After 260 Years, Golf Club Admits Women Members

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Sixty-five years after the formation of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, nearly four decades after the first Women’s British Open, and after more than two-and-a-half centuries of allowing only men to join its membership ranks, one of golf’s oldest and most famous clubs this week finally admitted its first women members, including the daughter of […]

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A Chinese Tiger Woods?

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Chinaʼs golfing prodigies have burst on to the world golfing scene, showing just how far the sport has come. In 2013, while most Chinese teenagers would have been busy studying for the countryʼs seemingly endless conveyor belt of exams, the then 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was working towards something a bit different—his debut appearance at the […]

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Smith to change golf culture in WA

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Respected mentor Ritchie Smith will set about changing the culture after being appointed Golf WA State men’s coach. Smith has been WA women’s coach since 2003. His predecessor, Craig Bishop, did not reapply for the role. WA Golf Club head professional Vernon Sexton-Finck, who has guided WA’s boys and girls teams in recent years, will […]

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Incoming R&A chief executive aims to increase participation

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Incoming R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says one of his goals is to help increase participation in golf. Slumbers doesn’t start with the R&A until March 2 but was introduced to the media at a wide-ranging roundtable discussion in outgoing chief Peter Dawson’s office overlooking the Old Course at St. Andrews. Slumbers, a former Deutsche […]

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The Royal And Ancient Golf Club Announces New Honorary Members

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St Andrews, Scotland: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Dame Laura Davies, Renée Powell, Belle Robertson MBE, Lally Segard, Annika Sorenstam and Louise Suggs have accepted invitations to become honorary members of the Club. George Macgregor OBE, Captain of The Royal […]

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Golfers tee off for a mate

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GENEROUS golfers were expected to raise thousands for a much-loved mate, as two footy codes combined for a great cause. Players, members and fans of Caloundra Panthers AFL Club and Kawana Dolphins Rugby League Club joined forces at Caloundra Golf Club yesterday to raise funds for Dolphins’ vice-president Neil Espley, to aide his recovery from […]

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USGA Adds Senior Women’s Open Championship

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The USGA announcement of a new national championship, the US Senior Women’s Open, brings a vision to me of two women’s national champions hoisting their trophies side-by-side.  It also surely brings cheers from that huge over-50 population of amateur women golfers who’ve waited some time to see this happen, and an enthusiastic round of applause as […]

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Asian Countries Rising, Says World Golf Report

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Orlando, United States: Japan and South Korea are the world’s second and third largest golf markets while China (including Hong Kong and Macau) is the sixth largest golf equipment market. Those are among the findings in the World Golf Report 2015, produced by two of the industry’s leading independent research and data firms, Golf Datatech, […]

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Liu Yan Outlasts Rivals in Faldo Series Kunming Championship

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A 4,000-kilometre round trip paid rich dividends for Liu Yan as she outplayed her rivals in the eighth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship. Showing no signs of fatigue following a gruelling 2,000-kilometre journey from Xiamen, the 14-year-old swept to a commanding victory at the award-winning Lakeview Golf Club course that nestles along the shores […]

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Hussein joins son in golf team for Pacific Games

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TEAM Golf for this year’s Pacific Games meet will feature a father and son combination. This will be the first time for Team Fiji to field a father and son combination at the games later this year. Veteran Abid Hussein will team up with his 17-year-old son Baarroon Hussein in their bid to help Team […]

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