By Mathilda Andersson Being disabled has never stopped Australian para long drive world champion Dave ‘wheels’ Sawtell from reaching his goals. This year he is off to claim his second world title. Using only his right arm to swing from a seated position, the 49-year-old …
By Mathilda Andersson Parkwood International is the latest golf club to form a partnership with Empower Golf Australia that aims to facilitate golf for Australians of all abilities around the country. On February 5, about half a dozen golfers gathered at Parkwood International Golf & …
The inaugural Golf Education Asia Coaching Summit was held at the exclusive Landmark Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 15-16, headlined by Cameron McCormick, 2015 American PGA Teacher of the Year and coach to world no.1 Jordan Spieth. Roughly 115 golf professionals represented by 20 …
A new upmarket hospitable “Golf Driving Range & Cafe/Bar”, situated at Wairaki Tourist Park in Wairaki/Taupo, New Zealand is now open for business. Contrasting the usual crowded city driving range with a featureless flat grass rang, Shooter Golf & Cafe is situated in a beautiful natural rural rolling hills setting with …
A group of 250 founders financed the construction of the public Pebble Beach, Calif., golf course in 1966, paying $2,500 up front with yearly dues of $50. The group received nine starting times each weekday and 12 on each weekend, without having to pay the …
Chonburi, Thailand: The R&A has staged the second in a series of six seminars geared to promoting sustainable golf course design, development and management in the region. The free-to-attend seminar at the Amata Spring Country Club attracted more than 80 attendees, including local Thai and …
The Queensland golf industry capped off an exceptional year at the 2015 QGI Awards on the Gold Coast last night honouring the state’s best. The evening recognised the achievements of those from the Queensland Division of the PGA of Australia, Golf Managers Association Queensland (GMAQ), …
Singapore: The Club Managers Association of America’s [CMAA] plans to internationalise the Business Management Institute [BMI] programme and make the Certified Club Manager (CCM) certification the global standard in club management are set to gather pace in Asia. The first Asian Golf Industry Federation [AGIF]-organised …
Amstel Golf Club has appointed Golf Services Management Pty Ltd to provide golf management and administrative services at Ranfurlie Golf Course. Reporting to the Board of Directors, Golf Services Management will oversee all competition management, member subscriptions, hospitality, HR and marketing functions in addition to …
The number of people trying golf in the US for the first time has gone up, but overall participation continues to drop. What is the sport doing wrong? American golf should be growing rapidly. The sport is attracting more new players in the U.S. now …
