By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Seven-week Aussie golf swing to forge ahead
The ISPA HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will forge ahead with its seven-event schedule to start the new year despite the ongoing border uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of last Sunday’s Blitz Golf event at Glenelg Golf Club in Adelaide, the Australasian Tour’s next tournament is the Gippsland Super 6 at […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on It’s time for data-driven decisions in golf
Over the last few issues, I’ve noted how Covid-19 has been an unexpected boon for golf. Not only has it boosted our playing numbers, but it also “forced the hand” of the R&A (and the wider golf industry) to adopt many game-improvement changes/adjustments. Among these are the removal of bunker rakes (leading to improved playability, […]
By David Newbery on Comments Off on Resort of the month: The Kooralbyn Valley
SET at the foot of the McPherson Ranges some 90 kilometres from both Brisbane and the Gold Coast, The Kooralbyn Valley (resort and golf course) is the one inland golf experience you won’t want to miss. The serene and distinctive beauty of its 18 holes is a complete departure from coastal resort courses.It’s a credit […]
By Karen Lunn on Comments Off on Special K: Steph Kyriacou’s incredible rookie season
When Steph Kyriacou walked onto the first tee on the opening day of the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville earlier this year, she had little idea that just four days later her life and her golfing journey would be changed forever. While Steph was highly regarded as one of Australia’s leading amateur players, on paper anyway, […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Jon Rahm Joins Callaway Golf Tour Staff
Jon Rahm, the #2 ranked player in the world, has joined Callaway’s Tour professional staff in a multiyear agreement. As a Staff Pro, he will transition into a full bag of Callaway Woods, Callaway Irons, Callaway Wedges, a Callaway Chrome Soft X Golf Ball and an Odyssey Putter. “I’m so happy to be joining Callaway, […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Inside Golf January 2021 Issue now online
The January 2021 Issue of Inside Golf is now online! This month: BOUNCING BACK: FIVE COMEBACK STORIES TO WATCH IN 2021 Rollin’ on the River: Our favourite courses along the Murray River Resort of the Month: The Kooralbyn Valley Top Tips: How to “Prepare to deliver” Special K: Steph Kyriacou’s incredible rookie season Plus: the […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Inside Golf editor wins esteemed Golf Media Award
The Australian Golf Media Association (AGMA) last night announced the winners of the 2019-2020 Australian Golf Media Awards, an annual event honouring excellence in golf media. Inside Golf editor Richard Fellner was awarded the highly esteemed Best Photographic/Illustration Presentation award for his photograph of a burnt teemarker at Buchan Valley GC in East Gippsland, Victoria, following the state’s ravaging […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Inside Golf December 2020 – Read Online
The December 2020 Issue of Inside Golf is online for your viewing pleasure! This month: Christmas Gear CheerOur picks for your holiday wish list The Social Network:The country’s most welcoming courses and clubs Top Travel:Great golf along The NSW Mid to Far North Coast Covid Craziness:Top Tour Storylines From 2020 PLUS: The latest news, reviews, […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on When opportunity knocks
While COVID-19 has brought a lot of pain, suffering, chaos and confusion to the world, it has also (believe it or not) brought a potential shining light to the golf industry. There is a massive…and I mean MASSIVE…opportunity in golf at the moment. One of those “once in a hundred years” type of situations. Unfortunately, […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Minjee Lee captures Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic
Australia’s Minjee Lee captured the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic with a clutch birdie putt from 20ft at the first extra hole to beat France’s Celine Boutier in a thrilling shoot-out under the Middle Eastern moonlight. Following in the footsteps of previous champions including Annika Sorenstam, Lexi Thompson and Shanshan Feng, Lee came into the week […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on A matter of perspective
SKY-High banana-slices out of bounds…fat/chunked chip shots…fried-egg bunker lies…tee shots landing in fairway divots…slow play…lip-outs…water balls…three-putts… …I enthusiastically cherished every single one of them last month. Following three months of government-imposed “prison time” here in Victoria, I was chomping at the bit to be able to (FINALLY) tee it up again on the golf course. […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Golf Fore A Cause Partners with Lifeline Australia
Australian golf retailer Drummond Golf’s “Golf Fore a Cause” initiative has announced a partnership with Lifeline Australia, Australia’s largest suicide prevention service. Over the next three years, Golf Fore a Cause has pledged to donate $250,000 to Lifeline. The donation will provide much-needed support so Lifeline can continue to be there for the most vulnerable […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Golf NSW appoints Regional Managers to boost participation programs
Golf NSW, in conjunction with Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), has appointed eight Regional Managers to deliver participation programs and club support services throughout NSW and the Australian Capital Territory. Stuart Fraser, CEO of Golf NSW, said the appointments are a first for the two closely-aligned organisations, and a significant commitment to not only golf […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Note to Victorian clubs and readers of Inside Golf
With the opening/lockdown (and delivery) restrictions currently imposed on Victorian facilities and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Inside Golf has been unable to deliver our September and October issues to our subscriber courses and clubs throughout Victoria. Rest assured that all printed copies and bundles for both months are currently being held in our printing […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Better stretching, eating, sleeping and moving is better than ‘the cure’
By Patricia Maris, Golfness Strategist There are many benefits that players can derive from golf. Apart from the joy of the game, the beauty of the courses and spending time in the glory of nature, this ancient game provides players with many hidden health benefits. But are we doing it right? According to statistics, more […]
The October 2020 issue of Inside Golf Magazine is now online. THIS MONTH: WIN: A fully-fitted set of Mizuno JPX921 Irons ON THE COVER: Hideki Matsuyama aims for victory after season of near misses FASHION ON THE FAIRWAYS: The latest designs to look (and play) your best LIFESTYLE LIVING: Australia’s newest On-Course Communities PLAYING TIPS: […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Covid to the rescue?
I’d like to wholeheartedly thank the multitude of readers who took the time to contact me last month, expressing support and concern about my emotional wellbeing, following my confession about mental health issues (“It’s ok to admit you’re not ok”). Rest assured that I’m fine, and I appreciate every email, letter and call I received. […]
Australian Brett Drewitt celebrated Father’s Day with his first victory in his 116th career start on Sunday at the Lincoln Land Championship presented by LRS. “I was talking to my parents last night and I was kind of thinking about how cool it would be to win on Father’s Day,” said Drewitt, a father to […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on PGA TOUR announces full schedule for 2020-21, 50-event “Super” seasonPGA Tour
“Super season” features 50 tournaments, the most in a season since 1975 The PGA TOUR has announced the complete schedule for the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season, featuring 50 official FedExCup tournaments – including 14 tournaments that were postponed or canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – culminating with the crowning of the FedExCup […]
The September 2020 issue of Inside Golf Magazine is now online. THIS MONTH: ON THE COVER: Tennis star Ash Barty swings into golf. TECH ON THE TEE: The latest gadgets and gizmos to help you play your best PLAYING TIPS: Head down and left arm stiff? Rubbish! TOP TRAVEL: Must-play courses in WA, Hunter Valley […]
(Story by Chris Cox, PGA Tour) While attention was sometimes elsewhere Saturday at the BMW Championship, Hideki Matsuyama and Dustin Johnson managed to grab the headlines at the end, as their steady play continued with matching 69s, good enough for a share of the third-round lead at 1-under overall. “(Matsuyama) is hitting it fine. Obviously […]
By Karen Lunn on Comments Off on Minjee driving for major glory on the LPGA Tour in 2020minjee lee
Australia’s number 1 female golfer Minjee Lee has just finished 3rd and 4th in back-to-back tournaments on the LPGA Tour, following the tour’s enforced break for Covid-19. For her efforts, Minjee picked up a total of $US153,083 in these two events, taking her career earnings to over $US6.3 million, not bad for a 24-year-old in […]
If getting back to nature, exploring the great outdoors and reconnecting with our amazing country and its people is what you’re looking for, then Outback Queensland is for you! The landscapes are like no other — from red deserts to luscious waterholes — and are all waiting to be explored. There is also some epic […]
Story by Chris Cox/PGA Tour CHICAGO – The stakes are simple this week for Tiger Woods. Finish fourth or better at the BMW Championship and Woods will once more qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship and a shot at a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour victory. Anything less than that, and the 44-year-old will be watching […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on PGA TOUR 2K21 Videogame launches
For seasoned golf pros and rookies alike, your tee time has finally arrived: PGA TOUR® 2K21 is available now for the PlayStation®4 system, the Xbox One family of devices, including the Xbox One X and Windows PC via Steam*, Nintendo Switch™ system** and Stadia. Developed by HB Studios, the team behind The Golf Club 2019 […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on 2020…in Hindsight
They say hindsight is 20/20. Well, the year 2020 (thus far) is providing plenty of opportunity for hindsight, especially when we look at the golf industry. As I write this, Victoria has entered a second lockdown period, borders are shut and cases are rising. However, while it seems all doom and gloom, we can all […]
By Karen Lunn on Comments Off on Getting back to (the new) Normal?
It is great to finally be able to touch base with you all again after the unscheduled break due to the COVID-19 virus. It’s crazy that a name we had never heard of has become such a big part of our world and lives just a few months down the track. There is no doubt […]
While businesses and lives across the world have been tragically affected by the COVID-19 crisis, there has been, surprisingly, a bit of a bright side…at least in Australia. The numerous lockdowns and restrictions imposed by governments—which have generally banned most sporting activities—have named golf as one of the few sports/activities that can legally be played. […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on RACV announces closure of RACV Golf Membership
Members of the RACV Golf Club membership program were left scrambling this week, following notification that the RACV is shutting down the program. The club, which began operating in 2011—offering official Golf Australia handicaps, golf events and discounted golf rates at RACV golf courses—announced the August 24 discontinuation of the program via an email to […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Tiger v Jack v Seve v Rory? Stats and fans to decide ‘The Open for the Ages’the open
Who would win if Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros and other Open Champions IN THEIR PRIME, battled it out at once for The Open Championship, on the most spectacular golf course on the planet? The R&A is inviting golf fans around the world to take part in a very special celebration of golf’s original […]
Gamers around the world will be able to test themselves against the unrelenting challenge of links golf as the inaugural e-Open presented by Mastercard launches today. The virtual stroke play tournament will take place over the iconic links of Royal St George’s from 13 July to 8 September, with qualifying events and knock-out rounds running throughout […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Australian Golf Centre to unite golf’s peak bodies
Australian golf will find a new home in the heart of Melbourne’s Sandbelt with a new state-of-the-art facility to be built. The Australian Golf Centre will be the new headquarters for Golf Australia, PGA of Australia, Golf Victoria and Sandringham Golf Links Management. The $18.8 million project, majority funded by the Victorian Government’s $15.3 million […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on PGA TOUR back on the tee this week. Covid Testing protocols in place.
The PGA TOUR’s 91-day hiatus since The PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP was canceled—the longest unscheduled break from competition since World War II—will finally end this Thursday (Friday morning, Australia time) when play resumes at the Charles Schwab Challenge. As one of the first sports to get underway since the Covid-19 pandemic, golf is prepared take center stage […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Inside Golf announces August issue re-launch – helping clubs get a much-needed boost!
After a quiet three-month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia’s Most-Read Golf Publication, Inside Golf, has announced it will return with the August 2020 issue. With golf clubs, golf facilities and golf businesses around Australia enduring financial stress and hardship since the sport was restricted in March, Inside Golf management decided to suspend publishing […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Woods fends off Mickelson in charity match to raise US$20M for Covid-19 reliefThe Match, covid-19
Tiger Woods has gotten the better of Phil Mickelson once more. Playing on his home golf course, the 82-time PGA TOUR winner built an insurmountable advantage over the first six holes before fending off a late rally to beat his longtime rival Mickelson, 1-up, in Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Charity. A total of […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on Backspin Golf Podcast Episode 22
In this episode of Backspin, Larry and Steve catch up with Ian Baker-Finch and cover a stack of topics including the PGA Tour in a post-Covid world, the Australian summer of golf, the Olympic Games, Donald Trump and Jim Nantz. Larry’s tip involves popping in to your local pro shop to talk about your balls, […]
By Inside Golf on Comments Off on R&A Launches £7 million Covid-19 Funding Packagecovid-19
The R&A today launched a £7 million funding package, The R&A Covid-19 Support Fund, to help golf deal with the impact of the pandemic. The fund will be largely aimed at national associations and other affiliated bodies in Great Britain and Ireland. With the global pandemic leading to widespread temporary course closures and drastic reductions in […]
Victorian golfers can head back to the course from Wednesday. Premier Daniel Andrews this morning announced the state will take the first steps to come out of its stage three Covid-19 lockdown from midnight tomorrow. A range of outdoor sports and activities will now be permitted, including golf. It’s understood that golfers will be permitted […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Australian PGA Tour set for new ‘wrap-around’ season of golf
The ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will endeavour to recapture golf’s golden years in this country with a reimagined tournament schedule that will see the tour in full swing from October and culminate with the crowning of the Order of Merit winner in March. The restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic has brought about […]
By Richard Fellner on Comments Off on Adam Scott showcases Sunshine Coast’s Maleny Golf Club with live Instagram feed of “Nine Holes with a Mate”
Former world-champion golfer Adam Scott may have titled his round of golf at the Sunshine Coast’s Maleny Golf Club as “Nine Holes with a Mate”, but he invited the rest of the world to join him via a ‘live’ Instagram feed. Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is renowned for championship golf courses such as Coolum, Twin Waters […]