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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…
EDGA and miSport create exciting coaching partnership for ‘Golfers First’
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) is partnering with miSport Coaching Ltd to offer a specially tailored online coaching platform that enables golfers with disabilities to work with an international field of appropriately trained PGA professional coaches. The new partnership between miSport and EDGA began on January 29 with a pilot programme inviting a trial […]
PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan Named WGF Chairman for 2018
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamWorld Golf Foundation (WGF) – the organization uniting the golf industry to support initiatives to grow the game – announces Jay Monahan, PGA TOUR Commissioner, has been named WGF Chairman for 2018 by the Board of Directors. He succeeds LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan. Monahan was appointed the fourth commissioner of the PGA TOUR on November […]
Singapore golfers unveil trophy for inaugural women’s amateur Asia-Pacific
/0 Comments/in Asia, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamTwo Singaporean amateur golfers competing in next month’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship were the first to get their hands on the silverware on Tuesday, while unveiling the new trophy at host venue, Sentosa Golf Club. Singapore’s top ranked amateur, Callista Chen, and compatriot Shannon Tan will be amongst 84 players representing 17 different countries competing […]
$207 million allocated to activate Kids in NSW
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamCommencing in January this year, the NSW Government will allocate $207 million over four years to establish Active Kids. Active Kids is a program to help NSW families meet the cost of getting their kids into sport and active fitness and recreation activities. . The NSW Government will provide a $100 voucher to parents/guardians of […]
Break up party for Budding Birdies at Tuncurry
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe Forster Tuncurry Golf Club’s (FTGC) innovative program known as Budding Birdies, for ladies wanting to try golf as their sport, finished the year on a high note with a break up Christmas party. This party is provided by the Budding Birdies as a thank you to all the volunteer lady members who have assisted […]
Ready Golf at Nine-Hole Carnoustie Challenge
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamClub golfers throughout Great Britain and Ireland will have the opportunity to tee it up at Carnoustie shortly before the world’s greatest golfers compete at The 147th Open in July. A group of 42 men and women will compete in pairs by Stableford in the second staging of The R&A’s 9-Hole Championship Final after securing […]
Fun of the Fair at Discover Golf Carnival
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamAs part of the build-up to this week’s SMBC Singapore Open, nearly 2,000 people attended the Discover Golf Carnival at Sentosa Golf Club. Families and friends, golfers and non-golfers, attended the golf-themed day on The Range @ New Tanjong – one session taking place between 2 pm and 4 pm, followed by another from 4 […]
Joint PGA/ALPG event Qantas Golf Club Gold Coast Challenge launched
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by Madam(Left to Right) Karen Lunn, Damien Jordan, Donna Gates, Robbie Bennetts, Amy Walsh & Broc Greenhalgh. The 2018 Qantas Golf Club Gold Coast Challenge presents an exceptional opportunity to capture the imagination of Gold Coast golfers with a unique format staged for the first time in Queensland. A dual event between the PGA Pro-Am Series […]
Lu Wei-chih: Starting from Scratch
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamTaiwanese professional golfer Lu Wei-chih is a four-time Asian Tour Champion. In 2012, Lu was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma and a 45mm was tumour found at the base of his brain. This is the touching video of his way back to golf after his life changing surgery.
R&A Introduces New Amateur Championship for Girls
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe R&A will introduce a new amateur championship for junior girl golfers when the inaugural Girls Under-16s Open Championship tees-off next year. To be staged at Fulford, near York, from April 27-29, the new event is part of The R&A’s drive to boost the girls’ game in Great Britain and Ireland and is designed to […]