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.
The venerable Brisbane club received a complete makeover during the mid-‘noughties’ when the duplication of the city’s Gateway Bridge required the acquisition of a portion of Royal Queensland’s property.
“Fortress Western Australia” kept visitors away for the better part of two years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which means we’re all long overdue to rediscover the best golf in the west.
Touring the South Coast of New South Wales and the courses in and around Canberra combines neighbouring golf destinations with distinct, yet complementary qualities.
As you drive through the gates of Monash Country Club the newly constructed par-3, 17th hole greets your view. Check the pin position, as back left is the toughest. Be prepared for a course which borders Garigal National Park, providing barely a hint of noise and an almost total escape from suburbia. While Monash has Read more…
Extended golf getaways can take on a cosmic complexion when undertaken in a caravan. So, hook up the van because these are the best places to visit, on and off the beaten track.
Pacific Dunes is a course that keeps you on your toes. The outward half features ribbons of tight fairways as huge gums couple with ground-level scrub to envelop each fairway, while the back nine opens up to reveal a series of holes where water defends most targets. Two nines with far different settings, yet both Read more…
Forty years on from her US Women’s Open victory, Jan Stephenson reminisces about her greatest victory, her extraordinary career and provides an update on her latest battle: breast cancer.
Jan Stephenson is battling breast cancer with the same tenacity she showed during her decorated golf career, revealing that she is reacting to treatment in a positive fashion that will allow the Australian golf legend to attend a series of commemorative events during the American summer, including the 40th anniversary of her 1983 US Women’s Open victory.
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