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Who Really Designed Cape Wickham Links?
It’s one of the most spectacular courses in the world yet confusion reigns over who actually designed it. Cape Wickham on Tasmania’s King Island is at the centre of a dispute between American Mike DeVries and Australian Darius Oliver. To solve the mystery, we asked Duncan Andrews, the man who funded the entire construction of Cape Wickham,
to set the record straight.
Bellarine Peninsula: Forging An Identity
More courses plus a growing selection of non-golf attractions have made the Bellarine Peninsula a destination with substance.
LIV Adelaide: Fever Pitch
The second edition of LIV Golf Adelaide is coming
to town and travel itineraries are filling up fast. Here’s our guide on where to play during your
South Australian getaway.
Where We Play: Calling All Aussies
Kauri Cliffs, Te Arai and the new golf drawcard north of Auckland.
Travel Special: Calling Your Name
Aside from the classics are several links courses luring golfers to venture ‘off the beaten track’ in north-western Ireland.
The Retirement Issue: Marriage Of Convenience
Several proactive capital-city golf clubs are considering residential developments to secure their long-term future as well as modernise facilities. However, the urban fringe and regional Australia remains the future for ‘greenfield’ golf communities.
Cape Wickham: Heart and Soul
The exact moment Cape Wickham Links strikes its way into your heart is different for each golfer.
Architecture: The Art Of Design
A round-table discussion of Australian course architects reveals the trends, tales and talking points of golf course architecture in this country and abroad.
South Australia: There’s a new player in town
Not short on major attractions, next month’s LIV Golf Adelaide tournament has made South Australia an even more irresistible destination for travelling golfers.
Construction starts on The Cliffs golf course on Kangaroo Island
With breathtaking views atop 500-million-year-old cliffs overlooking the Southern Ocean, The Cliffs Kangaroo Island is predicted to be South Australia’s next world-class tourist attraction.
1 Kiwi, 4 Aussie courses in the top 15 in Golf Digest’s new World’s 100 Greatest Courses
Four Australian courses made the top 15 of the new release of Golf Digest’s biennial World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
Course flyover: Titirangi Golf Club
In terms of golf club marketing, there are few better tools than being able to credit Alister MacKenzie as course designer. Fortuitously, Titirangi Golf Club is blessed to have hosted MacKenzie during his whistle-stop tour of the Antipodes in 1926-1927 that changed the direction of golf Down Under.
There’s a new ‘zeal’ in New Zealand
With international travel making its long-awaited return, here’s why golfers should look no further than across the ditch.
Why the Gunnamatta course was chosen for The National PGA Classic
To be fair, given the quality of golf courses available at The National Golf Club on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, there was no such thing as a poor choice.
Nepal: Tee time at 13,943 feet
When life and travel returns to normal after the pandemic,a wild trip to Nepal caninclude a tribute at the world’s highest golf tournament.
Thirteenth Beach Golf Links
The Bellarine Peninsula is fast becoming one of the key locations for avid golfers across the country. Thirteenth Beach Golf Links perpetuates this with a focus on continuous improvement while retaining the long-standing history that the club has established after 20 years of existence.
Great golf resorts
Planning a vacation post-COVID-19? Our senior writer reflects on the play-and-stay destinations that deserve attention when considering your next golf holiday.
Top 100 Spotlight: Cape Wickham Links
The exposed location between the rest of Tasmania and mainland Australia yielded a must-play destination for all golfers.
Tasmania is getting another new course – and it promises to be jaw-droppingly good!
The newly announced golf course in Hobart is another win on the quest for spectacular linksland golf.
FUN SIZE: Australia’s most-fun courses will have you coming back for more
Two new courses have the potential to propel Australian golf towards a design revolution where fun comes first.
