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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…
GOLF MONTH to return in 2016
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamThe rousing success of GOLF MONTH has prompted its 2016 return. Golf Australia golf development director Cameron Wade said the inaugural initiative throughout October had been so successful, plans were already being made for a second campaign. “We were delighted with the number of people who either had their first go at golf, or came […]
The World’s First ‘Edible’ Course Opens
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by MadamFeast your eyes on this cool new layout in the Caribbean, and while you’re looking, feel free to nibble on it, too. Hailed as the world’s first “edible” golf course, Irie Fields on St. Kitts Island is a par-71, 18-hole track whose fairways blend into organic farmland, its grounds a mosaic of native grasses and […]
GOLF MONTH prizes awarded
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamThere are going to be a lot of excited people at the Emirates Australian Open, but perhaps none more so than John Mazza. Mazza has won the major prize of the recent GOLF MONTH “introduce a member” competition. Having introduced a player who became a new member to his local Bunbury Golf Club in Western […]
The World’s First ‘Edible’ Course Opens
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamFeast your eyes on this cool new layout in the Caribbean, and while you’re looking, feel free to nibble on it, too. Hailed as the world’s first “edible” golf course, Irie Fields on St. Kitts Island is a par-71, 18-hole track whose fairways blend into organic farmland, its grounds a mosaic of native grasses and […]
Who will get the gold jacket ‘rub’ this year?
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by MadamIt is the gold jacket “rub”. Or maybe it’s the “Open injection”. Whatever you call it, the fact Australia’s “Triple Crown” golf events have served as a stepping stone to greater success in recent years is indisputable. In the last four years, a victory on our shores has provided a springboard for some of the game’s biggest names […]
ASIAN GOLF PROFILES, the industry’s first ever research undertaking focused on the Southeast Asian market, is published
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Uncategorized /by MadamThe region’s first and most comprehensive market research is now available. The survey covers a wide-range of data fields (62 data-fields) and for the first time,golf clubs, equipment manufacturers and suppliers and the trade can have access to a body of reliable market intelligence to help them understand trends in the market. Just consider these […]
The BirdieBall Shootout is back
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfThe BirdieBall Shootout is back – bigger and better than ever before. With over $2000 in cash prizes and a new home on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin, this revolutionary event will put golf centre stage at one of Australia’s most iconic locations on November 22, 2015. Played using the world’s leading limited flight […]
Teed Up to help get disabled golfers back playing golf!
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfTEED-UP TO HELP GET DISABLED GOLFERS BACK PLAYING GOLF TEED UP DONATING MONEY TO PURCHASE A PARAGOLFER TRAILER Teed Up Golf have announced that they will be donating funds towards the purchase of a ParaGolfer Trailer used by Empower Golf to transport the amazing ParaGolfer to various golf courses around the country. Empower Golf Australia […]
Non-golf events can help golf courses
/0 Comments/in Gary Player course, Golf Fest, Latest News, Non-golf events, Uncategorized /by MadamAs golf has struggled in recent years to find new golfers and retain existing players, there have been other questions for golf course operators such as: What can we do with all of this land if it’s not being used on a regular basis? Last weekend in the desert, at least two courses showed there […]
exceeds expectations in fall campaign
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfDespite an inexperienced starting lineup that includes two freshmen and two sophomores, Cal men’s golf finished the fall campaign ranked 18th. The Bears won two events, the Inverness and Alister Mackenzie Invitational; placed second at the Gopher Invitational; and came in third at the Tavistock Collegiate and Nick Watney Invitationals. “We had a tremendous fall […]