Olympians bring golden touch to Fiji International

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The Fiji International will have a golden touch this year with Osea Kolinisau and Masivesi Dakuwaqa – Gold Medalists  in the Rio 2016 Olympics, and Vodafone Fiji 7’s player Emosi Mulevoro signing on as Ambassadors for the tournament. The Vodafone Fiji 7’s made history this year winning Fiji’s first Olympic medal. Their gold medal win […]

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Grants on offer for Victorian clubs

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The latest round of VicHealth’s Active Club Grants is now open! The grants now have a fun and female focus, so will be funding social sports and programs for women and girls. This is a brilliant opportunity to boost female participation in your club and get more people involved through social or modified forms of sport. […]

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Castle Hill Return for Faldo Series Australia Championship

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Sydney, Australia (August 30): History will beckon for competitors in the second edition of the Faldo Series Australia Championship. To take place at Sydney’s Castle Hill Country Club on December 20, the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event will see a selection of Australia’s brightest young golfing prospects vying for glory in what will be […]

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Rio Interactive Golf Zone Strikes Chord with Fans

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Golf proved a big hit with Olympic spectators in Rio with upwards of 1,000 a day trying out the sport in the tented village during both the men’s and women’s events. A number of activities were installed by Provision Events to help generate interest in the sport among Brazilians. As well as […]

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IGF: Olympic golf draws world wide interest

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Peter Dawson, President of the International Golf Federation, said: “We are delighted by the strong showing of golf during the Olympics. We were always confident that we would deliver high-quality men’s and women’s competitions and we have witnessed that over the last two weeks. “Golf’s success has been endorsed by strong viewing figures throughout the world […]

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Jutanugarn seeks five wins to complete the five rings in Rio

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17 August 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand delivered another masterclass in a season overflowing with dominant performances by shooting a six-under-par 65 to grab the lead after the first round of the Olympic women’s golf competition. The talented 20-year-old burst from the pack on a crowded leaderboard to set the standard […]

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Women take centre stage in historic return to Olympic Golf

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16 August 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:  A golden glow settled over the sport of golf on Sunday when Justin Rose captured the men’s Olympic Games golf crown. Now, the women take centre stage at Reserva de Marapendi tomorrow aiming to emulate their male counterparts by putting on another glittering show. A stellar field of 60 […]

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Come and Try Golf Clinic – 23 August 2016 – New Venue

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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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Dying golf clubs warned to lose the attitude and embrace young players

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Golf clubs across the world have been warned that the sport could fall into crisis unless they lighten up a little, relax strict dress codes and withdraw bans on tweeting, snapchatting and booze on the fairway. The game, first played in 15th-century Scotland, isn’t known for keeping pace with changes in wider society (Scotland’s famous […]

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Rose strikes gold on historic day for golf

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14 August 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:  It took 112 years for golf to find a new Olympic champion, but it was well worth the wait.  Great Britain’s Justin Rose followed in the footsteps of the long-departed George Lyon of Canada when he climbed onto the podium to collect the Olympic gold medal in Rio […]

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