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Topgolf coming to Movie World, Gold Coast, next year (Video)

POSTED ON June 24, 2016 @ 12:30 pm

Exciting news! Warner Bros. Movie World – Gold Coast,  is bringing the global leader in sports entertainment, Topgolf to Australia with the first venue coming to Warner Bros. Movie World in mid-to-late 2017. .raurh6a2d8febd88b5 { margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px; } @media screen and (min-width: 1201px) { .raurh6a2d8febd88b5 { …

Dustin Johnson’s Sterling Play Masked Poor Decisions by the USGA

POSTED ON June 21, 2016 @ 10:53 am

OAKMONT, Pa. — How did the United States Golf Association get it so horribly wrong on its biggest stage? The 116th U.S. Open was nearly marred forever by bad officiating. That happens in other sports but seldom in golf. Luckily for all involved, Johnson hit …

GIC Magazine – Winter 2016 Out Now!

POSTED ON June 15, 2016 @ 4:52 pm

Golf Industry Central’s e-magazine winter issue 2016 is now out online with all the latest news from the golf industry all around Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. In this e-mag winter issue you get to read about all the details from Golf Industry Central’s …

Holiday in one: the preferred destinations of Aussie golfers

POSTED ON June 7, 2016 @ 9:27 pm

  As any travel agent or tourism operator would know, golfing holidays are big business. Not only do some 1.9 million Australians 14+ play golf either regularly or occasionally, but they tend to be from the better-off end of the socio-economic spectrum and more likely …

The Grange Golf Club Joins Troon’s Expanding Australian Portfolio

POSTED ON June 1, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

Troon®, the leader in upscale golf facility management, development and marketing, is delighted to welcome yet another Championship course to its global offering. The Grange Golf Club, located in New South Wales, Australia, becomes the latest club to choose Troon to elevate standards across the …

The R&A Published Pace of Play Guidance Manual

POSTED ON May 17, 2016 @ 8:45 pm

A new manual giving guidance to golf clubs and golfers on ways of improving pace of play has been published today by The R&A. The manual will be distributed to The R&A’s 152 affiliated organisations around the world and every golf club in Great Britain …

Royal Auckland GC appoints new General Manager

POSTED ON April 11, 2016 @ 1:23 pm

The Royal Auckland Golf Club has appointed Robert Selley as the club’s new General Manager. Selley’s appointment follows an international search, which resulted in a very high calibre short list of applicants. Selley has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, PGA qualification and 20 years of …

Peregian Springs golf course on the brink

POSTED ON April 7, 2016 @ 8:13 pm

THE jewel in the crown of Peregian Springs, its golf club, is on the brink of going into receivership after developer Aveo/FKP withdrew financial support. Sources close to the club have confirmed a voluntary administrator is expected to be called in this week. That would …

New Zealand PGA CEO steps down after seven years

POSTED ON April 2, 2016 @ 12:42 pm

The PGA of New Zealand has confirmed that Duncan Simpson will retire from his position as Chief Executive today April 1, and will assume a part-time role with the PGA of Association Secretary. Duncan, who has served seven years in his role, will resume duties …