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  • Collinsville Junior Golf Results

    20-May-2013 Results from: May 18, 2013 Name H/cap 2013 Gross Nett Ryan Thomas [W] 5 78 73 Ryan Abdul [T] 0 .. Read More

  • Wide Bay Burnett District Open and Closed Junior Girls Championship 2013

    14-May-2013 24 junior girls are set to compete in the 2013 Wide Bay Burnett District Open and Closed Junior Girls Championship at the Caboolture Golf Club this Sunday 19 May 2013. To view the draw click here (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=133166).. Read More

  • USA Study Information Seminar

    09-May-2013 USA STUDY INFORMATION SEMINAR Information evening on gaining US Sporting scholarships, SAT testing, NCAA and NAIA. Hills College is meeting the demand of increasing interest in studying overseas, particularly in the USA, by holding &ldq.. Read More

  • David Fordham Junior Sports Award Nominations Open

    09-May-2013 The David Fordham Junior Sports Award has been developed in memory of sports broadcaster – David ‘Fordo’ Fordham. David passed away in December 2011 after a battle with Prostate Cancer and had a lifelong passion for sport and its de.. Read More

  • Queensland Boys' Team wins Australian Interstate Series

    22-Apr-2013 The Queensland Boys' Team has clinched victory in the Australian Boys' Interstate Teams matches at Bunbury Golf Club in Western Australia today. Left with the difficult task of defeating a strong Victorian team in the final round, the Queenslan.. Read More

  • Queensland Girls' Team wins Australian Interstate Series

    22-Apr-2013 Queensland has won the 2013 Australian Girls' Interstate Teams Matches for the Burtta Cheney Cup at Western Australia Golf Course in Perth today. The Queensland team defeated Western Australia 4-1 in the final round, and needed Victoria to defe.. Read More

  • March MYGolfer of the Month: William Bowen

    28-Mar-2013 Nominee Name: William Bowen MYGolf Centre: Victoria Park Golf Complex State: QLD Age: 8 Favourite golfer: Tiger Woods A participant in Victoria Park’s MYGolf program for two years now, eight year old William Bowen i.. Read More

  • Charters Towers named MYGolf Centre of the Month

    28-Mar-2013 The MYGolf program at Charters Towers Golf Club in Queensland has grown significantly since their registration as a Centre in early 2012. With the support and dedication of club manager Vin Ainsworth, the club has managed to intro.. Read More

  • Inclusive Golf Championship a big hit at the RACV Royal Pines Resort

    20-Mar-2013 Golf Queensland’s Inclusive Golf Championship was played at the RACV Royal Pines Golf Resort on Friday 17 March, with the participants unable to get the smiles off their faces. Laughter and friendly banter could be heard arou.. Read More

  • Power up for better golf, with Bronwyn Russell

    14-Mar-2013 The junior golfer is a work in progress. It's important to keep in mind the maturity and physical development of the junior to determine the appropriate training program. This will enable the child to develop a solid and repeatable golf swing. .. Read More

  • Junior Interstate Teams Announced

    14-Mar-2013 Golf Queensland has announced the 2013 Queensland Junior Interstate Boys' and Girls' Teams to compete in Western Australia in April. Golf Queensland's Head Coach, Tony Meyer said all selected players thoroughly deserve their places on the teams... Read More

  • Fly It Tips with Matt Victorsen

    14-Mar-2013 For junior players, the FLY IT skill is always one of fun and excitement as the design of the shot is for the golf ball to have a high trajectory and to land safely on the green like Phil Mickelson is renowned for on the PGA TOUR. W.. Read More

  • MYGolf Skills Challenge launched on the Gold Coast

    16-Oct-2012 Golf Queensland recently held a MYGolf Skills Shootout Challenge at the Southport Preparatory School Oval. The initiative was the first of its kind in Queensland, with plans for many more MYGolf Shootout events to be .. Read More

  • MyGolf National Junior Clinic & Competition

    04-Oct-2012 Golf Australia are again running the popular MyGolf National Junior Clinic and Competition on the Friday of the 2012 Emirates Australian Open (Friday 7th December) for interstate juniors. This will be the 3rd year in a row, giving youngsters the .. Read More

  • Macklin, Badhwar and Macdonald victorious in Gary Player Classic

    04-Oct-2012 The 2012 Gary Player Classic at Pacific Golf Club has concluded with James Macklin, Viraat Badhwar and Taylor Macdonald successful in their respective age groups. Trailing by 2 shots after the first day, Macklin (Nudgee) stormed to the le.. Read More

  • Choi wins 2012 Katherine Hull Classic

    03-Oct-2012 Annie Choi (Sanctuary Cove) has proven too dominant, successfully winning the 2012 Katherine Hull Classic at the Sunshine Coast’s Horton Park Golf Club. Choi was too strong, after closing out the field with a fin.. Read More

  • Woodford Golf Club Joins MYGolf

    20-Jul-2012 Woodford Golf Club has decided to make junior golf one of its major priorities this year and into the future. It is participating in the National Junior Coaching program ‘MyGolf’ and has decided to wholeheartedly support that national.. Read More

  • Advanced Junior Clinics

    29-May-2012 The aim of the Advanced Junior Clinics is to identify promising young players and expose them to Golf Queensland’s High Performance pathway. This provides numerous opportunities for juniors to improve their game through both personal and social.. Read More

  • Moreton Bay Regional Council Active Kids

    29-May-2012 The Moreton Bay Regional Council wants all children, parents, and carers to have a fun, active and creative holiday! Play games, challenge yourself and be creative in the FREE Active Kids Park Sessions. Over 30 FREE Sessions to choose from! A.. Read More

  • Moreton District Juniors

    18-May-2012 Moreton District has some talented up and coming junior golfers who on Sunday 6th May competed in the Toowoomba City Ken Layton Memorial and Greg Norman Junior Challenge. Tahlia Condon, who is also the 2012 Sandy Gallop Ladies Club Champion, won the.. Read More

  • 2012/13 GNGF Scholarship Applications Forms Available Now

    16-May-2012 Titleist Scholarship (Open to all Financial Junior Members (boys/girls) of the Greg Norman Golf Foundation) APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Friday 25th May 2012 Click here (/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=92474) to download the application for.. Read More

  • Prime Minister's Olympic Challenge

    30-Apr-2012 (http://www.olympicchallenge.gov.au/) With the London Olympics less than 100 days away, now is the time to get involved with the Prime Minister's Olympic Challenge. The Prime Minister’s Olympic Challenge is a sport cha.. Read More

  • Keperra Golf Club Launches MYGolf

    30-Mar-2012 Beginners - Tuesday 17 April Session 1 - 3:45-4:45pm Session 2 - 4:45-5:45pm Intermediate/Advanced - Thursday 19 April 4:00-5:30pm Contact PGA Golf Professional, Chri.. Read More

  • Central Queensland Junior Golf News

    15-Mar-2012 2012 INTER-ZONE JUNIOR PENNANTS FINAL ROUND The Central Queensland Inter-zone Junior Pennants were held last Sunday at the Capricorn Country Club. The Curtis zone has now won the tournament back to back, after they defeated the Keppel zon.. Read More

  • Victoria Park awarded February MYGolf Centre of the Month

    02-Mar-2012 Victoria Park Golf Complex is located just two kilometres away from Brisbane’s inner city and is your ultimate golf facility. Featuring not only an 18 hole golf course and a 72 bay, two level floodlit driving range, Victoria Park also offer.. Read More

  • MYGolf a big hit at Victoria Park

    02-Mar-2012 Victoria Park Golf Complex in Brisbane has all the elements expected of a successful junior program. It provides year-round golf for more than 60 children at one of the state’s best golfing facilities. The junior program provides regu.. Read More

  • MYGolf grants take junior golf to grass roots

    26-Apr-2012 To further assist grass roots golf across Australia, golf clubs can now apply for a MYGolf Grant to support their junior programs and activities. Coordinated through Australian Golf Insurance and Sportscover, all MYGolf Centres can apply fo.. Read More

  • Kelvin Grove Junior Sharks Program

    02-Mar-2012 Kelvin Grove State College, in partnership with Golf Queensland established the Queensland Golf School of Excellence in 1986. This year, the program has undergone some significant structural changes. The program was originally designed for E.. Read More

  • Headland Golf Pro making waves on the Sunshine Coast

    19-Dec-2011 AAA rated Golf Professional Matt Victorsen has taken up the MYGolf challenge and signed up 43 junior golfers into his new-look program on the Sunshine Coast. Victorsen, a firm believer in growing the game, has done a fantastic job in 2011 with .. Read More

  • India heads north

    07-Dec-2011 Seventeen-year-old Southport Golf Club women’s champion, India Matthews, has won an athletic scholarship to Northern Arizona University, and is believed to be the first indigenous Australian female to play college golf in the US. Orig.. Read More

  • Blake beats the Pros

    05-Dec-2011 Fifteen-year-old Blake Proverbs may well go on to become one of the best golfers in the world, but it is unlikely he will ever shoot a round to match his eight under on the front nine at Nudgee Golf Club recently. Playing in the Jack Downs .. Read More

  • Dougan and Gaske score aces

    14-Nov-2011 Jaime Dougan and Ryan Gaske scored holes in one during the recent Jack Newton Srixon International Classic to help Queensland win the junior interstate team’s event at the tournament. Jaimee (Beaudesert) scored her hole in one on the .. Read More

  • Jaimee Dougan no longer skating on thin ice

    14-Nov-2011 After finding ice skating not to her liking, 17-year-old Jaimee Dougan has her sights set on a career that she hopes will take her on to the same world stage that currently parades another Beaudesert young gun. Jaimee is already being liken.. Read More

  • 2011 Indigenous Golf Program - Central Queensland

    21-Jul-2011 On Tuesday a total of 25 students from the Woorabinda and Baralaba State primary schools attended the next stage of the 2011 junior Indigenous golf program. The students were selected from a series of introductory sessions to the game o.. Read More

  • BBC kicks off the Queensland MyGolf Program

    04-Mar-2011 Over 40 prep to year 4 students at Brisbane Boys College (BBC) are about to become the first MyGolf members in Queensland launching the National golf skills challenge and awards program for 2011. Working with Golf Queensland development offi.. Read More

  • Community Coach Profile - A New Feature

    01-Sep-2011 This month Golf Queensland begins a new feature to recognise the great work Community Coaches are performing to introduce and grow golf within their communities. Name: Jason Raffin School: William Duncan State School How did you hear.. Read More

  • Entries for Open and Closed Junior Girls Amateur Extended

    01-Nov-2011 The Wide Bay Burnett District Women's Golf Association have extended entries for junior girls wanting to participate in the District's Open and Closed Junior Girls Amateur Championship at the Peregian Springs Golf Club this Sunday, 6th November. .. Read More

  • Golf success for Coast school

    05-Sep-2011 By David Newbery FOUR mornings a week, students attending Robina State High School’s elite golf program gather at the school to beat golf balls into the distance, practice their chipping, putting and bunker shots. With expert coachi.. Read More

  • Head to Head with Cameron and Ashley

    25-Jul-2011 IT seems fitting that Cameron Smith and Ashley Ona should wear the crowns as Queensland’s brightest male and female stars on the amateur scene. Over the past two years, both have been high achievers in major Australian amateur tournaments... Read More

  • Higginbottom holds on to win Keperra Bowl

    17-May-2011 Jake Higginbottom is the 2011 Keperra Bowl Champion after completing a two-under par round (70) at the Keperra Country Golf Club. Sitting on an 3-shot overnight lead and showing little sign of nerves through his opening holes, Higginbottom's fin.. Read More

  • Jessica's a star in the making

    24-Oct-2011 For Brisbane-based Korean national Jessica Park, “practice makes perfect”. When it comes to work ethic, the talented young amateur is proving she is no different from her fellow countrywomen. It’s a well-known fact that Ko.. Read More

  • Junior golf to reap rewards

    07-Mar-2011 Golf Queensland recently launched a ‘one stop shop’ to inform participants of the state’s junior clinics, programs and events. The new Junior Golf Queensland (JGQ) website aims to bring most of Queensland’s junior pro.. Read More

  • Kelvin Grove State College Golf School of Excellence Open Day

    09-Sep-2011 Invitation to Kelvin Grove State College's, Golf School of Excellence Open Day Kelvin Grove State College, Golf School of Excellence is inviting junior players aged between 10 and 17 years to join them at an open day at the Indooroopilly G.. Read More

  • Make that two

    04-Mar-2011 Twelve-year-old golfer Chris Park hit the headlines yesterday after producing a hole-in-one at the same hole two days in a row. The statisticians were reaching for the record books as Park landed his second hole-in-one on the 171m par three.. Read More

  • MYGolf kits now available

    14-Sep-2011 It is important that a Junior Coordinator and/or Coach have a supply of equipment that can be used for running junior activities for different age groups and in different activity spaces. MYGolf Kits Golf Australia has developed a MYG.. Read More

  • MYGolf: Keeping it fun

    04-Mar-2011 A new wave of junior golfers are set to hit the fairways after Golf Queensland recently began rolling out MYGolf across the state. Developed by Golf Australia for children aged between 8 and 16 years, MYGolf offers juniors a starting block to.. Read More

  • Nudgee College takes on the challenge

    18-May-2011 St Joseph's Nudgee College students are now part of the MYGolf program after it was officially launched last week. Over 115 students have signed up to the program to take on the skills challenge and be part of the highly successful initiative be.. Read More

  • Ona stuns pro field in Canberra

    07-Mar-2011 19 year old Queensland amateur Ashley Ona has defeated some of Australia and Europe's leading professional golfers to win the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Classic at the Royal Canberra Golf Club reports Bruce Young from iseekgolf.com. Ona, who w.. Read More

  • Paul drives junior golf development

    05-Dec-2011 If junior golf is the future, Ingham’s Paul Hobbs asks, why wait? That’s why Hobbs has initiated a junior golf program at Ingham Golf Club, located about an hour north of Townsville. For $50, juniors get a cap, 50 per cent.. Read More

  • Queensland retains PJ Davies Plate

    07-Mar-2011 The Queensland Boys Team has retained the PJ Davies Plate this morning with a tight three-all draw against the PGA Trainee opponents in extremely wet conditions at the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club. Cameron Smith, Lucas Harris and .. Read More

  • Rebecca’s got that ‘X-factor’

    05-Sep-2011 By David Newbery HER brother gave up trying to beat her and now Gold Coast junior Rebecca Kay has demolished the Queensland Primary Schools Championship field at Townsville in north Queensland. The 12-year-old Coolangatta Tweed Heads G.. Read More

  • Register now - Community Golf Coaching Course

    25-Jul-2011 Do you want to learn how you can become an accredited Community Coach with Golf Queensland and give something back to the game? Please download the relevant applications forms and information for the next Community Coaching Course to be held at .. Read More

  • Smith and Santoso win Junior Titles

    18-May-2011 Queenslander and National Squad member Cameron Smith followed in the footsteps of former champions Adam Scott and Jason Day by winning the Australian Boys' Amateur Championship by eight strokes at Carnarvon Golf Club. Smith finished with rou.. Read More

  • Smith wins amateur title at QLD PGA Championship

    07-Mar-2011 Queensland's Cameron Smith finished the Cellarbrations Qld PGA Championship at Toowoomba's City Golf Club as the highest ranked amateur. The State Junior Team member posted rounds of 72, 67, 64 and 66 to finish the tournament 11 under par an.. Read More