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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…
Li Haotong talks of ‘dream come true’ as Olympic spot confirmed
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamJuly 12, 2016: Li Haotong described his Olympic qualification as a “dream come true” after the 20-year-old Chinese star secured his place at the Rio 2016 men’s golf competition. Li has competed in Web.com Tour events in Brazil for the past two years and will represent China in Rio de Janeiro with 31-year-old Wu Ashun, […]
Final Olympic Golf Rankings Published
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe two-year qualification process for golf’s return to the Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years has been completed with the publication today of the Final Olympic Golf Rankings. With no fewer than 40 countries included in the Final Rankings across the men’s and women’s competitions, to be played at Reserva de Marapendi […]
Amateur golfers play on golf’s greatest staged at Royal Troon
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by Madam9 July 2016, Troon, Scotland: A group of 30 amateur men and women golfers participated in a new nine hole championship staged by The R&A at Royal Troon earlier today. The group participated in a handicap pairs competition at the historic Ayrshire links just five days before The 145th Open gets underway, playing holes 1-5 […]
Tiger Woods, Full Swing, Alisports Team Up to Grow Golf in China
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamA Tiger Woods golf swing simulator might be coming to a Chinese town near you. Full Swing Golf and Alisports — a sports platform that as a subsidiary of Alibaba Group deals with ticketing, broadcasting rights and rights management — announced a new partnership Thursday with the aim to grow the game of golf in […]
Inaugural Empower Golf Clinic at The Ridge Golf Course
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamAGIF Members Join Initiative to Drive Golf Participation
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamSingapore: Asian Golf Industry Federation Golf Facility Members in Singapore and Hong Kong will participate in HSBC’s initiative to drive participation in the sport. Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore and the Hong Kong Golf Club are among hundreds of clubs that have signed up to support the HSBC Hour. Rickie Fowler, double Open champion Padraig […]
Golf Foundation asks golfers to ‘Pitch In’
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf Queensland’s new charity, the Queensland Golf Foundation, has launched a program called ‘Pitch In’ with the future of the game firmly in its sights. Put simply, golfers throughout Queensland are being asked to give back to the game they play and love and contribute financially to assist three specific areas – Juniors, Ladies and […]
Sand Links Royal Troon to Triumphant Open Return
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamRoyal Troon Golf Club has completed the most comprehensive preparations it has ever undertaken to ensure the Open Championship is played over firm and running links turf. Considered one of the world’s finest links courses, Royal Troon’s unprecedented preparations for the 145th Open have been three years in the making. Weather permitting, this year’s Championship […]
Come and Try Golf Clinic – New venue in August
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamEmpower Golf Australia is proud to announce a new venue for our Come and Try Golf Clinics, at Deception Bay Driving Range. These clinics introduce people to golf for the first time or reintroduce players to the game they love after accident or illness. Players of all abilities will receive expert tuition to try golf […]
Brazilian Golfer Victoria Lovelady Rates Zika Concern at 3 Percent
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamBrazilian Olympic golf hopeful Victoria Lovelady says that concern over the Zika virus has been largely overblown, rating her concern over the public health scare as a minimal 3 percent. The Ladies European Tour player is currently ranked 60th in the Olympic standings and hopes to qualify behind countrywoman Miriam Nagl, who sits 58th. As the […]