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Golf Business Forum Wrap-Up

POSTED ON September 19, 2016 @ 10:00 am

Deemed Australia’s greatest ever gathering of golf industry leaders, the inaugural Golf Business Forum took place in Melbourne in late July, uniting 220+ facility owners, operators, industry leaders and business partners. In form of a two-day educational event between July 25-26, delegates and facilities from …

Churchill Park Golf Club and Waverley Golf Club merger announcement

POSTED ON September 15, 2016 @ 11:32 am

The members of Churchill Park Golf Club and Waverley Golf Club last night voted to merge their two clubs into one entity, to be known as Churchill – Waverley Golf and Bowls Club Limited, with the intention to consolidate onto the current Churchill Park land …

World Super 6 Perth set to revolutionise world golf

POSTED ON September 14, 2016 @ 1:12 pm

The ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour are set to introduce a revolutionary new format in 2017 as the inaugural World Super 6 Perth features 54 holes of stroke play before the final 24 players battle it out over a dramatic final …

Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery paid golf course bills

POSTED ON September 9, 2016 @ 12:26 pm

Clive Palmer’s cash-strapped Queens­land Nickel was paying bills for up to five of the tycoon’s golf courses and property developments in the months before it collapsed and cost nearly 800 jobs. Former QN general manager of operations Ian Ferguson yesterday told the Federal Court that …

Peter Frewin to join Rain Bird Australia

POSTED ON September 6, 2016 @ 9:46 pm

Deer Park, Victoria, AUSTRALIA (September. 1 2016) – Rain Bird Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Frewin to the position of National Sales and Marketing Manager for its Golf activities. Frewin arrives at Rain Bird following a successful tenure of almost five …

TeeNet set to grow industry green fee revenue

POSTED ON September 1, 2016 @ 3:11 pm

TeeNet, MiClub’s latest initiative, was developed to provide the industry with a more profitable way to sell and market tee times, with a broad reach of public and private players. Many clubs and courses around the country are heavily reliant on green fee revenue and …

Josh Burack appointed as CEO of the Asian Tour

POSTED ON September 1, 2016 @ 3:05 pm

Sentosa, Singapore, September 1: The Asian Tour has appointed Josh Burack as its new CEO based at the Tour’s headquarters in Sentosa, Singapore. Burack will assume the role from October 17, 2016. A senior sports marketing executive with over 25 years of global experience in …

Baby Lydia Ko appears on Evian water bottles

POSTED ON August 27, 2016 @ 10:22 am

Lydia Ko, the best young player in the history of the women’s game, now has her own baby face water bottle as part of Evian’s Live Young campaign. Evian, sponsor of the year’s fifth major, rolled out the signature bottle as part of the lead-up …

Wollongong GC to develop multi-level driving range and entertainment space

POSTED ON August 22, 2016 @ 6:22 pm

Wollongong Golf Club is set to become an industry leader in the sports hospitality field after the club lodged plans to develop the State’s first multi-level driving range and entertainment space on its city site. The development is targeted at the tourism market as well …

Golf Management Australia launch first quarterly e-magazine

POSTED ON August 12, 2016 @ 4:59 pm

In this first ever, quarterly Golf Managements Australia (GMA) National e-Magazine publication members will be able to keep up-to-date with general information, as well as read about past and upcoming events happening at state level. .veibm6a2d66fdc521d { margin-bottom:20px } @media screen and (min-width: 1201px) { …