Tournament action returns to Gunnamatta, a National treasure

The National Golf Club on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is Australia’s only golf club with three 18-hole courses at a single site – The National also boasts a fourth course, Long Island, at Frankston – and is the host course for a fourth straight year of The National Tournament starting this Thursday.

Top 100 Courses: A little sibling rivalry?

The National’s Moonah course has held sway at the Cape Schanck club ever since it opened just before the beginning of the new millennium, but there is a genuine contender to ascend the family throne.

New Zealand: Nobody does it better

When it opened in 1993, Millbrook Resort was a bit of a novelty. A deer farm had been transformed into a thoroughly modern golf course. The farm’s homestead was converted into a restaurant complemented by luxurious lodgings, all in a spectacular alpine location just outside Queenstown. The resort golf phenomenon had finally come to New Zealand.

The Greatest Composite Course on the Planet: 18 Best Holes in Victoria

If you could create the ultimate fantasy course for this year’s Presidents Cup by cherry picking the very best the state of Victoria has to offer, how would it look? We laid down the challenge to some of Australia’s elite players and course designers. Naturally, they didn’t disappoint.

18 Most Influential Figures In Australian Golf

From players and administrators to government officials and philanthropists, here’s our ranking of golf’s most powerful figures Down Under… at a time when the game needs them most.