Review: Bonville Golf Resort

Review: Bonville Golf Resort

For more than three decades, the dramatic, densely treed and visually breathtaking landscape that is home to the Bonville Golf Resort has drawn observational comparisons with the iconic Augusta National Golf Club, where the 89th Masters Tournament will be played this week. 8 Apr 2025
Review: Glenelg Golf Club

Review: Glenelg Golf Club

For the best part of a century, Glenelg Golf Club has existed in the shadows of its critically acclaimed golfing neighbours Royal Adelaide, Kooyonga and, to a lesser extent, Grange. 12 Feb 2025
Review: Mt Compass Golf Course

Review: Mt Compass Golf Course

Golf was born on flat, sandy land deemed unsuitable for any kind of agriculture. History, however, shows us that relatively flat sites can still produce great golf courses because of what lies beneath. 5 Feb 2025
Review: Sandy Golf Links

Review: Sandy Golf Links

Melbourne’s incredible Sandbelt is a golfing region like no other anywhere in the world. 26 Nov 2024
Review: The Australian Golf Club

Review: The Australian Golf Club

The course today looks nothing like its original 1905 layout, but has been widely accepted as a fine tournament venue and remains ranked among Australia’s best courses. It is arguably the best-conditioned course in the country. 19 Nov 2024
Review: Links Lady Bay

Review: Links Lady Bay

One of golf’s most appealing attributes is the unpredictable nature of the game. 16 Oct 2024
Review: Gerringong Golf Club

Review: Gerringong Golf Club

With panoramic ocean views from every corner of the layout, this always-improving course on NSW’s South Coast is quirky, challenging and – most importantly – a lot of fun to play. 4 Sep 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course

Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course

The first time I played the Henley Course at The Heritage Golf & Country Club, I got lost heading to the 1st tee. 31 Jul 2024
Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club

Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club

It seems to be the same old story every summer these days. Bushfires in the south of the country, rain and floods to the north. 5 Jul 2024
Review: Monash Country Club

Review: Monash Country Club

It is nearly 40 years since I first laid eyes on the beautifully prepared fairways and greens at Monash Country Club, which sits high on a hill overlooking Sydney’s sprawling northern beaches. 4 Jun 2024
Travel: Bushranger Country

Travel: Bushranger Country

Victoria’s High Country and the adjoining Goulburn Valley region are perhaps the least known of the state’s golfing destinations, despite the number of easily accessible and affordable courses on offer. 27 May 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Top-100 Spotlight: Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Royal Adelaide is one of Australia's finest courses and has been for nearly 100 years. 6 May 2024
Video Lesson: Hit your flop shots stone dead

Video Lesson: Hit your flop shots stone dead

You're faced with a tough up and down ... with very little green to work with between a bunker and the flag. What do you do? 19 Apr 2024
Review: Cobram Barooga Golf Club

Review: Cobram Barooga Golf Club

The founding members of Cobram Golf Club could never have envisioned their humble nine-hole sand scrape course would one day expand to become a massive rolling 36-hole complex. 15 Apr 2024
Video lesson: The key to perfect alignment

Video lesson: The key to perfect alignment

Proper alignment is vital for a good golf swing. 7 Apr 2024
Video lesson: Maximise your driving power with a pitch

Video lesson: Maximise your driving power with a pitch

Have you ever considered that driving a golf ball off the tee is similar to throwing a ball? 26 Mar 2024
Video lesson: Keep the 'golfer's gateway' open for a better swing

Video lesson: Keep the 'golfer's gateway' open for a better swing

If you are fighting inconsistent ball-striking, where one good shot is followed by three or four bad ones, there is every chance you are closing your golfer’s gateway and restricting a good backswing as a result. 14 Mar 2024
Ranking: The ‘Nearly’ Courses for 2024

Ranking: The ‘Nearly’ Courses for 2024

The ranking of Australia’s Top-100 Courses for 2024 was recently published in Golf Australia Magazine. 7 Mar 2024
Review: Red Rocks Golf Course

Review: Red Rocks Golf Course

Phillip Island is about two hours’ drive south of Melbourne and is internationally famous for two things – its motor racing circuit and the daily march of penguins that waddle ashore at sunset. 20 Feb 2024
Review: Moonah Links

Review: Moonah Links

A tick over 25 years ago, five-time Open Champion and prolific course designer Peter Thomson stood on a sand dune overlooking a vast area of grazing land on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. He liked what he saw. He would later proclaim the site as the “some of the finest golfing land to be found in Australia.” 15 Feb 2024
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Courses for 2024

RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Courses for 2024

Ranking golf courses, not unlike critiquing movies or restaurants, is far from being an exact science. 24 Jan 2024