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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…
National Golf Month reaches record number on social media
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamNational Golf Month, the annual campaign aimed at increasing participation in golf, has achieved record levels of success on social media. With the help of celebrity ambassadors, which include Georgie Bingham, Denise van Outen, Dan Walker and Charley Hull, the #GirlsGetGolfing hashtag has reached nearly 3 million people across various social media platforms – smashing […]
Taking a Fling on New Pathway to Traditional Golf
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe new sport of FlingGolf is gaining traction … and acting as a natural pathway to traditional golf. In FlingGolf, players fling a golf ball on a golf course with a lacrosse-looking FlingStick. The lightweight FlingStick is used to shape shots on the course and glide the ball into the hole. Unlike other alternative golf […]
Inaugural R&A Nine Hole Championship at Royal Birkdale in July
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf club members from throughout Great Britain and Ireland will have the opportunity to tee it up at Royal Birkdale shortly before the world’s best golfers compete at The 146th Open in July. A group of 42 men and women will secure their places in the final of the inaugural R&A Nine Hole Championship through […]
How the Great Danes inspired Golf Foundation youngsters
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamTeam Denmark – the Great Danes – were inspiring the next generation both on and off the course at the weekend. Not only did they win the first GolfSixes championship at Centurion Club, but they also encouraged boys and girls in a special junior GolfSixes event organised by the Golf Foundation and staged at Centurion […]
NOT TO BE MISSED – England golf innovation conference
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamWhen Tuesday 13th June 2017 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Where Villa Park, Trinity Road Birmingham, B6 6HE What is it? The #MoreThanGolf Conference aims to encourage innovation in golf and highlight how and why the golf industry should look to innovate for the future of the game. The conference will also focus on how golf […]
32 golf clubs will take on GolfSixes branding
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe Golf Foundation reports that the event at Centurion Club resulted in local children showcasing how this dynamic team format can help grow the junior game in many of our golf clubs – and will see 32 English golf clubs launching an academy based on the tournament this summer. GolfSixes is the revolutionary new short […]
Gunabul Homestead GC signs on for MyGolf program
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGunabul Homestead Par 3 Golf Course has recently become a registered MyGolf Centre, delivering Australia’s Junior Golf Programs both school terms and school holidays by Ellesha Michie from EM Golf. The Gunabul Homestead estate, located in Gympie, comprises luxury cottage accommodation and an 18 hole par 3 golf course, a driving range and restaurant. Gunabul […]
Nine-hole golf is growing rapidly across England
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe organisation that runs amateur golf in England says that the growth of non 18-hole formats of golf has been a major trend in the last 12 months. England Golf launched the Golf Express campaign last May to promote shorter and quicker formats amid concern that golf participation was falling due to the length of […]
Arizona high school golfer with Down syndrome wins sports ‘Moment of the Year’ award
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamA high school golfer with Down syndrome who plays on her school’s team in Phoenix was recognized by azcentral.com last weekend in their yearly round up of high school sports awards. Amy Bockerstette won the ‘Moment of the Year’ award at the azcentral.com Sports Awards, for what the presenter called the “unforgettable” moment when she […]
Golf Tour agency aims to grow the female game
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamBy Mathilda Andersson Specifically directed to women, Golf & Tours (G&T) is a recently launched travel company aiming to inspire and motivate more females to get into the game – and to stay in the game. Taglined ‘Golf tours for ladies, by ladies’, the Sydney based company is offering unique, tailor made golf tours for […]