Despite the ways in which professional golf has benefited from a series of booms, starting with Tiger Woods and continuing through the pandemic bump, it would be a mistake to think it’s on such solid ground that the events of the past two years haven’t taken a hidden toll on the people who are supposed to keep watching.
In just nine months since ‘winning’ office, the Minns Labor Government has attacked golf courses, bowling clubs and now racecourses. It appears any green space in Sydney’s metropolitan area is ripe for the picking.
The New South Wales Government’s plans to seize nine holes of Sydney’s busy Moore Park Golf Course and turn it into a park have angered golfers far and wide. But if you think they’re all rich, white males that are upset, think again.
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Australian Golf Digest Women. To say I’m honoured to be the guest editor of this landmark edition is an understatement. But I’ll let you in on a little secret – before accepting the kind offer, I had one important question for the AGD team: “This won’t prevent women golfers Read more…
Here’s a measured take – no, really – on an unfortunate situation that’s being made even more unfortunate by the wild misinformation and political point scoring engulfing it.
Australian Golf Digest
