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Millennials breathing new life into the stodgy game of golf

POSTED ON August 14, 2017 @ 1:41 pm

This year’s report from the The National Golf Foundation’s (NGF) on golf participation in the United States has revealed that millennial golfers are breathing new life into the sport. The study found that 36 percent of the nearly 24 million golfers in the United States …

Members’ Wellness Program Launched at Kooindah Waters

POSTED ON August 2, 2017 @ 5:12 pm

Kooindah Waters Golf Club has been touched by the effects of mental health in the past few years. With this in mind, the club would like to announce a new wellbeing program open to all Kooindah Waters Golf Club members. The wellbeing program has been …

Nationwide surge in competition rounds recorded

POSTED ON April 24, 2017 @ 12:44 pm

The Australian Golf Industry Council’s (AGIC) recent competition rounds report presents a substantial national increase in the number of single handicapped rounds registered by GolfLink in 2016. The report marks the fourth consecutive year of the council providing industry guidance on trends within competition rounds …

Shark Waters will bring a new golfing experience to Australia

POSTED ON April 12, 2017 @ 3:40 pm

The Eastern Golf Club has announced that it’s Par 3 9 Hole course will be called Shark Waters by The Eastern Golf Club. Opening in Spring 2017, and designed by Greg Norman Golf Course Design, Shark Waters has been developed to showcase the spectacular beauty …

Thank you Dr Haruhisa Handa! Golf’s Good Samaritan

POSTED ON April 4, 2017 @ 10:00 am

By Mathilda Andersson If you follow golf, you’ve heard of him. Lending his name to professional golf tournaments around the world through his ISPS group, Dr Haruhisa Handa has endorsed the global golf industry for almost three decades now – simply out of love for …

UPDATE: Muirfield votes YES to female members

POSTED ON March 15, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

The historic Scottish course was denied hosting the Britain’s Open championship by the R&A last year due to its all-male policy, which now has been overturned after the club voted to accept female members on Tuesday March 14. Members at the privately-owned club voted 80.2% …

Australian Golf Media Association admits first member under new name

POSTED ON March 7, 2017 @ 2:30 pm

Golf Industry Central writer Mathilda Andersson has become the first affiliated member of the Australian Golf Media Association (AGMA) under its new name. AGMA is former Australian Golf Writers Association (AGWA) as of 1 March. The AGWA was formed in 1976 by a group of …

Vision Golf Co-Founder Wayne Bosley on Pace Of Change Podcast

POSTED ON September 23, 2016 @ 4:24 pm

Australian businessman and golf ball developer  Wayne Bosley “the Boz from Oz” of Vision Golf – Australia shared a few of his insights on the popular podcast Pace of Change this week. The story as told reveals the challenges behind running a successful smaller boutique …

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 …