Rio 2016 golf course passes test with flying colours

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On 9 March, nine Brazilian golfers took part in the Aquece Rio Golf Challenge in the Barra di Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro to inaugurate the new course that will host the first Olympic golf competition in 112 years, reports the official Olympic Games website Alexandre Rocha, the highest ranked player in the men’s […]

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Junior Initiative Aims to Build Future Champions

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The MYFutures Junior Tour (MYFJT),  a junior development programme for budding young golfers, has teed-off at the Danau Golf Club. The programme is promoted by MYFutures Initiative Sdn Bhd and sanctioned by the Malaysian Golf Association with the intent of developing junior golf in Malaysia by creating a structured long-term strategy to […]

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NSW Junior Golf Championships

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Dates:       July 4th – 8th 2016 Venues:  Monday 4th                          Wyong Golf Club (Junior-Am) Tuesday 5th – Friday 8th    Shelly Beach & Toukley Golf Clubs The New South Wales Junior Championships will head to the NSW Central Coast for 2016 & 2017, with Shelly Beach Golf Club and Toukley Golf Club hosting the […]

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Females a Priority in New2Golf Campaign

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Golf Development Wales has launched its fresh look 2016 New2Golf, Back2Golf scheme today (March 8) which will see women, families and couples given exciting incentives to give-golf-a-go or get back into the sport again. After a successful initiative that saw 1600 New2Golf members in 2015, with 55% of those being female, this year the focus […]

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Golf Queensland launches Queensland Golf Foundation

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Queensland golfers are being asked to give back to the game they love with the launch of Golf Queensland’s new charity, the Queensland Golf Foundation. The Queensland Golf Foundation is asking members of the golfing community to pitch in and help contribute to the future of golf in Queensland. Participation and development of golf in […]

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PGA Tour, LPGA announce ‘strategic alliance agreement’

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The PGA Tour and LPGA announced a “strategic alliance agreement” Friday that could lead to joint events. The tours said in a news release that they are merely “formalizing their longstanding cooperative relationship” to promote the growth of golf and there is no transfer of ownership or control and there is no formal financial investment […]

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Sky Lake Hosts Vietnam’s First Women’s Pro Golf Tournament

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Hanoi, Feb 29  – Korea’s Chung Ye Na has made history by winning Vietnam’s first-ever professional ladies’ golf tournament, held at award-winning Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club near Hanoi. The 28-year-old collected the winner’s trophy in the USD200,000 Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association event, part of the new KLPGA Winter Tour that will stage […]

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Faldo Reflects on 10th Anniversary Celebration for Asia Series

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Shenzhen, China (February 27): Many of the region’s brightest golfing prospects will lock horns in next week’s 10th anniversary Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. One of the most prestigious tournaments on Asia’s amateur golfing calendar, the 54-hole R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event will once more be staged over the acclaimed Nick Faldo-designed Faldo Course […]

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Q&A: Steve Mona, World Golf Foundation CEO

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ORLANDO – Steve Mona, 58, may have one of the most important jobs in golf nobody ever talks about. As CEO of the World Golf Foundation since 2008, he oversees The First Tee, World Golf Hall of Fame and Golf 20/20. The WGF mission is to develop and support initiatives that positively impact lives through […]

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The Ladies Golf Union and the R&A to merge

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22 February 2016, St Andrews, Scotland:  The Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) and The R&A are to proceed with a merger of the two organisations. Following an extensive consultation exercise, agreement has been reached on the merger of the two St Andrews-based bodies with the process due to be completed in the coming months. The LGU […]

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