AT 80 years of age, Roz Briggs decided it was time to get serious about her golf. Using artificial intelligence to design clubs suited to her, Roz knocked an amazing eight strokes off her handicap in just a year. ‘Most Improved’ is the last trophy the Axedale octogenarian expected to win at her age, but Roz’s achievement […]
Maroochy River member, Lisa Green (centre) teamed up with new member, Katie Hall (left) and GIG participant, Sarah Sherrington. By Linda Hooper IT started as a seedling of an idea at the October Women In Golf (WIG) Sub-Committee meeting at Maroochy River Golf Club. TWIGS, an acronym for Twilight Women In Golf Socials, was launched […]
MOST top professional golfers boast pretty strong amateur careers before they take the plunge to try to make a full time living out of the game. They learn pretty quickly, too, there is chasm between playing to put food on the table and competing for a time-honoured amateur trophy with the security of a full-time […]
THIS year looms as a landmark one for Toowoomba Golf Club at Middle Ridge with the Darling Downs club celebrating an impressive 130 years since first opening its fairways in 1896. Rather than simply reflecting on a proud past, the club is using the milestone as a springboard for the future, unveiling a series of […]
A legend of amateur golf in NSW and more specifically around the Newcastle region, Owen Beldham was recently honoured with induction into the Hunter Region Sports Hall of Fame. In a fitting tribute, Owen’s family submitted the following letter, detailing his outstanding golfing career and in a display of the respect he enjoys, not just […]
AT Eastwood Golf Club, tucked beneath Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, septuagenarian Trevor Skerry delivered the sort of round most golfers only fantasise about. The 78-year-old returned a remarkable 47 Stableford points to run away with the Wednesday competition, prompting good-natured cries of “bandit” from fellow members as he handed in his scorecard. Skerry, who plays off […]
AT 79, Wodonga Golf Club’s Noel Nicholas achieved a feat that had fellow members in awe after he broke his age by an astonishing nine strokes. Nicholas, who only took up golf at 44 after hanging up his cricket whites, fired a two-under-par 70 off the stick to win a mid-week competition with 46 Stableford […]
WHEN Steve McMahon wandered into the bar of Ipswich’s old North Star Hotel way back in 1975 and told the bemused barmaid, ‘I reckon I could pour a pretty good beer,’ he had no idea he was about to begin a career that would see him manage golf clubs for the best part of the […]
ASK any serious golfer and he (or she) will agree . . . a par round beats a hole in one every day of the week. And to shoot one at the age of 90, well, a golf round doesn’t get much better than that. Roseville’s John Todd is, quite simply, a golfing marvel. As […]
CHAMPIONS: Siblings Matt and Kiara Frohmuller show off their record-breaking scorecards. GOLF is no stranger to family success stories, but every so often the game produces a moment that raises eyebrows. Wolston Park Golf Club near Brisbane may have witnessed one such occasion during its January monthly medal when a brother and sister achieved a […]
FOR a bloke whose idea of recreation is paddling his surf ski 27km across the ocean from Rottnest Island to Fremantle’s Sorrento Beach, playing a round of golf at Brisbane’s Virginia Golf Club on a Tuesday morning must seem as challenging as mowing the lawn. It certainly seemed that way when Mark Gardner, a 40-year-old […]
GOLFERS across Australia will be familiar with the Sunshine Coast Classic—a hugely popular destination tournament that continues to attract strong interest from players looking for a professionally run, enjoyable week of golf in one of the country’s favourite golfing regions. In 2026, the team behind the Sunshine Coast Classic is expanding its tournament offering with […]
TRENTHAM Golf Club’s most famous hole has added another chapter to its folklore, this time written by a teenager playing his very first competitive round. Seventeen-year-old Harrison Kenton-Barnes produced a moment to remember when he scored a hole-in-one on the 112-metre par-3 13th hole, the same hole made legendary by the late Jim McCormack, who […]
David Lilley, Kevin Delayney and Kerry Stait, all made hole in ones on the same day, but on different holes, at Bathurst Golf Club. IT was almost like a scene from that famous movie Groundhog Day at Bathurst Golf Club last month. Every time General Manager Brad Constable turned around there was another hole-in-one. Of […]
WHEN Kevin Isbester stood on the tee at Nambour’s short par-three sixth hole, he felt pretty confident. After all, the 78-year-old veteran had scored a hole-in-one there – his first after a lifetime in golf – only two days earlier. Not that he thought history would repeat itself. He knew the chances of scoring another […]
IT’S long been regarded as one of the best golf layouts in Australia. Yet big changes are occurring at the renowned Newcastle Golf Club at Fern Bay, Newcastle, near the mouth of the mighty Hunter River. And one of Australia’s leading course designers Bob Harrison is leading the way as the club has begun major […]
SO often new mothers feel isolated and disconnected from their friends, work and hobbies. It is a problem for young mums around the world and in some cases can lead to postnatal depression. Now progressive thinking women who are members at the beautiful 13th Beach complex at Barwon Heads on the Bellarine Peninsula have come […]
IT’S the dream of every club golfer to record that elusive hole-in-one at least once in a lifetime. But for 85-year-old Malcolm Coleman, who plays his golf at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, once has never been enough. Since first picking up a club 60 years ago, Malcolm has achieved the rare feat five […]
A group at Brisbane’s Carbrook Golf Club became so frustrated at one of their mates ‘pulling the handbrake’ to protect his handicap that they agreed the player with the worst score each day would have to play his next round using a pink golf bag. Little did the group of four golfers realise their initiative […]
HE’S travelled the world, was a touring professional, became a senior administrator at Golf Queensland, and has been a rules official at numerous Australian Opens. He even worked for a year at the Guinness factory in Dublin. But Scott Wagstaff has a special love for Carbrook, a small golf club situated in the south-eastern suburbs […]
Ross Watson studies the layout of the Caloundra golf course – his first and last design project. IT WAS just chance that Ross Watson, who has designed more Australian golf courses than perhaps any other golf architect, chose to retire to Caloundra, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. By coincidence, it was at Caloundra that Watson began […]
MASSIVE changes are afoot at Port Kembla Golf Club with plans for a considerable upgrade to the course and club. Members of Port Kembla Golf Club and Wests Illawarra have voted on a proposal to transform their golf club into a premier golfing and entertainment hub. They have given golf entertainment company Swing Factory the […]
PERFECTLY placed near the NSW-Victoria border, Rich River Golf Club is set to become even more attractive following plans to add a new 23-room, four-star accommodation facility to the club by the middle of 2026. The new facility, to be known as Reflections, has been hailed as a major investment in the club’s future and […]
RONALD Stewart earned bragging rights as the best golfer in the Brisbane jockey ranks by defeating a field that included Melbourne Cup winner Robbie Dolan in the inaugural BMW Australian PGA Jockey Challenge. Contested at Royal Queensland Golf Club, which will host this year’s BMW Australian PGA Championship from November 27-30, Stewart shot a round […]
IT has already hosted the best golfers in Australia – and come out roses. Yet most golfers in Sydney probably still haven’t heard of Oak Point Golf Club. That’s because it was originally Liverpool Golf Club, hidden away on the banks of the Georges River in the suburb of Lansvale. And it’s a layout that […]
NESTLED in the north-west Hills District of Sydney, at North Rocks, Muirfield Golf Club offers a beautiful natural setting and a peaceful escape in providing an ideal setting to play a round on the challenging par-69 course. Muirfield has a modest 72-year history of challenging players of all levels, the strength of the course lying […]
THE Hunter Valley has long been a favourite escape for city dwellers, prized for its award-winning wineries, sweeping rural landscapes and big country skies. Now, the region is set to welcome a fresh take on luxury living with the arrival of Lovedale Farm, a master planned golf community unlike anything else in the area. Just […]
BACK in 1995 PGA Chaplain Graham Lawrence established the Oberon PGA trainee Pro Am to support Trainee Golf Professionals throughout NSW. A successful and well-supported event, played at Oberon Golf Club just west of theBlue Mountains, the Pro-am celebrated it’s 30th anniversary on the first weekend in March. Lawrence, who recently retired as the PGA […]
IT’S appropriate that Wollongong Golf Club should host the Alex Lowe Trophy, an event for players using hickory-shafted clubs. That’s because this popular layout is among the oldest in the state and dates back as far as 1897. The event is named after Alex Lowe, who was one of the early professionals moving from The […]
THE happenings at Scotchman’s Creek Golf Club would not make the New York Times. The 110-member strong social golf club plays at Malvern Valley public course in Melbourne’s inner east. The club is made up mostly of retirees with an average age of 78 and six golfers in their 90’s. And it is celebrating its […]
The Phillip Island Golf Club recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Heritage Golf Day. Seventy-five years ago, the first official golf competition was held at the Cowes Golf Club, now known as Phillip Island Golf Club. To celebrate this milestone, the club recently hosted a Heritage Golf Day which was a great day, great […]
LOCATED just a short 10-minute drive from Noosa on the way to the iconic Eumundi Markets, Noosa Hills Par 3 and Mini Golf is the ultimate destination for a relaxed, welcoming golfing experience. Whether a seasoned golfer, a beginner, or simply seeking a family-friendly activity, Noosa Hills offers something for everyone. Known as the friendliest […]
LET us introduce you to Esprit de Vie a fresh take on the art of ageing that trades bingo halls for wine tastings, and lonely evenings for lively community vibes.. Nestled in the heart of Mermaid Waters, with a convenient walkway to the Q-Centre for shopping and essentials, this isn’t just later living – it’s […]
TEVEN Valley Golf Course nestled in the green rolling hills of the Ballina hinterland of northern NSW might be a small nine-hole facility but that doesn’t stop it dreaming big ideas … and scoring the occasional win. Take the month of August, for example. Golf NSW called upon Teven Valley GC to host the $50,000 […]
EARLIER this year GreenSpace Management became the first “off course” provider globally to become a signatory to the R&A Women in Golf Charter, and as part of this commitment, GreenSpace has been flying along with numerous amazing Women focused initiatives at their golf and mini golf courses nationally. The latest initiative, the ‘Women’s Golf Morning […]
AHEAD of celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Burleigh Golf Club is continuing with its beautification and course upgrade program. Last year the popular Gold Coast club engaged renowned golf course architect Graham Marsh to redesign the par-three 17th hole and the third green. Last month the new-look lakeside 17th hole opened for play with […]
AS one of the country’s oldest golf clubs, it seemed appropriate that hickory golf clubs should be called into play when Concord Golf Club last month commemorated its 125th anniversary. As part of the club’s celebrations, a hickory event was arranged with 50 members keen to experience playing with clubs that would have been used […]
IT is one of the oldest golf clubs in New South Wales. So, Bowral Golf Club in the Southern Highlands seemed the perfect venue for a hickory golf club challenge, hosted by the Australian Golf Historical Society. This club was established in 1901 and happily accommodated players with clubs that were more than 100 years […]
… and Jamie ‘Hooks’ a fourth pro title THE owner of a Sunshine Coast carpet cleaning business sucked up the energy and atmosphere to win the Handiskins national final at Palm Meadows GC on the Gold Coast last month. Mick Prince, who plays off a 15 handicap at Headland GC, qualified for the four-person final […]
It was a big day at Flinders for Byron Woods. General Manager, Jon Gahan, tells us there has been “a bit of a buzz” around the Flinders clubhouse recently as a result of some fairly unusual events on the charming, picturesque little Mornington Peninsula course. First and foremost, Gahan said, there have been three holes-in-one […]
