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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…
Do you have what it takes to be the next Adam Scott ?
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, Featured, golf industry /by Live4GolfThe Gold Coast Junior Golf Development Scholarship proudly supported by Emirates and the PGA of Australia Gold Coast is proud to partner with the Professional Golfers’ Association of Australia (PGA) in bringing the Australia PGA Championships to the Gold Coast. The Australian PGA Championship is the oldest professional tournament, contested since 1905. For more info http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/community/the-mayors-junior-golf-development-scholarship-24422.html
Big Plans For Junior Golf In Fiji
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfThe Fiji Airways sponsored Fiji Junior Golf Open is scheduled to be held in December, this year. This international event will be organised by the Nadi-based Oceania Golf School. Co-ordinator Johanna Luita said they were impressed with last year’s event. “This will be the inaugural international event and will now attract young aspiring golfers from […]
Golf and Olympics: A Bad Fit
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4Golf“Never in my life have I felt more patriotic than when I had the honor of hearing our national anthem,” Jansen said in a recent interview. “I won 46 World Cup races and a bunch of world championship races, but that song never sounded like that.” Jansen, like many observers, sees golf’s return to the […]
Love of the Game: David Sawtell wins world long-drive title
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfDAVID Sawtell wasn’t nervous when he wheeled himself on to the tee for the world long drive championship in Mesquite, Nevada, last October. Sawtell, who lives on the Gold Coast and has spina bifida and paraplegia, has spent a lifetime tackling difficult situations. “I was more nervous about taking my first flight outside Australia,’’ he […]
SA name state sides for Junior Interstate Series
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfGolf SA has selected its junior state sides for April’s national Junior Interstate Series in Adelaide, with five of the twelve players due to make their representative debuts. In the state Boy’s side, Glenelg’s Lachlan Barker and Billy Cawthorne from Royal Adelaide are the only returning players. The four players to make their debuts are; […]
Japan manufacturers endorse non-conforming clubs
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Live4GolfJGGA’s Policy Concerning Nonconforming Golf Equipment on the Market Japan Golf Goods Association Japan Golf Goods Association (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Chairman: Hiroyuki Bamba. Hereinafter referred to as “JGGA”) hereby states its position and policy concerning “nonconforming golf equipment” (i.e., golf equipment falling outside of the applicable specifications set forth in the Rules of Golf […]
5 Lessons Golf Teaches About How to Succeed at Your Business
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAccording to professional golfer Phil Mickelson, choosing the right club for the situation is the first step if you’re going to be successful at any point. If you choose the wrong club you will miss your mark, no matter how well you swing. Also, the club that is right for a particular shot will change depending on […]
Golf aims for big event
/0 Comments/in Best Practice, golf industry /by Live4GolfAFTER a successful stint as hosts of Fiji’s first ever PGA golf tournament, the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa has already begun an aggressive marketing campaign to attract more sporting fans for this year’s tournament. And although the Fiji International Golf Tournament is scheduled for October, the five-star resort has approached its top local […]
Japan Manufacturers Endorse Non-conforming Clubs: The Loop
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfThe Japan Golf Goods Association, the trade organization for golf equipment manufacturers in Japan, today announced that it would support the distribution of non-conforming golf equipment. “JGGA believes that it is desirable for the stimulation of the golf market to have a wide variety of golf equipment available in the market from which all types […]
Golf club maker hopes to keep 400yo tradition of using rams’ horns, wood and lead alive with apprentice
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Live4GolfA traditional golf club maker in Tasmania’s north-east says he hopes to pass on his centuries-old craft to the next generation by hiring an apprentice. Ross Baker works out of a small workshop at Barnbougle golf course at Bridport in the state’s north-east. Mr Baker believes he is the only professional golf club maker using […]