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The Thing About Golf Podcast #112 – Evan Droop
Anyone who spends a lifetime in golf will have gathered plenty of knowledge and insight which simply can’t be learned from a book.
28 Feb 2024
Morri: Public golf... again
Almost evert day it seems my Twitter feed contains news of another public golf course under threat somewhere in the world.
26 Feb 2024
Morri: Golf at Riviera is golf worth watching
Watching the play at Riviera this past week once again brought the role of the golf course in tournament play sharply into focus.
19 Feb 2024
Morri: Thoughts from left field
Aaah the Phoenix Open. What more can be said.
12 Feb 2024
Morri: Please applaud Shina Kanizawa for ‘not robbing the bank’
It struck while watching the third round of the Vic Open at the weekend that there is more to ‘the quality of the golf’ at a tournament than ‘ball hitting and putt holing’.
5 Feb 2024
Morri: Social media done right
For all its faults (and there are many, as we know) social media does at least one thing better than ‘traditional’ media ever has and that is offer direct access to the thoughts of some of the game’s best proponents.
29 Jan 2024
Morri: Does driver hold the key?
It was a throwaway line from DP World Tour player Andy Sullivan in Dubai, but it was telling about the distance debate on many levels.
22 Jan 2024
The Thing About Golf Podcast #109 – Henry Cussell
Some people have never known a life that didn't include golf and while they may not have a high profile those people are almost invariably among the most interesting and thoughtful in the game. Henry Cussell is just such a person.
17 Jan 2024
Morri: Aussie Open’s status according to Rory
It’s hard to pin down exactly when it happened (and it’s never been close to the truth) but the notion of the Australian Open as some kind of ‘fifth major’ is back in the headlines thanks to Rory McIlroy.
15 Jan 2024
Morri: Out of the mouths of babes …
With Christmas fast approaching the temptation when one writes a regular column is to cast one’s mind back over the 12 months just passed and run through some highlights and lowlights.
18 Dec 2023
Morri: Sandbelt is golf for golf’s sake
It’s not the most prestigious, most cherished or most lucrative. But among the most important? In terms of tournaments, the Sandbelt Invitational is in the conversation.
11 Dec 2023
The Thing About Golf Podcast #108 – Nadene Gole
Nine wins from 15 starts including all six Australian state titles and the national championship as well … If somebody told you a golfer had achieved all this in a single year you wouldn't believe them, but a golfer has and, ironically, that golfer struggles to believe it themselves.
6 Dec 2023
Morri: Great golf for all
There will be a time and place to continue the debate about the merits of the mixed format of the Australian Opens. But now is not that time.
4 Dec 2023
Morri: Why we adore artists like Min Woo
The brilliant win by Min Woo Lee in Brisbane at the weekend reminded me of something often said by former touring pro turned course architect and fellow magazine columnist Mike Clayton.
27 Nov 2023
Morri: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em
Some people apparently aren’t familiar with the saying ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’.
20 Nov 2023
Morri: The devil is in the details
More than once I’ve heard golf described as chess to other sports’ chequers and if you’ve ever tried to explain the game to a non-golfer the concept will resonate.
13 Nov 2023
The Thing About Golf Podcast #106 – Andrew Langford-Jones
Few in Australian golf have seen as much of the game as Andrew Langford-Jones.
8 Nov 2023
Morri: Good for the body, great for the brain
We talk a lot about golf being great walking exercise and that’s true. But it’s more than just the body that gets a workout when you play a round.
6 Nov 2023
Morri: AAC a beautiful cleanser
What a refreshing and timely reminder the Asia-Pacific Amateur was of all things good about golf.
30 Oct 2023
Morri: What next for Moore Park?
A question for the NSW government, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and former NSW Premier Bob Carr: what next?
23 Oct 2023
Morri: It’s time to mix up the Cup
Vested interests and internal politics so often distract from the simplest answers facing the game and the fact the Presidents Cup is not already a mixed event might just be Exhibit A.
16 Oct 2023
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