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All systems go for golf’s return to Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

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Several prominent figures behind golf’s eagerly-awaited return to the Olympic Games joined forces today with Major Champions, Graeme McDowell and Suzann Pettersen in Florida, in providing an upbeat assessment of the state of play with only 19 months left until the first tee shot in Rio de Janeiro. Peter Dawson and Ty Votaw, respectively the […]

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PGA CEO to host monthly show on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio

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SiriusXM announced today that Pete Bevacqua, the PGA of America’s Chief Executive Officer, will host a new show on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 93). State of the Game will make its live debut on Wednesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. ET and air monthly throughout the year.  Bevacqua and co-host […]

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Hanse says Olympic Golf Course is complete

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After a series of setbacks, the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro is finally finished. Course designer Gil Hanse said Monday on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” that construction on the 2016 Olympics course is done and that “we’re now in full grow-in mode.” “By all accounts it’s going well,” he said. “We’re still hopeful […]

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The strange world of Florida’s golf cart city, The Villages

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It was no surprise to learn that Tim Fletcher drives his golf cart to the golf course. It was a little more unusual to hear that he also uses it to go to the doctor’s. And to the supermarket. And the bookstore. And just about anywhere else an active 69-year-old pensioner’s day might take him. Mr […]

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Would super-sized holes save golf?

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GOLF is suffering from fewer members playing fewer rounds. Some golf clubs are implementing radical ideas to get more people to start playing. A number of golf clubs are looking at the idea of supersized holes. That would make the standard golf hole size of almost 11 centimetres (4.25 inches) expand to around 40 centimetres […]

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Speedgolf comes to New Zealand in 2015

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New Zealand Golf is pleased to confirm that it will be supporting a new event in 2015, a form of the game that combines both golf skill and athleticism. Teeing off this summer is the inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open to be held on the weekend of February 21 – 22 at the Rotorua Golf […]

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“Smash Golf” Debuts in US

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The latest golf hybrid, which uses a racket and rubber ball, is being offered at a Florida golf club, with a league set to begin in January. Justin Horton, General Manager at Turtle Creek Golf Club, is working with golf professional Daril Pacinella and Ivan Lendl, an eight-time Grand Slam tennis champ and avid golfer, to establish […]

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Rory McIlroy: Speed up golf to attract more young players

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Rory McIlroy has called for a faster version of golf in a bid to attract young players to the sport. Sport England figures show that the number of 16-25-year-olds playing the game regularly almost halved between 2009-10 and 2012-13. “Everything’s so instant now and everyone doesn’t have as much time as they used to,” world […]

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Four things you can learn from playing with better golfers

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One of the things we hear from beginning or inexperienced golfers is that they sometimes feel “intimidated” when playing with really good golfers, and it keeps them from enjoying themselves on the course. But you know what? Unless your name is Rory McIlroy, there’s always going to be someone out there better than you. And […]

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Adam Scott wants US tour to include Australia

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World No.3 Adam Scott sees no reason Australia can’t lure an annual US PGA Tour tournament or World Golf Championships event to these shores. Scott believes golf is on a high in Australia thanks to the performance of local players overseas and recent hosting of world-class events such as the President’s Cup and World Cup […]

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