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Review: The Western Australian Golf Club

Review: The Western Australian Golf Club

You could be forgiven for thinking time has stopped at The Western Australian Golf Club. Set amidst tranquil bushland and surrounded by stunning views, it offers a rare escape from the bustle of modern life, while providing a world-class golfing experience. 19 Feb 2025
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
Morri: Sandbelt is golf for golf’s sake

Morri: Sandbelt is golf for golf’s sake

It’s not the most prestigious, most cherished or most lucrative. But among the most important? In terms of tournaments, the Sandbelt Invitational is in the conversation. 11 Dec 2023
Gallery: Victoria's best public access courses for 2023

Gallery: Victoria's best public access courses for 2023

Looking for the best courses to play around Australia, where getting a tee time is open for every golfer? Here, we showcase the best public access layouts in Victoria as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 1 Aug 2023
Opinion: Making mountains out of major courses

Opinion: Making mountains out of major courses

The host venue of a major championship inevitably receives plenty of attention in the lead-up to, and in aftermath of, the week. 26 Jul 2023
Ranking: Queensland's best public access courses for 2023

Ranking: Queensland's best public access courses for 2023

Looking for the best courses to play around Australia, where getting a tee time is open for every golfer? Here, we showcase the best public access layouts in Queensland as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 18 Jul 2023
Ranking: Western Australia's best public access courses for 2023

Ranking: Western Australia's best public access courses for 2023

Looking for a round at a top course in Western Australia? Look no further we showcase the finest public access layouts in the golden west as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 4 Jul 2023
Take your golf game to the edge of the world in New Zealand

Take your golf game to the edge of the world in New Zealand

Discover the ultimate golfing getaways across Aotearoa New Zealand, complete with breathtaking views and world-class courses. 22 Jun 2023
Ranking: NSW and ACT's best public access courses for 2023

Ranking: NSW and ACT's best public access courses for 2023

If you're looking to play Australia's best courses where tee times are readily available, look no further. Here, we showcase the finest public access layouts in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 20 Jun 2023
Ranking: South Australia & NT's best public access courses for 2023

Ranking: South Australia & NT's best public access courses for 2023

If you're looking to play Australia's best courses where tee times are readily available, look no further. Here, we showcase the finest public access layouts in South Australia and the Northern Territory as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 6 Jun 2023
Holiday at home: Victoria's Secret

Holiday at home: Victoria's Secret

Stretching east from the outer suburbs of Melbourne to the New South Wales border, north to the Great Dividing Range and south to the Bass Strait coastline, Gippsland incorporates snowfields, old growth forests, rolling green pastures, beaches and lakes. 26 May 2023
Ranking: Tasmania's best Public Access Courses for 2023

Ranking: Tasmania's best Public Access Courses for 2023

Looking for the best courses to play around Australia, where getting a tee time is open for all golfers? Here, we showcase the finest public access layouts in Tasmania as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2023. 23 May 2023
The Thing About Golf Podcast #84 – Christine Fraser

The Thing About Golf Podcast #84 – Christine Fraser

Christine Fraser is one of only a few women in the golf course design business but the Canadian native is one of the most eloquent speakers and broad thinkers about what golf course design can and should be. 15 Feb 2023
Opinion: Royal Melbourne just gets it

Opinion: Royal Melbourne just gets it

The host venue is one of the crucial elements of tournament golf that if done well can go unnoticed. But in the case of the Sandbelt Invitational is one of the key tenets for the Geoff Ogilvy/Mike Clayton shared vision. 20 Dec 2022
Inside Golf Australia January 2023

Inside Golf Australia January 2023

It is time for our January issue, which means it is time for Top-100 ranking. 14 Dec 2022
Second Sandbelt Invitational ready to roll

Second Sandbelt Invitational ready to roll

The Geoff Ogilvy Foundation are delighted that the second Sandbelt Invitational will be played December 19-22 at Kingston Heath, Royal Melbourne, Yarra Yarra and Peninsula Kingswood. 12 Dec 2022
Holiday At Home: Go Troppo!

Holiday At Home: Go Troppo!

Tropical North Queensland is a special part of the world. 24 Oct 2022
Top-100 Spotlight: New South Wales GC

Top-100 Spotlight: New South Wales GC

There are only a few courses scattered across the globe that can rival New South Wales for presenting such an array of fascinating and spectacularly natural seaside holes. 19 Oct 2022
Top-100 Spotlight: Barnbougle Lost Farm

Top-100 Spotlight: Barnbougle Lost Farm

When Barnbougle Dunes opened for play in 2004 it had its share of critics who suggested it was too isolated for the golfing masses to make it a financially viable success. 5 Oct 2022
Ranking: Victoria's best courses for 2022

Ranking: Victoria's best courses for 2022

Looking for the best places to play around Australia? Here, we showcase the very best layouts to be played in Victoria as voted by our Top-100 Courses ranking judges for 2022. 1 Jun 2022
Ranking: NSW & ACT's best courses for 2022

Ranking: NSW & ACT's best courses for 2022

Looking for the best places to play around the country? Here, we showcase the finest layouts to be played in New South Wales and the nation's capital as voted by our Top-100 ranking judges for 2022. 25 May 2022