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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…
Golf Month 2017 campaign report released
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamIn review of last year’s campaign, Golf Month has yet again been proven to be a great testament to how an industry-wide annual marketing campaign to drive golf participation has a valuable role to play in ensuring golf in Australia remains sustainable, vibrant and successful. Led by Golf Australia, Golf Month is a national campaign […]
Inaugural Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship to reach over 70 countries
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe inaugural Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship will be televised in over 70 countries and reach millions of homes around the world, the Founding Partners – the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and The R&A – announced today. From 21 – 24 February, an 84-player field will compete in the new and exciting 72-hole stroke […]
Golf Australia’s Vision 2025 to target female participation and change golf’s culture
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf Australia’s plan to redress the game’s greatest imbalance – female participation – was launched in Adelaide today. “Vision 2025: The future of women and girls in golf” was made public during preparations for this week’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide. GA chief executive Stephen Pitt, flanked by GA […]
England Golf partners Topgolf to grow the game
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamEngland Golf has today (Monday) announced its partnership with global sports entertainment leader Topgolf in a bid to grow the game of golf. The two organisations plan to work together and learn from each other to attract more people into golf, to improve the image of the game and to make the sport more inclusive […]
First Green and GCSAA announce partnership to further expand innovative education in local communities
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe First Green Foundation (First Green) and Golf Course Superintendents Association of American (GCSAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding that will bring First Green under the umbrella of the GCSAA’s philanthropic organization, the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG). The agreement was announced at the 2018 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. First Green, an […]
Help quadriplegic golfer change lives through documentary about his remarkable recovery
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamPrior to his accident, James Gribble was not only a successful investment banker but an active sportsperson and obsessive golfer with a single-digit handicap, and with his whole life ahead of him. That all change in a freak accident in Africa in 2008 after fainting from dehydration, falling off a stool backwards onto hard sand […]
United States Golf Association announces the launch of Driving Golf Forward
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamFor those paying attention or have a memory, they will recall the USGA’s infamous “While We’re Young” campaign was an overwhelming disappointment. The pace of play campaign was introduced back in 2013 and well we’re no better off today than we were then. Despite the organization’s shortcomings, it has created yet another pledge. To ensure […]
Hong Kong’s Inter-Secondary Schools Golf Tournament Initiative
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) is to sponsor and host the Special Administrative Region of China’s first Inter-Secondary Schools Golf Tournament. Aimed at promoting and developing the game, the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA)-organised event will be held on May 14. Supported by the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation, the tournament is open to […]
Golf Australia and School Sport Australia sign landmark agreement
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf Australia and School Sport Australia have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding that will take the partnership between the organisations to a new level. The two-year MOU that began on 1 January 2018 documents key strategies that will help promote and develop golf to all school children across Australia via a clearly defined pathway […]
TPC Kuala Lumpur Introduces Junior Golf Pass
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamDriven by the commitment to spur golf interest among youths, TPC Kuala Lumpur has introduced the Junior Golf Pass (JGP), an annual passport for golfers aged between 12 and 20. The JGP allows 360 days access to TPC Kuala Lumpur’s multi award-winning golf course, top notch clubhouse facilities plus a host of other privileges; minus […]