course review

Review: Bonville Golf Resort

Review: Bonville Golf Resort

For more than three decades, the dramatic, densely treed and visually breathtaking landscape that is home to the Bonville Golf Resort has drawn observational comparisons with the iconic Augusta National Golf Club, where the 89th Masters Tournament will be played this week. 8 Apr 2025
Review: Mt Compass Golf Course

Review: Mt Compass Golf Course

Golf was born on flat, sandy land deemed unsuitable for any kind of agriculture. History, however, shows us that relatively flat sites can still produce great golf courses because of what lies beneath. 5 Feb 2025
Review: Clearwater Golf Club

Review: Clearwater Golf Club

If you are a keen reader of Golf Australia magazine - print or digital - you’ll notice that the brilliance and understated beauty of the images that support these words might look familiar. 29 Jan 2025
Review: Sandy Golf Links

Review: Sandy Golf Links

Melbourne’s incredible Sandbelt is a golfing region like no other anywhere in the world. 26 Nov 2024
Review: The Australian Golf Club

Review: The Australian Golf Club

The course today looks nothing like its original 1905 layout, but has been widely accepted as a fine tournament venue and remains ranked among Australia’s best courses. It is arguably the best-conditioned course in the country. 19 Nov 2024
Review: Links Lady Bay

Review: Links Lady Bay

One of golf’s most appealing attributes is the unpredictable nature of the game. 16 Oct 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Lakes Golf Club

Top-100 Spotlight: The Lakes Golf Club

When you roll through the gates at premier golf clubs, anticipating what you are about to experience is a thrill that never wanes. 9 Sep 2024
Review: Gerringong Golf Club

Review: Gerringong Golf Club

With panoramic ocean views from every corner of the layout, this always-improving course on NSW’s South Coast is quirky, challenging and – most importantly – a lot of fun to play. 4 Sep 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Brisbane Golf Club

Top-100 Spotlight: The Brisbane Golf Club

Founded in the late 19th century, Brisbane’s oldest golf club boasts an honour board adorned with the names of all-time greats who have won club and significant amateur events, including the likes of Norman Von Nida and Frank Phillips. 14 Aug 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course

Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course

The first time I played the Henley Course at The Heritage Golf & Country Club, I got lost heading to the 1st tee. 31 Jul 2024
Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club

Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club

It seems to be the same old story every summer these days. Bushfires in the south of the country, rain and floods to the north. 5 Jul 2024
Review: Monash Country Club

Review: Monash Country Club

It is nearly 40 years since I first laid eyes on the beautifully prepared fairways and greens at Monash Country Club, which sits high on a hill overlooking Sydney’s sprawling northern beaches. 4 Jun 2024
Review: Cobram Barooga Golf Club

Review: Cobram Barooga Golf Club

The founding members of Cobram Golf Club could never have envisioned their humble nine-hole sand scrape course would one day expand to become a massive rolling 36-hole complex. 15 Apr 2024
Inside Golf Australia May 2024

Inside Golf Australia May 2024

With LIV Golf Adelaide fast approaching, Aussie Lucas Herbert blasts onto the cover of the May edition of Golf Australia magazine. 10 Apr 2024
Inside Golf Australia April 2024

Inside Golf Australia April 2024

The Masters is nearly upon us, and Tiger Woods graces the cover of the April edition of Golf Australia magazine. 13 Mar 2024
Review: Pymble Golf Club

Review: Pymble Golf Club

Of all the questions that are asked of a golf course one that is rarely heard is “does it give the members what they want?” 13 Mar 2024
Review: Red Rocks Golf Course

Review: Red Rocks Golf Course

Phillip Island is about two hours’ drive south of Melbourne and is internationally famous for two things – its motor racing circuit and the daily march of penguins that waddle ashore at sunset. 20 Feb 2024
Review: Moonah Links

Review: Moonah Links

A tick over 25 years ago, five-time Open Champion and prolific course designer Peter Thomson stood on a sand dune overlooking a vast area of grazing land on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. He liked what he saw. He would later proclaim the site as the “some of the finest golfing land to be found in Australia.” 15 Feb 2024
Inside Golf Australia March 2024

Inside Golf Australia March 2024

Do you want to start flushing it? We can lend a hand in the March edition of Golf Australia magazine. 14 Feb 2024
Course Review: Carrington Estate

Course Review: Carrington Estate

The seaside location of the Carrington Estate had me fully expecting to find a links style course. 24 Jan 2024
Inside Golf Australia February 2024

Inside Golf Australia February 2024

Looking for a better swing? You might find it in the February edition of Golf Australia magazine. 17 Jan 2024