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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…
SNAG Golf to announces plans to exhibit at Golf Industry Show
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSNAG Golf has announced that the company plans to exhibit at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, Texas, February 21-26. SNAG stands for “Starting New at Golf” and is a global leader in player development and grow-the-game initiatives. “We are excited to showcase our products at GIS again this year,” said Terry Anton, […]
HSBC Chief concerned game is not moving with the times
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfOne of golf’s biggest sponsors has warned the game is at a crossroads and not keeping up with changes in society. The sport returns to the Olympics next year and Giles Morgan, the head of sponsorship for HSBC, believes this provides an opportunity that cannot be squandered. Morgan’s company spends millions of pounds on golf, backing several […]
Teen golf wonder Ko plans to retire at 30
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfTeenage world number one Lydia Ko revealed Wednesday she plans to retire at 30 and is about to start a psychology degree to prepare for life after golf. The 17-year-old New Zealander, who smashed Tiger Woods’s record of reaching the top ranking when he was 21, said she wanted a second career later in life. […]
SNAG Golf to exhibit at GIS
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSNAG Golf has announced that the company plans to exhibit at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. SNAG stands for “Starting New at Golf” and is a global leader in player development and grow-the-game initiatives. “We are excited to showcase our products at GIS again this year,” said Terry Anton, co-founder and CEO […]
Jeffress keen to keep ball rolling at City Golf Club
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAUSTRALIA’S Steve Jeffress travels to Florida next Tuesday to mix it with 70 of the world’s leading golfers in a $9 million shootout. But first he has an important date to keep in his return to Toowoomba for the 2015 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship. The New South Welshmen will be one of 120 hopefuls lining […]
Day wins, moves to world No.4
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfJason Day has moved to world No.4 with victory in the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. Day, 27, won a four-man playoff at the famous Torrey Pines for his third US PGA Tour victory and his first since winning last year’s World Matchplay Championship. The victory will lift him past Adam Scott on the […]
Urban Golf tees off in Toowoomba CBD next week
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfBIG time golf returns to Toowoomba next week when the Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship tees off at City Golf Club on Thursday. But not all the golfing action will be reserved for the pros on course. Toowoomba people from office workers to families are invited to take part in the City Golf Club Urban Golf […]
Women’s golf at Maidenhead Golf Club
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfFollowing the successful launch of its report, ‘The Opportunity to Grow Golf: Female Participation’, giving insight into how golf clubs and courses can attract more female players, Syngenta has unveiled its latest case study video. The video, which is a short documentary showcasing the successful beginner-to-member women’s golf academy developed by Maidenhead Golf Club, Berkshire, […]
After 260 Years, Golf Club Admits Women Members
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSixty-five years after the formation of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, nearly four decades after the first Women’s British Open, and after more than two-and-a-half centuries of allowing only men to join its membership ranks, one of golf’s oldest and most famous clubs this week finally admitted its first women members, including the daughter of […]
Jimmy Fallon, Hugh Grant, Charles Barkley play ‘Hallway Golf’
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfHole in one for Jimmy Fallon. During “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, the host invited guests Hugh Grant and Charles Barkley to play a round of “Hallway Golf.” The rules differ quite a bit from the actual game. Each player has to hit their golf ball towards a screen at the back of the […]