It is a curious paradox. Australian performances on the global golf scene are as strong as ever – and have been for several years now – while the strength of our domestic professional circuit is arguably at an all-time low.
It’s been quite the life. I’ve survived World War II, a different brand of conflict in the form of player coups and unplayable greens on more than one occasion.
It took time for Glenelg Golf Club to truly shine in the national golf consciousness, although today it is firmly in the must-play category for golfers in Adelaide.
With more than 250 courses in his portfolio, Peter Thomson carved an illustrious career in golf-course design. We unlock the links lover’s design philosophy and handpick his greatest work.
The charmed run of Elanora Country Club within our biennial ranking was broken only by the club’s request to sit out the first three rankings of the new millennium while major course work was conducted and allowed to settle.
Located in Connolly, Joondalup Resort includes 27 holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, and an adjacent resort that is also set up to hold large weddings and corporate functions.
Twelve years after it last featured on our ranking – and 26 years after its first nine holes opened for play – Cypress Lakes has never looked better.
FootJoy has launched the all-new Tour-S, a model inspired by the best players in the world and created to deliver superior stability and tour-calibre performance.
Australian Golf Digest
