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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 Laura Davies Foundation sets sights on Ladies European Tour UK Event
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamLondon (22 March 2016) – Dame Laura Davies, the most successful golfer in the history of the Ladies European Tour (LET), has her sights set on supporting women’s golf in the UK through the Laura Davies Foundation – set up in July 2015 to raise money for causes in the UK and worldwide including Children’s […]
Golf is now mandatory at a Chinese elementary school
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamFor most Chinese students, extracurricular athletics means badminton, ping-pong, basketball, or volleyball. But for 400 students in Shanghai, afternoon sports means teeing off at the green—and attendance is mandatory. The Experimental School of Foreign Languages Affiliated to East China Normal University (ESFL for short) is a government-supported primary school with ties to two Chinese colleges. […]
Inaugural event celebrates women’s golf in Victoria
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamCoinciding with International Women’s Day, more than 100 players representing 21 Clubs participated in the three-day Women’s National Invitational at The National Golf Club on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria on 7 to 9 March 2016. The inaugural event offered women golfers the chance to play three of the top 40 Australian golf courses in one […]
W Sports & Media extends partnership with Golf SA
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamGolf SA is pleased to announce that W Sports & Media has extended its partnership with Golf SA for a further year to once again be the partner of the 2016 Golf SA Men’s Amateur Classic and Women’s Rene Erichsen Salver. The 72 hole Championships which are classified as Australian Amateur Ranking Events, will be […]
Golf Festival to Mark KLGCC Silver Jubilee
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamKuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) celebrates its silver jubilee this month, marking 25 years as one of the region’s most prestigious golf and country clubs. As part of KLGCC’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, the Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF] Golf Facility Member is organising a week-long Golf Festival with MST Golf […]
Kids to the Fore at World Ladies Championship Junior Clinic
/0 Comments/in Aussie Junior golfers, golf industry, Latest News /by MadamDongguan, China: Potential stars of the future showed off their golfing skills during a fun-filled Junior Clinic at the Mission Hills Golf Academy. For just over an hour, World Ladies Championship participants Nicole Garcia of South Africa, Korean Jeong Hye-yoon and China’s Li Zi entertained more than 20 children at the gathering. As well as […]
Danny Lee donates $90,000 to New Zealand Golf
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamDanny Lee has donated $90,000 to New Zealand Golf in a bid to help the development of the game in this country. The Kiwi star’s generous act comes as a direct result of making his Presidents Cup debut last year. The biennial tournament, which pits US golfers against an International team minus players from Europe, has […]
2016 GV Pennant season ready to launch
/0 Comments/in Aussie Junior golfers, golf industry, Latest News /by Madam48 Melbourne Member Clubs are gearing up for the 2016 Golf Victoria Pennant Season which begins this week. The first tee shot will be struck on Friday (18 March) when the first round of Friday Women’s Pennant gets underway whilst Men’s, Women’s and Colts Pennant will commence on Sunday (20 March). The Pennant season is […]
Israel’s Laetitia Beck to represent golf-starved country at Olympics
/0 Comments/in golf industry, Latest News /by MadamPHOENIX – While the South Koreans duke it out over the next four months for Olympic qualifying – a top-10 world ranking doesn’t even guarantee a spot – Laetitia Beck need not look over her shoulder. She’s the first and only female professional golfer from Israel. There’s one male, Asaf Cohen, but he’s not a […]
Scottish charity to open up golf to wheelchair users
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamWheelchair users will soon be able to play golf using specially designed buggies which raise them upright so that they can swing at the ball, thanks to a Scottish charity which is behind the launch of Paragolf Scotland. Inspired by the Paralympics and disabled golfers during the Ryder Cup, the Glasgow-based Social Care Ideas Factory […]