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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…
Community Programmes Take Centre Stage in Hong Kong
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfHong Kong: With support from the Hong Kong Government’s Mega Events Fund and the return of UBS as title sponsor, this week’s Hong Kong Open is bringing the world’s leading golfers to Asia’s World City to compete for the US$2 million prize purse. Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose, currently ranked eighth and seventh in the […]
13,972 Golfers and 183,000 lost balls at Gold Coast World Masters
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCelebrating 20 years, the annual Gold Coast World Masters Golf Championship starts on the Gold Coast this Sunday. Over the past 20 years 13,972 golfers from 23 countries have participated and 700 more have started arriving on the Gold Coast for this year’s tournament. This is a tournament with some amazing stats. Tournament host Peter […]
Six-Year-Old Scores Hole-in-One at Laguna Phuket
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfPhuket, Thailand: Many golfers spend a lifetime vainly trying to achieve a hole-in-one. Not so for Louise Landgraf. At the ripe old age of six years and eight months, she has become the youngest golfer to score an ‘ace’ at Laguna Phuket Golf Club. Louise achieved her remarkable feat from the red tee at the 108-yard, […]
Golf and gluttony banned in China Communist Party
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfChina’s ruling Communist Party has banned its members from “extravagant eating and drinking”, engaging in “sexual relationships outside of marriage” and playing golf, state media reported. The official Xinhua news agency described the measures announced on Thursday as “a moral ethical code that members must abide by”, but critics say they are part of an effort […]
Hoteliers decry bill that would ban golf courses in Costa Rica
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfOctober 20th, 2015 (ICR News) The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels has issued a statement decrying a bill presented recently by Rep. Suray Carrillo (FA) that would prohibit the existence of golf courses in Costa Rica. The bill argues golf courses consume an excessive amount of water, endangering citizens’ equal access to the resource and […]
Smiling caddies all part of the deal in Thailand golf experience
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAnn doesn’t particularly like golf but she loves being a caddie. She used to work in a hotel but has been caddying at Banyan Golf Club in Hua Hin for four years now. She earns about the same money caddying for one round a day as she did working 9-10 hours a day at the […]
World Urban Golf Day IX
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfKicking off across the country as part of GOLFMONTH, Urban Golf Australia took on its greatest challenge yet holding events in 3 states to celebrate the growth of Urban Golfing around Australia and through the world. So far events have been held in Newcastle, Toowoomba and Perth where hundreds of golfers both new and old […]
Champions Put Best Foot Forward at Mission Hills
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfUnderscoring Mission Hills’ reputation as the pioneer and innovator in China’s golf and leisure industry, the Mission Hills Footgolf Championship Grand Final, a total of 36 two-man teams battled for honours on the resort’s famous Pete Dye Course at Mission Hills Mid Valley, Shenzhen. Putting their best foot forward, Zhang Yunlong and Hu Zhiqiang has […]
San Diego Padres and Callaway to build nine-hole golf course inside Petco Park
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThrough a special three-day promotion sponsored by the major-league baseball team and Callaway Golf, those securing tee times through online sales will be able to play a course that will include dugout and bullpen putting areas and shots from upper-deck tees to “greens” set up on the field below. Major-league baseball’s San Diego Padres and […]
McGrath Foundation Pink Jacket Ladies Cup
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Twin Waters Golf Resort, Noosa, will become a hive of activity March 9-12, 2016 for the inaugural Pink Jacket Ladies Cup. Shane Crawford, Hayley Lewis, Brett Lee, Kate Ceberano and a host of other personalities will be on hand for four days and three nights of great entertainment and fun – with 100% of […]