Golf Queensland today unveiled an all-new app delivering all the best news and views that Junior Golf Queensland has on offer, all in the one place. Available for both iOS and Android, the Junior Golf Queensland app will be the junior golfers’ new best friend. The app features the latest news, events calendar, social media […]
Please find attached a bespoke story from the final day of the WGC-HSBC Champions a release from HSBC. Also see below the European Tour notes. Please find attached two images of Hideki Matsuyama which, if used, should only be used to accompany the attached editorial and must be credited to HSBC/Getty Images. Please also see […]
The secrets of successfully running a golf club and attracting members are identified in a new report from England Golf. The results of the 2016 Golf Club Membership Questionnaire shows that 30% of clubs increased their membership this year and it highlights trends and ideas which are working. It recommends: A warm welcome – a […]
Foshan, China: While some of Europe and Asia’s up-and-coming golfers were doing battle on the golf course, friends and families took part in a new initiative – the Green Walk. Over the course of three days at the Foshan Open more than 6,000 spectators completed a five-kilometre walk around the facilities of Foshan Golf Club, […]
Foshan, China: The European Challenge Tour has continued its history of supporting emerging talents by launching an innovative new format at this week’s Foshan Open, inviting local children to take part in a Junior Pro-Am. Breaking new ground in China, Europe’s top developmental Tour invited boys and girls of all ages to take part in […]
A golf-mad Kapiti primary school student has done what his father, and even some professionals, have failed to do – hit a hole-in-one. Alec Prentice, 11, a left-hander who plays off an 18 handicap, achieved the milestone off the men’s tee on the 16th hole at the Tauhara Golf Course in Taupo on Sunday. The […]
Lydia Ko may have been the youngest New Zealand sportswoman to ever win a medal at August’s Olympic Games – but young women are still thin on the ground in golf clubs around the country. She Loves Golf 2.0 aims to keep changing that! Conceived by national sporting association New Zealand Golf, this November the […]
Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson are eager for golf to remain in the Olympics after the sport made its return to the Games in Rio this year. Although the top four in the world rankings — Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth — were among those to skip the event, as a host of […]
England Golf and Mytime Active – one of the UK’s largest pay and play golf course operator – are working in partnership to grow the game. Initiatives are underway to attract more players from diverse backgrounds, to promote shorter formats of golf which fit into busy lifestyles, and to highlight the health benefits of the […]
St Augustine, Florida, United States: The World Golf Foundation (WGF) has announced the launch of the Golf & Health Project, a unique initiative focused on academic research highlighting how the game can benefit peoples’ lives. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, led by Dr Andrew Murray and under the supervision of leading international academics Professor […]
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