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South Australian Road Trip: Vine to Vine
South Australia is home to some of the world’s great wineries. If you have a penchant for a good drop of red, and you love playing golf, here’s how you can combine the two pursuits into a terrific (responsible) driving holiday.
23 Apr 2020
Travel: Land of the Rising Sun
Japan has emerged as a hotspot for golf-trotting pin seekers looking for something special. As a regular visitor to the country that is planning to host the Olympics at some stage next year, our correspondent jumped at the opportunity to take this golfing assignment.
21 Apr 2020
Ogilvy: My perfect course
It hasn’t been built yet. And it probably never will be; the perfect golf course, that is.
20 Apr 2020
Travel: The Road to Cornwall
Cornwall is renowned for its great food – everything from traditional Cornish pasties to incredible seafood – warm welcomes and incredible scenery from the wild moorlands and rugged cliffs to its sandy beaches. All of which makes this golfing journey as spectacular as the destination itself.
25 Mar 2020
The Architects’ Series: Legacy of the Morcoms
Mick Morcom and his son, Vern, were this country’s most pre-eminent greens keepers for more than half a century, but their influence on course design and construction remain today.
19 Mar 2020
What now for Royal Melbourne?
The Presidents Cup reacquainted the golfing world with the majesty of Royal Melbourne Golf Club. But what lies ahead for the famed Dr Alister MacKenzie layout?
16 Mar 2020
Travel: 72 Hours in … Macarthur
Sydney’s south-western outskirts has been one of Australia’s booming residential development regions for nearly 20 years. And where there is a stable population base, quality golf is never far away.
27 Feb 2020
Review: The Eastern Golf Club
All good things take time and a tick over four years after the official opening of The Eastern Golf Club, the club is gaining acclaim for the Greg Norman design and its superb facilities.
26 Feb 2020
Review: Victoria Golf Club
A multi-million dollar renovation of one of Australia’s finest courses is set to propel it into the consciousness of discerning golfers worldwide.
21 Feb 2020
Review: Curlewis Golf Club
The winds of change have been blowing strongly across this beautiful Bellarine Peninsula layout and the results are impressive.
19 Feb 2020
Play, Stay & Watch … Adelaide’s Finest
The world’s best female golfers will descend on the ‘City of Churches’ this month to contest the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide Golf Club. If you’re planning to be there, take your clubs and sample some terrific courses while you’re in town.
11 Feb 2020
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Courses for 2020
After two years of judging, here is the most comprehensive ranking of the nation’s finest 100 layouts in the land.
10 Feb 2020
The beautiful mind behind the creation of Royal Melbourne
Dr Alister MacKenzie never saw his completed Royal Melbourne design, which will host its third Presidents Cup matches this month. But the ‘Good Doctor’ would be delighted his creation is equally fun and challenging for the game’s greats and not so great players.
10 Dec 2019
Review: Rich River Golf Club
Long established as one of the go-to destinations on the Murray River, this 36-hole venue is set to further enhance its appeal with major course upgrades as part of a multi-million dollar reinvestment.
9 Dec 2019
Australia’s 50 Favourite Courses for 2019, as voted by you
What makes a golf course find its way onto your list of favourites? Is it the pristine condition it is generally presented in, or are you besotted by quality design that forces you to think your way across the journey?
27 Nov 2019
Travel: Ultimate Gold Coast Golf Guide
Queensland’s Gold Coast boasts more attractions and venues than any other destination in the southern hemisphere and it’s also easy to adopt the laid-back local lifestyle with more than 70 kilometres of beaches and 100,000 hectares of world heritage-listed rainforest never far away.
21 Nov 2019
Review: Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club
Once renowned for its brutish difficulty, the Ross Watson design on the New South Wales Central Coast continues to improve as it finds the right balance between testing and enjoyable golf.
14 Nov 2019
Review: Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort is Australia’s largest public access golf facility with 45 holes on offer. With a range of non-golf activities and two layouts entrenched in the Top-100 Public Access Courses in the country it is certainly worth a visit.
15 Oct 2019
Review: Port Fairy Golf Links
A genuine links golf experience doesn’t require a 24-hour flight to Great Britain or Ireland as there’s an absolute beauty in our own backyard.
22 Aug 2019
Travel: Next Stop, Vietnam
Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries in South-East Asia. Its people are warm and welcoming, its history is fascinating, its food is epic and the landscapes are simply stunning. It is also one of the fastest-growing golf markets in the world.
19 Aug 2019
Greens go Orange for new regional initiative
Golf Orange is a joint initiative between Orange Ex-Services, Duntryleague Golf Club and Wentworth Golf Club to promote golf within, and golf tourism to, Orange, NSW. Golf Orange has launched 11 new stay and play packages ahead of October's Hahn City of Orange Golf Championship.
15 Aug 2019
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