Search results for course
Australian golf professional Aaron Pike has won his first professional tournament, taking out a thrilling edition of the Victorian PGA Championship at RACV Cape Schanck Resort. Pike, who began the final round two shots off the lead, shot 2-under 68 to finish at 10-under the card. He faced a nervous wait as New Zealander Ryan […]
Marc Leishman secured a stunning victory at the CIMB Classic to become the first Australian and non-American to win the US$7 million tournament. The 34-year-old Leishman posted a final round seven-under-par 65 to claim his fourth PGA TOUR title and broke the stranglehold of the Americans, who have triumphed in the last eight editions. With […]
The 2018 Ryder Cup was a great event, (particularly for the European Team), and Michael Mosher from Teed Up Golf Tours tells us what it was like to actually be there. We catch up with rising Aussie star, Danny Nisbet, a bloke who likes to put it in overdrive every time he hits the course. […]
England’s Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston will make his debut at the Australian PGA Championship from November 29 – December 2 at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. “I’m really looking forward to getting back to Australia in the summer and I definitely couldn’t call myself a proper Englishman if I haven’t ticked the Gold […]
Australian golfer Jan Stephenson will officially be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame next year, joining world golf legends Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Dennis Walters and the late Peggy Kirk Bell as the Class of 2019. These five new members will be enshrined at the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Monday, […]
PGA TOUR winner and 5-time ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia champion Andre Stolz will make his return to top-level golf tomorrow when he tees it up in the Victorian PGA Championship at RACV Cape Schanck Resort. The 2009 Victorian PGA champion took a break from the game after wrist surgery just under five years […]
The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum has released the names of 15 finalists who will be considered for class enshrinement in 2019. The list of finalists includes men and women representing four different countries, and consists of candidates from the following four categories: Male Competitor, Female Competitor, Lifetime Achievement and Veterans. Below is […]
The Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Association, in partnership with title sponsor ActewAGL and Royal Canberra Golf Club have announced that the ActewAGL Canberra Classic will be once again returning to The Royal Canberra Golf Club from the 1st – 3rd March 2019. The tournament will be an official event on the ALPG Tour schedule […]
Golf Australia’s One Golf structure has officially launched, bringing together nearly all of Australian golf’s state and territory governing bodies under a single, unified structure that is aimed at boosting golf in Australia. The state/territory governing bodies of golf in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have signed service agreements with Golf […]
The October 2018 issue of Inside Golf is now online. This month, we look at the recently announced ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf teams. ALSO THIS MONTH: TOP TIPS: The Tape Trick for correct clubface contact WE TRIED IT: We test-drive the latest Mizuno JPX919 Irons, and the PRL Putter from PnP Golf FASHION ON […]
I recently had the opportunity to spend a week in Danang, Vietnam with a group of friends. We stayed at Hoi An and on the last day I was sitting on the beach and this lady came up to me with a form, asking a few questions about our time in Danang. As I was […]
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC), one of the world’s leading amateur golf events, will be televised across 160 countries and reach millions of homes around the world. The Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A – the event’s Founding Partners – have announced that there will be three hours of live […]
We chat with the industry’s top ball engineers and experts
Australian duo Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith will face a field that includes the defending champions, major championship winners and leading players from previous Presidents and Ryder Cups at the 2018 ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf, with each country’s leading player having selected his partner for the unique team format. England’s Ian Poulter […]
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will celebrate its 10th anniversary in style next month when a field featuring the top men’s amateur golf talent throughout Asia and Australasia will gather in Singapore The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, created by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A, will be played at the New […]
Australia will be represented by a team of eight players hoping for a “blinder” when competing at the forthcoming IBGA HANDA World Blind Golf Championship and Italian Open in Rome 1-5 October 2018. World Blind Golf Championships are held every two years in one of the 14 member countries where blind golf is played. The […]
The ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will bunker down in Gippsland with a brand new tournament teeing off at Yallourn Golf Club (YGC) next year. A proliferation of professional players will permeate the region for the inaugural ‘Gippsland Super Six’ – a fast-paced four-day major competition – and a plethora of community activities in […]
Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is one of Australia’s most popular golfing destinations. Featuring some of the country’s highest-rated courses along with jaw-dropping scenery, golfers are spoiled for choice. Portsea Golf Club Portsea Golf Club consistently ranks in the top 50 golf courses Australia wide and with its new modern clubhouse, hotel and course upgrades, it […]
We explore some of our favourite country golfing gems in and around NSW and the ACT Gold Creek Country Club Outfitting a new golf shop, launching a new on-line booking system and even a new menu at their popular restaurant, Trevino’s, things have never looked brighter for Gold Creek Country Club. The […]
The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will celebrate its 10th anniversary in style next month when a field featuring the top men’s amateur golf talent throughout Asia and Australasia will gather in Singapore The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, created by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A, will be played at the New […]
The September 2018 issue of Inside Golf is now online. This month, we honour three Australian Golf icons: Jarrod Lyle, Peter Thomson and Ian Stanley ALSO THIS MONTH: TECH TOYS: Check out the top GPS, Laser Rangefinders and Apps for the course. TOP TIPS: Improve your green-reading skills TRAVEL: Explore the golfing gems of Japan, […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. PGA TOUR THE NORTHERN TRUST Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey Purse: $9,000,000 ($1,620,000 to winner) Next Tournament: Dell Technologies Championship (Norton, Massachusetts, August 31-September 3) *THE NORTHERN TRUST is the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs where the top-125 players […]
Following on from a successful 2018 tournament, the Coca-Cola QLD PGA Championship is confirmed to return to Toowoomba from 21-24 February 2019. Hosted by City Golf Club, even more will be on offer for ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia players with prize money increasing to AUD$150,000. “The Coca-Cola QLD PGA Championship has found an […]
For the past 27 years, the Challenge organisation and the Yarra Yarra Golf Club have united forces to host one of the best corporate golf days in Australia. The Challenge Allenby Golf Day & Gala Dinner is one of the most engaging and beneficial golf events on the Australian golf calendar. Participants are presented the […]
A very common issue I encounter with my lesson students is that players often struggle with their golf swing and game when returning from illness or injury. Common wisdom would point towards the fact that very few of us are perfect patients when it comes to rehabilitation, I often hear golfers use the phrase “Doc […]
GAILES Golf Club, originally known as Goodna Golf Club, is renowned for having one of the best layouts in Queensland. In fact, it was rated good enough to host the 1955 Australian Open won by South African great Bobby Locke. But long before Locke won the national open at Gailes, another world-beater rated the course […]
The Golfing world has taken the Jarrod Lyle story to their hearts in recent weeks, and it has been warming to see the outpouring of support for this now iconic Australian golfer, who lost his battle with cancer on August the 8th, at the young age of 36. What Jarrod has done in his short life is a true testament to his courage, but the legacy he has built will live on for generations; such is the way that the golfing world has embraced Jarrod’s journey.
Adam Blyth held his nerve on the final hole in near darkness to be crowned the Inaugural 2018 Mercedes-Benz Gold Coast Sanctuary Cove Shootout. The members of the Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club were out in force to show their support for this exciting new format, and they were not disappointed as the 19 […]
IT was inevitable Mark Brady, the general manager at Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort, would end up with a career in sport. A sports fanatic from a young age, Brady first worked in the banking industry (10 years) followed by a role as a sales administrator that lasted five years. He then set […]
October is Golf Month and as a part of Golf Australia’s National campaign to drive golf participation and encourage take-up of golf club memberships, ALPG will be holding three National Women’s Golf Clinics in Victoria. The ALPG National Women’s Clinics have been running Australia-wide now for the past three years, providing a unique and enjoyable […]
The final round of the 2018 Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways was a show worthy of the stage, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar edging out a white-hot Anthony Quayle to win at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. His 14-under total proved to be one shot too many for Queenslander Quayle, the 23-year-old’s astonishing 9-under 63 enough […]
The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth is set for its third staging in 2019 when it is played from 14-17 February at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. In the inaugural ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth, local hero Brett Rumford dominated in front of his home crowd while Thai superstar Kiradech […]
Here is a recap of the latest news from Golf Management Australia ‘One GMA’ progress Over the past 12 months, GMA has undertaken a project to develop a more ‘unified’ approach to GMA-related activities across the country,with the project progressing well to date. The project has involved consultation with each state executive over the past […]
ANYONE who hasn’t played at Roseville Golf Club in Sydney’s north doesn’t know what they’re missing. And long-serving course superintendent Mark O’Sullivan has been flat out keeping this private course to the standard that keeps members raving about it. Actually not flat – but flat on his back. O’Sullivan couldn’t attend an awards ceremony in […]
The R&A and the USGA are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials, reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability. Following a six-week period of feedback and consultation with interested parties that begins today, the regulations will be finalised in a published “interpretation” of […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action on the PGA Tour, and the Australians’ performances. PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Purse: $6,200,000 ($1,116,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP — 246 Stuart Appleby DNP — 197 Aaron Baddeley T65 (-6) $12,958 […]
Last month saw the much-anticipated and highly-touted launch of Top Golf on the Gold Coast. For the uninitiated, Top Golf is like a driving range on ultra-steroids, seamlessly incorporating a high-tech element into hitting balls (automated ball tee-up, computerised scoring and games, high-tech targets, etc), while also adding a full “American style” Sports bar/food & […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. The Open Championship Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus, Scotland Purse: $10,500,000 ($1,890,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Cameron Davis* T39 (+2) $41,375 N/A In his […]
With the British Open coming up at Carnoustie, we revisit the 1999 Open at the same venue, when it famously fell apart for tournament leader Jean Van Der Velde on the 72nd hole. His playing partner that day was Craig Parry, who talks us through what happened on that incredible final hole. Larry’s love affair […]
PGA TOUR has unveiled a revamped tournament schedule for next season, providing an exciting change for players and fans as they are able to engage in – and better follow – a cadence of events highlighted by significant championships every month and culminating with the FedExCup Playoffs in August. Highlights from the new 46-tournament schedule: […]
