Sometimes the convergence of multiple design styles becomes a mish-mash of each, and other times the union highlights all facets. For Secret Harbour, it’s very much the latter as Graham Marsh brought links-style traits to a beachscape site with a resort-course feel amid an adjoining residential precinct. Duneland, wetlands, pot bunkers and lakes amalgamate to Read more…
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.
For many years Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula sat in the shadow of its cross-bay sister peninsula, the Mornington, when it comes to golf. However, the emergence in 2001 of the first course at 13th Beach drew golfers’ attentions to the south-western corner of Port Phillip Bay as the golf offerings on the Bellarine began to flourish.
Two for one: A pair of courses in separate locations but operating under one club, Forster Tuncurry is home to a rejuvenated, links-style layout coupled with a more user-friendly option in a bustling holiday haven.
At 37, last year Kemp authored her best LPGA Tour season of the 16 she’s embarked upon, finishing 59th on the Race to the CME Globe in a feat she attributes to being “emotionally smarter” and emphasising quality over quantity in her tournament preparation.
We are yet to reach the midpoint of the summer of 2023-2024, but those working in golf-course maintenance must be wondering what else is in store for this wacky summer of weather.
Australia has an oversupply of golf courses where comparisons are made between them and Augusta National. Bonville is one; Royal Canberra (pre-redesign, but perhaps also post) is another. However, the course that arguably resembles the mighty Georgia layout most closely is the Hilltop course at Mollymook Golf Club.
With two concurrently held ISPS Handa Australian Opens in the books, organisers now have twice the data – and twice as many opinions – to draw from when assessing what our national championship should look like from 2024 onwards. And it should tell them plenty.
The 47-year-old Californian pro is at the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Sydney this week as an invited guest of Golf Australia and the PGA Tour of Australasia after he made similar appearances across Europe and in the Middle East.
Some golf courses are the result of the efforts and input of dozens of people – perhaps more. Others are the vision of a single person or one dedicated couple. For Cathedral, it was the latter. David and Sonya Evans had the land, the financial requirements and the courage to build a golf club of Read more…
We spoke with Alan Shipnuck as copies of LIV And Let Die hit bookshelves globally to hear an insider’s viewpoint on the most intriguing elements of the ongoing saga.