golf federation

Belgian newspaper La Libre reports that golf's governing federation wants to reduce the speed of golf balls. The aim is to rein in increasingly powerful equipment so that long-hitting players gain less of an advantage and courses stay playable. Debate centers on how the change would affect professionals and equipment manufacturers.

The Federal Court has ruled against a challenge brought by public servant Edwin Kemp Attrill and Kaurna Arabana woman Janette Milera to the South Australian government's plans to redevelop a golf course. The decision clears the way for the state government's redevelopment plans to proceed. Critics, including Indigenous complainants, had opposed the project, but the court sided with the government.

Twin sisters who worked as MRI technicians while running a side business brokering golf tee times have pleaded guilty to federal tax violations. Details of the charges, the amounts of unpaid tax, and potential sentences have not been released in available reporting, but the guilty pleas were entered in federal court. The unusual combination of day jobs and a golf-side business has drawn attention to the case.