Bionic leg: Golfer becomes first to wear ‘Bluetooth’ brace allowing him to walk, cycle and tackle the stairs

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A man who has been unable to walk since contracting Polio as a young child is able to walk naturally again after becoming the first person to be fitted with a lower limb bionic exoskeleton. John Simpson, 63, said his life had been “revolutionised” by the Bluetooth-controlled leg brace that monitors his steps 50 times […]

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GolfZon jumps on President’s lift of golf ban

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The share prices of GolfZon, the maker of indoor golf simulators, closed higher Wednesday, buoyed by President Park Geun-hye’s favorable remarks toward the golf industry, analysts said. Companies that operate golf courses across the country will also likely get a lift from Park’s change of heart toward the leisure industry, once dubbed the “hot bed […]

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Golf and Olympics: A Bad Fit

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“Never in my life have I felt more patriotic than when I had the honor of hearing our national anthem,” Jansen said in a recent interview. “I won 46 World Cup races and a bunch of world championship races, but that song never sounded like that.” Jansen, like many observers, sees golf’s return to the […]

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SA name state sides for Junior Interstate Series

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Golf SA has selected its junior state sides for April’s national Junior Interstate Series in Adelaide, with five of the twelve players due to make their representative debuts. In the state Boy’s side, Glenelg’s Lachlan Barker and Billy Cawthorne from Royal Adelaide are the only returning players. The four players to make their debuts are; […]

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Japan Manufacturers Endorse Non-conforming Clubs: The Loop

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The Japan Golf Goods Association, the trade organization for golf equipment manufacturers in Japan, today announced that it would support the distribution of non-conforming golf equipment. “JGGA believes that it is desirable for the stimulation of the golf market to have a wide variety of golf equipment available in the market from which all types […]

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Golf club maker hopes to keep 400yo tradition of using rams’ horns, wood and lead alive with apprentice

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A traditional golf club maker in Tasmania’s north-east says he hopes to pass on his centuries-old craft to the next generation by hiring an apprentice. Ross Baker works out of a small workshop at Barnbougle golf course at Bridport in the state’s north-east. Mr Baker believes he is the only professional golf club maker using […]

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Ko tops world, heads for Melbourne

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17 years, nine months and 7 days. That’s the almost inconceivable number for Lydia Ko, who today become the world’s youngest ever No.1 golfer. The ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open-bound New Zealander ascended to the top of the Rolex World Rankings after finishing tied second at the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Coates Golf Classic in Florida. […]

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Amputee trying to make history on PGA Tour

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As Chad Pfeifer lay in bed in the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, his amputated left leg still heavily bandaged, his fractured right ankle in a cast, his head was full of demons and doubts. Deployed to Iraq in 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Pfeifer’s patrol vehicle was hit by […]

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Lakeview Golf Club in Centre Stage at Faldo Series Kunming Championship

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Award-winning Lakeview Golf Club will be the centre of attention when the eighth edition of the Faldo Series Kunming Championship tees-off next week. An outstanding creation of Faldo Design, the par-72 parkland-style layout has frequently appeared on lists of China’s top-10 courses and is rated as one of the premier golfing venues in Yunnan Province. In […]

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Steve Mona, CEO of World Golf Foundation on golf’s outlook for 2015

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The recently completed PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando always brings talk about the heath and state of the game of golf. With 41,000 enthusiastic attendees in Orlando January 20-23, 2015 for the annual kickoff of the golf season, it’s hard to believe golf if hurting, but studies say participation is down and Steve Mona, CEO […]

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