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Jo Flaherty on the fried egg
Teaching professional Jo Flaherty of Commonwealth Golf Club on how to extricate yourself out of the bunker when faced with the dreaded fried egg.
15 May 2025
Spotlight: Commonwealth Golf Club
Brian Slawnik and Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design have long been unabashed fans of the Sandbelt, and of Commonwealth Golf Club in particular. When asked to redesign the course, the first thing Slawnik told members was that it’s already great and that RGD would approach the work as preservationists. What Slawnik, RGD and Commonwealth greens staff did since has reimagined and reinvigorated one of Australia’s great courses.
1 Mar 2025
O'Donovan and Lee take leads into final day at Australian Amateur
Two golfers from the Avondale Golf Club in Sydney lead the 2025 adidas Australian Amateur Championship men’s and women’s divisions heading into the final round at Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne.
17 Jan 2025
PGA Personal Lesson: Stop Hitting It Fat (and Thin)
PGA of Australia member and head teaching professional at Commonwealth Golf Club, Marcus Hakkinen, has a simple and effective drill for improving the quality of your ball-striking and eliminating the dreaded fat chunk
16 Jan 2025
Oberle and Phillips share lead in Australian Amateur
Queensland's Chase Oberle and Sydneysider Blake Phillips share the day one lead, with the adidas Australian Amateur underway at Commonwealth and Cranbourne Golf Clubs.
14 Jan 2025
Historic courses shine as Australian Amateur begins
Commonwealth gets a chance to show off its much-trumpeted restoration, Cranbourne goes on display in its final year of operation at the current site, and the best amateurs in Australia and from across the world have congregated as the adidas Australian Amateur, beginning on Tuesday.
14 Jan 2025
19 Holes With ... Damien Oliver
In the first iteration of Golf Australia magazine‘s spanking new “19 Holes with … ” segment, Matt Cleary had a round with champion jockey Damien Oliver at Commonwealth Golf Club.
25 Sep 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: Commonwealth Golf Club
A century after being established, one of the Melbourne Sandbelt’s finest layouts is looking to tweak its design to better reflect its origins.
27 Oct 2020
Inside Golf Australia October 2020
Generation Z is taking over the game of golf ...
17 Sep 2020
Travel: Take your clubs to the Presidents Cup
The 13th edition of the biennial matches between the Internationals and the United States returns to Royal Melbourne in December. If you’re planning to be there, make sure to take your gear and sample 14 of the best layouts in the sandbelt.
12 Sep 2019
REVIEW: Commonwealth Golf Club
The simplest values of strategic course design are being rediscovered by one of the star courses of the Melbourne Sandbelt and the golf is more interesting for it.
29 Jul 2018
72 hours in The Sandbelt
Melbourne's south-east is a congregation of exceptional golf courses known around the world.
2 Mar 2015
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