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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…
Looming anchor ban a bellyache for some
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfLess than a year remains before PGA Tour players have to accept a ban by golf’s rulemakers on long putters being anchored to the body and Tim Clark is among those who expect “some challenges along the way.” South African Clark has been using the anchored technique for 17 years, and the same putter for […]
Hawaii, golf course company lure Chinese golfers to isles
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Hawaii Tourism Authority has started working with a golf course membership company to bring high-spending Chinese golfers to Hawaii. The tourism authority helped Pacific Links Hawaii work through the visa process for its members, bringing more than 500 golfers and their families to the islands, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1u0n58c) reported. Micah Kane, chief operating […]
Hanse says Olympic Golf Course is complete
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfAfter a series of setbacks, the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro is finally finished. Course designer Gil Hanse said Monday on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” that construction on the 2016 Olympics course is done and that “we’re now in full grow-in mode.” “By all accounts it’s going well,” he said. “We’re still hopeful […]
The strange world of Florida’s golf cart city, The Villages
/0 Comments/in Featured /by Live4GolfIt was no surprise to learn that Tim Fletcher drives his golf cart to the golf course. It was a little more unusual to hear that he also uses it to go to the doctor’s. And to the supermarket. And the bookstore. And just about anywhere else an active 69-year-old pensioner’s day might take him. Mr […]
Golf Courses are not Walmart: Are golf courses being driven out of the market?
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWith the end of another year come the hard figures from studies done on how the golf industry is surviving. From 1986 to 2005, the golf course industry grew at a robust 40 percent with almost 4,500 courses opening. But since 2006, with all of the economic hardships, including the real estate market plunge, more […]
Changing Consumer Lifestyles Will Have a Positive Impact on the Global Golf Cart Market from 2015 to 2019
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfReportstack has announced a new market research report on the Global Golf Cart Market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.29 percent from 2015-2019. About the Report The report indicates that higher incomes, improved economic conditions and changing consumer lifestyles are the main factors impacting market growth. “As income levels increase worldwide, the participation […]
PGA Backs Golf Foundation with £100k Donation
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Professional Golfers’ Association has underlined its support for growing the game of golf by donating £100K to the Golf Foundation. The money, presented at the PGA’s annual fundraiser in London, will go towards funding the wide range of initiatives run by the Golf Foundation – many with PGA Professionals at the heart of the […]
Clearwater Calling for Faldo Series New Zealand Championship
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfChristchurch, New Zealand (January 6): History will be made when the first edition of the Faldo Series New Zealand Championship tees-off this week. To be staged at the Clearwater Golf Club in Christchurch from January 11-13, the event has attracted more than 60 of New Zealand’s brightest young golfers. It’s the first time in the […]
If There’s Nae 3D Printing, There’s Nae Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThough golf is one of the most traditional sports in the world with rules and folklore that stretches back to Old Tom Morris, the research team at Cobra Puma Golf are using additive manufacturing to design the shapes and surfaces of golf clubheads – and they say the results are a great leap forward for […]
Golf in snow and frigid temperatures
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWho says you can’t play golf in the winter? I, for one, teed it up the day after Christmas up here in Rhode Island — the latest round I’ve ever played here in the Ocean State (of course, temperatures were in the mid-50s). My round, however, was nothing compared to the dedication — and perhaps, […]