participating in the St. Louis games decided there wasn’t room on the team ship for golfers. I imagine it was a particularly sad scene in Southhampton, when a handful of English and Scottish golfers showed up […]
“I was between clubs. I didn’t know if I should hit a three-wood or pitching wedge.” — NCCC member John Phillips, when his ball came up short of the pin. Our season is winding down. Leaves, temperatures, and daylight are all falling. Scores are rising. Ironically, the 2015 PGA season is ready to kickoff. In […]
In Celebration Of Fathers And SonsThe inaugural Asia Pacific Father and Son Golf Tournament is on the cards. Fathers and sons or direct related members of a family will do battle to see who emerges as the best of the best in the region.This prestigious tournament will be staged on December 6 and 7, 2014 […]
Beijing, China: Enhancing cultural exchanges between East and West is high on the agenda ofDr ChanchaiRuayrungruang, Chairman of the Reignwood Group, new owners of The Wentworth Club. The Beijing-based Group, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, recently completed the purchase of the historic Surrey property for a reported fee of £135 million. During […]
England Golf has launched a drive to attract more women and girls to play the game and join golf clubs. It’s being led by Lauren Spray, the new Women and Girls’ Participation Manager, who is herself a keen golfer and huge enthusiast for the game. “There are so many reasons to play golf,” said Lauren […]
The debate about whether to let the next generation of kids continue to play football isn’t going anywhere, and Rashean Mathis contributed to the conversation this week. Mathis, who plays for the Detroit Lions, scored a touchdown last Sunday against the Buffalo Bills on an interception and saved the ball for his two-year-old son who, […]
The Ryder Cup wasn’t just a roaring success for Paul McGinley and Europe with a team of PGA pros smashing through the one thousand free lessons barrier at Gleneagles. Indeed such was the demand for coaching that hundreds had to be turned away daily from the PGA Swing Zone as spectators eagerly sought the chance […]
Golf has helped transform the life of Graeme Mazur after a serious road accident – and now he’s setting out to inspire more disabled people to follow him in to the sport. Graeme, now 29, almost died after the accident in 2000 which left him with brain injuries and semi-paralysis. But, thanks to his love […]
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