QLD Travel Industry raises $19,000 in Drive for Daniel

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The Queensland Travel Industry has again raised the bar in their quest to support the amazing work of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Recently the organisers of the now famous Drive for Daniel presented a cheque for $19,000 to Bruce and Denise Morcombe following another amazingly successful 2015 event held at Carbrook Golf Club in March […]

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Rising golf star has feet on ground

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Catch WA teenage golfing sensation Minjee Lee in the bar of the Royal Fremantle Golf Club where she is something of a “favourite daughter” and she will likely be up for a chat. Ask the 18-year-old how it feels to clinch the biggest win of her career on the world stage and the same down-to-earth […]

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GOLFASIAN AND GO GOLFING PARTNERSHIP TO BRING WORLD MASTERS GOLF EVENTS TO ASIA

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Asia Pacific Golf tourism specialists Golfasian and Go Golfing, the market leaders in golf travel in Asia and Australia, have formed a strategic partnership to bring World Masters golf events to Asia. World Masters championships, already held in Australia and Thailand with another to be staged in Vietnam this year, are week-long amateur tournaments combing […]

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Proof! CEOs hurt companies by golfing too much.

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Companies whose CEOs spend too much time on the golf course often end up in the rough. So goes the conclusion of a study from researchers at the University of Tennessee and University of Alabama that could send shivers through C-suites across the U.S. The team looked at four years’ worth of data from the […]

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Golf expanding tourism market

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A rapidly growing international golf tourism market should bring benefits to Otago, with courses in Central Otago and Dunedin being given a push by Tourism New Zealand. The man behind selling New Zealand golf courses to overseas tourists says while ”marquee courses” like Jacks Point, The Hills and Millbrook are important stops for visitors, it […]

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Take a stroke for stroke

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Golfers of all ages and abilities will be able to take their best shot at a million dollar hole-in-one at an Australia-wide amateur charity golf competition to be held in JUNE Take a Stroke for Stroke is the brainchild of Gary Begg, a professional golfer who says the event combines his passion for golf with […]

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Golf unites behind ending violence

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Australia’s peak golfing bodies have thrown their support behind a campaign to stop domestic violence. To coincide with the release of a brilliant new song entitled “Let Me Breathe” by Colleen Hewett, Golf Australia, the PGA of Australia and ALPG have united to help promote the message of Violence Free Families. And with frightening statistics […]

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Turkish golf business offers growth potential

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Golf is big business and Turkey is becoming an important European market for resorts that cater to the game’s enthusiasts. Golf is worth more than 50 billion euros a year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a study by KPMG Golf Advisory Practice published in 2013. These latest available figures claim […]

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Bring your Grandkids and Kids to Try Golf Day

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The Federal Golf Club in Canberra held its inaugural ‘Bring your Grandkids and Kids to Try Golf Day’ on Sunday 3 May, 2015. The event was held in sunny conditions in the nation’s capital and attracted just over seventy children mostly aged between eight to ten years old, including thirty-eight girls. After a lunch that was provided […]

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Korea’s soldier-golfers fight to stay out of bunkers.

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While the lure of fame and fortune fires the imagination of most aspiring golfers, players on South Korea’s armed forces team hope their talents will let them fulfil two years of military service on the fairways rather than the frontlines. With North Korea and its million-strong army regularly hurling threats of nuclear annihilation across the […]

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