Articles by Steve Keipert

News you may have missed: September 2026

Aussie of the month: Lucas Herbert Buoyed by his record-tying 62 during the Open Championship and a career-best major finish of T-6, Lucas Herbert wiped the floor with the field at LIV Golf UK a week later as he and Ripper GC both claimed titles. The Victorian reached an astonishing 30-under-par for the week at Read more…

Building ‘Frankenstein’ golfers

Build-A-Golfer, created by the family of Aussie tour pro Cam Davis, is the next way of following the PGA Tour with an elevated level of interest.

Course review: 7 Mile Beach, Hobart

Nine months since opening, 7 Mile Beach’s South course has undergone a raft of refinements, from tee extensions to marram grass thinning, as Tasmania’s latest wonder course continues to hit its straps.

Top 100 Spotlight: Eastern Golf Club

Since relocating from suburban Doncaster to the outskirts of Melbourne in the Yarra Valley 11 years ago, Eastern Golf Club has built a new home for itself and garnered a renewed spirit – along with new golf courses.

News you may have missed: August 2026

Aussies of the month: Women in Europe BIG things are happening during the northern summer for Australia’s female golfers. Victorian amateur Jazy Roberts [above] claimed the prestigious English Women’s Stroke Play Championship, with the evergreen Nadene Gole [above] continuing her dominance of the over-50s amateur circuit by successfully defending the senior edition. Roberts rode a Read more…

Golfers we like: Levi Ashcroft

AFL star Levi Ashcroft still manages to weave golf into his hectic footy schedule. We all know of or are part of a golf group that gathers on a regular basis to compete for a jacket. It might be blue, brown, another shade or possibly multi-coloured. Some groups are even audacious enough to make theirs Read more…

Backyard golf: Strong as Oak

Having your own private backyard course is every golfer’s dream, but when you have spare hectares to play with, that dream moves up a notch.

Queenstown: Regal and rugged

Golf reigns in Queenstown, but there’s a whole lot more to what many regard as one of the best destinations on the planet. 

Editor’s letter: Turn for the worse

Is Turnberry on the R&A’s radar for The Open at all? Australian golfers rightfully have a soft spot for Turnberry and the Scottish resort’s tremendous Ailsa course. It was there on Scotland’s west coast that Greg Norman raised the claret jug 40 Julys ago, while nationality and patriotism evaporated as the world cheered on Tom Read more…

Top 100 spotlight: Huntingdale Golf Club

The impact turned out to be immediate. Storied Huntingdale – arguably the most visible of Melbourne’s Sandbelt courses, thanks to its years of hosting the Australian Masters – is back. A widely praised renovation of the vaunted layout by OCM Golf has revived a Sandbelt favourite and brought the course to its highest position on Read more…