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Competition golf in Australia on the rise

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Golf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC). An increase of 7.2 per cent in competition rounds was recorded across Australia in 2014, with every month recording a steady increase compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Competition rounds are defined as single […]

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King says golf on upswing

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In a recent interview on the Golf Channel, Arnold Palmer presented the opinion that claims made by many sports analysts about golf being on the decline are greatly exaggerated. He agrees that the golf’s popularity was down for a couple of years but says all sports go through the same type of cycles. “Think of […]

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Golf Channel celebrates 20 years

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Twenty years ago on Saturday, Arnold Palmer flipped a ceremonial switch to launch a risky venture that cynics saw as an easy punch line. The Golf Channel? Tennis magazine mocked the idea as ”24 hours of chubby guys in bad clothes speaking in jargon that only they understand.” Rick Reilly, in his column for Sports […]

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