Entries by Madam

Sustainability in golf seminars in Japan hailed a success

Over 400 golf club officials, golf course operators and developers attended two successful Sustainability in Golf seminars staged by The R&A in Japan and Korea this week. A panel of leading international and local experts addressed the delegates on best practice in sustainability to encourage responsible and practical golf facility development, renovation and course management. […]

Golf features in report on Global Goals for Sustainable Development

WWF recently released a new global report illustrating how credible, third-party sustainability standards and certification systems can help companies, and whole industries, deliver against the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlighted the credibility and value of golf’s own third-party sustainability standard and certification system, developed and managed by GEO (the Golf […]

Rotorua stages NZ Speedgolf Open showdown

Click here to watch video Rotorua is set for the most “thrilling and highly competitive” New Zealand Speedgolf Open to date, according to event director Jason Cameron. A record number of competitors will battle it out over 36 holes for this year’s third annual unique sporting crown at Arikikapakapa Golf Course this weekend. More than […]

SUPPORT NEEDED: Aussie Women’s golf student Abbey Trinca tragically passes

A promising young golfer from Melbourne passed away Monday 27 February, and is mourned by family and the Embry-Riddle Department of Athletics. 21-year-old women’s golf student-athlete Abbey Trinca travelled at age 17 to Florida to pursue her dream of studying and playing golf, after graduating from Maribyrnong Sports Academy in 2013. Abbey was awarded the […]

New On-line Pace of Play Training Services Now Available

In collaboration with Pace Manager Systems®, Golf Industry Central (GIC) is excited to offer a variety of on-line as well as on-site consulting and improvement training services, facilitated by international “guru of pace of play” Bill Yates. The world leader in improving pace of play and your operational bottom line, Pace Manager Systems is now […]

Club-based golf on the rise in Australia

The Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) first AusPlay survey has revealed golf to have more club-based players than most other sports, ranking second in most popular sport played in a club by adults and children. Golf is the number one most popular sports just for adults. The survey stated that more than 685,000 Australians played club-based […]

Former NZ prime minister Key & Lydia Ko new ISPS HANDA charity ambassadors

New Zealand’s former Prime Minister John Key and women’s world number one Lydia Ko are the newest ambassadors for International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS HANDA), the leading global organisation supporting blind and disabled golf. The ambassadors will represent ISPS during the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth and ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open tournaments Feb. […]