Fancy a long weekend away from the big smoke? Senior writer Rohan Clarke sought advice from regional golf clubs about how to maximise a lifestyle-inspired vacation.
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.
Like a boxer preparing for a title fight, LIV Golf identified weaknesses in the PGA Tour business model and planned how to exploit them. LIV Golf Adelaide was proof of its strategic brilliance.
Pack your bags – and clubs – for that mid-year vacation or long weekend. A number of forward-thinking golf clubs have initiated improvements to become even better play-and-stay destinations.
Australia has fallen. That should be the message echoing through the corridors of PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach following this week’s hugely successful debut of LIV Golf Adelaide.
Stressed from unrealistic expectations, long hours and being micro-managed, superintendents and turf managers are leaving the golf industry for all the wrong reasons. Along with relatively low pay for apprentice greenkeepers and qualified turf professionals, it is…
Having suffered six years of challenges that would crush many regional destinations, Merimbula and the NSW Sapphire Coast have shown resilience beyond belief.
The phenomenon of developers building 18-hole golf courses to accompany residential estates has come to an abrupt end. However, canny developers are finding new ways to sell golf-course living to home buyers.
Genuine characters in golf are rare, and rarer still are characters with substance to match the panache. The death of Jack Newton in April meant the passing of a true legend of Australian golf.
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.
Australian Golf Digest
