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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…
New playground at Singleton Golf Club
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfTHE new playground at Singleton Golf Club was born out of community goodwill and volunteer hours. It was installed just before the Christmas break by volunteers from both the golfing fraternity and outside. But, ultimately, it’s now a more family-friendly area. “We can’t remember how long the old wooden structure playground was there for, however it […]
NZ Disc Golf Championship goes professional
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfB-Tier status means that the event will be the first Professional event in NZ to have a cash prize pool $5000 and prizes. It also means that New Zealand will be Round 3 of the Oceania Tour along with Chinese Taipei and Australia. The announcement has already attracted some of the top professional Disc Golf […]
Jordan Spieth’s coach to bring US young guns to Australia
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfJordan Spieth’s coach to bring US young guns to Australia Evin Priest Australian Golf Digest News Corp Australia Network January 28, 2015 11:34AM SHARE Will Zalatoris at the 2014 U.S. Amateur. Picture: Golfweek/Tracy Wilcox Source: Tracy Wilcox / Supplied AUSTRALIA is set for a sneak peek at American golf’s next superstars with the Aussie coach […]
How Early Should You Start Your Kids In Golf? This Company Says As Early As Possible.
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfIs there an age that is to young for a child to try golf to see if he or she like it?
Australian golf loses wonderful champion and man
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf lost its oldest living major champion when the great Kel Nagle passed away today in Sydney aged 94. He was one of our greatest champions and one of only nine Australians to win one of the game’s four professional major championships. The playing of golf professionally was a much different thing in Nagle’s era. […]
Jarryd Felton added to Golf Australia squad
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWest Australian Jarryd Felton has been rewarded for his excellent form with elevation to the Golf Australia national squad. Felton, 19, of Gosnellls Golf Club in Perth’s southern suburbs, is expected to surge well inside the top 50 of the world amateur golf rankings when they’re updated on Thursday after his impressive showing in the […]
Royal Troon may be ready to allow women members
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfRoyal Troon, one of three male-only clubs on the British Open rota along with Muirfield and Royal St George’s, may start allowing women members in time for the 2016 championship. “Royal Troon Golf Club announced today it will shortly undertake a comprehensive review to consider the most appropriate membership policy for the future,” it said in a […]
Autistic Tampa boy swings to life thanks to golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfMaverick Steiner has spent most of his five years in and out of the hospital. The Tampa boy was born with Congenital Bone Marrow Transplant Syndrome and needed surgery as a toddler. The bones in his left forearm are joined in an unusual place and he has short, curved pinky fingers. Yet, he wants to […]
Hong Kong Golf Association Partners with US Kids Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has unveiled US Kids Golf as its Official Supplier of junior golf equipment in a partnership that will focus on bringing new children into the sport in Hong Kong. Ning Li, President of the HKGA said: “Following the recent launch of our Golf For Schools programme, which already has […]
Coopers Brewery in Australia has a 3-hole golf course for employees
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfThere’s a lot of crossover between golf and brewing. As hobbies, they’re both something people do for fun, but that can turn into a problem. They’re often done in tandem. As jobs, people outside those industries often falsely assume that we do no actual work, but just use it as an excuse to inexplicably get […]