News: Golf
Tokyo Olympics golf course agrees to amend membership policy
The course that will host the 2020 Tokyo Olympic golf tournament has avoided being stripped of the event by deciding to change its membership policy to include women. The...
Apr 4, 2017
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High performance golf centre coming to the Gold Coast
Golf technology and training aids supplier Perfectstroke has announced plans for a high performance golf studio and training centre that is set to open on the Gold Coast in...
Mar 30, 2017
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Golf clubs look to lagoons in bid for renewal
With golf participation numbers in decline and a significant number of Australia’s 1500 golf clubs in financial distress, multinational technology company Crystal Lagoons is...
Mar 23, 2017
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China Golf Association and Asian Tour announce strategic partnership
The China Golf Association (CGA) and Asian Tour have announced a strategic partnership to further grow the game through the creation of new tournaments in China that will be...
Mar 21, 2017
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Wembley Golf Course to detail business innovation, activation and management
The transformation and management of the Town of Cambridge’s Wembley Golf Course is to form the basis of an upcoming seminar aimed at community development directors and...
Mar 12, 2017
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Global Goals for Sustainable Development report acknowledges golf’s certification system
A newly released global report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) illustrates how credible, third-party sustainability standards and certification systems can help companies,...
Mar 10, 2017
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Golf
New Zealand Government backs golf events with $5.5 million funding
The New Zealand Government has announced a funding commitment of $5.5 million of government funding over the next three years to back two major golfing events. Through the Major...
Mar 7, 2017
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PGA names new Chief Executive
PGA of Australia has announced that Gavin Kirkman has been appointed as its Chief Executive. Kirkman is a long serving PGA employee having been Chief Executive of PGA Queensland...
Mar 5, 2017
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Proposed golf rule changes aim to speed up play and simplify the game
As part of a joint initiative to modernise golf’s Rules and make them easier to understand and apply, the R&A (Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews) and the United States...
Mar 2, 2017
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Golf
Tokyo Olympics golf course told to admit women or lose Games events
The club scheduled for to host the golf tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue, International...
Feb 20, 2017
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Golfing lifestyle resorts grow in popularity
In the last decade, residential golf estates have become an increasingly popular choice for Australian homebuyers, backed by rising property prices in Australia’s major cities....
Feb 19, 2017
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New alliance to create new opportunities in Australasian golf
A new strategic relationship between the European Tour and the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia has been officially ratified, and has been announced today at the ISPS HANDA...
Feb 17, 2017
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China closes courses amid crackdown on golf course development
More than a decade after the Chinese Government first moved to curb the development of golf courses, China has launched a renewed crackdown on the game, closing 111 courses in...
Jan 30, 2017
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Debitsuccess Australia appoints National Sales Manager
Leading global payment solutions provider Debitsuccess has announced that David Christiansen will join the company as National Sales Manager for Australia. Christiansen has more...
Jan 30, 2017
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Singapore Government commits to increasing open space for expanding population
Following recent acquisitions and long-term announcements that will see Singapore lose several of its golf courses in the coming years, the Singapore Government has committed to...
Jan 24, 2017
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Azalea consultancy to advise on maximising returns from golf and hospitality assets
Azalea Hospitality is a new full-service golf and leisure management and consulting company that aims to provide owners and developers a unique insight in how to maximise their...
Jan 20, 2017
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Fiji International welcomes tri-sanctioning partnership
The Fiji International will expand its worldwide reach in 2017 following a landmark agreement to include the Asian Tour as a new tri-sanctioning partner alongside the ISPS HANDA...
Jan 18, 2017
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Seoul Mayor unveils Yongsan urban park plan
The Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, has announced that the city is moving forward with plans to develop a large new urban park in the central suburb of Yongsan after US troops...
Jan 6, 2017
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Clublinks appoints new General Manager to expand sport and recreation expertise
Clublinks Management Pty Ltd has announced the recent appointment of Anthony Edgar as the new General Manager - Operations. Edgar brings with him a wealth of management...
Jan 6, 2017
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$100 million plan to relocate Sydney’s Kogarah Golf Course
Plans to relocate the Kogarah Golf Club course - first proposed more than a decade ago by the now defunct Cooks Cove Development Authority - look set to be revived as part of a...
Jan 5, 2017
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Redevelopment of Raffles Country Club to see Singapore lose another golf course
The 143 hectare 36-hole golf course at Singapore’s Raffles Country Club (RCC) is to be redeveloped as part of the upcoming Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail (HSR) project....
Jan 5, 2017
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MPower Media introduces collective buying program for communities and sport clubs
A new rewards program, The Buying Club, introduced by MPower Media aims to bring community clubs and small businesses together to encourage local purchases. The world first...
Dec 24, 2016
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Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort wins multiple Golf Awards
2016 has seen the Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort receive a series of coveted titles from global award programs including the World Luxury Hotel Awards, Asian Golf Awards and...
Dec 22, 2016
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Golf Business Forum to return in 2018
Following the success of the inaugural Golf Business Forum in July this year, the organisers have announced that the event will return in 2018. Created by Guy Chapple and Andrew...
Dec 21, 2016
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