Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler Reportedly to Compete in Exhibition Prime-Time Match

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Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, two of golf’s biggest headliners, will reportedly meet in a prime-time exhibition match a week before the U.S. Open at the Detroit Golf Club, according to Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press. The details for the event—which Ferguson noted is set for June 7, the Tuesday before the U.S. Open—haven’t […]

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Let’s be Positive About Golf, Says New USGA President

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San Diego, United States: Diana M. Murphy has been elected to serve a one-year term as the 64th President of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which together with The R&A governs the game worldwide. The election of officers and the 15-member USGA Executive Committee also took place during the USGA Annual Meeting. As President, […]

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Young New Zealand golf fans in awe of Lydia Ko at a junior golf clinic

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World No 1 Lydia Ko said it was “a huge amount of fun” hosting a junior golf clinic ahead of the New Zealand Women’s Open in Christchurch. The 18-year-old, who is the overwhelming favourite to claim her third national open title this week at Clearwater, hosted 10 juniors for a coaching session on the driving […]

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Olympics the greatest goal for Ko

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Lydia Ko’s whirlwind return home to defend her New Zealand Women’s Open title has brought her Olympic dream more clearly into focus. On Wednesday, ahead of this week’s Open which starts on Friday at Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, The world No 1 got a sneak preview of the Lonsdale Cup, presented annually to the Kiwi […]

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Kids to spend time with Ko at NZ Open

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    Ten lucky children will get to spend half an hour with world golf number one Lydia Ko ahead of next week’s NZ Women’s Golf Open at Clearwater. New Zealand Golf is running a competition that will see 10 kids spend some time on the practise range with the sporting super star. Potential winners […]

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Bangladeshi ‘Tiger’ desperate to earn Olympic stripes

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While former world number one Adam Scott dismisses the value of an Olympic gold medal, Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman is unequivocal about its importance to the wider world ahead of the sport’s return at the Rio Games later this year. The self-taught world number 310, dubbed the ‘Bangladeshi Tiger Woods’ at home, has never competed […]

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New Female Golf Coaching Programme – love.golf – Set for Spring 2016 Launch

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love.golf, a new female commercial golf coaching programme led by PGA Professionals, is set to launch in spring 2016. The franchise is being headed-up by award-winning PGA Professional Alastair Spink with the support of Syngenta. Based on Spink’s academic study into gender in sports coaching and Syngenta’s groundbreaking market research into female participation in golf, […]

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Joy for 13yr old Juliana at Faldo Series New Zealand Championship

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Christchurch, New Zealand (January 20): Watch out Lydia Ko, there’s a new kid on the block! Announcing her arrival on the international stage in spectacular fashion, fresh-faced 13-year-old Juliana Hung scored a runaway victory in the second Faldo Series New Zealand Championship, presented by the Canterbury Golf Development Trust.   A member of the Canterbury […]

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Tim Finchem Named World Golf Foundation Chairman for 2016

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Tim Finchem, PGA TOUR Commissioner, has been named World Golf Foundation (WGF) Chairman for 2016 by the Board of Directors. He succeeds Pete Bevacqua, CEO of the PGA of America. Finchem became Commissioner of the PGA TOUR on June 1, 1994. Now entering his 26th year with the organization, he has played an integral role […]

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Spieth, Day top Olympic rankings as Rio approaches

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The calendar officially reads 2016, which means a new Olympic year has begun. Not just any Olympic year, of course, but one that will usher in the return of golf to the Olympics for the first time since 1904. The fields of 60 men and 60 women will be finalized after the Open Championship in […]

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