AS an elite amateur golfer in the 1990s, Fiza Errington dreamed of playing professionally. But the emergence of a new generation of outstanding Korean golfers convinced her that her future in the game lay beyond competition. “I played off scratch at the top amateur level, but when I saw all the superb Korean golfers I […]
Hundreds of thousands of young boys and girls have come through the junior golf foundation created by the late Jack Newton. THE late great Jack Newton had a passion for junior golf that was unmatched in Australia . . . and probably the world. The former British Open and US Masters runner-up made an even […]
BACK in the day, it would have been unheard of for a woman to be running the show at one of Melbourne’s elite sandbelt clubs. That’s certainly no longer the case, with Metropolitan appointing the eminently qualified Dayle Marshall the club’s new general manager. As far as we can ascertain, Marshall becomes only the second […]
The Byron Bay Golf Club. BYRON Bay Golf Club has turned to one of the golf industry’s most experienced operators to guide its next chapter, appointing David Roche as chief executive officer. With a career spanning nearly four decades across some of Australia’s most respected golf clubs and international resort destinations, Roche brings a wealth […]
THE superintendent holding the tiller on the Burleigh Golf Course ship for the past 17 years has cut the painter and headed off into the sunset. Darryl Edwards, an award-winning golf course superintendent, told Inside Golf it was time to “smell the roses” and reset the alarm clock that woke him from his slumber at […]
Is the cash honesty box still working for today’s golfers? For decades, honesty boxes have been a trusted way for golf clubs to collect green fees outside clubhouse hours. But with fewer players carrying cash, that system may no longer be as effective as it once was. Across Australia, clubs are beginning to explore new […]
BYRON Bay Golf Club has turned to one of the golf industry’s most experienced operators to guide its next chapter, appointing David Roche as chief executive officer. With a career spanning nearly four decades across some of Australia’s most respected golf clubs and international resort destinations, Roche brings a wealth of experience to the role. […]
BACK in the day, it would have been unheard of for a woman to be running the show at one of Melbourne’s elite sandbelt clubs. That’s certainly no longer the case, with Metropolitan appointing the eminently qualified Dayle Marshall the club’s new general manager. As far as we can ascertain, Marshall becomes only the second […]
THERE was a time where some venues on the Royal & Ancient’s rota for The Open Championship did not have a single female member. Thankfully, we have (mostly) moved on from those times as women continue to blaze a trail in golf administration around the world. So much so that Claire Dowling has become the […]
The Long Reef course occupies a spectacular piece of land, however plans for a redevelopment of the 60-year-old clubhouse have been knocked back. IT LOOKS like it’s back to the drawing board for Long Reef Golf Club’s redevelopment plans. Rated one of the best public-access courses in the state, Long Reef’s clubhouse is now more […]
THE Ryde Parramatta Golf Club is one of Sydney’s leading private clubs, located less than 20 kilometres northwest of the CBD. With a strong membership base, while also welcoming member guests and corporate events, Ryde Parramatta is thriving under the leadership of a relatively new and progressive Board of Directors. While the positives are many, […]
THE US PGA Tour is sending one of its top guns, Joe Tomek, to Melbourne to take charge of operations ahead of the 2028 Presidents Cup at Kingston Heath. And the first thing he must do come hell or high water is lobby heavily with the game’s controlling body back in the US for the […]
Parklands and green space is a part of the redevelopment of Moore Park. IT can hardly be termed a massive win. But three more holes is probably better than none. The plan to cut Sydney’s busiest course, Moore Park, from 18 holes back to nine appears to have been put on the backburners. And in […]
WHEN you ask golfers to pay $175 for a round of golf, you know you just have to give them something out of the ordinary. At Pelican Waters, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, they refer to it as providing an ‘all round golfing experience.’ Firstly, the golf course is special. Recent renovations to the Greg Norman-designed […]
Peter Malinauskas (right), with Greg Norman and Cam Smith at the LIV Golf Adelaide event. SOUTH Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, may well be the ‘Harry Houdini’ of politics. He was facing huge pressure over the $45 million development of the North Adelaide golf course primarily to host a LIV golf event. The Saudi-backed tour appears […]
EVEN the seemingly bullet-proof South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, appears to have been caught on the back foot over the imminent collapse of the LIV Tour. But Malinauskas is ploughing ahead with the $45 million development of the North Adelaide golf course, regardless of LIV hosting an event there. The crumbling breakaway tour is contracted […]
FOR nearly 40 years, the Dint name has remained part of Australian golf and today, Anthony Dinte is once again doing what he loves most: designing and building putters. While the golf industry continues to be dominated by large overseas brands, Dint Putters has taken a different approach focusing on quality, feel, performance and Australian […]
MOTOCADDY, the world’s leading electric golf buggy brand, has announced its partnership with How Good Is Golf, a popular golf lifestyle TV show starring former PGA Tour Professional Paul Gow. The partnership sees Motocaddy named as the ‘Official Buggy and Course Review’ partner for the 15-part series, which first hits screens during May this year. […]
THE Sanctuary Lakes Golf Course was an absolute boon for Melbourne’s west when it was built by Greg Norman and funded by an Asian developer who loved golf. It was opened in 2000 and since then has been part of the landscape out west. There was plenty of cash to splash and much fanfare as […]
WHEN Andrew Kenny left Queensland to take on the CEO role at Cranbourne Golf Club five years ago, he arrived with a proven track record in leading complex golf and hospitality operations. However, the scale of transformation he would ultimately lead was beyond anything he could have anticipated. Within 12 months, Kenny found himself immersed […]
One of Corowa Golf Club’s favourite sons, Marcus Fraser was instrumental in helping earn the club a reprieve after it was threatened with closure. – Photo: Corowa Free Press AN 11th hour bid led by Australian Olympian and professional golfer, Marcus Fraser, appears to have saved the 118-year-old Corowa Golf Club from the gallows. Hometown […]
THE Vines Resort has announced the construction of a new 14-hole short course, designed to welcome more people to the game and offer a modern, time-friendly way to play. Construction commenced in Febuary, with the project expected to take approximately nine months to complete and will open to the public in early summer 2026. The […]
GreenSpace Management, the innovative force behind the world-renowned SHANX Mini Golf and the only R&A-endorsed mini golf course company globally, has opened the SHANX @ Outtabounds. A bespoke 14-hole, dual pin mini golf course that’s all about fun, family, and unforgettable moments, SHANX has partnered with OuttaBounds, in delivering a premier high-tech golf entertainment venue […]
Ricky Ponting tees off at a preview event to showcase the exciting new Country Club Tasmania course, the centrepiece of the resort’s $20 million golf precinct development. COUNTRY Club Tasmania marked an exciting milestone in the development of its new Championship Golf Course, with Ambassador Ricky Ponting testing out the first nine completed holes with […]
AS a teenager, Jeff Gordon, started playing golf at Elsternwick’s public nine-hole course until he joined Cranbourne at 16-years of age. He remembers fondly cadging a lift to the course most weekends in the Rolls Royce of president, Cyril Davis. “I had lessons and became quite a good player,” Jeff says. He got his handicap […]
HUSQVARNA, a global leader in robotic lawn mowing has signed on as an Official Partner of the upcoming Australian women’s golf majors, the 2026 women’s Australian Open to be held at Kooyonga Golf Club in South Australia (March 12-15) and the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club in Queensland (March […]
THE superb 36-hole Peninsula Kingswood Country Club could be on the verge of achieving a long-held ambition to take to the international stage by hosting next year’s Australian Open. The club’s CEO, Heath Wilson said: “We have been trying to get it for years. There is no Royal Melbourne and no Kingston Heath in 2027. […]
The Queenscliff Golf Club on Victoria’s Swan Island is under threat due to a Defence Department land sell off. GOLF Australia will do its utmost to prevent the demise of five public access golf courses hit by the Albanese government’s decision to sell off 68 Defence Department properties which could add as much as $3 […]
WHILE members of the now defunct Kingswood have been enjoying the fruits of their club merging with Peninsula for 13 years only now, the developer has finally received the go-ahead to build more than 900 homes on the land where their venerable course once stood And only after an alleged clerical slip-up by a local […]
THE official letter to Royal Melbourne members from club captain, Ben Hasker, telling them their Hall of Fame course superintendent Richard Forsyth is moving on after 16 years at the top of the tree, is puzzling. Perhaps he has nothing more to prove after reaching the pinnacle of his craft. But his resignation is surprising, […]
By Raquel Stevens Raquel Stevens with besties, Laureen Deale, Mignon Stewart and their BMW iX2. WHEN my boss offered a “work” assignment involving my girl gang, the brand-new BMW iX2 and golf on the Great Ocean Road, I didn’t just say yes—I did a literal victory lap. From the moment I pulled up to the curb […]
IN just three years at the helm of Mount Osmond Golf Club in Adelaide, general manager Damian Wrigley has achieved what many industry leaders would consider a decade’s worth of progress. His efforts were recognised recently when he claimed his second successive Management Professional of the Year award at the South Australian Golf Industry Awards. […]
ROBOTIC mowing technology maintaining Australian courses is now being showcased at elite international tournaments. Husqvarna, a global leader in robotic lawnmowing and part of Husqvarna Group, has signed a multi-year agreement to become the new Title Partner of the British Masters – one of the world’s most historic golf tournaments. The 2026 Husqvarna British Masters […]
THE Australian golf industry thrives on strong partnerships, long-term thinking and people who genuinely care about the game. The recent acquisition of Augusta Golf Cars by Berckmans Pty Ltd is one of those moments that reflects all three. First and foremost, this transaction is an opportunity to acknowledge and thank the previous owners of Augusta […]
Bill Horn (right, blue sweater) raises the flag to kick off Portsea Golf Club’s centenary celebrations. IT says a lot about the eclectic nature of the 1300 strong membership at Portsea Club that it chose a 99-year-old member, Bill Horn, to begin its centenary celebrations. The club could have selected any one of its big-wig […]
Nick O’Hern, alongside BMW Ambassador Elvis Smylie at the 2025 BMW Golf Cup National Final at Royal Pines. GOLF fans will have seen and heard Nick O’Hern during the telecasts of the Crown Australian Open and the BMW Australian PGA Championship. Many tune into the number one rated golfing podcast Talk Birdie To Me where […]
Inside Golf reader Ross Davidson sent Inside Golf a copy of a letter he addressed to the Moore Park South Project Team in opposition to the proposed changes to the Moore Park course in Sydney. See David’s letter below in support of the alternative proposal submitted by the Save Moore Park Collective. Email your thoughts […]
MEMBERS of Rossdale Golf Club had their hopes of a new home dashed at the last minute when they were gazumped by the Fox family in their bid to buy the Capital Golf Club. The developer who has undertaken to build new houses on the site of the current Rossdale golf club was the under […]
AFTER 10 years of lobbying by the developer to convince authorities to rezone Keysborough golf course for 800 new houses, members have decided to stay put. “The development is not going to go ahead. We came to the end of our 10-year option agreement with the developer,” said long time club general manager, Darren Eckhardt. […]
AT 33 years-old and just months into his first GM’s role at Anglesea on Victoria’s surf coast, Chris Mandas represents a new generation of golf club leadership, while he is ever so thankful to have had the privilege of being mentored by industry legend Peter Parks (Kooringal). Several people who have worked under Parks now […]
