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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…
PING Supports Media Project to Raise Awareness for ‘Golfers First’
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamThe European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) is “delighted” to announce that globally respected club manufacturer PING is to support a major new international media project over three years. ‘EDGA Profiles supported by PING’ is a series of recorded and written interviews that aims to raise awareness of remarkable players – ‘Golfers First’ – who refuse […]
USGA and PGA of America Team Up to Preserve Golf History
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamAn important collection of historic golf material, including rare books, periodicals, travelogues, diaries, political and legal documents dating to the 1500s, has found a new home at the USGA Golf Museum, thanks to a continuing working relationship with the PGA of America. The Colonel R. Otto Probst Library, managed by the PGA of America for […]
Inspirational Walters Honoured with Top Award
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe United States Golf Association (USGA) will bestow its highest honour, the Bob Jones Award, on Dennis Walters at a ceremony on June 13, one of the highlights of US Open Championship week in Southampton, New York. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award recognises an individual who demonstrates the spirit, personal character and […]
Junior Golf Tour of Asia Gains Momentum at Laguna Golf Phuket
/0 Comments/in Asia, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamLaguna Golf Phuket was the scene of an historic victory for Bhitchayoot Sima-Aree in the third leg of the inaugural Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) season. Displaying a steely nerve, Thai Bhitchayoot triumphed at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off against Taiwan’s Chen Yu-yu in the JGTA Phuket Junior Open. Not only was […]
Enlightening Outlook at Manila Club Management Mini Summit
/0 Comments/in Asia, golf industry, Latest News /by Madam‘Growing the Game with Female and Junior Development Programmes’ will dominate the agenda at next week’s Club Management Mini Summit. In partnership with The Orchard Golf and Country Club and the Federation of Golf Club Philippines, the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) is bringing the latest edition of its Club Management Mini Summit Series to […]
Win a $15,000 marketing package with Australian Golf Digest during Golf Month 2018!
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamOver the last six weeks, the Golf Month team has been on the phone to clubs and facilities around Australia, encouraging you all to firm up your planned activities for Golf Month 2018. We’re delighted to announce that the club or facility with the most innovative program for Golf Month 2018 will win a $15,000 […]
US Golf Industry Drives $84.1 Billion in Annual Activity, 1.89 Million Jobs
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamWE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – unveiled its new U.S. Golf Economy Report at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. prior to tomorrow’s yesterday’s (April 25) 11th annual National Golf Day. Highlighting the study – conducted by TEConomy Partners – is $84.1 billion in activity […]
Women’s Golf Day: ‘Building Community Before Competition’
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamIn less than two months, Women’s Golf Day (WGD) will take to fairways, ranges and simulators across the globe for the biggest celebration of women and girls golf in the world. Elisa Gaudet, founder of WGD, is on a mission to spread the word about the third annual event on June 5. This week she […]
Powerbrokers unite for women’s golf
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamVision 2025 is up and running. The program that will revolutionise women’s golf in Australia had its first committee meeting this week. And the significance of the program was clearly evident with a strong representation of many of the sport’s key decision makers at the Golf Australia office. Vision 2025 is a blueprint that sets […]
Stars of Australian golf set to blitz Glenelg GC
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamBlitz Golf is set to shake up professional golf with the inaugural event this Friday at Glenelg Golf Club in South Australia. The short format is designed to provide all the excitement of a full 72 hole tournament in only 18 holes and in just one afternoon with some calling it the T20 version of […]