It’s that time of the year again where the golf bug gets past on from juniors to seniors, from beginners to professionals, and coaches to students all across the country. October is Golf Month in Australia and clubs and facilities around the nation are once again throwing their doors open to welcome everyone to take […]
Hannah Green will make a triumphant return to Western Australia next month to compete at the Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open at Royal Perth. Fresh from securing her 2018 LPGA Tour card, following an outstanding rookie professional season in the United States, the 20-year-old will take on the men at the ISPS HANDA PGA […]
Another great event has been named on the Auckland sports calendar as the dates along with the venue for the New Zealand Long Drive Golf International have been confirmed. On Sunday November 5th Remuera Golf Club will host 16 long drive golfers from around the world including New Zealand as they play for over US$10,000 […]
Nobody knew exactly what to expect from golf returning to the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years. How would an untested venue test the game’s best players? How would the world react to the game’s inclusion among the Olympic program? Even with the decision by a select number of golfers to […]
KPMG is today publishing their annual participation report for Europe, offering insight and analysis of key industry trends, revealing a slight increase on the continent. The survey is based on statistics compiled from 43 European countries with 81% of local golf associations indicated growing or static participation numbers last year, and with only 19% of […]
The inaugural Teed Up, Ladies Golf Challenge kicked off at Noosa Springs Resort on Tuesday 29th August, 2017 with over 100 ladies from all over Australia battling it out take home the title for their home club. Competition was intense with a round of golf for 4 people at Noosa Springs, Twin Waters and The […]
A bold initiative of the Indian Golf Industry Association (IGIA) aims to introduce 28,000 newcomers to the game in the space of just one week. ‘India Learn Golf Week’ is set to take place over a number of golf courses in the country from September 25 to October 1. The campaign has the endorsement of […]
Advocates of short-form golf will be delighted to learn of the unveiling of a new course with a difference. Frilford Heath in the English county of Oxfordshire, has showcased a six-hole course that aims to make golf more accessible to beginners, who are able to play a round in 60 minutes. Experienced golfers will take […]
Teams of youngsters have been playing Golf Foundation ‘GolfSixes’ events over the last few weeks, in a pilot project that follows the new European Tour format and aims to keep more young players at the heart of club golf. More than 32 golf clubs are involved in a series of local leagues across seven regions […]
Golf’s participation pressure leads to unique business partnership Centuries of formality, tradition and etiquette are the attributes that many young people normally see as reasons to bypass the game of golf. The perception that golf is also mostly for the elders on the higher rungs of the corporate ladder might be precisely why the young […]
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