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Cleary: Moore Park fires salvo in War on Golf

Cleary: Moore Park fires salvo in War on Golf

The Save Moore Park Movement has fired its first salvo in the War On Golf, and come up with a plan to assuage the NSW government's desire for "green space" while still maintaining Moore Park as an 18-holer. Our man Matt Cleary nods along but reckons the movement needs bolder, grander, shorter-form vision... 11 Nov 2024
There is a war on public golf. Is Golf Australia in the fight?

There is a war on public golf. Is Golf Australia in the fight?

It wasn’t a ‘gotcha’ moment – wasn’t meant to be. But it was surprising to hear Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland admit that he hadn’t spoken to NSW Premier Chris Minns since Minns announced that Moore Park Golf Club, the busiest course in Australia, was going to be cut in half. 28 Nov 2023
Morri: What next for Moore Park?

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: Health one of golf’s great defences

Morri: Health one of golf’s great defences

“A good walk spoiled? I say a good walk improved.” Dr. Frank Sullivan, University of St Andrews Medical School Director of Research, on the Good-Good Golf podcast last week. 18 Sep 2023
Opinion: Engage rather than rage

Opinion: Engage rather than rage

Like clockwork every couple of months, golf, and more specifically golf courses, come under fire from people who believe the land and resources could be better used. 2 Aug 2023
Morri: You can’t read all about it

Morri: You can’t read all about it

During our ‘The Thing About Golf’ podcast interview back in February, Mat Goggin said something which remains front of mind whenever the topic of the game’s image among the non-golf public comes up. 5 Jul 2021
Morri: Golf at Moore Park not just a numbers game

Morri: Golf at Moore Park not just a numbers game

It might be a game of numbers but golf – and especially public golf – is much more than a numbers game. 22 Mar 2021
Morri: The misinformed attack on public golf

Morri: The misinformed attack on public golf

It’s tiring – and frankly tiresome – to constantly argue about public golf with people who are not only completely uninformed about the game but apparently wilfully ignorant. 22 Feb 2021
Morri: Making cents out of Moore Park debate

Morri: Making cents out of Moore Park debate

It’s not the most important facet of the discussion but the financial reality of Sydney Lord Mayor Clove Moore’s plan to cut Moore Park Golf Course to nine holes shouldn’t be overlooked. 30 Nov 2020
Morri: Moore vs. Moore Park

Morri: Moore vs. Moore Park

It’s difficult to know how best to respond to Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s latest salvo in her ongoing campaign to halve the size of one of the country’s busiest golf courses. 25 May 2020
A big Australia needs all of its golf courses

A big Australia needs all of its golf courses

City of Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore has reignited the “too many golf courses debate” by suggesting the popular inner-city Moore Park course be reduced in size to return land to the community. Here’s the counter argument from someone at the coalface of club support. 3 Aug 2016

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