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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…
QLD Travel Industry raises $19,000 in Drive for Daniel
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Queensland Travel Industry has again raised the bar in their quest to support the amazing work of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Recently the organisers of the now famous Drive for Daniel presented a cheque for $19,000 to Bruce and Denise Morcombe following another amazingly successful 2015 event held at Carbrook Golf Club in March […]
Rising golf star has feet on ground
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCatch WA teenage golfing sensation Minjee Lee in the bar of the Royal Fremantle Golf Club where she is something of a “favourite daughter” and she will likely be up for a chat. Ask the 18-year-old how it feels to clinch the biggest win of her career on the world stage and the same down-to-earth […]
GOLFASIAN AND GO GOLFING PARTNERSHIP TO BRING WORLD MASTERS GOLF EVENTS TO ASIA
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAsia Pacific Golf tourism specialists Golfasian and Go Golfing, the market leaders in golf travel in Asia and Australia, have formed a strategic partnership to bring World Masters golf events to Asia. World Masters championships, already held in Australia and Thailand with another to be staged in Vietnam this year, are week-long amateur tournaments combing […]
Proof! CEOs hurt companies by golfing too much.
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfCompanies whose CEOs spend too much time on the golf course often end up in the rough. So goes the conclusion of a study from researchers at the University of Tennessee and University of Alabama that could send shivers through C-suites across the U.S. The team looked at four years’ worth of data from the […]
Golf expanding tourism market
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA rapidly growing international golf tourism market should bring benefits to Otago, with courses in Central Otago and Dunedin being given a push by Tourism New Zealand. The man behind selling New Zealand golf courses to overseas tourists says while ”marquee courses” like Jacks Point, The Hills and Millbrook are important stops for visitors, it […]
Next stage of Olympic ticket sales begins
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfThe next phase of Olympic ticket sales for Australia begins tomorrow at 10am (AEST). The Australian Olympic Committee and its authorised Rio 2016 ticket reseller CoSport reported today that demand from the initial request phase had rivalled that of London 2012. Tickets on sale tomorrow will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with a CoSport […]
Take a stroke for stroke
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolfers of all ages and abilities will be able to take their best shot at a million dollar hole-in-one at an Australia-wide amateur charity golf competition to be held in JUNE Take a Stroke for Stroke is the brainchild of Gary Begg, a professional golfer who says the event combines his passion for golf with […]
Fellow competitor calls Rory McIlroy “Tiger-like.”
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfRory McIlroy drew comparisons with Tiger Woods after the Northern Irishman’s stunning round of 11-under 61 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday. “Tiger was the man. Rory is up there. He’s Tiger-like to me,” said Will MacKenzie, who played with McIlroy during the Quail Hollow course record round that included 11 birdies. “Guys like […]
The Handicap May Finally Go Global
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamSay you meet a 12-handicap golfer from Australia on the first tee at St. Andrews in Scotland. If your U.S. handicap index also happens to be 12, you might suggest a friendly little money game, with no strokes given. Bad move. That’s because Golf Australia, the sport’s governing body there, doesn’t calculate handicaps the way […]
One-Stop Junior Golf Academy Launched In Asia
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAsia’s first one-stop junior golf academy is now a reality and it has been launched as the International Preparatory Golf Academy (IPGA) Operating out of Bangkok, Thailand, the primary thrust of the IPGA is to create a well-rounded junior golfer with the perfect mix of academic grounding and a strong foundation in how to play […]