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Rory McIlroy Presents $1 Million Check

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There were nothing but smiles seen among the local Youth on Course members as Youth on Course CEO Adam Heieck was presented with a $1 million check by Rory McIlory on Tuesday afternoon at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., site of this week’s PGA TOUR Championship. The contribution marked a major milestone in […]

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The AIG Women’s Open has set a new benchmark for prize money in women’s golf with the announcement that the prize fund for this year’s championship will increase by $1.3 million to $5.8 million with the winner earning $870,000.

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The AIG Women’s Open has set a new benchmark for prize money in women’s golf with the announcement that the prize fund for this year’s championship will increase by $1.3 million to $5.8 million with the winner earning $870,000. With the support of title sponsor AIG, the largest prize fund in women’s major championship golf […]

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ISPS HANDA Vic Open Blueprint Going Global with Horan’s Help

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The ISPS HANDA Vic Open’s world-first format of having men and women compete at the same time, on the same course, for equal prizemoney will break new ground in the Northern Hemisphere with the rapidly growing ISPS HANDA World Invitational Presented by Modest! Golf to be played in Northern Ireland in July. Previously a European […]

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Annika Sorenstam named new IGF president as golf plans for Tokyo Olympics

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Annika Sorenstam was named the new president of the International Golf Federation Thursday as the sport prepares for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. World Golf Hall of Famer Sorenstam, a 10-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer, will replace Peter Dawson as head of the IGF. Dawson had been in the position for 10 […]

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Empower Golf announces dynamic partnership with FutureGolf

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Empower Golf Australia has recently announced a dynamic partnership with FutureGolf, who provides Australia’s most value packed and flexible membership. Empower Golf has always been proud of providing not only the initial opportunity to try golf but also creating a pathway to independent play and competition. To keep the barriers to entry as low as […]

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Record-breaking support for Women’s Golf Day despite pandemic

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Despite the pandemic WGD experienced record-breaking growth.  In 2020 alone, Women’s Golf Day has achieved over 60M impressions and reached 28M people worldwide. As women and men around the world united on Tuesday, September 1st,  to celebrate the 5th annual Women’s Golf Day (WGD), they set new heights for the ground-breaking movement. International support Industry […]

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Help Australian golf pitch in for VIC PGA members

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Australian golf pitching in to help Victorian PGA Members during Covid-19 lockdown. #loveyourVICgolfpro Lately, Golf Business Australia’s Managing Director Daniel Bateup has heard about the many challenges PGA golf pros are facing due to the current stage 4 lockdown in parts of Victoria. GoFundMe page Many are small business operators or contractors and are being […]

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Champions Greame Mcdowell & Justin Rose to play live exhibition match

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All-star exhibition match Mastercard ambassadors Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell will swap their clubs for their keyboards as they face off in an all-star live exhibition match on Wednesday 12 August as part of the e-Open presented by Mastercard. The showcase encounter between the two Major champions will be played over the back nine holes […]

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X-Golf Challenge creates world-first virtual golf tournament

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A world-first indoor national golf tournament will see some of Australia’s leading male and female professional golfers compete in an 18-hole strokeplay event played simultaneously across four states. The inaugural X-Golf Challenge will pit golf hero Peter Lonard against rising stars Blake Windred and Steph Kyriacou in the first-of-its-kind virtual golf tournament on Wednesday 15 […]

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Secure the future opportunities to play golf for Australians living with disabilities

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You may know, Australians living with disabilities have been hit particularly hard by this crisis. It has been three months since the world changed but we continue to do all that we can to help people play the sport that they love and keep our company alive. I invite you to watch this video and, […]

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