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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…
Members’ Wellness Program Launched at Kooindah Waters
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamKooindah Waters Golf Club has been touched by the effects of mental health in the past few years. With this in mind, the club would like to announce a new wellbeing program open to all Kooindah Waters Golf Club members. The wellbeing program has been introduced to make it as easy as possible for members […]
Growing the game from the ground up with PGA Junior League
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf is a hard sell. And with so much competition for the shortest of attention spans, the idea of a grow-the-game initiative that targets the next generation was initially met with a fair amount of apprehension. The skeptics were outnumbered before the PGA Junior League began a second season in the Met section. “All of […]
Australian Paraplegic attempts to break own World Record in the Paralong Drive Cup
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamDave Sawtell, Spina Bifida sufferer and paraplegic, is striving to break his own world record for the longest seated golf drive in America next month. Dave set the world record for the Paralong Drive Cup in 2014 and is heading back this year to better his record. Already highly regarded for his golfing achievements, Dave […]
Youths Swell Open Attendance
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamA record-breaking crowd of 235,000 attended The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale setting an attendance record for a championship staged outside of St Andrews. This year’s attendance surpassed the 230,000 mark set at Royal Liverpool in 2006, making it the largest ever championship held in England and reflects a 17% increase since The Open last visited Royal […]
Date set for 2018 ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth is set to continue its modernisation of golf in 2018 when it is played from 8-11 February at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. With a mission to revolutionise world golf, the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth was a success in its inaugural staging with […]
Huge Numbers Take Up Golf in England
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamEngland Golf’s strategy to grow the game has inspired over 640,000 people to take up the sport in the last four years and more than 44,000 to join clubs. The growth was notably rapid in 2016/17, with over 237,000 new players and almost 17,000 new members recorded in the year to the end of March. […]
The 146th Open at Royal Birkdales Sets Record-Breaking attendance
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamA record-breaking crowd of 235,000 attended The 146th Open at Royal Birkdale setting an attendance record for a Championship staged outside of St Andrews. This year’s attendance surpassed the 230,000 mark set at Royal Liverpool in 2006, making it the largest ever Championship held in England and reflects a 17% increase since The Open last visited […]
Researchers Find Link Between Golf and Dementia Prevention
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamResearch commissioned by England Golf and the Professional Golfers’ Association has identified that golfers are 14% more likely to report good health than non-participants, significantly reducing their risk of some of Britain’s biggest diseases, including dementia. With dementia and Alzheimer’s disease now the leading cause of death in England and Wales and accounting for 11.6% […]
Research Highlights Golf’s Positive Impact on Society
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGetting out on the golf course has never been better for you or your community, according to a report commissioned by England Golf and the Professional Golfers’ Association, which looks at the benefits for society of the sport. The research concluded that golf has an overall social value of £1.8 billion and that every £1 […]
Hong Kong Banking on ‘HSBC Hour’ to Broaden Golf’s Appeal
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe ‘HSBC Hour’ initiative returns to Hong Kong again this week with a mission to promote golf to schools and the local community. Following last year’s pilot programme, HSBC is teaming up with the Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) to launch the second ‘HSBC Hour’ golf experiential week. It is part of HSBC’s global ‘HSBC […]