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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…
St. Kitts resort launches first fully organic, edible golf course
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfImagine a golf course with acres of an unproductive turfgrass monoculture traded for fertile farmlands yielding fruits and vegetables, a course that is fully organic, where hundreds of grazing sheep help the lawnmowers and where water recycled though wetlands is reused for irrigation. In December 2015, Belle Mont Farm on Kittitian Hill, a new sustainable […]
Rio Reward for Mission Hills Golfathon Champion
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAn Olympian feat is deserving of an Olympian award. No wonder, therefore, that 12 year-old young golfer Wen Haoran was celebrating after emerging triumphant in the 12th Mission Hills Golfathon Grand Final – one of the most gruelling tests of golf.As a reward for his success, young Wen can now begin thinking about packing his […]
Research Report Published on Best Practices of World’s Top Clubs
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfFoshan, China: Global Golf Advisors, formerly known as KPMG Golf Industry Practice and a leading authority on successful management practices for golf and private clubs, has published the first findings from its Institute for Best Practice (IBP). The report, which is the culmination of 12 months of research and contributions from over 100 of the […]
More Than HK$2 Million Raised at UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfHong Kong: This week’s UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup will raise a minimum of HK$2.3 million [about US$300,000] for the three local groups chosen as beneficiaries by title sponsor UBS and the tournament’s Official Charity, Friends of Asia Hong Kong. Wednesday’s gathering will be the UBS Hong Kong Open’s inaugural fund-raising event, which is […]
Jordan Speith mural made of 24k golf balls
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIn case you missed it, Jordan Spieth just finished off a rather good season on the PGA Tour. He pocketed $12 million in earnings and another $10 million in bonus money for winning the FedEx Cup, ascended to World No. 1, and captured both the Masters and U.S. Open. Spieth is a household name across the country, but […]
Industry First Driving Range Competition
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIn an Australian golf industry first, three of the country’s top driving range facilities are going head to head in a state vs state driving range competition. Albert Park Driving Range (VIC), Moore Park Golf (NSW) and Wembley Golf (WA) will be competing with each other to see who can secure the most amount of […]
Amid Chinese Crackdown On Golf, Communist Ban Leaves Future Of Sport In China Uncertain
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfLast November, Bubba Watson dug his heels into the greenside sand bunker on No. 18 at Shanghai’s Sheshan International Golf Club. He tilted back a sand wedge and flopped a pitch shot onto the green, the ball speeding into the hole for an eagle, the stunning shot forcing an overtime playoff against South African golfer Tim Clark that Watson would ultimately […]
Meet Naela El Attar, Egypt’s first professional golfer
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfIf there is one thing we can never get enough of, it is young, hard-working and inspirational Egyptians who make it big and put a proud smile on our faces. Meet Naela El Attar, Egypt’s first professional golfer, who is basically making a living participating in tournaments and playing on tours in different cities and […]
Waiheke Amputee Golf Tournament back on home turf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWayne Johnston doesn’t let the fact that he only has one arm get in the way of a good round of golf. The Surfdale resident is an avid player and is responsible for starting a golfing tournament on Waiheke Island that has become a national event. The first Waiheke Amputee Golf Tournament was in 2006. […]
New Sport of Urban Golf Gains Fans Around the World
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfFor urban golfers, there are no limits to what a golf course can be, whether it’s a city sidewalk, a playground, or a roof. Now played around the world, urban golf differs from the typical country club version of the sport in its no-boundaries style of play and its frequent use of tennis or foam […]