Streb wins McGladrey, plus the rest of our PostGame report

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Team California took the 2014 PGA Junior League Golf Championship with a 7-5 win over Team Georgia, which was playing in its home state in Duluth at TPC Sugarloaf. “I am overjoyed right now and it’s been an incredible ride,” said California captain Jim Collins in a release. “I am so proud of my team […]

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African-American golfer works to recruit more girls, minorities to the game

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Growing up, Maulana Dotch hated the game of golf. As a freshman and sophomore at Irving High School, she was the only female on the golf team. She also was the only African-American. She felt alone. “I didn’t dwell on it, but you do notice. Playing an individual sport, I learned early on that you […]

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Growing the Game at a Better Pace

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Last month, the Metropolitan Golf Association in New York hosted a forum about public golf at Bethpage State Park. This location is an obvious choice, because this is one of the busiest public golf courses in the nation. The discussion centered on economic and environmental sustainability solutions. That’s a fancy way to say, “How can […]

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PGA of America president ousted over tweet

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Ted Bishop has been removed as president of the PGA of America over a sexist tweet directed at Ian Poulter. Bishop was unhappy about comments Poulter made in his book about the Ryder Cup captaincy of Nick Faldo in 2008 and Tom Watson last month. Bishop said Faldo’s record stands by itself. Comparing it with […]

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Funds Available To Golf Programs For Individuals With Disabilities

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The National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) wants to remind organizations that funds are still available for inclusive golf programs for people with disabilities for 2014. Program grantees have up to one year from the original date of grant to use the funds and complete their inclusive program. These grants may be used to defray […]

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Faldo Series Set to Break New Ground in Bangladesh

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Sir Nick Faldo’s drive to broaden golf’s appeal will gather pace next week when the Faldo Series breaks new ground with a maiden visit to the South Asian nation of Bangladesh. Almost 100 boys and girls from the host nation will be vying for the honour of being crowned champion at the inaugural Faldo Series […]

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Norman wants golf to attract young players

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Greg Norman has called on the golf industry to ‘get outside the box’ and ‘think like a kid’ to attract missing young players to the game. Tradition-bound golf and screen-obsessed youth – there’s a connection there somewhere. Greg Norman has called on the golf industry to “get outside the box” and “think like a kid” […]

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‘National Golf Month’ will be back in 2015

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The UK National Golf Month will take place for the second time in May 2015. It will offer free marketing and advertising opportunities to all partnering golf courses, driving ranges and PGA Members to reach over 23 million potential golfers. NGM May 2015 targets getting 100,000 lapsed golfers and new lady golfers playing golf through […]

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Golf Well-Placed To Tackle Issue Of Loneliness

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PGA chief executive Sandy Jones believes golf can help tackle the issue of loneliness which is blighting the lives of many elderly people in the UK. And with the issue hitting national headlines in recent days Jones has suggested golf clubs should even receive a grant to save government spending on trying to solve the […]

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Golf club on course to attract younger demographic

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Tilgate Forest in Crawley, which is run by Glendale Golf, wants to focus on attracting young people to help stimulate interest in the sport on the back of Europe’s Ryder Cup success. The club has launched a golfing academy focusing on developing junior players and is offering weekly coaching sessions for youngsters. It is also […]

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