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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…
An open letter to golfers
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfHey! How’s it going? Great day for golf, huh? Nice shirt! Is that an Ashworth? Listen dude, you don’t know me but I’m kind of an old fart who’s been around the turfy side of golf business for a long time. I just need about three minutes of your time to share something your course […]
Golf Australia National Squad Additions — Hannah Green and Becky Kay promoted
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfPerth’s Hannah Green and the Gold Coast’s Becky Kay have been rewarded for stellar summers with elevation to the Golf Australia national squad. Green, 18, and Kay, 16, were key contributors to Australia’s Astor Trophy triumph in Adelaide in January – and both have since recorded outstanding results in professional tournaments to underline their potential. […]
Chinese cash and American jobs
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Chinese are coming! And they’re bringing their golf clubs. Chinese investment in America reached $12 billion last year, according to the Rhodium Group, an economic advisory firm. “Absent political headwinds,” predicts Rhodium, “outbound investment by Chinese firms will continue to boom in 2015 and the United States will remain a key market.” Traditionally, much […]
Future Stars Set to Sparkle in 9th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfMany of the region’s brightest golfing prospects will lock horns in this week’s ninth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. To be contested over the acclaimed Nick Faldo-designed Faldo Course at Mission Hills China, the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event will showcase an array of talented young male and female players who are destined to […]
Warne leads the field as cricket’s greats swap the bat for golf clubs
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfFormer Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting took his plus 1 handicap across the ditch this week to compete in the Celebrity Challenge section of the New Zealand golf Open in Queenstown. With the rest of the cricket world in World Cup mode, Ponting is the best golfer of the 10 international cricketers in the Challenge, […]
Bring ‘Little Tommy Morris’ to the world!
/0 Comments/in golf industry /by MadamLittle Tommy Morris is THE children’s book of the year for anyone who loves the great game of golf and would like their children to love it too. Written by acclaimed St Andrews golf historian Roger McStravick and illustrated by St Andrews artist, Maria Amelia Randall, this gorgeous story charts the meteoric rise of golf’s first ‘rock star’ prodigy, […]
PGA Junior Golf Camps
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfThe PGA Junior Golf Camps are half- and full-day camps designed exclusively for the development of the junior golfer. Offering 20+ nationwide locations, camps are open to boys and girls between the ages of 7-17, of all athletic abilities, golf experience, and competitive desire. Whether a child has professional aspirations, collegiate scholarship goals, or simply […]
SA girls win Cudmore Cheney, Vic win boys
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfThe Cudmore-Cheney Junior Girls & SA Junior Boy’s series was played at Bordertown Golf Club, South Australia over the long weekend 7 – 9 March 2015. The Development Seriies featuring 6 SA girls and 12 SA boys (6 country and 6 metro boys) were selected to compete against border rivals Victoria. South Australia took the […]
Target for golf tourism
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfTHE Fiji International has become a member of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) in a bid to secure further ties with golf tourism buyers of the world. The new membership comes ahead of the Asian Golf Tourism Convention scheduled for Jakarta, Indonesia from April 27-30 where golf buyers from all over the […]
Golf’s not just for adults, the elite: NY’s teen golfer in Gurgaon
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfNeil Vyas, a teenage golfer from New York, was in Gurgaon to impart golfing tips to underprivileged kids here. Neil Vyas comes to India on an annual basis, but his recent trip was special. The 16-year-old budding golfer, born and brought up in New York, conducted a workshop in Gurgaon to introduce the game of […]