Thank you Dr Haruhisa Handa! Golf’s Good Samaritan

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By Mathilda Andersson If you follow golf, you’ve heard of him. Lending his name to professional golf tournaments around the world through his ISPS group, Dr Haruhisa Handa has endorsed the global golf industry for almost three decades now – simply out of love for the game. A Japanese businessman and philanthropist, artist and tenor […]

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THE OPEN AND MANCHESTER CITY LINK UP TO DRIVE NEW FAN ENGAGEMENT CONTENT

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The Open has teamed up with Manchester City Football Club ahead of the 146th staging of the Championship at Royal Birkdale this July. The agreement will see The Open and the Club deliver exclusive content to both golf and football fans in the build-up to the much-anticipated Championship. To mark the occasion, Spanish golfer and […]

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Shanshan Feng Opening Golf Academy in China

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Click here to watch video It didn’t take long for Shanshan Feng’s bronze medal win to make an impact in China. In August, golf made its return to the Olympic games for the first time in more than 100 years. Golf’s involvement was touted as an opportunity to grow the game around the world, but […]

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Topgolf Champions Its Role In Golf’s Future With Free Play Offer For Juniors

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Topgolf is fully embracing its opportunity to attract the next generation of golfers. The massively-popular entertainment centers are the driving ranges of a new era, a unique combination of technology, fun and social interaction that bring together players of all ages and abilities — even non-golfers — for friendly competition. And now Topgolf is offering […]

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Hot market for non-traditional golfing experiences

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The market is heating up for high-tech, non-traditional golfing experiences. Topgolf centers, which combine sprawling driving ranges along with swanky lounges with drinks and games, are popping up all over the country and proving to be very popular. Now a Las Vegas casino is getting in on the action. Late last year, the MGM Grand […]

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PGA of America, NLN to bring PGA Junior League Golf to Asia

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

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Sustainability in golf seminars in Japan hailed a success

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Over 400 golf club officials, golf course operators and developers attended two successful Sustainability in Golf seminars staged by The R&A in Japan and Korea this week. A panel of leading international and local experts addressed the delegates on best practice in sustainability to encourage responsible and practical golf facility development, renovation and course management. […]

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Golf features in report on Global Goals for Sustainable Development

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WWF recently released a new global report illustrating how credible, third-party sustainability standards and certification systems can help companies, and whole industries, deliver against the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlighted the credibility and value of golf’s own third-party sustainability standard and certification system, developed and managed by GEO (the Golf […]

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Nick Willis in contention at NZ Speed Golf Open

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Olympic medal winner Nick Willis is in eighth place after the first day of the New Zealand Speed Golf Open Championships in Rotorua. Willis decided to play the unusual event for “fun”. “It’s a great way to enjoy the links but not to take five hours out of your day,” the middle distance running great […]

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Rotorua stages NZ Speedgolf Open showdown

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Click here to watch video Rotorua is set for the most “thrilling and highly competitive” New Zealand Speedgolf Open to date, according to event director Jason Cameron. A record number of competitors will battle it out over 36 holes for this year’s third annual unique sporting crown at Arikikapakapa Golf Course this weekend. More than […]

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