courses and travel

Course Review: Curlewis GC

Course Review: Curlewis GC

Traditional golf matters at Curlewis GC yet the staff live and breathe the club’s motto of “Hip! Green! Fun!” And if that doesn’t sound like most golf clubs, you’re reading it the right way, according to club member and golf writer, Mark Hayes. 29 Nov 2025
Course Review: Riverside Oaks

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

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
GreenSpace bring world-class mini golf to Perth with landmark OuttaBounds partnership

GreenSpace bring world-class mini golf to Perth with landmark OuttaBounds partnership

GreenSpace Management has partnered with OuttaBounds, Perth’s first high-tech golf entertainment venue and driving range, to deliver its first mini golf site in Western Australia. 17 Nov 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. 17 Nov 2025
Barnbougle Dreamin': They built it, they came, they're still coming

Barnbougle Dreamin': They built it, they came, they're still coming

Tasmania, as you may have noticed, is the land of “build it and they will come”. And on the back of the ethos, almost while we weren’t looking, Tasmania could have, in the next few years, potentially, subjectively, in the way of these things, five of Australia’s top-10 golf courses. Tasmania has it going on. 13 Nov 2025
Yorke Peninsula Revelation: Copper Club at The Dunes Port Hughes

Yorke Peninsula Revelation: Copper Club at The Dunes Port Hughes

For eastern and western staters, the charming coastal townships of Wallaroo and Port Hughes, two hours north of Adelaide on the Yorke Peninsula, can be a revelation. Fine food, beaches, fishing, history - and a nine-hole golf course designed by a legend. 12 Nov 2025
Golf, Riesling and Ceviche Dreams

Golf, Riesling and Ceviche Dreams

Food, wine and golf combine in South Australia’s Clare Valley, where ceviche with a twist, crisp Riesling and rolling fairways offer a feast for the senses. Join us on a delicious journey through pubs, vineyards and fairways. 12 Nov 2025
Romantic Revival of Natadola Bay

Romantic Revival of Natadola Bay

Fiji’s Natadola Bay remains one of the Pacific’s most breathtaking golf destinations. Rugged fairways, dramatic ocean vistas and a course blending natural beauty with masterful design make it a must-visit for golfers chasing both challenge and unforgettable scenery. 10 Nov 2025
Goolwa welcomes one of the world's best mini golf courses

Goolwa welcomes one of the world's best mini golf courses

South Lakes Golf Course welcomes SHANX Mini Golf with a $1.4 million investment to strengthen the Fleurieu Peninsula economy. 5 Nov 2025
Golf, NRL and Las Vegas Equals Good Times In The Badlands

Golf, NRL and Las Vegas Equals Good Times In The Badlands

Attending the NRL’s Las Vegas annual season-opening showcase is wild enough, but the real fun begins when fans swap jerseys for golf clubs. From Wolf Creek’s cartoon-esque chaos to Cascata’s desert elegance, Nevada’s golf delivers big hits, bold curves and unforgettable thrills. 22 Oct 2025
International Spotlight: Omanu Golf Club

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
Celebrity Kiwi couple tee off in paradise

Celebrity Kiwi couple tee off in paradise

Smokin’ Joe Stanley and Julie Coney are heading to the Coromandel to be part of the Paradise Coast Golf Classic. 15 Oct 2025
Play your own game at Kauri Cliffs

Play your own game at Kauri Cliffs

When resort golfers endure a six-hour round, they return to the clubhouse miffed, or at least a little disillusioned. 6 Oct 2025
Rich River to welcome premium new four-star accommodation facility in 2026

Rich River to welcome premium new four-star accommodation facility in 2026

Rich River Golf Club is excited to announce the development of a brand-new 23-room, 4-star accommodation facility, set to open in Winter 2026. 19 Sep 2025
Course Review: St Andrews Beach

Course Review: St Andrews Beach

Tom Doak’s St Andrews Beach has been freshly-ranked the 89th best course in the world by a reputable website, and you will hear no argument from our Deputy Editor, who, on his first go-round, describes the course as “more fun than both Luna Parks”. 10 Sep 2025
Budget Golf: 60 best metro courses you can play for $75 or less

Budget Golf: 60 best metro courses you can play for $75 or less

More Australians are playing golf today than at any other time in the game’s history in this country. The economic reality is, however, many of us now need to make our golfing dollar stretch a lot further than it did even five years ago. 13 Aug 2025
Course Review: Cape Kidnappers

Course Review: Cape Kidnappers

The legend of how Cape Kidnappers came to be Cape Kidnappers is a tale of crossed wires. 9 Jul 2025
World Exclusive: Trump’s Indonesian Tee-off

World Exclusive: Trump’s Indonesian Tee-off

Whether it’s politics, business or opinions, Donald Trump is always full-on, pushing boundaries and, it seems, usually getting what he wants. So, it is with the 17 golf courses in the Trump Golf portfolio, with its latest – and first in the Southern Hemisphere – now open in Indonesia. Like Trump himself and his modus operandi, it offers a no-compromise golf experience. 10 Jun 2025
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
International Travel: Clark targets Australian golfers

International Travel: Clark targets Australian golfers

Clark, host city of a special economic zone near Manila, is promoting its appeal as an international golf tourism destination to Asia/Pacific markets, with Australia a priority target. 26 Mar 2025