exceeds expectations in fall campaign

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Despite an inexperienced starting lineup that includes two freshmen and two sophomores, Cal men’s golf finished the fall campaign ranked 18th. The Bears won two events, the Inverness and Alister Mackenzie Invitational; placed second at the Gopher Invitational; and came in third at the Tavistock Collegiate and Nick Watney Invitationals. “We had a tremendous fall […]

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Growing the game on and off the green

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There’s something for everyone when teaching on and off the green in Perth. Local school students from Thornlie Christian College in Southern River, have recently been through the paces of learning golf in different settings. Whilst 95% of these children have never played golf before this gave them an opportunity to try it in the […]

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Pro-golf help now on hand

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Golf professional Toni Batey is full of energy and enthusiasm for teaching both golf and swimming and hopes to pass on this enthusiasm to as many people as possible. She has been a golf professional for 25 years, travelling to South Island golf clubs teaching to all ages. In that time she also spent 11 […]

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Research Report Published on Best Practices of World’s Top Clubs

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Foshan, China: Global Golf Advisors, formerly known as KPMG Golf Industry Practice and a leading authority on successful management practices for golf and private clubs, has published the first findings from its Institute for Best Practice (IBP). The report, which is the culmination of 12 months of research and contributions from over 100 of the […]

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Meet Naela El Attar, Egypt’s first professional golfer

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If there is one thing we can never get enough of, it is young, hard-working and inspirational Egyptians who make it big and put a proud smile on our faces. Meet Naela El Attar, Egypt’s first professional golfer, who is basically making a living participating in tournaments and playing on tours in different cities and […]

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Six-Year-Old Scores Hole-in-One at Laguna Phuket

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Phuket, Thailand: Many golfers spend a lifetime vainly trying to achieve a hole-in-one. Not so for Louise Landgraf. At the ripe old age of six years and eight months, she has become the youngest golfer to score an ‘ace’ at Laguna Phuket Golf Club. Louise achieved her remarkable feat from the red tee at the 108-yard, […]

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World Urban Golf Day IX

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Kicking off across the country as part of GOLFMONTH, Urban Golf Australia took on its greatest challenge yet holding events in 3 states to celebrate the growth of Urban Golfing around Australia and through the world. So far events have been held in Newcastle, Toowoomba and Perth where hundreds of golfers both new and old […]

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European Tour Survey: UK golf activity flourishing

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The European Tour today announced that golf participation in the UK is far from being in decline and is actually flourishing, especially amongst a younger demographic. The findings have emerged from the ‘Golf Actives Study’, a first-of-its-kind programme commissioned by The European Tour, which is published today and which aims to establish a complete picture […]

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Growing Footgolf Seeks Harmony with Golf

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Footgolfers don’t act all that different from golfers. They throw up a tuft of grass to check the wind, take practice swings and mark their ball. They have their own colorful regalia and curse errant shots as their ball sails into the trees. They form clubs and compete against one another, shake hands on the […]

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Martin Dempster: Juniors golfers must be welcomed

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TO build the game’s bright future under the new Scottish Golf banner, it’s important that we look back. Not only to include the good things going forward, but also to remember the bad aspects and how they must continue to be stamped out. On a day of celebration as the Scottish Golf Union and Scottish […]

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