A boy with autism and his father find happiness through golf

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Click here watch video Sal and Nicole Macino’s son, Michael, age 8, had Asperger syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Michael’s childhood had mainly consisted of one doctor visit after another. The search for ideas to help him adjust and thrive was all-consuming. Complicating matters was Sal’s struggle to connect with his son. By chance […]

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Machine opens doors for disabled golfers

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The Kalgoorlie Golf Course will not only host some of Australia’s best golfers this week, but also a specifically designed workshop to help people with disabilities get back on the green. Empower Golf will be providing two free workshops to people with disabilities, their families and carers which will allow them to stand and play […]

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Golf balls included in new, first-of-a-kind USPS stamps

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Golf nerds will soon be able to send their sport to all their friends. The U.S. Postal service is set to release first-of-a-kind “Have a Ball” stamps of major sports balls that not only include the look but also the feel of the respective surfaces. That means you could soon find stamps with the actual […]

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Challenge Tour launches exciting #golfballselfie competition

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The European Challenge Tour today offers fans the chance to win a fantastic trip to the Omani capital of Muscat with the launch of the new #golfballselfie initiative across its social media channels. The idea is simple: draw your face on a golf ball; take a selfie with your golf ball; share it across Twitter, […]

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Golf Month returns in October

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Golf Month, Australian golf’s national participation campaign, returns for another year this October following a successful 2016 in which 435 clubs and facilities provided more than 1350 offers and activities to consumers around the country. Led by Golf Australia and supported by the PGA of Australia, all state and territory golf associations, Australian Ladies Professional […]

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National Golf Month reaches record number on social media

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National Golf Month, the annual campaign aimed at increasing participation in golf, has achieved record levels of success on social media. With the help of celebrity ambassadors, which include Georgie Bingham, Denise van Outen, Dan Walker and Charley Hull, the #GirlsGetGolfing hashtag has reached nearly 3 million people across various social media platforms – smashing […]

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Taking a Fling on New Pathway to Traditional Golf

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The new sport of FlingGolf is gaining traction … and acting as a natural pathway to traditional golf. In FlingGolf, players fling a golf ball on a golf course with a lacrosse-looking FlingStick. The lightweight FlingStick is used to shape shots on the course and glide the ball into the hole. Unlike other alternative golf […]

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Inaugural R&A Nine Hole Championship at Royal Birkdale in July

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Golf club members from throughout Great Britain and Ireland will have the opportunity to tee it up at Royal Birkdale shortly before the world’s best golfers compete at The 146th Open in July. A group of 42 men and women will secure their places in the final of the inaugural R&A Nine Hole Championship through […]

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How the Great Danes inspired Golf Foundation youngsters

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Team Denmark – the Great Danes – were inspiring the next generation both on and off the course at the weekend. Not only did they win the first GolfSixes championship at Centurion Club, but they also encouraged boys and girls in a special junior GolfSixes event organised by the Golf Foundation and staged at Centurion […]

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