Special K: Kazuma's battle with golf's big bombers

Special K: Kazuma's battle with golf's big bombers

For perhaps 63 of 72 holes of the PGA Championship this week, Kazuma Kobori, the shortest-hitter on the DP World Tour, was a genuine contender. He faded out with a four-over 75 yet he remains a fascinating man to watch play golf, as Matt Cleary did at Royal Queensland on championship Sunday. 30 Nov 2025
Course Review: Murrumbidgee Country Club

Course Review: Murrumbidgee Country Club

Matt Cleary reviews a Canberra bush beauty, Murrumbidgee Country Club, nourished by a famous river and nestled among snow-capped Brindabellas. 30 Nov 2025
Min Woo Lee inspires awe in Chef Army with thrilling 67

Min Woo Lee inspires awe in Chef Army with thrilling 67

He left a couple out there on his way to four-under 67 but much of Min Woo Lee's play was thrilling indeed, inspiring something close to awe among the beery, cheery followers in this man's Chef Army. 29 Nov 2025
Course Review: Curlewis GC

Course Review: Curlewis GC

Traditional golf matters at Curlewis GC yet the staff live and breathe the club’s motto of “Hip! Green! Fun!” And if that doesn’t sound like most golf clubs, you’re reading it the right way, according to club member and golf writer, Mark Hayes. 29 Nov 2025
Cleary: Ryan Fox's golf swing a work of brutalist art

Cleary: Ryan Fox's golf swing a work of brutalist art

Ryan Fox's golf swing is a brutal work of art, according to our man Matt Cleary, and for most of Friday he was one off the lead. While a late stutter saw him drop to five-under and five behind leader and fellow Kiwi, Kazuma Kobori, at the halfway mark of the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, Fox remains one to watch. 28 Nov 2025
Revealed: why actor Michael Peña buys Golf Australia magazine in airports

Revealed: why actor Michael Peña buys Golf Australia magazine in airports

Deputy Editor Matt Cleary strolled the back nine of Royal Queensland with actor Michael Peña, who is in Brisbane to shoot an action movie with Chris Hemsworth and compete in the Pro-Am of the Australian PGA Championship. On the way around, the Chicago native revealed a very good golf game, a garden variety golf addiction, and that whenever he's in an Australian airport, he is compelled to purchase the latest issue of Golf Australia magazine. 28 Nov 2025
Course Review: Riverside Oaks

Course Review: Riverside Oaks

Riverside Oaks has seen it all - boom, bust, and rebirth. From its star-studded 1980s debut to battling natural disasters, this iconic course remains a must-play, blending rich history with modern excellence, writes Brendan James of Snaphook Media. 27 Nov 2025
Enter "The Zone": the six steps to accessing your golfing peak state

Enter "The Zone": the six steps to accessing your golfing peak state

Some call it “The Zone”, others call it a peak state. Whatever the name, every golfer dreams of that magical space where everything flows. Here's how to access it on demand, according to mindset coach and author of Beyond The Fairways To Fulfilment, Chris Hynes 27 Nov 2025
Cleary: Class permanent for Cool Hand Cam

Cleary: Class permanent for Cool Hand Cam

Our man Matt Cleary followed Cameron Smith for 18 holes in round one of the PGA Championship on Thursday, and observed that while the man's mid-iron play isn't (yet) laser-guided, his short game garnered him six up-and-downs, two sand saves, four birdies, and a score of two-under 69 in the wind at Royal Queensland. 27 Nov 2025
Luke Brown’s Wild Shot at Going Pro

Luke Brown’s Wild Shot at Going Pro

It all began with a late-night joke over a few beers. Luke Brown, a 44-year-old Sunshine Coast father of three, quipped to mates at the pub one evening, “Hey, what if I tried to go pro in golf?” 27 Nov 2025
The Nomad: Connor McKinney coming in hot to RQ

The Nomad: Connor McKinney coming in hot to RQ

Connor McKinney was born in Scotland, raised in Australia, and has an accent that hints at both countries, and even a couple others. Regardless, after thriving over three brutal stages of Q-School, we can and will claim him as "our" latest DP World Tour card carrier. 26 Nov 2025
Course Review: Ranfurlie Golf Club

Course Review: Ranfurlie Golf Club

Ranfurlie Golf Club sits on the same sandy loam as its more celebrated Sandbelt neighbours, and loses nothing in terms of agronomy, design or conditioning, writes Brett Geeves 25 Nov 2025
Drinks With... Ricky Ponting

Drinks With... Ricky Ponting

Tasmania has built itself into one of the world’s most compelling golf destinations, and there is more brewing south of the Bass Strait. With the Ashes getting underway, our Digital Editor, Callum Hill spoke with Ricky Ponting to talk about his new role at Country Club Tasmania, the state’s growing golfing reputation, and his favourite experiences on and off the course. 25 Nov 2025
2025 Christmas Gift Guide

2025 Christmas Gift Guide

The festive season is fast approaching, and finding the perfect gifts for the golfers in your life just got a whole lot easier. 24 Nov 2025
"A great man": the Kiwi conquering a nation in the name of mental health

"A great man": the Kiwi conquering a nation in the name of mental health

After a family tragedy, Barrie Coleman set out to play every one of New Zealand's 417 golf courses and raise money for mental health charities. He's since played 201 courses and already smashed his goal of $50,000. Callum Hill caught up with the man behind the mission. 19 Nov 2025
Barnbougle Dreamin': They built it, they came, they're still coming

Barnbougle Dreamin': They built it, they came, they're still coming

Tasmania, as you may have noticed, is the land of “build it and they will come”. And on the back of the ethos, almost while we weren’t looking, Tasmania could have, in the next few years, potentially, subjectively, in the way of these things, five of Australia’s top-10 golf courses. Tasmania has it going on. 13 Nov 2025
Introducing Golf Australia magazine's new industry listings hub

Introducing Golf Australia magazine's new industry listings hub

Golf Australia magazine has launched a brand-new online directory, bringing the best opportunities in golf straight to your fingertips. 13 Nov 2025
Earned in the Bag: Titleist’s T-Series Irons and the Art of Fitting

Earned in the Bag: Titleist’s T-Series Irons and the Art of Fitting

I find there are few feelings like peeling the plastic off the face of a fresh set of irons. With that in mind, stepping up to trial the new Titleist T-Series immediately delivered a jolt of excitement. 12 Nov 2025
Yorke Peninsula Revelation: Copper Club at The Dunes Port Hughes

Yorke Peninsula Revelation: Copper Club at The Dunes Port Hughes

For eastern and western staters, the charming coastal townships of Wallaroo and Port Hughes, two hours north of Adelaide on the Yorke Peninsula, can be a revelation. Fine food, beaches, fishing, history - and a nine-hole golf course designed by a legend. 12 Nov 2025
Golf, Riesling and Ceviche Dreams

Golf, Riesling and Ceviche Dreams

Food, wine and golf combine in South Australia’s Clare Valley, where ceviche with a twist, crisp Riesling and rolling fairways offer a feast for the senses. Join us on a delicious journey through pubs, vineyards and fairways. 12 Nov 2025
Cleary: Reigning champion brushes Australia, nation passes beer nuts

Cleary: Reigning champion brushes Australia, nation passes beer nuts

Reigning champion Ryggs Johnston won't be defending the 2025 Australian Open, opting instead to play in South Africa. Yet this is not the worst thing, according to Matt Cleary, who says the national title loses nothing in terms of entertainment, interest, prestige, pulling power, news value, fun, charisma, and most if not all other markers. 10 Nov 2025