Just in time for high season, Doak advised Cape Kidnappers’ ownership on a range of projects, from the strategic trimming of manuka and kanuka trees, to the expert camouflaging of new cartpaths.
Major golf developments are nothing new for Pinehurst, but the announcement that its brand-new #10 course will open in April 2024 is one of the most impressive in modern times. The Tom Doak design will be the North Carolina resort’s first original new 18-hole opening since #8 opened in 1996. Pinehurst’s goal was to have Read more…
A hearty 94 percent of poll respondents think slow play is a problem that needs to be fixed in tournament golf. And they heap the lion’s share of blame for slow play in the game on the shoulders of the players and tours (cumulative 79 percent).
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.
This is architect Seth Raynor’s original Redan, meaning the narrow green, flanked by bunkers short and behind, is angled from the tee with the back half of the putting surface running away from the player.
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.
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.
Australian Golf Digest
