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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…
FootGolf raises optimism in the industry
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe PGA has touted many programs over the past few years to bring new revenue and new golfers to the game. But none has shown as much promise as the introduction of FootGolf, a soccer and golf hybrid, to courses all across the U.S. It appears to be accomplishing both goals of bringing new revenue […]
Statement from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfI am very pleased indeed to announce that the membership of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming women members. More than three quarters of the club’s global membership took part in the ballot, with a decisive 85% voting for women to become members. This vote […]
Tiger Woods Foundation and Tavistock Group form partnership
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Tiger Woods Foundation and the Tavistock Group formed a partnership designed to elevate Woods’ World Challenge tournament to new heights. Now it has a new title sponsor, Hero Motocorp. “This title sponsorship of the Hero World Challenge is reflective of brand Hero’s rapidly expanding global footprint. Having been associated with the game in India for […]
MP Greg Aplin announces junior golf grant for Howlong
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfMember for Albury, Greg Aplin today announced over $87,000 had been awarded under the 2014 Sport and Recreation Participation and Facility Program to assist and upgrade sporting facilities and participation in sport across the electorate. “Grants have been awarded to not-for-profit sports clubs and local Councils across the State” Mr Aplin said. Howlong Country Golf Club is […]
World Series of Golf – Turbo Tournaments launched
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWhat is a “World Series of Golf – Turbo Tournament”? Well, it is not Golf as you know it! For Example; Like ‘Texas Hold ’Em’ Tournaments did for Poker, so will the ‘World Series of Golf Turbo-Tournaments’ do for Golf! You only have to beat your group (of 5 players) to advance to the next […]
Roof top golf is a big hit at Birkdale!
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf went through the roof at Birkdale Primary School during part of a ‘Blue Peter’ nationwide scheme to widen children’s participation in sport and inspire their friends to try them out. The venture was unique because when the school ran out of play space a roof system was designed to allow the pupils to operate […]
Youth programme helps Ramsdale Park earn international sustainability award
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA youth sponsorship initiative at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre, Nottingham, has helped the public pay-and-play facility earn the prestigious international sustainability ecolabel, GEO Certified®. Viewed as the global mark for sustainability in golf businesses, GEO Certified® is administered by the Golf Environment Organization (GEO) according to strict codes set by ISEAL, the global leader in defining […]
SNAG Model for Growing the Game
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfMiami, United States: Developmental golf programming company SNAG (Starting New At Golf) and the Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation Department are running one of the largest youth golf programmes in the United States with the hope of introducing the game to hundreds of thousands of kids who otherwise would never have the opportunity to learn the […]
Oman junior golf development programme receives a boost
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf(MENAFN – Muscat Daily) The Oman Golf Committee’s (OGC) efforts to give the sport a boost in the sultanate has received a shot in the arm with Volkswagen Oman extending its support towards the fast-improving junior development programme by signing an agreement on Monday. The move has come at a time when the OGC is […]
Golf Industry Central Launches Global Initiative to Grow the Game
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf Industry Central today launched a new initiative called Grow The Game Central that aims to create a world-wide community of like-minded people banding together to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to play the game of golf or increase their participation. Golf Industry Central Director Mike Orloff says he created the website www.live4golf.com.au to […]