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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…
Setting a course for life: For Bob York, golf is all about the kids
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfKINGSPORT — For Bob York, golf is all about the kids. The Colonial Heights Middle School golf team in particular. Eleven years ago, York noticed middle school golf scores in the newspaper, but never saw anything from Colonial Heights Middle School. “My grandson Nick was playing golf but Colonial Heights didn’t have a team,” York […]
‘The Opportunity to Grow Golf, Youth Participation’
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA new video highlighting how golf clubs can successfully engage young people in golf received its first public viewing at the 2014 European Golf Business Conference in Barcelona this week. The video is the first in a series of short documentaries produced by Syngenta to support its ongoing market research into youth and female participation […]
Crown Golf Scores FootGolf Hat-Trick
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe M3 corridor west of London now has its first FootGolf course, after the October opening of a new attraction at Sunbury Golf Centre. Sunbury, a 27-hole ‘pay-and-play’ golf centre located close to M3 Junction 1 between Sunbury-on-Thames and Shepperton, has created a permanent, full-length 18-hole FootGolf course around its existing 9-hole short course. At […]
Phil Mickelson makes a recruiting call to a young golfer in Australia
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfRyan Ruffels was standing on the practice green in Australia on Wednesday when his phone rang. The 16-year-old high school junior pulled out his phone and answered it. “Hey,” the voice on the other end of the line said, “it’s Phil Mickelson.” Yes, it was Phil Mickelson – the Phil Mickelson, who called Ruffels to […]
Golf is NOT dead
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfI play a dying sport and don’t even know it? Hmmm. This is the sort of silliness one hears periodically. Truth is, golf is fine. What really happened is that the Tiger Woods boom era came to an end, as it inevitably would. The economic collapse did not help. There is no doubt that course […]
Patrick Reed in hot water over foul-mouthed rant in China
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf can be a frustrating game — just ask Patrick Reed. The 24-year-old could be in trouble with golf’s authorities after a foul-mouthed reaction to a missed putt during the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. Reed, who starred for America during its recent Ryder Cup defeat to Europe, was caught on camera swearing and using […]
Setting the Pace for Women’s Golf Development
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAfter her recent epic victories at the Cell C SA Women’s Open at the San Lameer Country Club, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, China, South Africa’s top women’s golfer Lee-Anne Pace is back in South Africa and is geared up for the inaugural First-Pace Golf Day for Girls. The development initiative is […]
Win a car to celebrate Playgolf WEEK!
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf17-23 November is Playgolf WEEK – Australia’s biggest week of golf events. A Golf Australia initiative, nearly 300 facilities Australia-wide will be opening their doors for a Come & Try Day on Sunday 23 November, with clubs also promoting special offerings around memberships and other club services. So, why not take this opportunity to introduce […]
Playgolf WEEK SA Launch in Rundle Mall
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWhen: Friday 7 November 2014 Where: Rundle Mall (Gawler Place intersect) Time: 11.00am – 9.00pm Playgolf WEEK is proudly presented by Drummond Golf On Friday 7 November, Adelaide’s premier retail destination and meeting place, Rundle Mall, will play host to the South Australian launch of Golf Australia’s Playgolf WEEK (17-23 Nov) initiative. Starting at 11am […]
Setting the Pace for Women’s Golf Development
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAfter her recent epic victories at the Cell C SA Women’s Open at the San Lameer Country Club, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, China, South Africa’s top women’s golfer Lee-Anne Pace is back in South Africa and is geared up for the inaugural First-Pace Golf Day for Girls. The development initiative is […]