Entries by Madam

Ko effect gets teens on the greens

The Ko effect is hitting New Zealand greens. Inspired by world No1 Lydia Ko, New Zealand girls are picking up the clubs to follow in the footsteps of the 18-year-old golfing juggernaut. As Ko continues to roll on with her second LPGA major victory at the ANA Inspiration, more young women are taking to the […]

Exciting New Era Dawns for Faldo Series Asia

Singapore (April 8): A new chapter in the history of the Faldo Series Asia will be written when the second decade of the junior programme tees-off next week.   Spanning 11 months, the 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season will include a minimum of 21 events in 17 countries including, for the first time, two qualifiers […]

Future of Chinese golf in safe hands as HSBC extends sponsorship of the CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Program for another five years

As the golfing world turns its eyes to the Masters in the US, international golf sponsor HSBC has reaffirmed its commitment to golf in China by extending its sponsorship of the CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Program for another five years (2016-2020). Now in its tenth year, the joint initiative – which is the only officially […]

Olympic golf winners to get exemption to majors

Golf’s major championships threw their support behind the sport’s return to the Olympics, offering exemptions for men’s and women’s gold medal winners this year to all grand slam events. Augusta National chairman Billy Payne, who ran the 1996 Atlanta Games, told a news conference that the men’s gold medal winner in Rio de Janeiro, where […]