Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s layout at RACV Cape Schanck Resort is the publicly accessible, ‘junior’ version of its venerable Mornington Peninsula neighbour, the Old course at The National Golf Club. Trent Jones Jnr penned both and the two courses opened in the same year: 1988. The similarities between the pair are evident from the outset. Read more…
Aussie of the month: Justin Warren The Justin Warren story takes some telling. The 31-year-old from Picton on Sydney’s south-western fringe is the new West Australian PGA champion, although his two-shot victory in Kalgoorlie goes some way to describing a tremendous week without painting the picture of how he got there. The journeyman toils away Read more…
A misdiagnosis cost the promising LPGA Tour pro 18 months of golf, but now she’s making up for lost time. Tennis was my first love. My dad is a tennis professional and taught at a local school. Golf was his hobby. He and my mum played every weekend at Peregian Springs Golf Club. I rode Read more…
Caddies who stand up for themselves help nobody. Joaquin Niemann got hit with a two-stroke penalty for “serious misconduct” at the US Open this year for throwing a club. The coverage treated it like a character revelation, that Niemann was hot-headed, immature and couldn’t handle the major stage. I’ve been looping on tour for a Read more…
Good golf clubs need more than passionate members, they also need informed leaders. A golf club can spend millions on a new clubhouse, negotiate workplace issues, manage cyber security risks and oversee valuable property assets. Yet the people making the biggest decisions are often passionate players giving up their weekends to help keep the club going. Read more…
By adding accommodation to its well-established golf course, the complex formerly known as Ocean Dunes is strengthening its allure as a complete destination.
With his major exemptions running down and his LIV Golf future up in the air, perennial crowd favourite Cam Smith returns home with a new coach, a new perspective and plenty to prove.
Australian Golf Digest
