Golf’s not just for adults, the elite: NY’s teen golfer in Gurgaon

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Neil Vyas, a teenage golfer from New York, was in Gurgaon to impart golfing tips to underprivileged kids here. Neil Vyas comes to India on an annual basis, but his recent trip was special. The 16-year-old budding golfer, born and brought up in New York, conducted a workshop in Gurgaon to introduce the game of […]

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Australia host China in International Challenge

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Team Australia will be aiming for a maiden victory this year when Team China return to Australian shores for the 2015 International Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the International Challenge gives participants from theBuickChina Golf Club League and the Holden Scramble the opportunity to play in an international tournament. The friendly competition will be […]

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Tee edible golf ball into sea to feed fish

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Dubai: A five-star luxury resort in Dubai has introduced a novel version of golf where players tee off into the Arabian Gulf instead of a conventional grass course. And what’s more, every time the ball hits the water, it disintegrates into fish food to help nurture marine life. Eugene Swart, recreation manager at Sofitel The […]

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Number of US golf courses in steady decline, says report

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The United States is experiencing a gradual decline in the number of golf courses in the country to correct an oversupply between the 1960s and the early 2000s, according to a global report published Wednesday by the sport’s governing body. The study — entitled “Golf Around The World” — said there are 34,011 golf courses […]

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Accor sponsors World Masters Golf Championship in Vietnam

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The Accor hotel group joined hands with golf experts Go Golfing and Golfasian to host the inaugural Accor Vietnam World Masters Golf Championship, held in Danang from September 6-12, 2015. After 20 years of staging successful World Masters tournaments in Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand, Go Golfing has partnered with Golfasian to introduce this golfing […]

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Brisbane City Council announces Cannon Links golf course works to start

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Work will begin on Brisbane’s newest public golf course at Cannon Hill by the middle of the year, the Brisbane City Council says. The council has formalised a deal with developers BMD Group, who will pay for the Cannon Hill Links course in exchange for land it will use to create a housing development. Remediation […]

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MyGolf: Junior golf thriving in the Northern Territory

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MyGolf, Australia’s national junior golf program, is thriving in the Northern Territory township of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula. Gove Country Golf Club has been a registered MyGolf centre since 2011, so it was an obvious decision for the club to re-register after the MyGolf program relaunched in July last year. Gove’s MyGolf co-ordinator Esther […]

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PGA Tour Tees Up ‘More Than Golf’ Millennial Marketing Strategy

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The PGA Tour has changed its pitch in an effort to reach more Millennials. The pro golf tour wants to get this coveted demographic on the fairways, around the greens, and literally “into” the sport. The Tour is transforming its golf tournaments from the staid affairs of yesteryear into annual tent pole events, and not […]

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Golf Tourism in Kenya: Five Courses to catch up on the Trend

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According to the Global Golf Trade Organization (IAGTO), golf tourism is on the rise. This unique trend in sport tourism continues to register a steady growth in the overall global tourism industry. A recent survey by IAGTO reveals that golf tour operator’s holiday sales grew by an average of 11.1% in 2013 against a 9.3% […]

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Win a Game and Influence People

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The Vibrant Gujarat Golf Cup 2015 held in Gandhinagar this January was not just about golf. The event organised for the CEOs and other guests attending the Vibrant Gujarat Summit also included a brunch, an art exhibition and a dinner with a piano concert. The organisers, founders of Club Golf 27, Abhimanyu Singh and his […]

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