When I first played Mount Lawley Golf Club six years ago, I’ll confess that I didn’t think it was anything better than a good layout. Maybe a solid 7-out-of-10 course that was deserving of its place in the middle realms of our biennial Top 100 Golf Courses ranking. Two years ago when I returned, the Read more…
There is a reason Europe held a seven-point lead going into singles, just as there’s a reason that when the captains’ influence waned on Sunday, the tide reversed to such a shocking degree that it almost bailed out Keegan Bradley.
This week’s Ryder Cup is a good time for non-Americans and non-Europeans to pause and remember the Ryder Cup-like events that have shamelessly copied the concept.
The entire FedEx Cup playoffs should be overhauled, reduced in tournaments but increased in total players and re-imagined using a match play format with a twist – where top seeds compete in the first round to earn a bye or face a second chance saloon.
Geez, we’re a forgetful bunch. It was only three years ago – almost to the week – that Australian sports fans and mainstream media were shouting from the rooftops, on breakfast television and on back pages that “our” Cameron Smith was a major winner and an Open champion at St Andrews.
Damage to golf courses – both deliberate and carried out in a rage – is on the rise The course staff at my home club woke one morning last January to discover that three greens, a tee and two fairways had been damaged by a motorbike vandal – and on the eve of hosting the Read more…
Australian Golf Digest
