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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…
10th Faldo Series Asia Season Primed for Taipei Tee-Off
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfSunrise Golf and Country Club will take centre stage when the 10th anniversary season of the Faldo Series Asia tees-off this week. Less than a month after crowning the champions from the 2014-15 campaign, Sir Nick Faldo is eagerly anticipating the commencement of what promises to be a notable milestone in the history of the […]
Masters winner plans trip back to Australia
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNewly-crowned Masters champion Jordan Spieth says he intends to defend his Australian Open crown in Sydney later this year. Wearing his new green jacket after tying the Masters’ scoring record and winning by four shots, 21-year-old Spieth credited his stunning Australian Open win in November as a major catalyst towards his Augusta National triumph, teaching […]
The MyGolf program is still continuing to grow.
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry, Latest News /by Live4GolfThere are currently 334 registered MyGolf centres across the country delivering 291 active MyGolf programs to juniors, including 46 school holiday programs and 98 term 2, 2015 programs. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (VIC) has had an astonishing 174 juniors registered into its MyGolf programs since term 1, 2015. They are followed by Sandhurst Golf Club […]
Tiger Woods’ Kids Make the Cutest Golf Caddies
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Par 3 event is an annual tradition where pro golfers’ loved ones — family members, friends, significant others — act as their caddies, toting the players’ clubs around for nine holes. Woods, 39, has not participated since 2004, before his kids were born, but they asked to take part in this year’s festivities. Click […]
10th Anniversary Milestone for Faldo Series Asia
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfWhile former Faldo Series champion Rory McIlroy’s attention is firmly focused on Augusta National, the Far East’s elite amateur golfers are bracing themselves for the launch of the milestone 10th anniversary of the Faldo Series Asia. As McIlroy bids to become just the sixth player in history to complete the Grand Slam of all four […]
Winner of Fantasy Masters Gets $1 Million Check, No Green Jacket
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe golfer who slips on the champion’s green jacket after the final round of the Masters Tournament won’t be the only person celebrating a $1 million haul. The season’s opening major championship is the first golf event to be the subject of a daily fantasy sports game with a top prize of $1 million. The […]
Anirban Lahiri Sees Augusta Masters as a Great Chance for Himself and Indian Golf
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfAnirban Lahiri has aroused the interest and curiosity of almost the entire golfing world. Hailing from the world’s second most populous nation and coming with a record of four wins in 12 months, two of them in co-sanctioned events, his rise to World No. 34, had led to questions about golf in India, his own […]
Nine tips to help junior golfers
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfGolf is unique treat that can be enjoyed at any age. Teach a child to play and they’ll have a foundation in place for decades of enjoyment on the course alongside friends and family. This is something we saw last weekend with the second Drive, Chip and Putt Championship held at Augusta National. It was […]
Will Tiger be Rorying at Augusta?
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfYoung Rory McIlroy grew up wanting to be just like Tiger Woods on the golf course. Now, he is living the dream of playing against the golf legend. With the Masters taking place this week, Nike released an ad on Sunday that shows how the two golfers’ relationship has evolved through the years.
China shutters golf courses, probes officials who play
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfPing-pong diplomacy thawed relations between the United States and China in the 1970s, but don’t expect golf to smooth still tricky ties between the world’s top two economies. Though President Obama enjoys golfing with fellow leaders, his Chinese counterpart will probably steer clear of U.S. fairways during his state visit this September. The ruling Communist […]