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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…
World Urban Golf Day hits Australian shores
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAbout halfway through September in a city called Portland Oregon a festival kicks off that serves to promote and celebrate the sport of golf. However this is not golf as you know or have seen it before. This festival is for a special brand of golf known as Urban Golf. Players have swapped greens and […]
Playgolf WEEK stacking up to be biggest week of golf activities
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfNearly 300 golf facilities across Australia will host the inaugural Playgolf WEEK campaign from 17-23 November. Held nationally for the first time and presented by Drummond Golf, Playgolf WEEK will be Australia’s biggest week of golf events, aiming to increase participation and engagement with the sport. The participating facilities will be opening their doors to […]
NZ Golf launches LOVE Golf Campaign
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfIt began with the now world-famous #KogoesPro video with Lydia Ko and All Black Israel Dagg and now New Zealand Golf launches the LOVE Golf campaign. It is the first time that New Zealand Golf has undertaken a nationwide promotion of golf with the aim of the campaign to drive people towards golf club membership […]
Non conforming clubs: An Inconvenient Truth
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfPerhaps the most talked-about club in golf the past six months is one many people haven’t even seen, existing only in the prototype stage and neatly tucked away in the back room of an R&D department. It might even be a computer-aided design drawing — an idea that has yet to come to fruition. But […]
PGA of America’s Perfect Day Marketing Campaign Aims to Take the Intimidation Out of Golf
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Despite perceptions to the contrary, most golfers are not very good…but a day on the course is a “perfect day” for all who play the game. That’s the message the PGA of America plans to spread through a new television, print, radio and digital PSA integrated marketing campaign with a […]
‘Growing Golf in the UK’ – free summary report published
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4Golf‘Growing Golf in the UK’, a comprehensive market research study that aims to help clubs and courses retain, attract and grow their customer base, is published today. Commissioned by Syngenta and undertaken by GfK, one of the world’s largest market research firms, a summary report is available to download free of charge from:www.greencast.co.uk A total […]
Urban Golf Australia announces Newcastle Urban Golf League
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfYou may already be aware of a golfing subculture that is currently growing around the world known as Urban Golf. Urban Golfers have rejected the strict rules and dress codes that on course golf offers and prefer to play everywhere. The only equipment required to play Urban Golf is a single club and a pocketful […]
Can A Bigger Hole Save Golf?
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfTo date most industry efforts to “fix” golf have centered on the former issue, the time constraint, taking the form of faster playing alternatives to traditional 18-hole courses. Three years ago I wrote a feature on this architectural trend for American Way, the inflight magazine, in which I explained that as far back as 2007 […]
IGF confirms qualification system for 2016 Olympic Games
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf14 July 2014, Hoylake, England: International Golf Federation officials confirmed today the qualification system that will be used for golf in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made during a press conference at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, site of this week’s Open Championship, and follows ratification of the system by […]
Wilson Golf Supports ASEAN Junior Golf Push
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWilson Golf – whose brand has won more majors in golf than any other brand has stepped up to the plate to give junior golf development a big boost in the ASEAN region.. In an unprecedented move, Doug Thiel, Wilson Golf’s Global Director of Marketing has approved a generous equipment support programme to the Asian […]