Golf’s $35 billion opportunity

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Women account for just 24% of golfers worldwide, yet the number of prospective female players could add $35 billion to the global golf economy. These are the findings of a groundbreaking global study into female golf participation commissioned by Syngenta and conducted by an independent international market research company. The new report, ‘The Global Economic Value of […]

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PGA associates with veteran charity

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The PGA of Australia has announced Solider On as its official charitable partner for the 2016 PGA Championship. The charity works towards reintegrated generation of serving and ex-serving men and women in Australia’s history. To achieve this, Soldier On supports those who have served by focusing on their physical and mental health, their family, their […]

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Peggy Kirk Bell, Pioneer in Women’s Golf, Dies at 95

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Peggy Kirk Bell, an influential teacher and player whose contributions to the game spanned more than 70 years, passed away on Wednesday. She was 95. Bell was a top amateur player in the 1940s, winning the Ohio Women’s Amateur Championship three times and the North and South Amateur in Pinehurst. A big promoter of the […]

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Final Clinic at Parkwood for 2016 – Don’t miss out!

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This year’s final Come and Try Golf clinic at Parkwood International Golf Club will be held on Thursday 1 December 2016, 10am to 1pm. Click here for more information and to book online Our clinics are the ideal way to introduce new people to golf for the first time, or reintroduce former players to the […]

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Take a Stroke for Stroke event needs your help

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IT’S like everything,” PGA member Gary Begg says of his recently launched Take a Stroke for Stroke campaign. “No one gets involved until it has effected them.” Gary lost his father, Robert, in June last year almost two years after the elder Begg had suffered a stroke. Robert never drank or smoked in his life […]

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CMAA Releases Report on Generational Attitudes Toward Clubs

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The Club Managers Association of America worked in conjunction with the Center for Generational Kinetics and The Club Foundation to develop the research, with a special focus on Millennials. According to the report, 41% of Millennials say that personal recommendations are most important when considering a club membership, and that same group is twice as […]

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New app for junior golf in Qld

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Golf Queensland today unveiled an all-new app delivering all the best news and views that Junior Golf Queensland has on offer, all in the one place. Available for both iOS and Android, the Junior Golf Queensland app will be the junior golfers’ new best friend. The app features the latest news, events calendar, social media […]

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Matsuyama becomes first Asian WGC winner

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Please find attached a bespoke story from the final day of the WGC-HSBC Champions a release from HSBC. Also see  below the European Tour notes. Please find attached two images  of Hideki Matsuyama which, if used, should only be used to accompany the attached editorial and must be credited to HSBC/Getty Images. Please also see […]

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New report highlights golf club secrets of success

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The secrets of successfully running a golf club and attracting members are identified in a new report from England Golf. The results of the 2016 Golf Club Membership Questionnaire shows that 30% of clubs increased their membership this year and it highlights trends and ideas which are working. It recommends: A warm welcome – a […]

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Foshan’s Green Walk Initiative

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Foshan, China: While some of Europe and Asia’s up-and-coming golfers were doing battle on the golf course, friends and families took part in a new initiative – the Green Walk. Over the course of three days at the Foshan Open more than 6,000 spectators completed a five-kilometre walk around the facilities of Foshan Golf Club, […]

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