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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…
Sky Lake Hosts Vietnam’s First Women’s Pro Golf Tournament
/0 Comments/in Asia, Latest News /by MadamHanoi, Feb 29 – Korea’s Chung Ye Na has made history by winning Vietnam’s first-ever professional ladies’ golf tournament, held at award-winning Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club near Hanoi. The 28-year-old collected the winner’s trophy in the USD200,000 Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association event, part of the new KLPGA Winter Tour that will stage […]
Pushy golf parents causing children harm
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by MadamPushy parents driven by the prospect of developing the next Lydia Ko could be damaging their children’s chances to succeed in sport when they are older. The success of Ko at a young age is believed to be a factor in the increase in overzealous and pushy parents in children’s golf. New Zealand Olympic team sports psychologist Gary Hermansson warned that parents putting too […]
Faldo Reflects on 10th Anniversary Celebration for Asia Series
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamShenzhen, China (February 27): Many of the region’s brightest golfing prospects will lock horns in next week’s 10th anniversary Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. One of the most prestigious tournaments on Asia’s amateur golfing calendar, the 54-hole R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event will once more be staged over the acclaimed Nick Faldo-designed Faldo Course […]
Q&A: Steve Mona, World Golf Foundation CEO
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamORLANDO – Steve Mona, 58, may have one of the most important jobs in golf nobody ever talks about. As CEO of the World Golf Foundation since 2008, he oversees The First Tee, World Golf Hall of Fame and Golf 20/20. The WGF mission is to develop and support initiatives that positively impact lives through […]
The Ladies Golf Union and the R&A to merge
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Madam22 February 2016, St Andrews, Scotland: The Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) and The R&A are to proceed with a merger of the two organisations. Following an extensive consultation exercise, agreement has been reached on the merger of the two St Andrews-based bodies with the process due to be completed in the coming months. The LGU […]
Queensland golfer to benefit from Smith Scholarship
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamQueensland golfer Cameron Smith has confirmed he will be giving back to golf through a separate scholarship in his name, which will also be part of Golf Australia’s Give Back program. The 22-year-old, who tied for fourth at last year’s US Open, will give an annual $12,500 sponsorship to a player he and Golf Australia’s […]
Young Australians give back to help fund new generation
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamGolf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt has announced that the future of Australian golf will be partially funded by elite professionals under the body’s new innovative “Give Back” program. “In essence, when graduates of our high performance squads reach a certain threshold in professional world rankings each year on the world’s top tours, they will […]
Eagles national golf convention returns to Taranaki after 12 years
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamA national golf convention has made its way back to New Plymouth after 12 years and will tee-off this weekend. The Eagles Golfing Society of New Zealand is holding its 52nd convention in New Plymouth between Sunday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 24. Organiser Bill Bird, who has been to all but one of the Eagles’ […]
Peter Dawson: Golf needs to ‘put on a show’ at Olympics
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamPeter Dawson has stressed the need for “golf to put on a good show” when the sport makes its return to the Olympic Games in Brazil this summer after a gap of more than 100 years. While Dawson retired as the R&A’s chief executive after a 16-year stint last autumn, he is still actively involved […]
Local amateur golfer wins ‘chip off’ for place in BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamQueenstown golf club player Grant Hardy will be playing with a pro in the BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open, thanks to Sir Michael Hill and tournament sponsor, Michael Hill International. The sixty-year-old golfer pulled off two great chips at The Hills golf course yesterday (Tuesday March 16) in a competitive “chip off” against four […]