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North Adelaide GC redevelopment to support growth of LIV Golf Adelaide

POSTED ON February 17, 2025 @ 3:38 pm

LIV Golf and the South Australian government have confirmed that Adelaide will be the exclusive home of LIV Golf in Australia with an extension agreement through 2031. The announcement was made in front of thousands of fans at the par-three 12th Watering Hole, with South …

LIV’s Ripper GC is the new principal partner of MyGolf

POSTED ON February 13, 2025 @ 4:30 pm

Ripper GC is the new principal partner of MyGolf, marking the beginning of an exciting three-year collaboration aimed at inspiring and developing the next generation of Australian golfers. Announced ahead of LIV Golf Adelaide where the all-Australian Ripper GC aims to defend its epic team …

X-Golf hosts ‘X-League’, Aus/NZ’s largest tech-powered competitive league

POSTED ON February 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am

Australia and New Zealand’s golf scene is hitting aces, with the largest tech-powered competitive league in the Southern Hemisphere kicking off last month, X-League.  Likened to Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL), X-League brings team gameplay to everyday golfers with simulator technology …

R&A announce increase of three million adult golfers

POSTED ON September 28, 2024 @ 1:42 pm

The R&A announces new participation figures that show an increase of more than three million adult golfers playing the sport. According to new research undertaken for the governing body, there are now 42.7 million on-course golfers (9 and 18-hole) in R&A-affiliated markets (outside the USA …

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 …