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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…
BACK9NETWORK Launches National Player Development Campaign
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfBACK9NETWORK, the golf lifestyle network, has launched an aggressive promotional campaign featuring the importance of golf handicap indexing for all players. Beginning December 22, 2014, BACK9NETWORK will air an ongoing series of public service announcements showcasing the importance and benefits of having a golf handicap. Featuring BACK9NETWORK on-air talent, the PSA’s will also provide a call […]
Golf, football unite in landmark FootGolf agreement
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThey might seem unlikely bedfellows, but golf and football have joined forces around one of Australia’s most rapidly developing sports. Golf Australia, Football Federation Australia and FootGolf Australia have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding to work together to promote FootGolf – a sport that could revolutionise the use of golfing real estate around the […]
“Smash Golf” Debuts in US
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfThe latest golf hybrid, which uses a racket and rubber ball, is being offered at a Florida golf club, with a league set to begin in January. Justin Horton, General Manager at Turtle Creek Golf Club, is working with golf professional Daril Pacinella and Ivan Lendl, an eight-time Grand Slam tennis champ and avid golfer, to establish […]
Rory McIlroy: Speed up golf to attract more young players
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfRory McIlroy has called for a faster version of golf in a bid to attract young players to the sport. Sport England figures show that the number of 16-25-year-olds playing the game regularly almost halved between 2009-10 and 2012-13. “Everything’s so instant now and everyone doesn’t have as much time as they used to,” world […]
Four things you can learn from playing with better golfers
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfOne of the things we hear from beginning or inexperienced golfers is that they sometimes feel “intimidated” when playing with really good golfers, and it keeps them from enjoying themselves on the course. But you know what? Unless your name is Rory McIlroy, there’s always going to be someone out there better than you. And […]
You’ve been practicing golf all wrong, and there’s science to prove it
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfHave you been to the range recently? If so, you probably adhered to the typical range pattern, starting with some wedges, working your way through your irons, before moving on to hybrids, fairway woods, and then driver. If you’re like me, you probably hit a bunch of shots with a selected club and only agree […]
Golf Fore Kids breaks record
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAn estimated $40,000 worth of toys and money was raised for the 10th annual Golf Fore Kids fundraiser Thursday to provide to less fortunate families for Christmas. GFK combines the excitement of golf with the joy of giving. It was started in 2005 with just one golf course, a few volunteers and 144 golfers brought […]
First Tee brings golf to Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfFor Jill Brown, the executive director of First Tee of Augusta, few things teach fair play, honesty and integrity like a good game of golf. “In our organization we associate nine values with the game: things like courtesy and perseverance,” Brown said. “They are all life skills you can use on and off the course, […]
Japanese golf course turns solar with 42MW project under construction
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAnother large-scale solar project is being built on a former golf course in Japan, a 42MW DC power plant financed in part by the energy investment division of US multinational General Electric (GE). GE Energy Financial Services, which claims to hold around US$16 billion in global energy assets, announced yesterday that it has invested in […]
Adam Scott wants US tour to include Australia
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfWorld No.3 Adam Scott sees no reason Australia can’t lure an annual US PGA Tour tournament or World Golf Championships event to these shores. Scott believes golf is on a high in Australia thanks to the performance of local players overseas and recent hosting of world-class events such as the President’s Cup and World Cup […]