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Golf travel feature: Sunshine Coast vs Gold Coast
From beachfront layouts to championship resort courses, Queensland’s two famous coasts offer no shortage of stunning golfing adventures. The only question is: are you Team Sunshine Coast or Team Gold Coast?
15 Aug 2026
Course review: Sandhurst Club
Sandhurst’s twin championship layouts were born from one of Australia’s most ambitious golf developments. More than two decades on, the Melbourne club is thriving, evolving and proving its best days may still lie ahead.
15 Aug 2026
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
Travel Feature: Islands of Glory
Split between New Zealand's North and South Islands, this collection brings together everything from world-famous layouts to lesser-known links, with a few hidden beauties thrown in for good measure.
4 Aug 2026
Travel Feature: The River of dreams
Unlike the ethos first evangelised by Richard Sattler at Barnbougle Dunes, and later realised by Darius Oliver at Cape Wickham on King Island and The Cliffs on Kangaroo Island, golf infrastructure on the Murray River is not a matter of “build it, and they will come”. It’s already built and they’re already coming.
1 Jul 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
Feature Story: NSW Mid-North Coast storms back
It was the garbage bins flying past the pro shop that made Brandon Connor think that the weather forecast of “windy” did not adequately reflect what was barrelling over South West Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast. Indeed, a more apt description of the “event” that so whacked the region might have been “Severe Tropical Cyclone”.
17 Jun 2026
Feature Story: Short courses, big fun
From windswept dunes to parkland gems, these nine-hole courses across Australia offer fun, challenge and accessibility for golfers of all levels. Perfect for quick rounds, beginners, families, or seasoned players seeking a relaxed yet rewarding game.
12 Jun 2026
Feature Story: 10 years of Cape Wickham
A wooden deck sits just outside the entrance of the current clubhouse at Cape Wickham Golf Links. It is a humble structure, yet it offers a view that immediately captivates every visitor to this remarkable stretch of golfing landscape on the rugged north west coast of Tasmania’s King Island.
8 Jun 2026
Fay: Golf is the glue
Tickets to the opening of Christchurch’s new One NZ Stadium were not easy to come by. Somehow, back in November, I managed to jag a double for the opening weekend.
28 May 2026
Feature Story: Ultimate course guide to Perth and surrounds
Perth is often overlooked as a golfing destination, mostly because it sits so far from everywhere else. However, that isolation is exactly what makes a golf trip to Western Australia so rewarding. Upon arrival, you quickly realise the journey is more than worth it.
27 May 2026
Hill: When tougher golf stops being better golf
Golf courses are getting longer, tougher and more expensive. Whether they are actually getting better is another question entirely.
26 May 2026
Luxury Travel: Second serve of spectacular
A year ago, one lucky scribe from this esteemed publication was taken on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, scoping out Luxury Adventures’ Ultra Luxe Itinerary in New Zealand’s North Island. Turns out, it would be twice in a lifetime.
20 May 2026
Feature Story: NZ Open's beautiful stage
The importance of playing great events at great venues has been stressed aplenty by this publication over the years, often by this writer. Equally inviting, however, is a world-class destination tournament, which is exactly what you get at the New Zealand Open.
19 May 2026
Course Review: Spring Valley Golf Club
Quietly elite on Australian golf’s most famous strip, Spring Valley is stepping from the Sandbelt shadows, pairing pedigree design with pristine presentation as a bold, multi-stage renovation aims to sharpen its standing.
12 May 2026
Review: Mollymook Golf Club - Hilltop Course
Between celebrated classics and flashy resorts, the 1970s quietly shaped Australian golf. Mollymook’s Hilltop Course, born of that era, now rises anew, honouring its heritage while embracing bold, modern enhancements.
29 Apr 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
Huggan: Before too long, Augusta’s rules gravitate from mildly amusing to irritating
"For the millions of golf fans around the world who have never been fortunate enough to attend a Masters Tournament, this column has the potential to sound a bit weird," writes John Huggan of Augusta National's eccentricities, "but here goes".
7 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
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