Articles by Steve Kiepert

March 27th, 2025

Editor’s Letter: Where To From Here?

What the future holds for the Masters is not entirely obvious The 100th anniversary of the first Masters Tournament is fast approaching, just nine years away. The modern juggernaut once labelled by Peter Thomson as “the greatest con job in golf” (but the great man also mused in print “is there a better show on Read more…

August 28th, 2024

Course Overview: Hamilton Island Golf Course

Few golf destinations globally have woven their fairways into the natural landscape as seamlessly as Hamilton Island Golf Course, Australia’s only 18-hole championship course on its own island

May 28th, 2024

Top 100 Spotlight: The Heritage G&CC (Henley)

Of the eight courses to earn their way back into our biennial Top 100 Golf Courses ranking on merit (as opposed to returning after previous omission due to renovation work), none jumped higher than the 77th-ranked Henley course at The Heritage. It also surpassed its sister course, the St John, for the first time since Read more…

March 26th, 2024

Top 100 Spotlight: Avondale Golf Club

Call it secluded, call it unheralded, call it hidden within the bushy suburbs of Australia’s largest city. Whichever way you wish to frame it, found mere walking distance from Sydney’s bustling Pacific Highway is the bushland oasis of Avondale, which has been a steady rankings riser ever since Ross Watson oversaw thorough redesign work in Read more…

December 20th, 2023

Opinion: What We Learnt From 2023

It was something of a limbo year, as the professional game braces for more changes ahead

December 20th, 2023

Tournaments: Mastering Their Trade

The 2024 edition of the Australian Master of the Amateurs will continue to build on a foundation that’s been growing for more than 26 years

October 27th, 2021

OPINION: How golfers view COVID vaccinations is directly impacting where they can play

How golfers view COVID vaccinations is directly impacting where they can play