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Free entrance for first round of SMBC Singapore Open as tickets go on sale on the new official site

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Tickets for next year’s SMBC Singapore Open went on sale today organisers said and can be purchased through the event’s official new website http://smbcsingaporeopen.com/ and ticketing partner APACTix. Last staged in 2012, the SMBC Singapore Open is set to thrill local golf fans and global audiences alike when it roars back to life from January […]

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New course set to be developed on Kangaroo Island

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The developers of a proposed new golf course on Australia’s Kangaroo Island are hoping to have final approval for plans within the next eight weeks. Developer Programmed Turnpoint is behind the project. The firm was recently involved in the development of the Cape Wickham Golf Course in Tasmania, which was designed by Mike DeVries. Kangaroo […]

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Albert Village school children take up tri-golf | Burton Mail

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PROFESSIONAL golf player Steve Hughes is hoping to use his sport to keep kids off their iPads and exercising. Hughes has been teaching Tri-Golf to primary school children in the area, including pupils at Albert Village Primary. Tri-Golf is a mini version of golf for primary schools and younger children which involves the use of […]

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Rivalries, rankings and Olympics offer Women’s PGA subplots – Golf – Eurosport Asia

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Winning a major is its own reward, but rivalries, rankings and next year’s Rio Olympics were also on the mind of contenders at the Women’s PGA Championship starting on Thursday at Westchester Country Club. Source: Rivalries, rankings and Olympics offer Women’s PGA subplots – Golf – Eurosport Asia

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Jack Nicklaus looks to expand his empire.

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Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus has long has his hand in business, leading The Nicklaus Cos. for decades. However, his recent focus has been to expand the company so that it has a legacy that continues “long beyond me,” Nicklaus said in an interview with CNBC’s ” Closing Bell .” “The golf course design business … […]

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Glow in the dark golf on offer at Edwalton Golf Course

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Golfers will be taking a shot in the dark tomorrow as they prepare to tee-off on a glow stick-lit green. Edwalton Golf Course, in Wellin Lane, is hosting a Night Golf competition with players, balls and the fairway illuminated by fluorescent sticks. Course manager Cai Bawden hopes the unusual event – the first of its kind at […]

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Millionaire entrepreneur explains why cycling — and not golf — is the new sport of choice for young professionals

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While golf “still commands the highest portion of participants with household incomes above $US100,000 among popular sports,” according to Reuters, its popularity is waning, and the number of courses has been on the decline in the U.S. the past eight years. The Economist says “golf’s appeal has become its undoing. Its meditative quality does not suit the frenetic […]

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Jimmy Fallon, Hugh Grant, Charles Barkley play ‘Hallway Golf’

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Hole in one for Jimmy Fallon. During “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, the host invited guests Hugh Grant and Charles Barkley to play a round of “Hallway Golf.” The rules differ quite a bit from the actual game. Each player has to hit their golf ball towards a screen at the back of the […]

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Community activities kick off Ladies Masters week on the Gold Coast

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Golf Queensland has kicked off the community engagement activities in the lead up to the RACV Ladies Masters, starting on Thursday at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. Golf Queensland will engage with over 2,000 juniors throughout the week, incorporating visits to a number of schools on the Gold Coast, including Robina State […]

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Blind golfer to compete in Ladies pro-am in bid to reach 2016 World Championships

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BLIND golfer Glenn Niciejewski will take on some of the best golfers Australia has ever produced in a bid to reach the 2016 World ­Championships. The Loganlea resident will play in a Pro-Am event at Royal Pines with former world No. 1 players Karrie Webb and Yani Tseng on February 11 as he prepares for […]

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