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Golf tourism: call for action

POSTED ON February 20, 2016 @ 9:56 am

Dunedin is missing out on part of a $300 million golf tourism industry, former professional golfer Greg Turner says. Mr Turner has called for the Chisholm Links course in Dunedin to become the city’s destination course for golf tourism, and wants the Dunedin City Council …

Eagles national golf convention returns to Taranaki after 12 years

POSTED ON February 20, 2016 @ 9:41 am

A national golf convention has made its way back to New Plymouth after 12 years and will tee-off this weekend. The Eagles Golfing Society of New Zealand is holding its 52nd convention in New Plymouth between Sunday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 24. Organiser Bill Bird, …

$3 Million Country Club Opens In Port Stephens

POSTED ON February 19, 2016 @ 3:55 pm

Pacific Dunes is pleased to announce construction of our new $3million Country Club is complete, with doors to open Tuesday 1st March 2016. Pacific Dunes is a golfing and residential estate ranked #54 in Australia by Australian Golf Digest. The completion of the highly-anticipated new …

Aussie PGA to attract world’s best with marquee date

POSTED ON February 19, 2016 @ 3:44 pm

The 2016 Australian PGA Championship will capture the attention of the world with a prime position on the international golf schedule. This year’s championship will be contested at RACV Royal Pines Resort from 1-4 December; the week after the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne. …

March Leishman has bizarre reaction to prescription

POSTED ON February 19, 2016 @ 3:29 pm

Australian golfer Marc Leishman has revealed how a bizarre reaction to medication for a misdiagnosed bed bug attack made him an angry man on the course. Gearing up for one of his favourite tournaments last month at Torrey Pines, Leishman suffered what doctors believed to …

Green-light for multi-million-dollar KI golf course

POSTED ON February 18, 2016 @ 6:17 pm

A long-mooted luxury golf course and tourism resort on Kangaroo Island – originally designed by Greg Norman – has been green-lit, with development authorisation signed off by the Governor. The Kangaroo Island Golf Resort proposal – originally billed as a $30 million venture – was …

SEEKING: General Manager – Royal Auckland Golf Club

POSTED ON February 16, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Outstanding Premier Golf Club Leadership Opportunity Pivotal relationship and engagement role The Royal Auckland Golf Club and The Grange Golf Club are two long established premier private golf clubs. They are located adjacent to each other and have recently amalgamated. The Club has a significant …

Converting unused tee times into money!

POSTED ON February 1, 2016 @ 8:00 am

Coming up on 14 years in operation, the Golf Passport program continues to grow with more than 80,000 rounds of golf played last year, generating more than $4 million in green fee revenue for participating clubs.

JOB AD MEMBERSHIP: Receive 12 months of unlimited job advertisements!

POSTED ON January 28, 2016 @ 2:11 pm

Job Ad Membership  (JAM) A great new cost effective annual service is now available to you for promoting all your golf facility jobs for an entire year. Receive 12 months of unlimited job advertisements! Send as many ads through to us as you like – we …

Australian golf mourns Dan Cullen DFC

POSTED ON January 27, 2016 @ 4:11 pm

The PGA of Australia is mourning the loss of its longest serving Member and decorated returned soldier, Dan Cullen DFC. Cullen, a Life Member of the PGA, passed away on Australia Day after a short illness. He was 101. “It’s a sad day for the …