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Rio Olympic golf course will get first test in March

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A top official of the International Golf Federation said Wednesday that the new course for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will get its first test in March with a one-day exhibition event featuring three or four of the top male and female players. Players have not yet been selected. ”We’re in conversations with […]

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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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What’s the next big thing?

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Billed as golf meets soccer, the new sport of FootGolf – already popular across Europe – is rapidly gaining a loyal following in the states as well. So, what exactly is FootGolf? No, it’s not your golfing buddy kicking his ball out from behind a tree when he thinks no one is looking… The game […]

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Crown Golf Scores FootGolf Hat-Trick

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The M3 corridor west of London now has its first FootGolf course, after the October opening of a new attraction at Sunbury Golf Centre. Sunbury, a 27-hole ‘pay-and-play’ golf centre located close to M3 Junction 1 between Sunbury-on-Thames and Shepperton, has created a permanent, full-length 18-hole FootGolf course around its existing 9-hole short course. At […]

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