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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…
Golf industry will stay in the rough without tax breaks says lobby group
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCanada’s Income Tax Act would permit a 50 percent deduction on luxury box tickets to last Sunday’s Grey Cup game, or on front row tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Canadian tour, or even on a deep sea fishing adventure from Aiden’s Deep Sea Fishing Trips in PEI, so long as business is discussed with clients. […]
St Andrews Links announces first-ever licensed Golf Academy in China
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSt Andrews Links Trust today announced* plans to license its first-ever overseas Golf Academy in China. The new project, which will see the creation of a St Andrews Links branded Golf Academy in Simapo Island, Hainan, China, will look to harness the renown and reputation of the Home of Golf in order to help develop […]
14 Insane (But True) Things about Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf is a ball game that is played in a ground and it is one of those ball games that do not require a special area of standard. The less number of strokes you play the more you get closer to winning the game. It is an outdoor game and its origin goes back to Scotland. Games are important […]
Lydia Ko coaches young Kiwi golfers (video)
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe kids weren’t much younger than her, but star Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko was back in the swing this morning hosting a coaching clinic for some of the country’s best up-and-coming players. Since touching down in Auckland on Thursday morning, fresh from banking a $1.9m jackpot on the LPGA Tour, the 17-year-old is on a […]
R&A to Establish Green Keepers’ School in Nigeria
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfRoyal and Ancient (R&A) of Scotland has proposed the establishment of Green keepers school in Nigeria for the training of professionals in the maintenance of facilities and management of golf courses. The R&A Director of Golf Development, Steve Isaac, disclosed this during an international conference, which held in Nairobi, Kenya recently. According to the Secretary […]
Home Golf Social Media & The Rising Stars of Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Grateful Golfer looks at the importance of social media in marketing the young stars of modern golf. Professional golf is attracting great players from around the world. The draw of the ‘life of a jet setter’ is appealing, as well as the very large ‘purses’ up for grabs each week. For years the European and PGA […]
Golf courses making changes to stay in business
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfFor close to 90 years, the former Alcoma Golf Club in Penn Hills catered to a small clientele of private members who could play on a noncrowded course whenever they wanted and take long lunches sipping cocktails at the club house while they enjoyed the benefit of writing it all off as a tax deduction. […]
PGA pros unsung heroes in Britain
/0 Comments/in Featured /by Live4GolfA number of unsung PGA pros have been playing a small but important part in rehabilitating some of Britain’s injured servicemen through the PGA Golf Buddy Programme. Around 50 pros are involved in the nationwide grass roots initiative which gives injured soldiers the opportunity to play golf and have free coaching in the heart of […]
How do we measure our love of golf?
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIt started innocently enough. Our parents or grandparents or a family friend decided to saw down an old 7-iron (why is it always a 7-iron?) to just the right height and let us swing away. We whiffed a few dozen times, then came that first solid “thwack” and we were hooked, never to look back. […]
Playgolf WEEK a national hit
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfThe first national Playgolf WEEK ended on Sunday with hundreds attending Come & Try Days and other activities throughout the week at nearly 200 golf facilities across Australia. Kids, women, casual golfers, families – everyone was catered for in Australia’s biggest week of golf activities. One of the unique events was held at Links Lady […]