Sand Links Royal Troon to Triumphant Open Return

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Royal Troon Golf Club has completed the most comprehensive preparations it has ever undertaken to ensure the Open Championship is played over firm and running links turf. Considered one of the world’s finest links courses, Royal Troon’s unprecedented preparations for the 145th Open have been three years in the making. Weather permitting, this year’s Championship […]

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Come and Try Golf Clinic – New venue in August

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Empower Golf Australia is proud to announce a new venue for our Come and Try Golf Clinics, at Deception Bay Driving Range. These clinics introduce people to golf for the first time or reintroduce players to the game they love after accident or illness. Players of all abilities will receive expert tuition to try golf […]

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Brazilian Golfer Victoria Lovelady Rates Zika Concern at 3 Percent

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Brazilian Olympic golf hopeful Victoria Lovelady says that concern over the Zika virus has been largely overblown, rating her concern over the public health scare as a minimal 3 percent. The Ladies European Tour player is currently ranked 60th in the Olympic standings and hopes to qualify behind countrywoman Miriam Nagl, who sits 58th. As the […]

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Why should golf be in the Olympics, why not?

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I’m ever the optimist- trying to always see the best in people and the positives in things that I see occur. In 1998 I became a member of the PGA of America, the largest working sports organization in the world (as well a PGA of Australia Member in 2010), dedicating myself to promoting the game […]

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Families are urged to Get into golf

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England Golf has named July as Family Golf Month and will lead a drive to attract all the generations to Get into golf together. Clubs and driving ranges across the country are being invited to organise open days to highlight golf as a great game that can involve all the family. England Golf is offering […]

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Jason Day withdraws from Olympics

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World No. 1 Jason Day has officially withdrawn from the Olympic Games at Rio De Janeiro due to health concerns. Jason Day statement: “It is with deep regret I announce that I will not be competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games this coming August in Rio de Janeiro. The reason for my decision is […]

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Young golfers enjoy the rub of the green

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When Zhang Lingxin was studying at the Hunan Golf and Tourism College in Changde, in Central China’s Hunan province, his coach gave him a tip that changed his game: focus on the ball and aim long, but at the target, or the hole, not the ball. However, last year, when the 23-year-old finished school and […]

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Tiger’s Son Charlie Finishes T2 at Junior Tournament

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There’s a Woods near the top of a golf leaderboard, and it isn’t Tiger or Cheyenne. Tiger Woods’ 7-year-old son Charlie finished T2 at his junior golf tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, with a finishing score of 19 over par. The last time Tiger finished T2? The 2013 Barclays. The kids played nine […]

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Topgolf coming to Movie World, Gold Coast, next year (Video)

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Exciting news! Warner Bros. Movie World – Gold Coast,  is bringing the global leader in sports entertainment, Topgolf to Australia with the first venue coming to Warner Bros. Movie World in mid-to-late 2017.

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Disabled Veterans to Play Golf Alongside Pro Athletes, Business Leaders and Military Officials to Raise Money for Veterans Employment Program

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WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – June 16, 2016) – Media are invited to attend and cover the 9th annual Paralyzed Veterans Golf Open (PVGO). At this unique event, paralyzed veterans and disabled military will play golf alongside professional athletes, military and government officials, corporate sponsors and other supporters of Operation PAVE’s mission to help veterans overcome employment […]

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