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Review: Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club
Born from coastal dunes and a designer’s imagination, Magenta Shores has evolved into one of Australia’s finest modern links experiences, where seaside drama, strategic golf and sustainability now combine beautifully.
10 Aug 2026
Review: Glenelg Golf Club
Wiser people than this humble golf writer have often proclaimed all good things take time. And better things, it could be argued, take just a little bit longer.
10 Aug 2026
Review: Ocean Dunes
The first time I interviewed the late, great Peter Thomson, I asked him: of the hundreds of courses he had designed or redesigned in his post-playing career, which one did he consider the best.
5 Aug 2026
Course Review: Randwick Golf Club
Randwick is a quirky, seaside course which is not unlike some of the underrated and little-known natural links scattered around the coastline of Scotland and Ireland.
22 Jun 2026
Review: Growling Frog Golf Course
At no stage in the storied history of golf in this country has the game been more popular.
15 Apr 2026
Review: Hidden Valley Resort
Robert Holmes à Court was one of the biggest names in Australian business during the booming 1980s. His flagship company, The Bell Group, spread its tentacles far and wide into transport, oil, mining, wool, real estate and media.
25 Mar 2026
Review: Yering Meadows Golf Club
The first time I played at Yering Meadows was in the spring of 2008, just a few months after Croydon Golf Club took up residence, having sold its Melbourne home of 80-odd years to relocate 15km north to greener pastures in the Yarra Valley.
20 Jan 2026
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.
11 Dec 2025
Review: Omaha Beach Golf Club
They say the further north you travel in New Zealand, the better the people. That may be true, depending on who you ask. However, one thing that is absolutely certain across the Tasman is that travelling north unlocks a golfing mecca that rivals some of the best destinations on the planet.
10 Dec 2025
Course Review: Riverside Oaks
Riverside Oaks has seen it all - boom, bust, and rebirth. From its star-studded 1980s debut to battling natural disasters, this iconic course remains a must-play, blending rich history with modern excellence, writes Brendan James of Snaphook Media.
27 Nov 2025
Course Review: Ranfurlie Golf Club
Ranfurlie Golf Club sits on the same sandy loam as its more celebrated Sandbelt neighbours, and loses nothing in terms of agronomy, design or conditioning, writes Brett Geeves
25 Nov 2025
International Spotlight: Omanu Golf Club
Planes, trains and drains. This rhyming tagline is passed on with a wry smile by people who have experienced Omanu Golf Club in New Zealand’s picturesque Bay of Plenty.
15 Oct 2025
Course Review: Cape Kidnappers
The legend of how Cape Kidnappers came to be Cape Kidnappers is a tale of crossed wires.
9 Jul 2025
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
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: 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
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
One of golf’s most appealing attributes is the unpredictable nature of the game.
16 Oct 2024
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
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
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
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Review: Ocean Dunes
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