The Thing About Golf Podcast #80 – Stephen Allan

The Thing About Golf Podcast #80 – Stephen Allan

A golfer can only beat the field assembled on any given week under whatever conditions are present at the time and that’s exactly what Stephen Allan did at the 2002 Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club. 30 Nov 2022
Morri: Colosseum a grim reminder of fractured golf’s fragile future

Morri: Colosseum a grim reminder of fractured golf’s fragile future

Sometimes the most interesting things historians have to say are not about the past but the future. 28 Nov 2022
The Preview: Bangladesh Open

The Preview: Bangladesh Open

More than any of the world’s professional circuits the Asian Tour consistently stages events in ‘markets’ where you might not expect to find golf. 23 Nov 2022
The Preview: Joburg Open

The Preview: Joburg Open

It’s an interesting time in the golf calendar as both this week and next the DP World Tour runs competing events in both South Africa and Australia. 23 Nov 2022
Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Lydia Ko’s victory at the final event of the season in Florida was a fitting end to what has been a captivating year of golf on the LPGA. 21 Nov 2022
The Preview: CME Group Tour Championship

The Preview: CME Group Tour Championship

All good things must come to an end and the 2022 LPGA season certainly counts as a good thing. 16 Nov 2022
The Preview: DP World Tour Championship

The Preview: DP World Tour Championship

And so the DP World Tour season comes to an end this week in Dubai with the top-50 performers from 2021/22 gathering to play for a US$10 million purse, the richest on the circuit. 16 Nov 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #79 – Tony Blackburn

The Thing About Golf Podcast #79 – Tony Blackburn

Can golf be more than just a game? 100 percent yes, according to our guest on Episode 79 of The Thing About Golf. 16 Nov 2022
Morri: New rules reinforce the same public golf message

Morri: New rules reinforce the same public golf message

It didn’t attract much fanfare, but last week’s announcement that specific rules have been introduced for golfers with a disability may be the most important thing to happen in the game for years. 14 Nov 2022
The Preview: Pelican Women’s Championship

The Preview: Pelican Women’s Championship

It’s the penultimate event of the LPGA season with a strong field gathered for this week’s Pelican Women’s Championship in Florida. 8 Nov 2022
The Preview: International Series Egypt

The Preview: International Series Egypt

One thing the professional game doesn’t do well is play tournaments outside existing strongholds so the Asian Tour’s International Series event in Egypt this week is a breath of fresh air. 8 Nov 2022
Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

A quarter of a century ago one of our greatest ever golfers, Peter Thomson, wrote something that today could easily be applied to one of our other greatest ever players, Karrie Webb. 7 Nov 2022
The Preview: International Series Morocco

The Preview: International Series Morocco

The LIV Tour might be finished for the year but its sibling International Series, played under the Asian Tour banner, continues this week in Morocco. 2 Nov 2022
The Preview: TOTO Japan Classic

The Preview: TOTO Japan Classic

Covid has done some strange things to tournament golf, not the least being creating muddled schedules. 2 Nov 2022
Morri: Genuinely growing the game

Morri: Genuinely growing the game

The wheels of change turn slowly in golf, especially in a digital age where we demand – and receive – so much instant gratification. 31 Oct 2022
The Preview: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

The Preview: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

The PGA Tour heads off the mainland for two weeks starting in Bermuda this week for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. 26 Oct 2022
The Preview: Portugal Masters

The Preview: Portugal Masters

Like its American namesake the Portugal Masters is hosted at the same course every year and has been since its inception 16 years ago. 26 Oct 2022
Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

What an interesting scene unfolded on the final green of the LPGA’s BMW Ladies Championship at Oak Valley Country Club in South Korea at the weekend. 24 Oct 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #77 – Jackie Newton & Kathie Shearer

The Thing About Golf Podcast #77 – Jackie Newton & Kathie Shearer

Jackie Newton and Kathie Shearer have been staunch friends since the early 1970’s when they met and married two of Australia’s finest golfers, Jack Newton and Bob Shearer. 19 Oct 2022
The Preview: BMW Ladies Championship

The Preview: BMW Ladies Championship

The season finale is fast approaching on the LPGA with a two week mini ‘Asian swing’ kicking off this week in South Korea. 18 Oct 2022
The Preview: Mallorca Golf Open

The Preview: Mallorca Golf Open

After a 10 year absence the Mallorca Open made a triumphant return to the DP World Tour schedule last year and is shaping as another good event this week. 18 Oct 2022