Industry News
Helping Amateur Ladies get to the Next Level
Many in the industry are excited about
our next generation of ladies pros, and
now they have yet another reason to be.
Australian Ladies Professional Golf has
just announced its Next Generation Club,
a program aimed at connecting with
amateur girls that aspire to be or are
considering a career as a professional
golfer. The Club will provide education,
professional golf pathway advice
and mentoring offered through the
knowledge and experience of ALPG and
its members.
The Club will cater to all aspiring
amateur girls and women, with a
handicap limit of 13 and no age
restriction. Cobra Puma Golf, who
recently aligned with ALPG, is
acknowledged as a main supporter and
sponsor of the program.
A number of high profile ALPG
members including Karrie Webb, Rachel
Hetherington, Karen Lunn, Lindsey
Wright and Nikki Campbell voiced their
support for the program are looking
forward to come on board as mentors in
the club.
Shani Waugh, ALPG President
and former LPGA and LET touring
professional commented, “The Next
Generation Club is a wonderful initiative
generating a ‘give back’ culture from
the ALPG’s experienced and successful
touring professionals. I was on the Tour
for 17 years and I know if this support
had been around when I took the plunge
into the professional ranks, it would
have fast-tracked my performances
considerably.
I am excited that ALPG are in a position
to provide guidance and advice to the
new generation of players coming up
and I know that it will be an invaluable
initiative for both parties.”
Match Made in Golfing Heaven
It is always really exciting when
two industry movers and shakers
join together to create something
truly special, and we are thrilled
because this is exactly what has
happened with Australian Ladies
Professional Golf and Cobra
Puma Golf.
This exciting partnership which
will see Puma Golf as the exclusive
apparel supplier to ALPG, and Cobra
Puma backing new ALPG initiatives
supporting the development of
aspiring female professionals.
Of course, the ALPG Tour is
known for its 2012 success stories
surrounding players such as Stacey
Keating, Lydia Ko and Lindsey
Wright.
Focus on Vietnam’s Central Coast as Premier Golfing Destination
For those who weren’t aware,
Vietnam’s Central Coast has recently
been becoming a golfing destination
of choice, and now it is official.
the final day of the International Golf
Travel Market – the golf industry’s
annual travel trade show – in
Portugal on 15 November.
It has recently been announced as
Golf Destination of the Year for Asia
and Australasia by the International
Association of Golf Tour Operators
(IAGTO). This took place at the
annual IAGTO Awards Gala Dinner on
The award brings attention to
the Hue-Danang-Hoi An region
specifically, where three worldclass courses, each designed by a
modern great of the game, have
been developed in the past three
years. These included Montgomerie
Links, designed by eight-times
European Order of Merit winner Colin
Montgomerie; Danang Golf Club’s
Dunes course, designed by former
world number one Greg Norman;
and Laguna Lang Co, designed by six
times Majors winner Sir Nick Faldo
opening soon.
Golf Industry Central Summer 2012
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