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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…
2015 ActewAGL Next Generation Club Camp
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIt is that time of the year when the ALPG is gearing up for one of our most fun events of the year, the ActewAGL Next Generation Club Camp! We are delighted to announce that the 2015 camp is scheduled to be held from the 14th – 16th January, once again at the magnificent […]
Nine-hole just ticket for NZ club’s appeal
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfMaraenui Golf Club in Napier is trying to do its share to avert a national crisis plaguing the sport. Newly-elected club president Glenn Roberts says “The Friendly Club” is zeroing in on amateurs who don’t have time to tame he fairways for 18 holes. Among its offers are a nine-hole membership package as well as […]
Would super-sized holes save golf?
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfGOLF is suffering from fewer members playing fewer rounds. Some golf clubs are implementing radical ideas to get more people to start playing. A number of golf clubs are looking at the idea of supersized holes. That would make the standard golf hole size of almost 11 centimetres (4.25 inches) expand to around 40 centimetres […]
Craving some golf? Try snolf
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry, Latest News /by Live4GolfWith snow on the ground, it may not seem like ideal weather for golfing. That is, unless you’re planning some snow golfing. Terrace Lakes in Garden Valley has been hosting a “snolf” game for the past three years. Instead of a golf ball, snolfers use a tennis ball. Each player is allowed one club as […]
Friendlier, “less masculine” clubs could encourage more women to take up golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf in the UK has an opportunity to grow if clubs and courses become more female friendly and offer flexible playing options, according to new research commissioned by Syngenta. The study found more women would be interested in taking up golf if they could learn with female friends and family, and play on shorter courses […]
Willis Speedgolf Open’s frontrunner
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNick Willis will put his fitness to good use at the upcoming inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open. Photo / File Those frustrated by being stuck behind slow foursomes would do well to check out the inaugural New Zealand Speedgolf Open this summer. Slow playing times should not be an issue at the Rotorua Golf Club […]
Foot golf sees surge in popularity
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAt Monarch Bay Golf Club in San Leandro, California, FootGolf, is taking traditional golfers by surprise. CCTV America’s Mark Niu reported this story from San Leandro. Foot Golf Sees Surge in Popularity Ramon Estevez, managing director of the California FootGolf Association admits that when he and his friends first started playing foot golf, people look […]
U.S. Recreational Golf Association Launches New Website
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfUSRGA.org is aimed at making golf more fun, and features membership information, golf etiquette, the USRGA Rules of Golf, blogs, equipment reviews, and deal and promotions. The U.S. Recreational Golf Association (USRGA), founded in May of 2014 by industry veterans, John B. Hoeflich and David L. Felker, announced the launch of a new version of its […]
Speedgolf comes to New Zealand in 2015
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /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 […]
England courses encourage thousands to Get into golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe number of people taking up ‘Get into golf’ opportunities grew rapidly over the summer months, according to a new report on grass roots activity across England. Over 24,000 people, aged 14-plus, were encouraged by counties to take structured coaching courses and to become regular, once-a-week golfers in the six months from April to September […]