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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…
Most golf clubs in Australia are in financial trouble
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfWorrying new research on the state of the golf industry in Australia has found that the majority of golf clubs in the country are now in financial trouble. Golf clubs in traditional markets, especially the UK and USA, have struggled through the last few years, although the Republic of Ireland had appeared to post the […]
The End of Golf for 2014 Hits a High Point for Women
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNews flash! Data released by the National Golf Foundation (NGF) two months ago reported both the number of female adult and female junior golfers in the United States increased in 2013 over 2012. In contrast, during the same period adult male golfers in the U.S. (age 18 and older) decreased by 1 million – or […]
Keeping It Simple
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAs we gain experience playing golf, we try to do more and more to improve in order to reach loftier goals and lower scores. We buy more clubs and more equipment, then work with our new toys to get better. And since we love the game and are fully immersed in the sport, we follow […]
Students swing into the future with high-tech simulator in Golf Research Lab
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIt might feel like a virtual reality simulator straight out of science fiction, but instead of shooting phasers at Klingons, you’re taking a futuristic route to shaving a few strokes off your golf game. Golfers got the high-tech treatment when the Cal State Fullerton Golf Lab showed off their motion capture technology at their first […]
The Takeaway: A Look at the Golf Industry (November 2014)
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWelcome to The Takeaway, a rundown of current events in the golf industry. Each month, several key aspects of the industry will be examined by highlighting current events in areas including: golf product, marketing, players, and the state of the game. Let’s get started: Product: Oakley Golf’s Youthful Flare GolfWRX recently visited Oakley’s California-based “Design […]
Golf-Organisers have 10-year plan for Turkish Open
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThere may be only 12 months left on their three-year contract with the European Tour but organisers of the Turkish Airlines Open say they are committed to running the November event until at least 2024. Ahmet Agaoglu, president of the national golf federation, said he and his backers were delighted to be associated with the […]
New Flagstick Unveiled At USGA Pace of Play Symposium
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA wireless flagstick that silently measures pace of play and allows course operators to identify plodding groups is the latest weapon in the war against slow play. That forward-thinking gadget was a part of the conversation when golf industry leaders met at USGA headquarters in Far Hills, NJ, this week for the two-day Pace of […]
‘The Future of Golf’ has arrived
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfVISION 2020, the European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) latest research project, which has been developed to create a roadmap for the sustainable development of the European Golf industry, has delivered its results in a groundbreaking and interactive new websitewww.thefutureofgolf.eu The website explores the key opportunities for the future of European golf, Friendship, Flexibility, Family […]
USGA invites 16 amateurs to Walker Cup practice
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA group of elite amateurs has been selected for the traditional Walker Cup practice session, which will take place Dec. 17-20 at Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island, Ga. Among the 16 men invited to the session are five U.S. Golf Association champions and only one previous Walker cupper. Invitees include (university name listed […]
Meet the man behind Gary Player’s golf empire: his son
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfEvery great sports legend has a manager, but golfer Gary Player’s is his son. Marc Player sat down for a candid chat about how it works. Nearly every professional athlete has a manager. But Gary Player, the legendary South African golfer, has a somewhat unique situation: his longtime manager, and the executive in charge of […]