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Australian Championship Designated as Key Step Toward 2032 Paralympic Golf Inclusion
Golf Australia and the International Golf Federation (IGF) have announced a major milestone for para-golf, designating the 2026 Australian All Abilities Championship as the first IGF Counting Event to operate under the IGF’s new Classification Rules and Sport Classes.
This decision is seen as a direct and significant step toward achieving Paralympic Games inclusion for golf at Brisbane 2032.
IGF Chairman Guy Kinnings confirmed the strategic importance of the designation, stating, "Golf Australia…
Trio added to GA rookie squad
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfGolf Australia has today announced its 2015 “rookie squad” with three new star-studded additions. Outstanding prospects Minjee Lee, Su-hyun Oh and Todd Sinnott join second-year members Oliver Goss, Nathan Holman and Cameron Smith in receiving Golf Australia funding and specialist assistance throughout 2015. The squad, all recently turned professionals, are viewed by Golf Australia as […]
The golf industry gets behind a new golf website for women
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfA new golf website for women, GolfForHer.com, has just launched. The site is the product of a long list of partners: the LPGA, the PGA of America, the PGA TOUR, The First Tee, the USGA, ClubCorp, the Executive Women’s Golf Association, Golf Digest and GOLF 20/20, a subsidiary of the World Golf Foundation. This huge […]
Connecting With Her
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Ko tops world, heads for Melbourne
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf17 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. […]
Amputee trying to make history on PGA Tour
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAs 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 […]
Lakeview Golf Club in Centre Stage at Faldo Series Kunming Championship
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAward-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 […]
Steve Mona, CEO of World Golf Foundation on golf’s outlook for 2015
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe 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 […]
Golfer Minjee Lee on turning pro
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAS a little girl, Minjee Lee would leave motivational messages for herself. “Achieve your goals,” she urged on Post-it notes. “Do your best.” Her mother would find them sticky-taped to a desk in her daughter’s bedroom. “She’d have a little motto and write it down on the desk,” Clara Lee says. “She always had a […]
Speedgolf Comes To New Zealand In 2015
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfNew Zealand Golf is pleased to confirm that it will be supporting a new event in 2015, a form of the game that combines both golf skill and athleticism. Teeing off this summer is the inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open to be held on the weekend of February 21 – 22 at the Rotorua Golf […]