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Inside Golf Australia September 2022
Cameron Smith became Australia’s latest major champion by winning the historic 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews. In this issue we reveal the simple secrets of his incredible putting prowess that propelled him to victory.
18 Aug 2022
Clayton: Designing in the field
Normally a brief from a golf club or a client to a golf course architect is reasonably extensive. Something of an exception was Richard Sattler, the Barnbougle owner who simply told Tom Doak and I – “I don’t care what you do – just don’t screw it up.”
8 Jul 2022
Top-100 Spotlight: Barnbougle Dunes
“Golf courses can’t be boring. If a course is boring golfers won’t come back. To capture that sort of repeat business, you need to build golf holes that are seared into people’s memories, and Barnbougle has those in spades.” – Tom Doak.
23 May 2022
Ranking: Tasmania's best courses for 2022
Looking for the best places to play around the country? Here, we showcase the finest layouts in Tasmania as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2022.
4 May 2022
Aussie golf 'Super' dogs
It’s official. The golf course superintendents of Australia have gone to the dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, dogs of different breeds, dogs of mixed breeds, dogs of all shapes, sizes and colours.
9 Feb 2022
Australia’s 50 Favourite Courses for 2021, as voted by you
As golfers, we all have our favourite places to play?
29 Nov 2021
Tasmania: Golf Tourism’s Titan
It’s quite funny, really, that without one potato farmer taking an almighty risk, an entire state would almost certainly be without one of its strongest sources of tourism.
8 Sep 2021
Inside Golf Australia May 2021
The May issue of Golf Australia previews the upcoming US PGA Championship and examines Rory McIlroy’s chances of hoisting another Wanamaker Trophy.
15 Apr 2021
Halliday Wine Companion launches inaugural Barnbougle Cup
Halliday Wine Companion is set to launch the inaugural Halliday Barnbougle Cup from May 14-16, 2021.
15 Mar 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #36 - Mat Goggin
There isn’t much Mat Goggin hasn’t done in the game of golf, from Australian Amateur champion to professional tournament winner.
17 Feb 2021
Australia’s 100 Best Par-5s
On the world’s professional Tours, par-5s aren’t what they used to be. In fact, many are turned into par-4s for tournament play. For the rest of us, they represent lengthy journeys but a good opportunity to improve our score with perhaps a couple of lusty blows and a deft pitch.
8 Dec 2020
Course Design: Fantastic Fives
Par-5s aren’t what they used to be, at least in the way they are played at the top echelons of the game. But as Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton explains, Australia still has a bunch of first-class long holes no one would ever describe as ‘nondescripts’.
13 Sep 2019
Course Design: Two-Shot Stars
Two-shot holes – whether they are medium to long par-4s or short par-5s – make up the majority of holes we all play. Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton explains what separates the great from the good and reveals a host of Australia’s best.
17 Jul 2019
Course Design: Short Fours
Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton dissects the qualities of what makes a great short par-4 and reveals some of the best in the game can be found here in Australia.
4 Jul 2019
Course design: The joy of 3s
One-shot holes are golf’s great leveller, where professionals and high handicappers can find success. What are some of the greatest par-3s in the nation? Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton casts his eye across the best and what makes them better than others.
18 Jun 2019
Daddo: Postcards from golf’s next frontier (I hope)
I’ve just had a month off the tools.
14 May 2019
Morri: Savour the shot, not the score
Australia has one of the best golf cultures in the world and, for the most part, an approach to the game that is the envy of many outside these shores.
8 May 2019
Morri: The Endless Summer
Golf shares similarities with lots of other sports but one of its great appeals is that it simultaneously manages to remain wholly unique.
1 May 2019
A Taste of Tasmania
Over the course of two decades, the Apple Isle has emerged as a world-class golf holiday destination, with the quality of its courses matched by the incredible food, cool climate wines, award-winning whiskies and natural attractions.
12 Dec 2018
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