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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…
A Chinese Tiger Woods?
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfChinaʼs golfing prodigies have burst on to the world golfing scene, showing just how far the sport has come. In 2013, while most Chinese teenagers would have been busy studying for the countryʼs seemingly endless conveyor belt of exams, the then 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was working towards something a bit different—his debut appearance at the […]
Rise in Golf Participation Rates Drives the Global Golf Equipment and Consumables Market
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfGIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Golf Equipment and Consumables. The global market for Golf Equipment and Consumables is projected to reach about US$15 billion by 2020, driven by the rise in golf participation rates. Despite the slowdown in demand in Europe, the United States and Japan, the global golf equipment […]
Smith to change golf culture in WA
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfRespected mentor Ritchie Smith will set about changing the culture after being appointed Golf WA State men’s coach. Smith has been WA women’s coach since 2003. His predecessor, Craig Bishop, did not reapply for the role. WA Golf Club head professional Vernon Sexton-Finck, who has guided WA’s boys and girls teams in recent years, will […]
Incoming R&A chief executive aims to increase participation
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfIncoming R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says one of his goals is to help increase participation in golf. Slumbers doesn’t start with the R&A until March 2 but was introduced to the media at a wide-ranging roundtable discussion in outgoing chief Peter Dawson’s office overlooking the Old Course at St. Andrews. Slumbers, a former Deutsche […]
The Royal And Ancient Golf Club Announces New Honorary Members
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfSt Andrews, Scotland: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Dame Laura Davies, Renée Powell, Belle Robertson MBE, Lally Segard, Annika Sorenstam and Louise Suggs have accepted invitations to become honorary members of the Club. George Macgregor OBE, Captain of The Royal […]
Community activities kick off Ladies Masters week on the Gold Coast
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfGolf Queensland has kicked off the community engagement activities in the lead up to the RACV Ladies Masters, starting on Thursday at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. Golf Queensland will engage with over 2,000 juniors throughout the week, incorporating visits to a number of schools on the Gold Coast, including Robina State […]
Community activities kick off Ladies Masters week on the Gold Coast
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfGolf Queensland has kicked off the community engagement activities in the lead up to the RACV Ladies Masters, starting on Thursday at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. Golf Queensland will engage with over 2,000 juniors throughout the week, incorporating visits to a number of schools on the Gold Coast, including Robina State […]
Golfers tee off for a mate
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGENEROUS golfers were expected to raise thousands for a much-loved mate, as two footy codes combined for a great cause. Players, members and fans of Caloundra Panthers AFL Club and Kawana Dolphins Rugby League Club joined forces at Caloundra Golf Club yesterday to raise funds for Dolphins’ vice-president Neil Espley, to aide his recovery from […]
Golf Queensland announces 2015 QAS Squad
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfGolf Queensland has today announced the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Golf Squad for 2015, with two new faces joining seven existing squad members. Rebecca Kay (Coolangatta-Tweed) and Anthony Quayle (Sanctuary Cove) will join Jack Sullivan (Palmer Gold Coast), Cory Crawford (Sanctuary Cove), Blake Proverbs (Pacific), Amy Walsh (Palmer Gold Coast), Taylor Macdonald (Redcliffe), Jake […]
USGA Adds Senior Women’s Open Championship
/0 Comments/in Featured, Latest News /by Live4GolfThe USGA announcement of a new national championship, the US Senior Women’s Open, brings a vision to me of two women’s national champions hoisting their trophies side-by-side. It also surely brings cheers from that huge over-50 population of amateur women golfers who’ve waited some time to see this happen, and an enthusiastic round of applause as […]