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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…
Nicklaus Golf Ball line launches new monthly subscription service
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNicklaus Golf Balls – the line of premium golf balls designed, tested and perfected with active involvement of the legendary Jack Nicklaus – has launched an industry-first subscription service that provides registered online customers a quantity discount on one dozen golf balls per month, while providing an applicable donation to children’s charities. Showcasing a special […]
Golf in China gets stronger, with a reservoir of talent and a new tour pushing the game along
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSHANGHAI – The graceful movement was enough to get the full attention of Adam Scott, who knows a good golf swing when he sees one. Scott only remembers her name as Tina. She was one of several Chinese juniors afforded a chance to play with the pros for one hole on the eve of the […]
Got time for a cheeky nine?
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCheeky9, the newest social golf craze is about to hit Manawatu. It is a team-based twilight competition once a week aimed at getting people knocking off work early to play nine holes and Palmerston North Golf Club is the club in Manawatu on board. It is aimed at bringing younger people into the sport and […]
Obama to honor golf pioneer Sifford
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCharlie Sifford, the first black golfer to join the PGA Tour, is among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced Monday. The medal is given by the president and represents the country’s highest honor for a civilian. Obama will present the awards at a ceremony Nov. 24. […]
Tom Watson Junior Golf Course Completed in Maryville, Mo.
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe nine-hole golf course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park will be ready to open in the summer of 2015, and will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Tom Watson Junior Golf Course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in Maryville, Mo., is now complete, the Shenandoah (Iowa) KMA Land reported. “It’s done,” Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland […]
Golf courses can be best and worst neighbors
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfTwelve years ago Paul Kolinsky found the perfect lot to build a new home in east Orange County. Quiet street. Great schools. A two-story home with a spacious floor plan. But the real selling point, the reason Kolinsky paid a premium for his lot in EastWood, speaks for itself. “Here,” he said, gesturing toward large […]
Golf With Night Vision Goggles and Guide Latest Luxury Hotel Offering
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIn what might be a first, one luxury hotel is offering guests the opportunity to not only golf at night, but, with the help of night vision goggles, observe the wildlife not seen in the light of day. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste limits the availability on its eco-friendly course […]
Grow The Game Central launches first grant offering
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfTo show our support of the national program PlayGolf Week that is happening in Australia 17-23 November 2014, Grow The Game Central is offering an AU$500 grant to one initiative in Australia. (T/C apply) Grow the Game Central was launched in September 2014 with an aim to create a world-wide community of like-minded people banding together […]
The Jack Newton Celebrity Classic
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCelebrity players set to descend on the Hunter Valley 15 – 17 December 2014 @ Cypress Lakes Resort by Oaks Hotels and Resorts Five weeks from today, over 200 golfers will arrive in the NSW Hunter Valley to take a coveted spot in an event they wait for all year, The Jack Newton Celebrity Classic. […]
US GolfTEC coaching firm seeks $6m in Australia
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfJOHN STENSHOLT A United States golf coaching company is trying to raise $6 million from Australian investors to fund 30 new indoor coaching and instruction centres around the country. Privately owned GolfTEC, which has 190 coaching centres in the US, Canada, Japan and Korea, is expanding into Australia via a joint venture with the locally-owned Golftec […]