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Sydney golf courses: how many is too many?

POSTED ON July 30, 2016 @ 8:06 am

The Sydney golf course debate – how many is too many? – could be reignited after City of Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said she would consider subsidising the cost of reducing the size of Moore Park Golf Course. Rapid residential development occurring in pockets of Sydney …

Castle Hill members teed off

POSTED ON July 30, 2016 @ 7:40 am

Castle Hill Country Club will review its proposed course masterplan following a backlash from members at an extraordinary general meeting. The Hills News obtained a letter from club president David Geraghty dated July 5, sent to members following a recent meeting after all resolutions weren’t …

The Ladies’ Golf Union And The R&A Sign Merger Agreement

POSTED ON July 27, 2016 @ 10:04 pm

27 July 2016, St Andrews, Scotland: The merger between the Ladies’ Golf Union and The R&A has moved close to completion with the signing of a heads of agreement by the two St Andrews-based organisations. The LGU organises a series of prestigious championships and international …

Bob Harrison leading new project at Newcastle Golf Club in Australia

POSTED ON July 27, 2016 @ 10:01 pm

Golf course architect Bob Harrison is leading a project at the Newcastle Golf Club in New South Wales, Australia, that will see the creation of five new golf holes. The new holes will be developed on land to the east and north-east of the course. …

The Patterson-Spitzig tribe has been expanded Downunder!

POSTED ON July 24, 2016 @ 3:45 pm

By Mathilda Andersson  Last month, the Australian and New Zealand golf industry was guested by two of America’s leading club industry speakers – Gregg Patterson and Norm Spitzig, during the duos first ever joint roadshow “downunder”- Strategic Issues for Private Club Governance. The week of …

She Loves Golf, why wouldn’t she?

POSTED ON July 21, 2016 @ 10:00 am

By Mathilda Andersson Getting more women into playing golf has been proven a struggle for the golf industry. In November last year, New Zealand Golf launched the award winning initiative – She Loves Golf, in a bid to encourage women of all ages to give …

Latest competition golf rounds continue positive growth trend

POSTED ON July 20, 2016 @ 2:29 am

The Australian Golf Industry Council has released its latest National Competition Rounds Report, which shows participation growth continues to remain steady. Over a 12-month period, GolfLink recorded approximately 14.76 million rounds with over 3.7 million single handicapped rounds reported between April and June; a four …

The Grange GC appoints new Golf Club Manager

POSTED ON July 20, 2016 @ 2:25 am

Illawarra, NSW, 19th July, 2016 – The NSW South Coast’s leading golf club The Grange, announces that Troon Golf’s Scott McCaw has been appointed Golf Operations Manager of The Grange Golf Club in Kembla Grange. Scott, who will be relocating to Wollongong from his current …