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PUT aside for a minute, the two great golf courses at Moonah Links Resort on the Mornington Peninsula. The whole place has a great vibe to it. So many of these superb golf facilities lack soul. Their pristine clubhouses and courses can be a trifle stultifying for visitors, especially those with families. Moonah Links, though, […]
A traveling party of 36 enjoyed at 12-game golf tour in Ireland. WITH tour party of 36, Trendsetter Travel recently completed a 12-golf game tour of Ireland, playing many of the great links courses near Dublin, Killarney and County Mayo. All golf included motorised carts with stays in five-star or the best hotels available, […]
Cape Kidnappers. LUXURY golf cruise tour operator, Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours (TTGT) has released the itinerary for its 12-night Melbourne to Auckland Golf Cruise. Setting sail from November 30 to December 12, 2025, the cruise itinerary is compelling, with travel on Silversea’s latest ocean cruise ship, Silver Nova, along with her sister ship Silver Ray, […]
Play Kingsbarn, another golfing gem, on CGE’s Scotland golfing tour. CGE, named Australia’s best outbound tour operator at the World Golf Industry awards, invites golfers to join them on a “once in a lifetime” golfing experience to Scotland and to the home of golf atSt Andrews. Taking place from July 26 to August 6, 2026, […]
ITS official, Rory McIlroy is heading down under to compete in the Australian Open for the next two years. As detailed on our Page 5 editorial written by Michael Davis, the US Masters champion will tee it up at Royal Melbourne from December 4-7, before also returning in 2026 at a venue yet to be […]
Can Bryson go back-to-back? IT was a memorable victory at Pinehurst in 2024, with Bryson DeChambeau outlasting Rory McIlroy in a last round shootout to secure a second US Open title. That win came four years on from his first US Open triumph in 2020, with DeChambeau showing a liking for what is traditionally golf’s […]
DID gamesmanship lead to Greg Norman’s first major heartbreak loss at the 1984 US Open? It could have been a factor, according to Norman’s former coach Charlie Earp. Charlie was on the Shark’s bag the year American Fuzzy Zoeller tormented the Australian during the 18-hole playoff showdown. Some time ago, Charlie kindly rekindled the memories […]
Ritchie Smith, left, with star pupil Min Woo Lee. RENOWNED West Australian golf coach, Ritchie Smith, has made two life changing decisions albeit years apart. The first was to quit playing the Australian PGA Tour once his wife, Lou, became pregnant with their first child. “It was the perfect time for me to quit the […]
Ossie Moore has announced his retirement from the golfing industry. WHEN golf professional Ossie Moore blacked out at the wheel of his Mercedes sedan not far from his Gold Coast home, it was lucky the car was travelling at only 40kph. Even so, when the Mercedes left the road and hit a tree it was […]
As a tournament professional, Ewan Porter was a two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour. LIFE is a never-ending balancing act for Ewan Porter, a man who has left his mark on so many parts of the golf industry. The former touring professional’s first love is his NextGen Amateur Golf Tour, which he launched six years […]
A trio of greens at Commonwealth. All new greens and bunker complexes at the 7th in the foreground with the 10th top left and 12th top right. HAVING ‘fine-tuned’ a hook and a block well before he arrived at Commonwealth Golf Club as GM three years ago, Peter Paccagnan light-heartedly says the newly renovated course […]
MONTHLY Medal stroke rounds taking five hours, regular men’s and women’s club competition events four hours, 45, can be a common occurrence at both private and social golf clubs around the country. Some courses may live with taking that long to play however it wasn’t good enough at Cronulla Golf Club and they did something […]
A VISIONARY partnership is set to deliver a mid-density, wellness-focused retirement community on prime golf course land in Sydney’s western suburbs. Pariter Pty Limited, a business specialising in the development and operation of community infrastructure, in collaboration with the Cumberland Country Golf Club, has announced a project which will enhance community and lifestyle, with approval […]
Greg Chalmers has enjoyed a career renaissance since joining the PGA TOUR Champions. West Australian Greg Chalmers is renowned for his putting prowess — the flatstick helping to propel him to two Australian Open titles and global success across a 30-year career. Now, thanks to impressive gains in clubhead speed, he’s poised to keep cashing […]
The spectacular Laguna Lang Co golf course. AMATEURS and club golfers rally your club pro, professionals fire up your mates, and enter a team for the Danang, Vietnam Pro Am, a week of golf in August 2026 not to be missed. A pro-am event, organised and escorted by award-winning golf tour operator CGE Golf, the […]
Nguyen Tuan Anh played some magnificent golf on his way to the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final title. VIETNAM’S hot streak at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final shows no sign of slowing, with Tuan Anh Nguyen sealing an impressive victory with a clutch birdie on the final hole becoming the latest homegrown champion. The […]
An aerial view of the first hole at Chhun On Golf Resort in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Picture by Chhun On Golf Resort. THE Chhun On Golf Resort in Phnom Penh, Cambodia will host an International Series event in 2025 after being added to this year’s tournament calendar. The International Series Cambodia, presented by Royal Group, […]
Prestigious and steeped in history, some of golf’s most storied moments have taken place on the Championship Ailsa course at Turnberry, home of four exceptional Open Championships. Trump Turnberry has now announced the launch of an International Challenge, scheduled to tee off from October 20-23, 2025, an event with a carefully curated itinerary and inclusions. […]
LUXURY golf cruise tour operator, Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours (TTGT) has released the itinerary for its 16-night Prague to Paris Golf Cruise which is scheduled to set sail from August 10-26, 2026. The itinerary is compelling with great five-star hotels in Prague (4 nights) and Paris (3 nights) and a nine-night cruise travelling on four […]
Travelrite International believes it’s one that combines a love of golf with the comfort and luxury of cruising — and they’ve designed the perfect package to deliver just that. Imagine teeing off at world-class courses in multiple countries, without ever having to worry about packing, unpacking or transportation. By day, play some of the most […]
THE Sunshine Coast has always had a reputation for quality – whether in food, golden beaches, golf, accommodation, markets, shopping, fishing and hiking Mount Coolum or the Glass House Mountains. For golfers, the number and variety of golf courses on the Sunshine Coast is heavenly. Here you will find a richness of golf courses from […]
Mizuno JPX 925. HELLO Golfers! What a treat it has been thus far testing and reviewing clubs and again this month’s review has not disappointed and in fact has only enhanced the reputation of the Mizuno brand. Tested and reviewed this month is the Mizuno Pro S-3 and Mizuno JPX 925 Forged irons. I need […]
HE has long been touted as a player to challenge the world’s best, with Min Woo Lee delivering on that potential with a win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. Lee shot rounds of 66-64-63-67 for a 20-under-par total around the Memorial Park course in winning by one shot and holding off the challenge of […]
A young lion showed he is ready to roar onto one of the world’s biggest golf stages following Harrison Crowe’s win in the National Tournament in Victoria in late March. This 23-year-old captured the imagination of the golfing public a couple of years ago with his famous shot from outside nearby Dunvegan Hotel, launching a […]
BRITAIN’S Mimi Rhodes claimed her first professional win on the Ladies European Tour (LET) with a two-shot victory at the Ford Women’s NSW Open at Wollongong Golf Club. Starting as the overnight leader, Rhodes built on her experience from three Curtis Cup appearances for Great Britain to secure the Jan Stephenson Trophy, finishing the tournament […]
Somers (far right) now keeps himself busy as the General Manager at the popular Melbourne Golf Academy. VAUGHAN Somers reckons golf is the toughest game in the world from the time you pick up a club. “For a start, it’s the most ill-designed bat in sport,” he says with the trademark dry Queensland sense […]
CLUBLINKS, a leading community and recreational facility management specialist has been appointed to manage the newly redeveloped golf course and state of the art community facilities at Newgreens Chatswood, on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The prestigious precinct, redeveloped for Chatswood Golf Club, by the Pariter and Watermark Living partnership, will leverage Clublinks’ extensive expertise in […]
THERE are few enough golf courses on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that we shouldn’t welcome another one – even if it’s not of a resort standard, or the likely home of a future Queensland PGA Championship. In fact it’s a nine-hole course situated on 9ha of land at Diddillabah, less than 8km from Maroochydore beach, and […]
THROUGHOUT a strong financial career with BHP where he put his CPA certificate to excellent use in Australia and London, Sorrento’s general manager Patrick Carter always kept half an eye on a career in sports administration. “It was just something I always wanted to do,” said Carter who grew up in Sorrento on the southern […]
David Warner, the explosive Australian cricketer, is renowned for his dynamic left-handed batting and a stellar career that includes leading Australia to victories in the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup, where he earned Player of the Tournament honours. Born on October 27, 1986, in Sydney, Warner made history as the […]
The golf travel industry gathered for the Asian Golf Tourism Convention, held in Danang and showcasing the exciting golf holiday opportunities on offer. From the convention’s host city of Danang and its outstanding golf facilities, to Vietnan in general and the countries, courses and resorts throughout the Asian region, the vacation options presented were many […]
GOLF cruise and tour specialist, Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours, has recently released a golf cruise from Rome to Barcelona sailing for eight days/seven nights (13 to 20 July 2026) on five-star luxury cruise ship Explora I, with the option of four nights/two golf games pre-cruise and three nights/two golf games post-cruise in Rome and Barcelona […]
Hello Golfers! With the winter months coming now is a really good time to hit the reset button with our golf and also our equipment. If you have read any of my ball reviews then you will know I won’t stop banging the door down about getting your golf ball fit for you. That said, […]
Hello golfers! This month Mizuno have provided us with an unbelievable range of wedges, the forged T1 and T3. With the unbelievably good-looking Mizuno T1 Wedges, something I first noticed was the beautiful shape and in all three finishes, featuring a compact ‘teardrop’ shape with a straighter leading edge, creating a visually appealing profile from […]
Hello golfers. This month we have the pleasure of reviewing one of the most intriguing items I have done so far this year. Our friends at MGI have given us the opportunity to review the MGI Sureshot SlimPRO Laser Rangefinder and it’s a product that will have the potential to disrupt the rangefinder market. Starting […]
The International Series has added another exciting new destination to its groundbreaking schedule for the 2025 season with International Series Cambodia presented by Royal Group unveiled as the latest addition to a sweeping calendar of new territories and established golf markets. The International Series will make its debut in one of golf’s emerging markets at […]
FastScripts by ASAP Sports THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and get started. We want to congratulate you on being named International Team captain for the 2026 Presidents Cup coming to Medinah. Can you just start us off with your excitement to be moving forward as International Team captain? GEOFF OGILVY: Look, yeah, it’s an incredible […]
I’VE often said to friends and work mates that there are a lot of old golfers. Which is meant as positive. It can’t be a bad thing. Golf, as stressful as some days on the course can be at times, is a healthy pastime, involving time in the fresh air, walking (for some, jumping in […]
The German legend to bid the Masters a fond farewell Bernhard Langer’s remarkable career has seen him win 47 tournaments on the PGA TOUR Champions, the most recent at the Charles Schwab Tour Championship in 2024, 42 times in Europe and in numerous events around the world, including two triumphs at the Australian Masters. However, […]
WHILE it’s still early in the season on the LPGA Tour, Australia’s highest-ranked golfer Hannah Green has all but given up her dream of becoming the world’s No 1 player. For this year, anyway. “Realistically, with Nelly (Korda) winning as many times as she did last year, I don’t think I can achieve No 1 […]
