Golf Spectating Could Benefit Health, New Study Shows

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The University of Edinburgh in conjunction with the Golf & Health Project have released new research into the health benefits of golf spectating, showing those who attend golf events could potentially gain benefits similar to those playing in them. Spectators averaged 11,589 steps per day, with 82.9% achieving their recommended target Study is the first […]

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New Elite Women’s Amateur Golf Championship Launched In Asia-Pacific

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The R&A and Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) have announced that the first ever Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship will be played at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore from 21-24 February 2018. The inaugural event will take place at the New Tanjong course and will provide the most talented women’s amateur golfers in the region with […]

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Members’ Wellness Program Launched at Kooindah Waters

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Kooindah Waters Golf Club has been touched by the effects of mental health in the past few years. With this in mind, the club would like to announce a new wellbeing program open to all Kooindah Waters Golf Club members. The wellbeing program has been introduced to make it as easy as possible for members […]

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Growing the game from the ground up with PGA Junior League

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Golf is a hard sell. And with so much competition for the shortest of attention spans, the idea of a grow-the-game initiative that targets the next generation was initially met with a fair amount of apprehension. The skeptics were outnumbered before the PGA Junior League began a second season in the Met section. “All of […]

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Australian Paraplegic attempts to break own World Record in the Paralong Drive Cup

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Dave Sawtell, Spina Bifida sufferer and paraplegic, is striving to break his own world record for the longest seated golf drive in America next month.   Dave set the world record for the Paralong Drive Cup in 2014 and is heading back this year to better his record. Already highly regarded for his golfing achievements, Dave […]

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Youths Swell Open Attendance

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A record-breaking crowd of 235,000 attended The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale setting an attendance record for a championship staged outside of St Andrews. This year’s attendance surpassed the 230,000 mark set at Royal Liverpool in 2006, making it the largest ever championship held in England and reflects a 17% increase since The Open last visited Royal […]

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Date set for 2018 ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth

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The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth is set to continue its modernisation of golf in 2018 when it is played from 8-11 February at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. With a mission to revolutionise world golf, the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth was a success in its inaugural staging with […]

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Huge Numbers Take Up Golf in England

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England Golf’s strategy to grow the game has inspired over 640,000 people to take up the sport in the last four years and more than 44,000 to join clubs. The growth was notably rapid in 2016/17, with over 237,000 new players and almost 17,000 new members recorded in the year to the end of March. […]

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The 146th Open at Royal Birkdales Sets Record-Breaking attendance

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A record-breaking crowd of 235,000 attended The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale setting an attendance record for a Championship staged outside of St Andrews. This year’s attendance surpassed the 230,000 mark set at Royal Liverpool in 2006, making it the largest ever Championship held in England and reflects a 17% increase since The Open last visited […]

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Researchers Find Link Between Golf and Dementia Prevention

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Research commissioned by England Golf and the Professional Golfers’ Association has identified that golfers are 14% more likely to report good health than non-participants, significantly reducing their risk of some of Britain’s biggest diseases, including dementia. With dementia and Alzheimer’s disease now the leading cause of death in England and Wales and accounting for 11.6% […]

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