HSBC Partners with Hong Kong Golf Association

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HSBC and the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) have launched the HSBC Hong Kong Junior Golf Programme, an expanded and enhanced version of the HKGA’s current junior development programme which offers a structured pathway for children to try the sport for the first time, develop their skills and, for those talented enough, the chance to […]

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Nick Faldo to join Tom Watson in Open farewell

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Six-times major champion Nick Faldo will play his last British Open when it returns to St Andrews this year, the 25th anniversary of his victory at the Old Course. “The Open and St Andrews will forever hold a significant place in my heart,” the 57-year-old Briton said in a news release on Monday. “My fondest […]

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Youngsters Aim to Strike Gold in Faldo Series Thailand Championship

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A new batch of talented young Thais will be aiming to make a name for themselves in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship. To be played for the first time at Pattaya’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, the event will feature a handful of the Kingdom’s finest golfing prospects. Among […]

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Petition to sign to allow Aussie pro golfer to keep mega skate ramp

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Golf and skateboarding don’t usually go together but an Australian pro-golfer is combining both of them on his property near Phillip Island, nicknamed MegaRanch The generalisation about golfers is that they are stuffy, conservative types but Australian professional Peter Wilson is far from it. He is as comfortable in the surf or on the skateboard, as he is […]

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SCGA fundraising tournament honors S.C. ‘First Lady of Golf’

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The Women’s South Carolina Golf Association’s Junior Foundation will hold its largest fundraiser, the Jane Covington Invitational, on April 20 at Orangeburg Country Club. Twenty-nine teams of four will compete in a captain’s choice format. This is the second consecutive year that the event has been sold out. Through the generosity of South Carolina golf […]

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Hung Hangs On In Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship

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National player Hung Jo-hua withstood a dramatic late charge from Wang Yi-han to claim victory in the opening leg of the Faldo Series Asia’s 10th anniversary season. In a thrilling climax at Sunrise Golf and Country Club, Hung parred the final two holes to eke out a one-shot success in the Faldo Series Chinese Taipei […]

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Playgolf WEEK 2015 Dates Announced

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If you’ve ever wanted to play golf, put this week in your calendar. The second annual Playgolf WEEK 2015 will run from Monday, October 26 through to Sunday, November 1. Playgolf WEEK is an event to inspire and motivate people to give golf a go and play more often. It provides a great opportunity for facilities […]

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Victoria crowned 2015 Australian Boys & Girls Interstate Champions

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It was a dominant performance by Victoria at the 2015 Junior Interstate Series, taking out both the boys’ and girls’ championships, a feat that Victoria has achieved just once prior in 1979. The 2015 titles mark the 11th time Victoria has won the boys’ tournament and the 6thtime they have won the girls’. The boys’ […]

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Chinese battle Australians in women’s golf

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Rachel Hetherington sees huge potential in the inaugural $150,000 Australia Classic tournament which has local and Chinese women golfers battling it out from Friday. Eight-time LPGA Tour winner Hetherington has prolonged her successful return to the ALPG Tour to play the new three-day tournament at Sydney’s Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club. Othe leading Australians […]

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We Are Golf Hosts Eighth Annual National Golf Day On Capitol Hill

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – today visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly $70 billion economy, $4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. Golf’s leaders met with Members of […]

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