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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…
Top golfers impart skills to Alex youths
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfTen of the 210 local and international professional golfers participating in this week’s Joburg Open – including Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke and South Africa’s Sipho Jejula – on Wednesday took time off their hectic training schedules to impart their skills and knowledge of the sport to scores of eager youngsters from Alexandra. The coaching […]
It’s still golf … just different
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfFolks at Sun City West’s Pebblebrook Golf Club may think they have stepped into a time warp when the 3rd Annual Desert Hickory Golf Tournament tees off Feb. 28 to March 1. Nearly 80 hickory golfers from all over the United States and abroad – a passionate group of players who use antique wood shafted […]
PGA of America to debut indoor golf experience at an International airport
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfTravelers will soon be able to tee off and take off at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The PGA of America and Wexford Golf, a Twin Cities golf development firm, have collaborated to debut PGA MSP Airport; an interactive golf concept. The first such concept of its kind located in a U.S. airport, PGA MSP anticipates […]
Golf participation in Australia on the rise
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]
New Australian golf show launches on 7Two: The Bunker
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfBrand new Golf series ‘The Bunker’ on 7TWO starting Sunday, 1st March 2015, is an exciting look at the inspiring and often frustrating aspects of one of the world’s most popular sports. With hosts Shura Taft (Certified golf nut), Anna Rawson (Pro Golfer & International model), Russell Robertson (AFL big hitter & demon golfer) and […]
Australians play more golf in 2014
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfGolf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]
IOC ‘surprise’ at Rio mayor golf course criticism Yahoo New Zealand Sport
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfInternational Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach voiced dismay on Wednesday at criticism of the golf course for the 2016 Rio Games by the city’s mayor. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes told O Globo newspaper Tuesday he would have preferred the course never to have been built. “I hate to have to done this course, if it […]
Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus Ice Cream Coming To A Grocer Near You
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf’s “Golden Bear” has gone from finding the sweet spot to creating a sweet treat. Eighteen time major champion Jack Nicklaus has teamed up with the The Schwan Food Company of Minnesotato create Jack Nicklaus premium ice cream. It will be sold by the pint and available in grocery stores in select markets. The ice […]
Golfers play Frostbite Open
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfWearing multiple layers of clothing, topped off by heavy coats, hats and gloves, 45 teams played nine holes of golf on frozen Presque Isle Bay on February 22, the Erie (Pa.) Times-News reported. The annual Joe Root’s Frostbite Open, a fundraiser put on by the Presque Isle Partnership, drew 160 golfers who hit balls over the snow-covered ice. “A […]
Twelve-year-old qualifies for the New Zealand Open
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIt’s hard not to draw comparisons between Auckland golfer Bohyun Park and world No 1 Lydia Ko. Both will play in this week’s New Zealand Open after Park qualified in Christchurch yesterday. At the ripe old age of 12, Park is an up-and-coming superstar golfer and she’s coached by Ko’s former mentor Guy Wilson. To […]