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Golf participation returns to growth in GB & Ireland in 2022

POSTED ON March 2, 2023 @ 8:12 am

Golf participation in Great Britain and Ireland returned to growth in 2022 and remains considerably above pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, according to new figures. Research led by The R&A, together with England Golf, Golf Ireland, Scottish Golf and Wales Golf, highlights how the sport continued to …

Guidelines for the inclusion of people with disability in golf

POSTED ON March 18, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The Australian Human Rights Commission, in partnership with Golf Australia, is developing guidelines for the inclusion of people with disability in golf (Guidelines).  The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide practical guidance to golf clubs on promoting an inclusive environment for people with disability …

New WPGA event held alongside PGA Championship honours Webb

POSTED ON November 8, 2021 @ 12:35 pm

  Major champion Hannah Green will headline the inaugural Australian WPGA Championship as 24 of Australia’s best female golfers compete for the Karrie Webb Cup to be staged alongside the Major champion Hannah Green will headline the inaugural Australian WPGA Championship as 24 of Australia’s …

PGA of America Bringing its ‘Grow-the-Game’ Mission to Asia

POSTED ON August 7, 2020 @ 6:09 pm

  Singapore: The largest working sports organisation in the world, the PGA of America is positioned to extend its influence and support across the golf industry in Asia. An Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF), the PGA of America already has a variety of projects and …

Golf’s Positive Impact on Children’s Behaviour and Well-Being Revealed

POSTED ON August 7, 2020 @ 4:13 pm

Carnoustie, Scotland: A project carried out between one of the world’s greatest golf clubs and one of Scotland’s leading universities has found that golf can have a positive impact on children’s behaviour and well-being. Carnoustie Golf Links and Abertay University ran the ‘Golf Collaboration Project’, …

Zunic and Rankin share inaugural X-Golf Challenge title

POSTED ON July 16, 2020 @ 9:53 am

Jordan Zunic and Brett Rankin have been crowned joint winners of the inaugural X-Golf Challenge, the world-first indoor national golf tournament. In a dramatic finish to the first-of-its-kind competition, a final hole fade out by Zunic elevated Rankin to share championship honours at 5-under – …

The R&A Launches Inaugural e-Open Tournament for Online Gamers

POSTED ON July 15, 2020 @ 10:32 am

14 July, St Andrews, Scotland: Gamers around the world will be able to test themselves against the unrelenting challenge of links golf as the inaugural e-Open presented by Mastercard launches today. The virtual stroke play tournament will take place over the iconic links of Royal St …

X-Golf Challenge creates world-first virtual golf tournament

POSTED ON July 10, 2020 @ 5:31 pm

A world-first indoor national golf tournament will see some of Australia’s leading male and female professional golfers compete in an 18-hole strokeplay event played simultaneously across four states. The inaugural X-Golf Challenge will pit golf hero Peter Lonard against rising stars Blake Windred and Steph …

Toptracer’s new child friendly ‘Go Fish’ game launches

POSTED ON June 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

Dallas, TX – June 24th, 2020 – Toptracer Range technology, a product from Topgolf Entertainment Group, is the leading innovation in ball-tracing technology and has revolutionised the way people watch, practice and play golf since its inception. Today, the company has unveiled a brand new, ultra-child …

PGA of Australia launches First Tee of Australia ahead of the Presidents Cup

POSTED ON December 11, 2019 @ 7:38 am

MELBOURNE, Australia (10 December 2019) – Former PGA TOUR Commissioner and the Vice-Chairman of First Tee Tim Finchem and CEO of PGA of Australia Gavin Kirkman announced today the launch of the First Tee of Australia. Presidents Cup and its Global Partner, Citi, helped launch the efforts through …