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Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Purse: $7,300,000 ($1,314,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby CUT (+4) — 239 Missed the cut for the third time, in his fifth […]
Two of Australia’s most famous tournament venues have won the rights to host the 2020 and 2022 editions of the Australian Open. A strong field of contenders from Melbourne’s famous Sandbelt put their credentials to Golf Australia to fill the “release years” from the current eight-year contract with Sydney. GA chief executive Stephen Pitt was […]
The world of golf is coming to Melbourne and fans will be able to catch the action as tournament officials have announced that Nine Australia will broadcast the 59th edition of the Melbourne World Cup of Golf at The Metropolitan Golf Club on 21-25, November 2018. The PGA TOUR and Nine agreed on the one-year […]
Imagine how much you’d look forward to golf if every round played out like this: A private transfer takes you to the golf course and on arrival there’s a chorus of immaculately groomed caddies lining the entrance to welcome you with calls of “Sawadee Kha” – a traditional welcome. Your caddie, sporting a caddy bib […]
The Australian golf industry lost a legend and icon this week, as the family of Australian golfing great Peter Thomson AO, CBE, announced his passing on Wednesday, 20 June. He was 88. Thomson had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and lost his battle at home in Melbourne surrounded by family. […]
A GOLF club can ill-afford to rest on its laurels these days. You need to move with the times and there is no better example of that than the magnificent Catalina Country Club on the New South Wales South Coast. Not content with having an iconic golf course, magnificent clubhouse and ‘contented’ membership, this club […]
The Vic Open will become Australian golf’s richest week in 2019 with the combined prize pool surging to an unprecedented $3 million. That’s more than double the $1.3 million on offer in 2018 and means since moving to 13th Beach Golf Links in 2013, the prize pool has increased ten-fold – from $300,000 to $3 […]
Troon International, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing, has announced its latest partnership with Brookwater Golf and Country Club, Queensland’s premium golfing destination. The spectacular 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course, set in a beautiful Australian landscape, is now set to benefit from Troon’s unrivalled expertise and experience as the company […]
Industry leading golf brand distributor Walkinshaw Sports has been appointed as the exclusive green grass distributor for Under Armour golf apparel, footwear and accessories in Australia. Dan Harrap, General Manager of Walkinshaw Sports said, “This is an extremely exciting opportunity for Walkinshaw Sports and for the local green grass golf industry. Our partnership with Under […]
Lakeside Golf Club Camden’s most recent Business Ladies Golf courses were held from January – March 2018, having over 15 ladies participate. Local golfer, Kim Teale participated in the first Business Ladies Golf course back in October – November 2017 and has made several new friendships with ladies who had never played golf before but […]
IT started out as a “let’s see how the other half live” golfing exercise, and has turned into an annual extravaganza between four interstate golf clubs. Members from Muirfield (NSW), Amstel (Vic), Tea Tree Gully (SA) and Nudgee (Qld) golf clubs have, for the past 48 years, met on a rotational basis to challenge each […]
PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan has had a front-row seat to watch Australia take over the sport of golf. Jason Day and Marc Leishman themselves in contention week after week, and 21-year-old Curtis Luck—the former amateur world No. 1—will soon be knocking on the door. Golf, now more than ever, is an international sport. […]
The other day, I was playing a round as a guest at a local club, where I was paired with a member of the club’s golf committee. During the round, I noticed that the course had been set up in a rather “challenging” way, with the tees set back, pins tight, speedy greens, rough grown […]
The 2019 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open will be played at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide from 14-17 February. Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt, in conjunction with the South Australian Government, is also thrilled to announce venues for the following two national championships. “We have had tremendous support from all in South Australia, […]
Seeking his first Web.com Tour title, Cameron Davis rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the third annual Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation by one stroke over Kevin Dougherty, Josh Teater and Lanto Griffin. Davis essentially came out of nowhere to earn his maiden Tour win, in just […]
FORMER touring professional Paul Donahoo has been appointed golf operations manager at Brookwater Golf and Country Club. The 37-year-old started in his new role last month after spending seven years as assistant manager at Victoria Park Golf Club in Brisbane. Donahoo is extremely familiar with Brookwater Golf and Country Club after spending a number of […]
Following years of golf operation and functions, the Kingston Links Golf Course will host its final golfers on July 1st, 2018. The owners of the 65ha site occupying the golf course have for some time been planning a residential village development within the unique wetland zone. Throughout the time of planning, the ongoing golf operations were managed […]
South Korean superstar Jiyai Shin claimed victory at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic at Royal Canberra Golf Club back in February this year and has recently announced that she will donate her prizemoney of $22,500 to the ALPG to put towards our ALPG Next Generation Camp and other Development initiatives. When Jiyai first committed to play […]
Tiger Woods has confirmed his entry for The 147th Open at Carnoustie. Woods has conquered the one true test to become Champion Golfer of the Year on three occasions having lifted the iconic Claret Jug twice at St Andrews (2000, 2005) and once at Royal Liverpool (2006). In 2005, the American became only the sixth […]
The R&A and the USGA have launched a comprehensive project to analyse distance in golf and gather perspectives from the worldwide golf community. The Distance Insights project will examine distance through a multi-pronged approach that includes global stakeholder engagement, third-party data review and primary research. Focus groups and discussion forums will play an important role […]
ESTABLISHED in 1898, the Yarra Yarra Golf Club is proving that a positive, forward-thinking attitude can pay massive dividends in today’s environment, while still retaining the historic, character-filled charm and traditions of a long and treasured past. Designed in 1926 by Alex Russell in partnership with the great golf architect Dr Alister MacKenzie, the world-class […]
Middlemount Golf Club president Jamie Sullivan is as proud as punch to be named Golf Queensland’s Volunteer of the Year, but extremely embarrassed at what he calls the ‘unnecessary fuss’. “What I do out here is pretty normal in a country community,” said 32-year-old Jamie who has lived and worked in the Central Queensland mining […]
QUALIFIED accountant Johnathon Zirkler, who did his PGA traineeship at Toowoomba Golf Club at Middle Ridge on Queensland’s Darling Downs, has returned to his old stomping ground as general manager. Inside Golf caught up with Zirkler to find out about his transition into golf club management. What has been your career path to managing Toowoomba […]
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. AT&T Byron Nelson May 17-13 Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas Purse: $7,700,000 ($1,386,000 to winner) Next Tournament: Fort Worth Invitational (Fort Worth, Texas, May 24-27) […]
TPC Sawgrass is home to arguably the finest collection of challenging holes on the PGA TOUR schedule, and the assemblage of PLAYERS Championship winners over the last decade or so is reflective of how much of a difficult test the golf course can be, as it’s produced victors from all over the world. The list […]
It’s good to be Jason Day these days. The Australian golfer returns to TPC Sawgrass this week fresh off a win at the Wells Fargo Championship, his second victory of the season. And he’ll take a shot at a third at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he won in 2016. Surely, few in the field probably […]
Is it possible for an ageing golf pro to find true love with a cavity back wedge? We think the answer is yes, and it happens in this episode of Backspin when Larry reviews Cleveland Golf’s CBX Wedge. We find out what it feels like for a young pro to win big for the first […]
Jason Day has captured his second win on tour this year, courtesy of a two-shot victory over Americans Nick Watney and Aaron Wise at The Wells Fargo Championship, played at Quail Hollow Golf Course, Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite carding four bogeys in his final round (on a day when he admitted his game wasn’t his […]
Every month, I hear (or read via email) stories about a variety of governance issues at clubs. Whether it’s board dysfunction, lack of role clarity, micromanagement, lack of future planning or any number of similar issues surrounding a Board or committee, the fact remains that many clubs across Australia are suffering as a result of […]
The International Federation of PGA Tours announced today that the player eligibility criteria for the 2018 Melbourne World Cup of Golf has been confirmed, as anticipation builds to the unique international teams event return to the famed Melbourne Sandbelt region November 22-25, 2018 at The Metropolitan Golf Club. The Melbourne World Cup of Golf will […]
Former World Number 1 and one of Fiji’s greatest sportsmen Vijay Singh has again shown his commitment to his home tournament and signed on for his fifth straight appearance at the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways. Singh joins good friend and fellow World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els in the field for the […]
Inside Golf and Golf Mornington Peninsula are giving away ONE FREE ENTRY to this year’s Ninth Annual Mornington Peninsula Golf Classic ($695 Value). One of the most exciting and “in-demand” events on the peninsula each year, the event is regularly sold out, and has proven to be fun for all who attend. Terms […]
Once again, the Mornington Peninsula will be on show to men and women golfers from across the country and overseas as the highly-anticipated Ninth Annual Mornington Peninsula Golf Classic tees off from Monday 29 October to Thursday 1 November 2018. To quote Peter Thomson, golfing legend and internationally renowned golf course architect: “For sheer variety, […]
The Northern Territory PGA Championship is confirmed to be played on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia for the next two years. The Northern Territory Government confirmed that the professional golf tournament would be played for the next two years with the government committing to provide $150,000 per annum to cover the Northern Territory […]
The ALPG Tour moved on from yet another hugely successful ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club, where Korean LPGA rookie Jin Young Ko stole the show with a three-shot victory, to the beautiful NSW seaside town of Coffs Harbour. Getting from Adelaide to Coffs Harbour does not seem like the easiest journey […]
YEPPOON Golf Club’s Joey Kimbara and Bernie Antcliff won the men’s and women’s (respectively) Central Queensland Sandgreen Open Championships last month. Kimbara defeated Rockhampton Golf Club’s Shaun Antcliff on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff after the pair had returned rounds of nine-under par 61s at Mt Morgan golf course. It was Kimbara’s […]
CITY Golf Club at Toowoomba on the Darling Downs is a big believer in the adage share and share alike. As one of the most financially successful clubs in Queensland, City Golf Club for the past five years has been sharing its success with less fortunate golf clubs in the district and even one outside […]
Devilbend Golf Club on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula lives on thanks to the local council who granted the club a new 21-year lease that will take them through to 2039. And in further good news the club’s former general manager Tim O’Sullivan has returned to take charge. O’Sullivan was general manager at Devilbend GC from 2004-2010 […]
QUEENSLAND’S Boonah Golf Club, affectionately known as the Fairway of the Scenic Rim, celebrated its 90th anniversary in style recently. More than 140 players took part in the two-day event including PGA of Australia CEO and “Boonah boy” Gavin Kirkman. “I felt proud to be involved in this special occasion and cannot wait to come […]
Gold Creek Country Club director Harry Konstantinou has announced plans to shrink the Canberra golf course nearly in half to potentially make way for a new housing development, the Canberra Times has reported. In a fiery community meeting last month, Mr Konstantinou defended stark criticism from residents concerned about the conversion of the green space, […]
