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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…
Nick Faldo to join Tom Watson in Open farewell
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfSix-times major champion Nick Faldo will play his last British Open when it returns to St Andrews this year, the 25th anniversary of his victory at the Old Course. “The Open and St Andrews will forever hold a significant place in my heart,” the 57-year-old Briton said in a news release on Monday. “My fondest […]
Youngsters Aim to Strike Gold in Faldo Series Thailand Championship
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfA new batch of talented young Thais will be aiming to make a name for themselves in the 10th anniversary edition of the Faldo Series Thailand Championship. To be played for the first time at Pattaya’s Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, the event will feature a handful of the Kingdom’s finest golfing prospects. Among […]
Petition to sign to allow Aussie pro golfer to keep mega skate ramp
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf and skateboarding don’t usually go together but an Australian pro-golfer is combining both of them on his property near Phillip Island, nicknamed MegaRanch The generalisation about golfers is that they are stuffy, conservative types but Australian professional Peter Wilson is far from it. He is as comfortable in the surf or on the skateboard, as he is […]
SCGA fundraising tournament honors S.C. ‘First Lady of Golf’
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Women’s South Carolina Golf Association’s Junior Foundation will hold its largest fundraiser, the Jane Covington Invitational, on April 20 at Orangeburg Country Club. Twenty-nine teams of four will compete in a captain’s choice format. This is the second consecutive year that the event has been sold out. Through the generosity of South Carolina golf […]
Hung Hangs On In Faldo Series Chinese Taipei Championship
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNational player Hung Jo-hua withstood a dramatic late charge from Wang Yi-han to claim victory in the opening leg of the Faldo Series Asia’s 10th anniversary season. In a thrilling climax at Sunrise Golf and Country Club, Hung parred the final two holes to eke out a one-shot success in the Faldo Series Chinese Taipei […]
Playgolf WEEK 2015 Dates Announced
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIf you’ve ever wanted to play golf, put this week in your calendar. The second annual Playgolf WEEK 2015 will run from Monday, October 26 through to Sunday, November 1. Playgolf WEEK is an event to inspire and motivate people to give golf a go and play more often. It provides a great opportunity for facilities […]
Māori golfers display skills at National tournament
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfTaupō displayed some of their best weather this week. These Maori golfers also displayed some of the best golf at this weeks NZ Maori tournament. Golfers from the age of 9 to over 80 year old golfers were on the green today, some were here to support the kaupapa, while others were here for business. Teina […]
Victoria crowned 2015 Australian Boys & Girls Interstate Champions
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIt was a dominant performance by Victoria at the 2015 Junior Interstate Series, taking out both the boys’ and girls’ championships, a feat that Victoria has achieved just once prior in 1979. The 2015 titles mark the 11th time Victoria has won the boys’ tournament and the 6thtime they have won the girls’. The boys’ […]
Chinese battle Australians in women’s golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfRachel Hetherington sees huge potential in the inaugural $150,000 Australia Classic tournament which has local and Chinese women golfers battling it out from Friday. Eight-time LPGA Tour winner Hetherington has prolonged her successful return to the ALPG Tour to play the new three-day tournament at Sydney’s Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club. Othe leading Australians […]
We Are Golf Hosts Eighth Annual National Golf Day On Capitol Hill
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – today visited Capitol Hill for the eighth annual National Golf Day to discuss golf’s nearly $70 billion economy, $4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. Golf’s leaders met with Members of […]