14 Insane (But True) Things about Golf

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Golf is a ball game that is played in a ground and it is one of those ball games that do not require a special area of standard. The less number of strokes you play the more you get closer to winning the game. It is an outdoor game and its origin goes back to Scotland. Games are important […]

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Lydia Ko coaches young Kiwi golfers (video)

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The kids weren’t much younger than her, but star Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko was back in the swing this morning hosting a coaching clinic for some of the country’s best up-and-coming players. Since touching down in Auckland on Thursday morning, fresh from banking a $1.9m jackpot on the LPGA Tour, the 17-year-old is on a […]

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R&A to Establish Green Keepers’ School in Nigeria

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Royal and Ancient (R&A) of Scotland has proposed the establishment of Green keepers school in Nigeria for the training of professionals in the maintenance of facilities and management of golf courses. The R&A Director of Golf Development, Steve Isaac, disclosed this during an international conference, which held in Nairobi, Kenya recently. According to the Secretary […]

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Home Golf Social Media & The Rising Stars of Golf

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The Grateful Golfer looks at the importance of social media in marketing the young stars of modern golf. Professional golf is attracting great players from around the world. The draw of the ‘life of a jet setter’ is appealing, as well as the very large ‘purses’ up for grabs each week. For years the European and PGA […]

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Golf courses making changes to stay in business

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For close to 90 years, the former Alcoma Golf Club in Penn Hills catered to a small clientele of private members who could play on a noncrowded course whenever they wanted and take long lunches sipping cocktails at the club house while they enjoyed the benefit of writing it all off as a tax deduction. […]

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How do we measure our love of golf?

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It started innocently enough. Our parents or grandparents or a family friend decided to saw down an old 7-iron (why is it always a 7-iron?) to just the right height and let us swing away. We whiffed a few dozen times, then came that first solid “thwack” and we were hooked, never to look back. […]

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Playgolf WEEK a national hit

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The first national Playgolf WEEK ended on Sunday with hundreds attending Come & Try Days and other activities throughout the week at nearly 200 golf facilities across Australia. Kids, women, casual golfers, families – everyone was catered for in Australia’s biggest week of golf activities. One of the unique events was held at Links Lady […]

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The top golf club trends of 2014

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The year 2014 has been, perhaps, the most far reaching one for the golf industry in recent history. From The R&A voting to admit women to a European Union ruling that green fees at private members’ clubs should be exempt from VAT, all against a backdrop of the industry still struggling with falling participation and […]

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Kooringal GC set to host Primary Schools State Final

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In its 14th year, the 2014 Primary Schools Golf event is a fantastic opportunity for thousands of young Victorians to experience golf.  Winners from Regional Qualifiers have earned a spot in The State Final, which is to be held at Kooringal Golf Club this coming Monday 1 December. The Primary Schools Golf event is structured […]

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Victorian Labor pledges $10m to the “Home of Golf”

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The proposed national “Home of Golf” project, which would see the head offices of PGA of Australia, Golf Australia and Golf Victoria under one roof, has received a boost with Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews assuring his support for the project under a Labor Government. The National Home of Golf and Centre of Excellence Project […]

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