2020 Latin America Amateur Championship to be held at Mayakoba

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The Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) will be held in Mexico for the first time next year at Mayakoba’s El Camaleón Golf Club on Riviera Maya, January 16-19, 2020. Championship organizers made the announcement today during the 2019 LAAC currently underway at Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic.   Founded […]

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Gold Coast Junior Girls Golf Camp – Monday 21st January

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MONDAY 21ST JANUARY 2019 GIRLS GOLF GOLD COAST BEGINNER COME AND TRY SESSION 9.00-10.00am Come and try Session for beginners with our female coaches Cost $10.00pp or JUNIOR GOLFERS FULL DAY CAMP 10.00 – 4.00pm We then invite all junior’s girls 5-17 years to join us for a day enjoying golf. Whether you are just […]

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Derbyshire Golf’s Grow The Game initiative beats target In 2018

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The group has delivered projects across the county to take golf into the community, which has resulted in the introduction of 2,806 new people to the game (of which 43% were women and over 30% under the age of 25). The project, which was partly funded by £27,000 from Sport England, has seen PGA Professional […]

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National Alliance for Accessible Golf Presents National Inclusive Golf Conference

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The National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) will present its second annual Accessible/Inclusive Golf for Individuals with Disabilities Conference on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, in Orlando, FL. The event will be co-located with the PGA’s Merchandise Show to allow interested individuals to attend both events. Slated for 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Orange County Convention […]

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Increased Prize Money for LPGA Tour in 2019

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The LPGA Tour’s schedule for 2019 contains more tournaments and prize money for its players to compete for. Next season’s Tour will comprise 33 events around the world, with over US$70 million in prize money up for grabs – a US$5 million increase on 2018. The USGA has not yet confirmed the prize fund for […]

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England Golf’s ‘volunteer buddy’ programme helps grow the game

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Research shows that ‘volunteer buddies’ are vital in creating a friendly atmosphere to welcome new members to golf clubs. And two East Anglian clubs are among those which are providing the evidence. Royal Norwich Golf Club and The Links at Newmarket, have both enlisted volunteer buddies – and they’re reaping the rewards, by attracting and […]

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Senden honours Lyle at PGA Charity Day

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Hosted by PGA Tour winner John Senden and staged at Keperra Country Golf Club, the PGA Charity Day yesterday raised $46,000 for the Jarrod Lyle Family Trust Fund. The PGA Professionals rallied around the Lyle family with the likes of recent Australian PGA Champion Cameron Smith, John Senden, Rod Pampling, Jake McLeod, Peter Senior, Steve […]

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McLaughlin named World Golf Foundation CEO & President of The First Tee

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The World Golf Foundation Board of Directors announced today that Greg McLaughlin will assume the combined roles and responsibilities of World Golf Foundation Chief Executive Officer & President of The First Tee. McLaughlin most recently served as President of PGA TOUR Champions, since January 2015; prior to his role at the TOUR, he was CEO […]

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love.golf Coaches Throw Out The Rule Book on The Streets Of London

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Golf took on an entirely different form courtesy of a group of coaches from women’s coaching initiative, love.golf, at their annual conference in St. Pancras, London. Coaches take to the streets of London as part of their annual conference In line with the initiative’s research-based methodology of creating an engaging and unintimidating introduction to golf, the […]

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New global ranking for golfers with disabilities to launch in 2019

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The R&A and the USGA will administer a global ranking for golfers with disabilities, which will help to grow participation and competition around the world and to promote inclusivity within the sport. The World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will launch on 1 January 2019 and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur […]

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