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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…
Key Says Golf Courses Can Lure Wealthy Tourists to New Zealand
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfPrNew Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he’s using the nation’s golf courses to attract big-spending tourists and boost economic growth. “Golf is one thing we’re using” to grow tourism revenue, Key, who is also tourism minister, said in an interview in Davos on Jan. 23. “Because of the beauty and great quality of the […]
For Olympic Hopefuls, Antidoping Rules Will Be an Adjustment
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAfter closing with a 62 at the Tournament of Champions this month, Chris Kirk showed up at the site of his next start and learned he had been randomly selected for out-of-competition testing as part of the PGA Tour’s antidoping program. The timing prompted Kirk, tongue in cheek, to post on Twitter: “Like clockwork, tie […]
Inside China’s Mission Hills Golf Club, the largest golf resort in the world
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfChina has a complicated relationship with golf. The sport was banned under Mao in the 1940s through the ‘80s for being a millionaires’ hobby. It wasn’t until 1984 that the first golf course in China was even constructed, and then 20 years later in 2004, building new golf courses was banned. Of course, that hasn’t […]
A ram wanders onto the golf course at Humana Challenge
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWhat is the best thing about being a live Ram?
You can roam freely on a golf courses is you so desire.
10 ways to make golf better
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf doesn’t have a popularity problem. It has a participation problem. Tour professionals are playing for more money than ever. Golf Channel keeps breaking its own year-to-year viewer records. Beginning this year, Fox is paying $100 million per year to televise the U.S. Open and other USGA championships. Sure, the ratings for regular tour events […]
Soccer players give golf boot
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfTHE Northern Rivers first foray into footgolf got underway yesterday when a field of 70 players pulled up their checked socks and had a go at the new game at the Teven Valley Golf Course. Footgolf is best described as a version of golf played with a soccer ball. Instead of using a club to […]
Golf in China can reportedly cost up to a month’s wages – CBSSports.com
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfI’m just like you — I loathe paying a big chunk of money for four hours worth of golf that I’m likely not going to enjoy regardless of my score. Oh, I’ll delight in the company of my friends, but not in regards to hitting the little white pill. But it could be worse. That’s […]
World Golf Foundation, Industry Leaders Launch ‘Golf For Her’ Website
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWorld Golf Foundation – the non-profit organization that develops and supports initiatives that positively impact lives through the game of golf and its traditional values – today at the PGA Merchandise Show launched a new women’s website, GolfForHer.com, designed to increase women’s participation in the game. A revolutionary collaboration with the major entities in golf, […]
Golf Industry Looks to Hit More Green in ‘15
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIs golf stuck in the rough, or is it just a bad lie? That’s the quandary executives in the $70 billion golf industry must address this week as they gather at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. seeking to get the much-maligned game back into growth mode. 2014’s gloomy golf headlines focused on fewer […]
Women in the Golf Industry Launches Speakers Bureau
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfOrlando, United States: Women in the Golf Industry (WIGI), a leading business networking group for women in golf, will unveil the formation of the WIGI Speakers Bureau during this week’s PGA Merchandise Show. The first of its kind in the golf industry, the WIGI Speakers Bureau offers corporations and allied golf organisations a convenient way […]