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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 R&A helps refine development program in RI
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIndonesian golf has gained support from world golf governing body The R&A for its development program in the hopes of bearing more strong golfers in the future. The Indonesian Golf Association (PGI), under the chairmanship of Murdaya Widyawimarta, known as Po, has brought in professionals from The R&A to assist in refining and developing the […]
Australian PGA Member gives lessons to Nepali golfers
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAustralian PGA Member gives lessons to Nepali golfers The one-week training camp for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship-bound Nepali squad concluded at the Gokarna Golf Club. Australian PGA Instructor Kim Baldwin conducted the camp under the auspices of R&A and Gokarna Forest Resort. A total of three players – Nepal No 1 amateur player Arun Tamang, No 2 […]
Olympic Golf Hopefuls Visit IOC Headquarters
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfLausanne, Switzerland: From the shores of Lake Geneva to the fairways of Rio de Janeiro, the world’s top women golfers had a taste of what to expect in 2016 when they paid a visit to the Olympic Museum and IOC Headquarters ahead of the Evian Championship. Seven golfers from five continents, all with aspirations of […]
Rickie Fowler has been named an Ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfComing off a victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Rickie Fowler has been named an Ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf, which introduces boys and girls ages 13 and under to the game in a recreational team setting. Fowler, who has five Professional victories, including three this year—The Players Championship, Scottish Open and the Deutsche […]
Fiji Rugby and Golf join forces for upcoming Fiji International
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfFiji 7s team Captain, Ratu Osea Ramodi Kolinisau and Fly Half, Emosi Mulevoro will swap their rugby boots for golf bags and golf clubs as they kick off their Ambassador roles for the 2015 Fiji International. The Fiji Rugby Union and Fiji International have joined forces to promote both sports in the country and increase […]
world urban golf day IX
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfUrban Golf, Cross Golf, Street Golf. Whatever you choose to call it the sport is growing around the world with new organisations showing up almost daily. Locally a group known as Urban Golf Australia have been tirelessly promoting the sport for the last decade through events, urban challenges and the development of a full range […]
Golf Australia team coaches Bonville’s best
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfBONVILLE Golf Resort has spent one week hosting the Golf Australia high performance training camp. Visitors included current elite Australian representative players from the age of 13 years up, elite professionals including rookie squad members, PGA and LPGA tour members and elite coaches. The camp aims to provide additional resources and data collection via coaching, […]
Local Junior Wins Thurgoona Open
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfStuart Fraser, Chief Executive Officer Golf NSW, was joined by Greg Aplin MP, Member for Albury, at Thurgoona Country Club & Resort to present the winner of the Murray District Golf Association Thurgoona Open with their invitation to play in the NSW Open. “The Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge designed course was at its challenging […]
Pitch and putt virtually on the world’s best fairways
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe ‘swinging sixties’ saw a golfer in his twenties take the sport by storm. The secret to some of his success lay in his use of yardage guides; the accurate distances contained therein proving to be an advantage. His 312-metre hit in 1963 stayed a hit for over two decades as the longest drive, firmly […]
MIT’s self-driving golf carts are tourist-friendly, Google’s are wary of people
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGoogle this week shared the accident record for its self driving car fleet — 16 minor crashes since 2009 — then revealed that many of the errors transpired because the robots found it hard to understand people. The robots followed traffic rules to the letter, but people were less predictable, inching forward at stop lights when waiting their […]