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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…
The R&A shows its support for nine hole golf with new championship at Royal Troon
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by Madam20 April 2016, St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A is demonstrating its support for nine hole golf as an ideal way to play golf in less time whilst still doing so competitively and for handicap purposes by introducing a new championship at Royal Troon this summer. The inaugural event for amateurs will be played on Saturday […]
Dame Laura Davies appointed first Honorary President of Parliamentary Golf Group
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamDame Laura Davies has accepted the invitation to become Honorary President of the Parliamentary Golf Group. The World Golf Hall of Fame member, and former world number one, is one of the most successful UK golfers of all time and was appointed a Member, Commander and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire […]
England Golf Award winners celebrated for making the game great
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolfers and golf clubs who make the game great and inspire others to play have been honoured at the England Golf Awards. The winners were celebrated at a gala dinner on Thursday where the guests heard of their outstanding contribution to growing the game – and showed their appreciation with standing ovations. They include a […]
England Golf Announce Three Year Partnership with Sky Sports
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamEngland Golf have announced a three-year partnership with Sky Sports to promote the Get into Golf initiative across the UK, with the aim of bringing 500,000 new, or lapsed golfers into the sport by the end of 2018. Get into Golf is a national campaign supported by the four Home Unions, The European Tour, The […]
South Korea woos economy class golf lovers in image makeover
/0 Comments/in Asia, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamIf the government has its way more South Korean golfers will be carrying their own clubs, walking between holes rather than riding in a cart, and there will be more public courses. The government wants more people to play by making the sport more affordable and less elitist. It is not a mission to find […]
Ko effect gets teens on the greens
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamThe Ko effect is hitting New Zealand greens. Inspired by world No1 Lydia Ko, New Zealand girls are picking up the clubs to follow in the footsteps of the 18-year-old golfing juggernaut. As Ko continues to roll on with her second LPGA major victory at the ANA Inspiration, more young women are taking to the […]
Australian Over Bloody Eighty golf championships to be played at Harrington
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamWHILE numbers are down on what was expected, the inaugural Australian Over Bloody Eighty (OBE) golf championship will start at Harrington Waters on Tuesday. “At last count we had around 40,” Harrington Water GC president Peter Budden said. “We were hoping for more. But w’re going ahead – this is the first time this event […]
Exciting New Era Dawns for Faldo Series Asia
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamSingapore (April 8): A new chapter in the history of the Faldo Series Asia will be written when the second decade of the junior programme tees-off next week. Spanning 11 months, the 2016-17 Faldo Series Asia season will include a minimum of 21 events in 17 countries including, for the first time, two qualifiers […]
Free Come and Try Golf Clinic – 6 May 2016 – Parkwood Golf Club
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamEmpower Golf Australia is proud to invite you to our Free Come and Try Golf Clinic at beautiful Parkwood Golf Club, less than an hour from Brisbane’s CBD, on 6 May 2016. These clinics introduce people to golf for the first time or reintroduce players to the game they love after accident or illness. […]
Future of Chinese golf in safe hands as HSBC extends sponsorship of the CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Program for another five years
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamAs the golfing world turns its eyes to the Masters in the US, international golf sponsor HSBC has reaffirmed its commitment to golf in China by extending its sponsorship of the CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Program for another five years (2016-2020). Now in its tenth year, the joint initiative – which is the only officially […]