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Best Pee-Wee Golf Swing in the World contest back for sixth year | PGA.com

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Golf season might be winding down in some parts of the country these days, but it’s Go Time for the game’s smallest enthusiasts. Yes, the annual “Best Pee-Wee Golf Swing in the World” video contest is back for a sixth straight year. The contest is simple – it seeks to identify the best golf swings […]

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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announces two new Honorary Members

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THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB ANNOUNCES TWO NEW HONORARY MEMBERS 7 December 2015, St Andrews, Scotland: Two of North America’s most successful women amateur golfers have become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Marlene Stewart Streit  credited to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Canadian Marlene Stewart Streit, […]

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Spieth moves within 4 of Australian Open lead

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Sydney native Matt Jones shot a 3-under-par 68 Friday to take a three-shot lead midway through the Australian Open. Meanwhile, defending champion Jordan Spieth also posted a 68 to move within four shots of the lead. Here’s how things stand after 36 holes in Sydney: Leaderboard: Matt Jones (-7), Todd Sinnott (-4), Nicolas Colsaerts (-3), […]

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The PGA & China Golf launch new international tournament

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The PGA of Australia and the the China Golf Association will stage a new International tournament which will see a team of PGA Professionals and amateur golfers battle it out for the title of International Team Challenge Champions. Team China will go head-to-head with Team Australia on the Sanctuary Cove Palms Course on the Gold […]

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Mission Hills Lit Up as Asian Stars Sparkle for Charity

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A galaxy of stars from the fields of sport and entertainment lit up Mission Hills on November 19-20 with sparkling performances at the Asia Star Golf Charity Event – on and off the course. The three-day ‘Swing for Love’ tournament over the David Leadbetter-designed course at Mission Hills Dongguan attracted more than 40 well-known actors, […]

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The World’s First ‘Edible’ Course Opens

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Feast your eyes on this cool new layout in the Caribbean, and while you’re looking, feel free to nibble on it, too. Hailed as the world’s first “edible” golf course, Irie Fields on St. Kitts Island is a par-71, 18-hole track whose fairways blend into organic farmland, its grounds a mosaic of native grasses and […]

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ASIAN GOLF PROFILES, the industry’s first ever research undertaking focused on the Southeast Asian market, is published

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The region’s first and most comprehensive market research is now available. The survey covers a wide-range of data fields (62 data-fields) and for the first time,golf clubs, equipment manufacturers and suppliers and the trade can have access to a body of reliable market intelligence to help them understand trends in the market. Just consider these […]

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The BirdieBall Shootout is back

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The BirdieBall Shootout is back – bigger and better than ever before.  With over $2000 in cash prizes and a new home on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin, this revolutionary event will put golf centre stage at one of Australia’s most iconic locations on November 22, 2015. Played using the world’s leading limited flight […]

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Non-golf events can help golf courses

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As golf has struggled in recent years to find new golfers and retain existing players, there have been other questions for golf course operators such as: What can we do with all of this land if it’s not being used on a regular basis? Last weekend in the desert, at least two courses showed there […]

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HSBC extends flagship WGC event in China

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Shanghai – The flagship World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions will stay in China for the next five years with an increased prize fund of $9.5 million, officials said on Tuesday, making it the richest tournament outside the US and major championships. In a slew of announcements at the HSBC Golf Business Forum in Shanghai, the bank […]

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