Australia’s Mike Clayton has worn just about every hat in the game. A former European Tour professional, he’s since become one of the world’s most respected golf course architects, an occasional tour caddie, sharp-eyed writer and forthright pundit. This is his take on the game.
LIV Golf’s latest smash-hit Elvis Smylie reveals his reasons for joining Ripper GC, how he’ll deal with the haters, and why his major championship ambitions remain non-negotiable.
How a group of pioneering golfers used their vision, and naturally stunning farmland surrounded by dunes, to create a renaissance of links courses that reshaped Australian golf.
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 future of the Australian Open remains unclear with player frustrations boiling over in Melbourne this week after three years of the mixed men’s and women’s format.
A round-table discussion of Australian course architects reveals the trends, tales and talking points of golf course architecture in this country and abroad.
He’s the son of a tennis gun and boasts one of the best names in sport. Yet it’s the scores Elvis Smylie is shooting that are turning heads, and even have some tipping him to become Australian golf’s Next Big Thing.
Australian Golf Digest
