McGrath Foundation Pink Jacket Ladies Cup

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The Twin Waters Golf Resort, Noosa, will become a hive of activity March 9-12, 2016 for the inaugural Pink Jacket Ladies Cup. Shane Crawford, Hayley Lewis, Brett Lee, Kate Ceberano and a host of other personalities will be on hand for four days and three nights of great entertainment and fun – with 100% of […]

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Venetian Macao Open | Chinese Amateur ‘Golf King’ to debut in Coloane

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Seventeen-year-old Jin Cheng of China, the newly-crowned winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC), will be one of the players competing in the Venetian Macao Open at the Macau Golf & Country Club from 15-18 October. The Times talked to Jin to learn more about his achievements and what to expect from this young and […]

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Global golf travel industry celebrates another successful IGTM

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With over 325 buyers, more than 500 exhibitors and in excess of 11,300 meetings taking place, the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) 2015, held for the first time in Tenerife, was one of the most successful editions ever. The world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, was again brought to a […]

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Melbourne to host 2016 World Cup of Golf and 2019 Presidents Cup

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Australia has been named as host for the 2016 World Cup and the 2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments with both events set for Victoria. It will be the third time the Presidents Cup has been played in Melbourne after Royal Melbourne hosted the 1998 and 2011 versions of the biennial team event pitting the Internationals […]

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Sydney’s 8-year deal for Australian Open golf

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Sydney will remain the home of the Australian Open golf championship for at least another eight years under a new deal struck with the NSW government. The city’s stranglehold on the country’s most prestigious golf tournament will extend to a decade when the 100th Australian Open, featuring defending champion and world No.1 Jordan Spieth, is […]

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Olympic golf superintendent: We must get Brazilian kids to play

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Folks who pushed for golf’s return to the Olympic program have lobbied to skeptics inside the sport that exposing the game to a global audience can do nothing but good for its worldwide growth. That impact has to be felt at a local level, too, in Brazil and, specifically, host city Rio de Janeiro. Olympic […]

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Golf Is Coming on Strong in Asia

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One is a 45-year-old former paratrooper from Thailand who took up golf by fastening the discarded head of a 5-iron to a bamboo stick. The other followed a more conventional path in the sport, although as recently as 15 months ago, he still believed that the game’s biggest events were out of reach for a […]

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Why Women Should Play Golf

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I recently came across an article in the LA Times titled, “Some female executives don’t feel at ease with business golf outings.” It is beautifully written but doesn’t tackle the real issue – why we let antiquated stereotypes get in the way of getting more women on the golf course. I personally believe us women […]

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Tiger to support Bridgestone America’s Golf Cup in Mexico City

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Unable to compete due to recent back surgery, Tiger Woods will still travel to Mexico City to support the second annual Bridgestone America’s Golf Cup presented by Value at Club Campestre. He originally committed to partner with good friend Matt Kuchar in the 72-hole, best-ball event, Oct. 22-25, which features 28 teams from around the […]

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Festival of Fun at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club

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Visitors to next week’s Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia will be treated to world-class performances on and off the golf course. Billed as ‘the most fun you’ll ever have at a golf event’, the annual showpiece at Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Member Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) is set to attract record galleries. […]

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