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Parks & Leisure Australia Announces new Industry Partnership with Golf Australia

POSTED ON November 16, 2023 @ 7:02 am

We are delighted to share the news of a strategic alliance between Parks & Leisure Australia and Golf Australia. Being the inaugural sporting organization to stand alongside Parks & Leisure Australia as our flagship Industry Partner, Golf Australia is poised to play a key role …

ASIA: Sentosa Set for Landmark 50th Anniversary

POSTED ON November 15, 2023 @ 10:54 am

Singapore: Award-winning Sentosa Golf Club (SGC) is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in fitting style next year. It was in 1974 that the Singapore club was inaugurated. Over the ensuing half-century, Sentosa Golf Club has established itself as one of the world’s foremost golfing …

Revisions to World Handicap System announced

POSTED ON November 15, 2023 @ 7:54 am

St Andrews, Scotland and Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: The R&A and the USGA have announced the first update to the World Handicap System (WHS) as part of an on-going review of the Rules of Handicapping and Course Rating System with a continued emphasis on …

JOB: Golf Course Superintendent – Links Hope Island

POSTED ON November 11, 2023 @ 12:39 pm

About An opportunity has become available for a highly experienced Golf Course Superintendent at Links Hope Island, one of Australia’s iconic resort golf destinations. Since its inception in 1993, it has consistently ranked as one of the most outstanding courses in Queensland. Covering approximately 70 …

HAVE YOUR SAY: Another Sydney club under potential threat

POSTED ON November 10, 2023 @ 5:04 pm

The recent news about Moore Park GC in Sydney being cut in half, seemingly took many golfers by surprise though it’s been on the cards since at least 2010.  In September this year, the news also hit that Oakleigh Golf Course in Melbourne was going …

Ba Na Hills Golf Club Recognized by World Luxury Travel Awards

POSTED ON November 8, 2023 @ 6:19 pm

Ba Na Hills Golf Club has continued its recent hot streak by earning commendation as Global Winner in the golf category at the World Luxury Travel Awards, held in Athens last week. With its challenging layout designed by triumphant Team Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke …

Register Now for Golf Business Conference (USA)

POSTED ON November 7, 2023 @ 5:53 pm

Charleston, South Carolina, United States: All golf course owners and operators from golf facilities, or professionals from golf management companies, are invited to register for the National Golf Course Owners Association’s (NGCOA) Golf Business Conference 2024 (GBC24). This annual event – the largest annual gathering of …

AGIF Appoints Murdoch as General Manager

POSTED ON November 7, 2023 @ 5:51 pm

Singapore: Elliot Murdoch, a familiar figure on the Asian sporting scene for more than two decades, has been appointed to the position of General Manager at the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF). A 25-year veteran of the sports industry in Asia, Murdoch will be responsible for …

2023 NSW Golf Industry Award Winners celebrated

POSTED ON November 7, 2023 @ 8:03 am

Eighteen outstanding individuals and organisations were honoured at the 2023 NSW Golf Industry Awards at The Crown Barangaroo overnight. Golf NSW, Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), the NSW Golf Course Superintendents Association, Golf Management Australia – NSW, and the PGA of Australia – NSW/ ACT …

Golf course construction tees off in Wanaka

POSTED ON November 5, 2023 @ 5:25 pm

It is finally happening — construction has begun on Wānaka’s championship golf course at Glendhu Bay. Fifteen years after consent was first granted for the 18-hole championship golf course —previously known as Parkins Bay Golf Course but now known simply as Glendhu Golf Course — …