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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…
Olympic golf winners to get exemption to majors
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamGolf’s major championships threw their support behind the sport’s return to the Olympics, offering exemptions for men’s and women’s gold medal winners this year to all grand slam events. Augusta National chairman Billy Payne, who ran the 1996 Atlanta Games, told a news conference that the men’s gold medal winner in Rio de Janeiro, where […]
Drive to Grow Faldo Series Asia Gathering Pace
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamSingapore (April 4): Six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo has pledged to continue his drive to grow the Faldo Series Asia. Ahead of the 11th season of the junior series that will be made up of a minimum of 21 events in 17 countries including, for the first time, two qualifiers in Thailand, Faldo […]
Jason Day gives back to Aussie golf as MyGolf ambassador
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamWorld Number 1 Jason Day has put his name to Australia’s national junior golf program, MyGolf, with the 2015 US PGA Championship winner today announced as its official ambassador. The nine-time US PGA Tour winner will be the face of MyGolf, boosting the growth of junior golf around Australia. “I’m honoured to be the ambassador […]
UPS Will Promote Youth Golf in Costa Rica With Donations
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamAtlanta, GA. – UPS® (NYSE: UPS) will donate junior sets of golf clubs for every birdie or better that UPS golf ambassadors Lee Westwood or Louis Oosthuizen make during a competitive round in the four 2016 major championships to deserving kids in select markets around the world. #Bags4Birdies is a program designed to support golf’s […]
Laguna Golf Phuket Expands Junior Drive
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamPhuket, Thailand: Laguna Golf Phuket, a Golf Facility Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation, is stepping up its commitment to junior golfers. Named Thailand’s Best Golf Course at the 2015 World Golf Awards, Laguna Golf Phuket has initiated a junior golf membership, open to golf enthusiasts under the age of 18. As well as having […]
US Olympic legends believe Rio 2016 will inspire golf to new heights
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamRANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, April 1, 2016 – Some of the United States greatest ever Olympians believe golf’s return to the Olympic Games at Rio 2016 is an inspiring, game changing moment for the sport globally even if those within the sport don’t know it yet. Speaking on the sidelines of the first major in golf […]
U.S. Gold Medalists Franklin and Vonn Get Behind Olympic Golf
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamPALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA (March 30, 2016) – With little more than four months until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, United States Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin and Lindsey Vonn have thrown their weight behind golf’s inclusion in the Games and given professional golfers a taste of what to expect in August. The […]
FootGolf: Passing trend or here to stay?
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamWhilst FootGolf is seen somewhat as a passing craze in mainland Europe, in the UK it is one of the quickest growing sports around. With the growth in what many often still view as a hobby is coming a leap in turnover for those helping facilitate it. The development of the sport has been so […]
Seven-Year-Old Returns Trophy After Scorecard Mistake
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamNo matter the age, golf is still a game of integrity. Yago Horno Mateo, a seven-year-old junior golfer from Spain, won a golf tournament last weekend thanks to shooting a 50. However, after he got home, Mateo realized he had actually shot 51. Instead of keeping his lips sealed and keeping the hardware, he decided […]
GOLF MONTH – Growing the Game Nation Wide
/0 Comments/in Featured, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamBy Mathilda Andersson The rousing success of Golf Australia’s GOLF MONTH in October last year has prompted its 2016 return. In 2014, some of Australian golf’s major organisational bodies launched “Golf WEEK” to showcase the game of golf to the broader public, with an aim to grow the game and attract new players. The initiative’s […]