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Editor’s Letter: Women’s Golf Rules, OK?
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…
10 rules we choose to ignore
The Nudge and my three favourite tournament officials. [Getty images: Mike Ehrmann] Please don’t take offence to this statement of fact, but public-course golfers tend to nudge their golf balls to a better lie more often than private-course players do. I consider myself somewhat of an authority on this subject because I’ve played half my Read more…
The PGA Tour lost its way. So why are we feeling so bullish on its future now?
My interest in how the world’s premier tour would be built back up waned because I’d never gotten over how close it came to being torn down.
Opinion: The unbridled joy of links golf
There’s a sense of adventure when playing links courses than can’t be replicated elsewhere.
Opinion: If a club has this one line in its dress code, I know it values women golfers
Sometimes the smallest details say the most about whether women truly feel welcome.
Editor’s letter: Dress to chill
It’s OK for golf fashion to remain in the eye of the wearer, so long as there’s a little respect on show.
The messy truths Brian Rolapp will learn about pro golf
From Rory McIlroy’s $600K birdie to Brian Rolapp’s big plans, pro golf is flush with cash, but facing an identity shift. This piece explores what’s next for the PGA Tour, and what could be lost along the way.
Missing the point(s): Why the OWGR board didn’t go far enough with LIV Golf
The OWGR board’s judgement this week is a foot-in-both-camps outcome, lacking in decisiveness and longevity.
Editor’s letter: A tale of two cities
Melbourne might own the history in golf, but Adelaide has the momentum
Editor’s letter: What we learnt from 2025
Twin Aussie major winners, a career Grand Slam completed and a return to ‘normal’ Australian Opens highlighted a banner year in world golf.
Undercover Pro: My life as a PGA Tour fixer
I didn’t lead with money and favours to silence problems.
Opinion: The recipe for better golf tournaments is deceptively simple
Why the ‘recipe’ of executing exceptional golf tournaments is deceptively simple.
Opinion: The Ryder Cup Seve won by losing
Thirty years ago, Seve Ballesteros inspired his fellow Europeans to a rare away Ryder Cup victory despite barely being able to find a fairway.
Opinion: ‘Hey, Tiger, I’ve Got An Idea That’ll Make You Rich And Famous’
He’s got nothing left to prove on the competitive field, his play in TGL has been a joke, and legacy-wise there’s little upside for him in joining the Champions Tour. Commissioner Woods, your destiny awaits you.
US Open 2025: A chaotic, messy finish could have been avoided, but the USGA chose to roll the dice
Rather than move up tee-times to avoid the worst conditions, officials invited more unpredictability into the final round.
‘Hey, Tiger, I got an idea that’ll make you rich and famous’
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan’s contract is up next year, and there are already whispers of who might replace him. Could it … be?!
