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England Golf reports another year of rising participation and engagement

POSTED ON January 4, 2024 @ 8:38 am

England Golf has reported some key gains that have taken place during 2023 on the back of golf’s continued post-pandemic boom. There have been some notable increases over the past 12 months in England, with General Play scores having risen by 2.09 per cent in …

Empower Golf needs your support to raise funds to change disabled lives

POSTED ON December 13, 2023 @ 3:57 pm

Celebrating 10 years in 2024, Empower Golf was founded by James Gribble with the intention of making golf accessible to people of all abilities. Now the number one provider of inclusive services for golfers, adaptive equipment and accessible golf facilities across the country, the organisation …

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 …