Hong Kong: As part of the UBS Hong Kong Open community outreach programme, more than 150 schoolchildren participated in an introductory golf clinic led by English Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter and Chinese rising star Dou Zecheng. Aged between eight and 11, the representatives from four schools in the New Territories were invited by the Hong Kong Golf Association to […]
Thanks to the Packer Family, this Christmas we have a rare opportunity on offer for golf lovers. Enjoy a full day of golf at the prestigious Ellerston Golf Course situated on the Packer Family’s private estate in Scone, NSW. The prize includes 18 holes on a magnificently designed course for 8 people, along with helicopter […]
Northbridge Golf Club on the North Shore is now host to Australia’s latest FootGolf course. The sport, combining football and golf, is on steady rise worldwide, and even has its own association in Australia. FootGolf Australia President Leonardo Fernandez said it was an exciting sport with something for everybody. “Learning to play FootGolf to enjoy […]
Golf industry executives, tour officials, sponsors and decision makers attending the 2016 HSBC Golf Business Forum, have vowed to grasp the opportunities and new momentum created in the game during 2016 to increase the popularity of the worldwide. At the conclusion of the second and final day of the largest and most significant meeting place […]
Women account for just 24% of golfers worldwide, yet the number of prospective female players could add $35 billion to the global golf economy. These are the findings of a groundbreaking global study into female golf participation commissioned by Syngenta and conducted by an independent international market research company. The new report, ‘The Global Economic Value of […]
The PGA of Australia has announced Solider On as its official charitable partner for the 2016 PGA Championship. The charity works towards reintegrated generation of serving and ex-serving men and women in Australia’s history. To achieve this, Soldier On supports those who have served by focusing on their physical and mental health, their family, their […]
Peggy Kirk Bell, an influential teacher and player whose contributions to the game spanned more than 70 years, passed away on Wednesday. She was 95. Bell was a top amateur player in the 1940s, winning the Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship three times and the North and South Amateur in Pinehurst. A big promoter of the […]
This year’s final Come and Try Golf clinic at Parkwood International Golf Club will be held on Thursday 1 December 2016, 10am to 1pm. Click here for more information and to book online Our clinics are the ideal way to introduce new people to golf for the first time, or reintroduce former players to the […]
IT’S like everything,” PGA member Gary Begg says of his recently launched Take a Stroke for Stroke campaign. “No one gets involved until it has effected them.” Gary lost his father, Robert, in June last year almost two years after the elder Begg had suffered a stroke. Robert never drank or smoked in his life […]
The Club Managers Association of America worked in conjunction with the Center for Generational Kinetics and The Club Foundation to develop the research, with a special focus on Millennials. According to the report, 41% of Millennials say that personal recommendations are most important when considering a club membership, and that same group is twice as […]
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