IGF threatens to relocate Olympic golf competition

Another Olympic golf competition, another Olympic golf course controversy. Kasumigaseki Country Club, which is set to host the Olympic golf competition for the 2020 Tokyo Games, failed to reach a resolution ending its policy restricting women from becoming full members. According to Reuters, the board met on Tuesday following public pressure on the club, the […]

MyGolf Presents…Adam

MyGolf Presents brings to life the unique stories, characters, experiences and fun of MyGolf. Meet Adam. Having started in prep, he’s been playing golf for three years. He’s now nine years old and is turning convention on its head by inspiring his own family to play. He is the first member of his family to […]

MyGolf Presents…Siobhan

MyGolf Presents brings to life the unique stories, characters, experiences and fun of MyGolf. Meet Siobhan. She started playing golf at nine years of age when she went to the range with her grandpa. She’s 11 now and has learned heaps at MyGolf. Source: Golf Australia

MyGolf Presents…Isaac

MyGolf Presents brings to life the unique stories, characters, experiences and fun of MyGolf. Meet Isaac. He’s just turned five and already drives the ball up to 115m! He’s a special talent, and his enthusiasm, energy and love of golf makes him the perfect person to help show just how much fun golf is for […]

R&A new lead partner of the Golf Environment Awards

The R&A has become a lead partner of the Golf Environment Awards (GEA). The R&A will work alongside STRI (formerly known as the Sports Turf Research Institute) to bring greater credibility and recognition to what recognised as one of the most valued and established award programmes that directly promotes golf’s positive environmental standing. The GEA […]

Golf 20/20 Announces the Sport’s Charitable Impact

Golf has been expanding on an international and domestic stage for years now.  This has resulted in the PGA and LPGA being involved in more and more events that benefit not only the professionals themselves but also the entire golf community. Golf 20/20 recently did a study on the charitable impact that golf has had in […]

Health benefits of golf discussed in Parliament

Earlier this week (17 January) the All-Party Parliamentary Golf Group welcomed representatives of the Golf and Health project to the Palace of Westminster. Executive Director for Golf and Health, and Chief Medical Officer at the European Tour Golf, Dr Roger Hawkes, and lead researcher, Dr Andrew Murray of the University of Edinburgh, made a presentation […]

WS6Perth Kids Day

Lake Karrinyup Country Club  is kicking off the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth with a fun day out for the kids on Tuesday 14 February from 9 am – 1pm. The even is FREE for all kids under the age of 16 and will include activities like autograph signing and photo sessions with some […]

Golf Industry Unites In Support Of Women’s Golf Day Initiative

New York, NY – On Wednesday, January 25 leaders from the Women’s Golf Day (WGD) initiative will host a news conference at the PGA Merchandise Show (Orlando, FL), providing insight about this female-centric player development program as well as data on why women are key economic influencers in golf. The news conference is set for 2-3 […]

Asian Tour to enhance global reach with introduction of Live Streaming

The Asian Tour will expand its reach further afield with the introduction of live streaming for a selected number of tournaments on www.asiantour.com, starting with the season-opening SMBC Singapore Open this week. The new and exciting digital initiative will complement its well established global television platform which already covers over 180 countries and territories with […]