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Now that Autumn is here, with the promise of much-cooler winter conditions, attention turns to FootJoys comprehensive Thermo Series of cooler weather clothing The FootJoy Thermo Series begins with a Base layer and then progresses through a Mid-Layer to external Vest/Jacket options and accompanying Pants. Base Layer: lightweight, textured breathability and comfort are the aims […]
By Michael Cooney G’DAY golfers! What a wonderful month we have and I know I keep saying this but the products for 2023 keep getting better and better. Let me introduce you to this month’s product. The MGI Navigator AT (All Terrain) Electric Buggy is a feature I need for my game. Let’s talk about […]
By Michael Cooney THIS month I reviewed the Bridgestone e9 Long Drive Golf Ball and the name of this product really grabbed my attention. I have played and reviewed Bridgestone balls in the past, but they have normally been in their premium range and I have loved those products so I was really keen to […]
By Peter Owen BEFORE it became Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort, it was just thick bush – 103ha of overgrown trees and swamps on the banks of shallow Lake Weyba, with some cleared land that was used as a place to breed speedy quarter horses. Today – just 25 short years later – it’s […]
THERE’S no way to hide it … golf is massive in Japan. And it’s surprisingly cheaper than you might imagine in a country where land is at such a premium, compared to Australia. In a country where manners and cleanliness are so valued, their golf courses are equally as impressive. And if you haven’t considered […]
The April 2023 issue of Inside Golf is online for your reading pleasure. This month: LIV-ING IT UP IN ADELAIDEOpen Championship winner Cam Smith will lead a host of Major Champions at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide WHICH OF THE FOUR MAJORS IS BEST & WHY? WIN A NEW CALLAWAY PARADYM DRIVER CELEBRITY SWINGERTennis […]
By Peter Owen ASK any 16-year-old with a scratch handicap what they’d like to do with their life and they’ll tell you they want to be touring professionals – preferably on the US PGA Tour, contesting the world’s top tournaments. There are thousands of them throughout Australia, highly talented young men and women, practicing hard, […]
By Rob Mills A HIGH achieving youngster who transferred his amateur success into the professional ranks, Lucas Parsons not all that long ago traded shots with Australia’s best. Runner-up to Zimbabwean Nick Price in the Air New Zealand Open in just his third start as a professional and less than 12 months after dominating the […]
THERE’S no Rolex gold watch or expansive long-service package for serving as a PGA member over your entire adult life, but if job satisfaction counts for anything then Greg Ramsey is “rolling in it”. On January 1, 2023 not only did Greg break open a fine bottle of Tyrells Merlot to bring in the new […]
By Tony Webeck BRENDAN Jones arrived at the 10th hole of the Coronet Course at the Millbrook Resort on Friday needing par or better to make the cut. Most likely. At four-under par through 35 holes of the New Zealand Open in Queenstown and with the afternoon field only a handful of holes into their […]
BY the time you read this April Fool’s Day will be safely out of the way and things will start to become much moreserious as LIV Golf League players, including as many as 13 major winners, prepare to showcase their talent at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. Yes, from April 21-23 it will be […]
BUNKER-TO-BUNKER… Inside Golf writers have their say! By Peter Owen IF I’D answered this question a few years ago I’d probably have said the US Masters. Who doesn’t love Augusta National’s impossibly beautiful setting and the exciting competition it always generates? But I’m beginning to think its so-called ‘tradition’ is a bit contrived, and I […]
By Michael Davis EIGHT years into the GM’s job at thriving Melbourne western suburbs club Medway, Brett Scothern, says things could not be going better. The former PGA professional turned club general manager says he’s never bored for long because there is always something different to do. “There’s no doubt your accountable 24/7. It’s the […]
CRAIG Parry has no time for golf these days. Only kidding! I meant ‘Paz’ has no time to actually play the game. In reality this former US Tour winner has never been busier ON the golf course. Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Parry decided to focus on the golf design side of the game several […]
INSIDE GOLF received this article from a person who makes a living from giving advice in the area of risk management to golf clubs. So, we agree he has a vested interest. Even so, it could serve as a warning to some clubs who do not have their houses in order – Michael Davis. What […]
THE growing role of females in turf industries was celebrated recently with the successful launch of John Deere’s Women in Turf program at the TPS Murray River golf tournament at Cobram Barooga Golf Club. As part of the program, six talented female greenskeepers from across the country volunteered at the event, and worked alongside club […]
Putting here makes rivals ‘green’ with envy SYDNEY’S Northern Beaches are renowned for stunning beaches, a buzzing café culture and a glorious natural setting. Yet nestled deep within, bordered by the expansive Garigal National Park and the serene waters of Narrabeen Lake, is the hidden gem of Cromer Golf Club. Just 40-minutes by car from […]
By Peter Owen THE past couple of years have been great for golf in Australia. Participation levels have never been higher, club membership is strong with long waiting lists at some golf clubs, and there is a genuine, and very welcome, interest in the game from young players. Some say it’s because of Covid, and […]
By Peter Owen IT WAS after he bombed out in the final stage of Q-School in 2017 – closing with rounds of 80 and 78 at Moonah Links all but dashing his dream of a career as a touring professional – that Mitchell Smith fell out of love with golf. Disappointed and disillusioned, the former […]
By Michael Davis SYDNEY’S Stephanie Kyriacou admits she was overwhelmed on her first year on the LPGA Tour. “There’s lots of outside factors that affect your golf bit by bit,” she said before hitting off in the Webex Championship at Rosebud Country Club recently. “Then there’s all the big names and different courses and places […]
By Peter Owen MICHAEL O’Connor, rugby legend and now passionate golfer, was spending a northern hemisphere winter playing rugby league with St Helens. With him was Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin, his Manly captain and good mate. The two Aussie larrikins had just finished 18 holes at Royal Birkdale, outside Liverpool, where two years later their countryman […]
BUNKER-TO-BUNKER: Inside Golf writers have their say! By Peter Owen AT my golf club’s last Annual General Meeting – when the makeup of the next board was decided and important initiatives are discussed and voted upon – nearly 120 men and women turned up to have their say. I would be surprised if five of […]
This month, Inside Golf, in conjunction with Champion Sports, are re-naming our Your Voice” page to Get a Grip! The best letter each month will now win a Superstroke Putter Grip, valued at $59.95! WINNER: TEEN VOLUNTEER UP TO THE TASK I’M the first to put my hand up and criticise the younger generation, but […]
BRETT Parker admits he still gets a feeling of euphoria every time he walks through the front door of Northbridge Golf Club. Parker has spent the past six months at Northbridge since ‘crossing the Harbour Bridge’ from Bexley Golf Club to take up the post as general manager. “I never get sick of walking into […]
By Michael Davis AT Mount Osmond Golf Club, perched over Adelaide looking out over the Gulf of St Vincent, they believe in going to any lengths to get their man. Early last year, the club lost its general manager, Mark Tan, who was successful in securing the GM’s position at Royal Adelaide. This led to […]
By Michael Davis THEY’RE blowing their trumpet loud and clear at the Heritage Golf and Country Club east of Melbourne. That’s because the famous Jack Nicklaus signature has been reinstated on its St John Course. The club says ground crews have worked diligently to produce two courses that members can be proud of and after […]
THOUGH it’s not officially open – with no hint of an announcement about a re-opening date in sight – golf is again being played at Pelican Waters. The first and final rounds of the Grant Field Junior Classic were played over Pelican Waters’ new 18-hole layout in January, with some observers pleasantly surprised at the […]
By Peter Owen FOR a golf club that honours former Victorian governor Sir Dallas Brooks, the epitome of English aristocracy, Noosa Golf Club, on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, is remarkably down to earth. Brooks, the British war hero who served as Victoria’s governor from 1949 to 1962, was a regular visitor to Noosa, and loved […]
WITH Links Hope Island set to celebrate its 30th anniversary this month, the ghosts of Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge still whisper around the championship layout, though the links has been tweaked a number of times. And if you turn back the clock three decades another familiar voice is remembered for his praise of the […]
By Scott Kramer THE annual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida is a golf equipment spectacle, with more than one million square feet of brand-new goods, apparel, accessories and other products on display. I have just returned from the 2023 rendition (it was the 31st year I’ve attended). As usual, the product introductions dropped plenty […]
By Gavin Kirkman, CEO – PGA of Australia IT was a real pleasure to attend the 70th PGA Show in Orlando last month. A stunning event put on by the PGA of America, it was heartening to see the global golf industry come back together in full-flight for the first time since the onset of […]
By Michael Cooney WHAT a review we have this month! I was lucky to receive an invitation to Callaway’s new product launch of the Paradym range at the Peninsula Kingswood Country Club. I thought the day would run like most product launch days where we test products, have a presentation about the product and that […]
ENTER now and you could soon take possession of a brand-new Callaway Paradym driver valued at more than $1000. Yes, you can be the one hitting it long and straight this golf season with one of the hottest drivers on the planet. The Callaway Paradym has that ‘wow’ factor and was a big hit (get […]
By Peter Owen HE’S been around for so long that some golf fans may have forgotten Richard Green is a seriously good player, the winner of three events on the European Tour, a member of Australia’s World Cup team on three occasions, and once placed as high as 29 in official world golf rankings. He’s […]
By Michael Davis AT just 33 years of age, Jake Solomon is relatively young to find himself in the general manager’s chair at Eastwood Golf Club. But with experience at Cranbourne, Woodlands and Commonwealth in senior financial positions, the Eastwood committee was very comfortable giving the personable young man the nod when he walked in […]
HE’S a long way removed from the world’s senior tours, but elegant Adam Scott showed some of Australia’s old masters what they’ll eventually have to face when he lined up in the season-ending Australian PGA Legends Tour Championship at Headland, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Scott, 42, who spent several weeks at his Noosa home over […]
By Peter Owen LIFE hasn’t always been kind to Brendan Smith. The former Newcastle golfer, who turned professional in 2010, has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has recurring disc issues in his lower back. Despite these setbacks, Smith competed on the One Asia Tour and the Australasian Tour until 2017, when he ran […]
By Peter Owen A $100 million upgrade, which includes a new state-of-the art clubhouse and enhanced golf facilities, will transform Pacific Golf Club, on Brisbane’s southside, into an elite, one-stop golf destination. Pacific’s 18-hole course, at Carindale about 10km from Brisbane’s CBD, has always enjoyed a reputation of being one of Queensland’s best members’ courses. […]
By Michael Davis YOU’LL get yourself a long and spirited 19th hole debate as to which is the best golf course of the 20-plus on the Mornington Peninsula. This is especially the case around this time of the year as people return to their offices and other workplaces after the peak holiday period. It is […]
By Peter Owen PROFESSIONAL golfer Will White’s life changed forever three years ago when he landed a job with Boags, the iconic Tasmanian beer brewer. It was there he met Jenny, his future wife, and rediscovered the confidence he’d lost when his fledgling career as a touring pro went off the rails, leaving him disillusioned […]
