NGF Report shows Positive growth in U.S. Golf Participation

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NGF’s 2017 participation report shows many of the trends in traditional participation to be encouraging: the total number of beginning golfers (those playing on a golf course for the first time ever in 2016) rose to a record-high 2.5 million, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, when Tiger Woods was at his prime and […]

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Big push in ladies golf to boost numbers

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Thomasin Keogh is one of 20 athletes already signed up for the Ladies, Let’s Golf, program and more are welcome. There are two free introductory session next week and the level 1 coaching program will start in early May. Keogh said she first played golf when she joined the Oxley club 18 months ago when […]

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Olympian to inspire Australian MyGolfers

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Minjee Lee has proudly put her name to MyGolf, Australia’s national junior participation program, which is jointly run by Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia. Australia’s top-ranked female golfer joins men’s world No.3 Jason Day as a joint ambassador of the booming program that’s designed to boost the growth of junior golf around the […]

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Over 50 superintendents to take part in National Golf Day

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Greg Brandriet is a small-town man from South Dakota who has never been to Washington, D.C. But the 41-year-old golf course superintendent from Elkhorn Golf Course in Spearfish, S.D., will visit the nation’s capital this month as one of more than 50 superintendents taking part in National Golf Day on April 26. He also plans […]

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Ten Facts About Golf in Celebration of Earth Day 2017

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Golf is a sport for a lifetime that delivers more than 2 million jobs and $69 billion in annual economic impact while contributing $3.9 billion per year for philanthropic causes — more than all other sports combined. A professionally managed golf course can demonstrate environmental stewardship and provide a place to meet exercise and fitness […]

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Recap of the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals

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Eight junior golfers – four boys and four girls – were crowned champions at the fourth annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals held Sunday (April 2) at Augusta National Golf Club. The road to the National Finals began last summer as youngsters competed at one of 250 local qualifiers at courses across all 50 […]

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April is a great time to Come and Try Golf

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Due to persistent wet weather, the first Come and Try Golf clinic in Indooroopilly has been postponed until Tuesday 11 April 2017. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Reminder – There are still places available for our regular Come and Try Golf clinic at Parkwood International on the Gold Coast and at our extra clinics in […]

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Tour Makes History on Nine-Hole Course

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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: The European Senior Tour made history last week with the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters presented by Shurooq becoming the first European Tour, European Challenge Tour or Senior Tour event to be played on a nine-hole golf course. Held at Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club, Senior Tour competitors negotiated the nine-hole Peter […]

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R&A Funding Boost for Women’s Golf

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Women’s golf has received a boost with The R&A agreeing to increase its funding for the Ladies European Tour (LET) and its development circuit, the LET Access Series, for 2017. The R&A, which completed its merger with the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) at the start of the year, has supported the LET for more than […]

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PGA Junior League Golf Heading to Asia

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PGA Junior League Golf, the PGA of America’s signature youth golf programme, will expand to Asia, starting with China this summer. The popular team approach to golf for boys and girls aged 13 and under will debut in Asia for the first time through a new joint licensing agreement with NLN, LLC. The announcement was […]

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