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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…
CMAA Releases Report on Generational Attitudes Toward Clubs
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamThe Club Managers Association of America worked in conjunction with the Center for Generational Kinetics and The Club Foundation to develop the research, with a special focus on Millennials. According to the report, 41% of Millennials say that personal recommendations are most important when considering a club membership, and that same group is twice as […]
New app for junior golf in Qld
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamGolf Queensland today unveiled an all-new app delivering all the best news and views that Junior Golf Queensland has on offer, all in the one place. Available for both iOS and Android, the Junior Golf Queensland app will be the junior golfers’ new best friend. The app features the latest news, events calendar, social media […]
Matsuyama becomes first Asian WGC winner
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamPlease find attached a bespoke story from the final day of the WGC-HSBC Champions a release from HSBC. Also see below the European Tour notes. Please find attached two images of Hideki Matsuyama which, if used, should only be used to accompany the attached editorial and must be credited to HSBC/Getty Images. Please also see […]
New report highlights golf club secrets of success
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe secrets of successfully running a golf club and attracting members are identified in a new report from England Golf. The results of the 2016 Golf Club Membership Questionnaire shows that 30% of clubs increased their membership this year and it highlights trends and ideas which are working. It recommends: A warm welcome – a […]
Foshan’s Green Walk Initiative
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamFoshan, China: While some of Europe and Asia’s up-and-coming golfers were doing battle on the golf course, friends and families took part in a new initiative – the Green Walk. Over the course of three days at the Foshan Open more than 6,000 spectators completed a five-kilometre walk around the facilities of Foshan Golf Club, […]
Innovative Junior Pro-Am Format Proves a Hit
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamFoshan, China: The European Challenge Tour has continued its history of supporting emerging talents by launching an innovative new format at this week’s Foshan Open, inviting local children to take part in a Junior Pro-Am. Breaking new ground in China, Europe’s top developmental Tour invited boys and girls of all ages to take part in […]
Eleven-year-old Paraparaumu Beach golfer Alec Prentice sinks hole-in-one
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamA golf-mad Kapiti primary school student has done what his father, and even some professionals, have failed to do – hit a hole-in-one. Alec Prentice, 11, a left-hander who plays off an 18 handicap, achieved the milestone off the men’s tee on the 16th hole at the Tauhara Golf Course in Taupo on Sunday. The […]
Fave females regroup for She Loves Golf 2016
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamLydia Ko may have been the youngest New Zealand sportswoman to ever win a medal at August’s Olympic Games – but young women are still thin on the ground in golf clubs around the country. She Loves Golf 2.0 aims to keep changing that! Conceived by national sporting association New Zealand Golf, this November the […]
Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson still support Olympic golf
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamRickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson are eager for golf to remain in the Olympics after the sport made its return to the Games in Rio this year. Although the top four in the world rankings — Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth — were among those to skip the event, as a host of […]
England Golf and Mytime Active: Growing the game in partnership
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamEngland Golf and Mytime Active – one of the UK’s largest pay and play golf course operator – are working in partnership to grow the game. Initiatives are underway to attract more players from diverse backgrounds, to promote shorter formats of golf which fit into busy lifestyles, and to highlight the health benefits of the […]