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BUNKER-TO-BUNKER….Inside Golf writers have their say! By Michael Davis FOR the sake of this argument, I am putting aside the appalling human rights abuse issue here. So from the outset my argument is hopelessly flawed. But I want to focus on the US PGA Tour’s role in this whole debacle. Let’s face it. We’re talking […]
A FORMER golf professional is the new general manager of Patterson River Golf Club in Victoria. Adam Hayes, whose journey into golf club management started in the 1980s, says it is a great honour to be appointed GM at Patterson River GC in the southeastern suburb of Melbourne. “I started in the golf industry in […]
THE Golf Skate Caddy™ Tourer is an innovative standing position personal golf transporter that will revolutionise the way we all play. Not only is it fun to ride but golfers of all ages will experience a faster paced game. When you’re riding the GSC™ Tourer, the distance travelled is about the same as walking the […]
CAMERON Smith joined a small but elite group of Aussies to win the British Open Championship when he rode a red-hot putter to victory to win the 150thBritish Open at the Home of Golf St Andrews. Smith gave Irish hero Rory McIlroy and young Norwegian Victor Hovland a start and a beating as he careered […]
By Peter Owen THEY’RE a devoted bunch, these hickory golfers. They see beauty in rusty old golf clubs that most of us would consign to the scrap heap. And they readily take responsibility for upholding the traditions and behaviours that have made golf such a special game. So they happily cop the jibes that greet […]
DOES Central Queensland golfer Trevor Tougher know the golf course at Yeppoon Golf Club like the back of his hand? You bet he does! After all, he is the club’s superintendent and last month won his umpteenth Men’s Open Championship when he fired rounds of 66-67 for a 133 total – nine-under par. “I’m not […]
By Peter Owen FOR the past eight years former Nambour pro Darrell Dalton has been conducting weekly golf clinics for intellectually handicapped people on the Sunshine Coast. What’s more, he and his wife Michelle operate a charity pro shop in downtown Nambour, raising funds through the sale of golf gear – much of it donated […]
A SURVEY conducted prior to the explosive golf war between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has golf as the sport that amasses the most positive news coverage. Researchers at online ticket sales website livefootballtickets.com analysed 45,000 sports news articles over the past nine years (2013-2022) to find out which sporting codes received the best […]
THREE-TIME major winner and former European Ryder Cup team captain Padraig Harrington has shifted his focus now that he’s 50 years old and eligible to play on the PGA Tour Champions. The Irishman has made his presence felt on the PGA Tour Champions finishing tied for second at last month’s Rapiscan Systems Classic behind Kiwi […]
MARC Leishman will be the first to tell you that when it comes to the majors, the US Masters and The Open are the two that suit his game best. The 38-year-old owns three top-10s in the Masters and three top-6s in The Open. At press time, he still did not have a top-10 in […]
WEST Australian star Minjee Lee cruised to a four-shot victory at last month’s US Women’s Open, taming the stunning Pine Needles course in North Carolina and taking home an astonishing US$1.8m (AUD$2.5m) prize cheque. Apart from claiming the largest ever prizemoney cheque ever handed out in the history of women’s golf, Minjee’s win was also […]
THE new general manager at The National Golf Club, Matt Corby, is undaunted after 100 days in the job he landed ahead of many high profile local and international candidates. More than a few industry eyebrows were raised when Corby, 52, was appointed to what is arguably the biggest job in Australian golf. After all, […]
FOR a great golf holiday, it’s hard to find better value than Western Australia. In the West, they weave intriguing layouts, quality resorts, soothing spas, gourmet dining and blend urban cool with raw natural beauty. Here you’ll discover golf courses as good as anywhere in Australia and abroad. To be sure, golf is on the […]
PLAYING off a handicap of seven, John Deere’s Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Luke Chandler, knows the satisfaction golf brings to those who play it and what it takes to build and maintain a good course. “I love the challenge (of golf),” Mr Chandler said. “The feeling that you can continue to grow […]
At a historic night on Wednesday 8th June, the Huntingdale Golf Club members, by an overwhelming majority, voted in favour to proceed with the Club’s new OCM Master Plan. The delivery of the Master Plan and the partnership with the Cranbourne Country Club will ensure the future sustainability of the Huntingdale Golf Club. The innovative […]
BUNKER-TO-BUNKER….Inside Golf writers have their say! By Michael Court DON’T do it … please? Don’t deny us a chance to pay tribute to some of the greatest golfers of all time. Americans love their champions, especially the golfing ones. And we aren’t that different. I just spent an hour or so watching a “scramble” format […]
FOUR decades ago David Graham became the first Australian to win the US Open when he finished three strokes clear of Americans Bill Rogers and George Burns on the East Course of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. For the record, Graham fired rounds of 68-68-70-67 for a 273 total – seven-under par. His final […]
By Michael Davis KARRIE Webb will be nominated as captain of Australia’s golf team for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Webb, the legendary seven-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member, steps in to replace Ian Baker-Finch, who has retired from the role after captaining Australia at the 2016 Rio De […]
LIKE a lot of golf clubs, the front office, pro shop or on the course is where you find out what makes a golf club tick. That worked perfectly for Asquith Golf Club general manager Matthew Furze, who found a happy home at Asquith and has now worked in the golf industry for 29 years. […]
Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) is developing the best products, people and performance in the turf industry. Known as the go-to brand for ‘anything lawns’ in Australia, this includes turf, lawn care products, and lawn and turf related advice. Lawn Solutions Australia consists of a national network of locally owned, and mostly family-operated turf businesses. The […]
OCTOGENERIAN ACT leftie Ray Wright, for the second time, has achieved the feat of shooting his age. The 82-year-old achieved the feat in a Wednesday members’ competition at his home club RMC, Canberra. According to Ray, it should have been the third time, but on a previous attempt he missed by a shot after three-putting […]
AUSTRALIAN-OWNED and operated Tru-Turf Golf and Sports Turf Rollers will continue to deliver rolling perfection well into the future with the business changing ownership late last year. Gold Coast local Scott Bullard has taken control of the business and has wasted no time getting his hands dirty both here in Australia and in the United […]
LIVING Choice staff members, deposit holders, clients and guests celebrated another milestone in the creation of Living Choice Parkwood at a ground-breaking ceremony held at The Club at Parkwood Village. Living Choice, which owns 10 operating retirement villages in three states, will build its first Gold Coast village overlooking the Parkwood Golf Club on the […]
By Peter Owen IONNA Muir, the outstanding 14-year-old who owns the lowest handicap of any junior player on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, has just won Headland’s women’s club championship – by a staggering 32 strokes. The workaholic young star, who says she practices for three hours a day, even when she’s playing, is a member of […]
By TONY DURKIN THE recent floods may have inundated much of The Brisbane Golf Club course, but damage – and washed-up debris – was scant when compared to recent naturaldisasters. As a result, the course was closed for only 15 days in late February-early March while the clean-up took place, and is now back in […]
By Michael Davis CORELLAS are the nemesis of many turf managers. But one Victorian superintendent has literally taken the battle to the skies in a novel approach to ridding his course of the feathered scourge. Over the past few months the greens and surrounds at Ballarat Golf Club, an hour west of Melbourne, have been […]
By Michael Davis AN extremely talented 12-year-old from country Victoria has become the youngest player to win the Ladies’ Championship at Commonwealth Golf Club. But that’s only part of Olive Spitty’s story. She stepped out in the first round of the senior pennant season and won her match 3&1 against the Heritage Golf and Country […]
WOMEN have been recognised as a powerhouse at the Novotel Vines Resort in Western Australia with the entire golf department made up of dynamic females, which is unusual in a traditionally male-dominated sport. Believed to be the only all-female golf team in Australia, the resort is also one of the few clubs with equal playing […]
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By Michael Davis IF you can say you have beaten Tiger Woods – twice – in matchplay, then there’s a chance you might know a bit about thinking your way around the golf course. “Technique is important, but there are plenty of technically gifted golfers who can’t post a decent score,” says Nick O’Hern, in […]
Your golf game is always improving – shouldn’t your golf shoes improve along with it? Whether you’re looking to stand out on the course or withstand hours of practice in tough conditions, New Balance’s Collection of Golf Shoes is here to stand the test of time and talent. Stay cool, comfortable and supported during even […]
PING’s fourth-generation Glide wedge range, available locally from April 8, 2022, is based on one key design principle: ‘control that you can feel’. There are several key technical innovations involved in Ping’s successful engineering of this specific playability combination. The Glide 4.0 wedges feature a progressive multi-material construction that combines 8620 Carbon Steel with an […]
By Michael Davis THE late Australian golf legend Peter Thomson had a favourite Jack Newton story. It happened on the first tee at an exclusive Sydney club during a final round of a NSW Open. Newton was leading the event and Thomson was waiting on the first tee for him to start his final round […]
The May 2022 Issue of Inside Golf is available online This month: GREAT AUSSIE GOLF GETAWAYSOur annual guide to the best Aussie courses and destinations for a great golf trip ARE BUNKER RAKES STILL RELEVANT? WANAMAKER TROPHY UP FOR GRABS RESORT OF THE MONTHCurlewis Golf Club CLUB OF THE MONTHCamden Golf Club WE TRIED ITCallaway […]
I APPRECIATE what they’re trying to do … seriously I do. A world handicapping system is a great idea, but I am really beginning to think it isn’t really working. When it was introduced a couple of years ago, authorities told us that handicapping in Australia using the WHS (World Handicap System) would involve less […]
By Rob Willis Club-fitting: Edition 1 – Mizuno TECHNOLOGY! Someone of my vintage cringes just a little at the thought of the word. Yes, I can work the remote and find Netflix, Stan and Kayo, turn on a computer, send an email, maybe fill out an Excel spreadsheet, even deal with a PowerPoint presentation if […]
JACK Newton probably should have won at least two major championships. He was beaten in an 18-hole playoff for the 1975 British Open by the great Tom Watson and also finished second in the 1980 US Masters behind another great in Seve Ballesteros. Amazingly, that will not be how Jack Newton will be remembered. His […]
BUNKER-TO-BUNKER… Inside Golf writers have their say! By Peter Owen FOR me, the three great legacies of Covid are discovering the benefits of working from home, the disappearance of cash from the marketplace, and being able to choose your own lie in a bunker. I know bunkers are hazards; I know they should be avoided; […]
By Michael Davis THE DREAM: Curlewis Golf Club owners Lyndsay and David Sharp’s multi-million dollar foray into golf almost came about by accident. As owners of Leura Park Estate vineyard across the road from the club, they had been the official wine partner at Curlewis for years. They stepped up when they heard the iconic […]
PING’s fourth-generation Glide wedge range, available locally from April 8, 2022, is based on one key design principle: ‘control that you can feel’. There are several key technical innovations involved in Ping’s successful engineering of this specific playability combination. The Glide 4.0 wedges feature a progressive multi-material construction that combines 8620 Carbon Steel with an […]
