courses and travel

Ballarat Golf Club

Ballarat Golf Club

It is four years since a completely rebuilt Ballarat course opened for play. The Peter Thompson and Ross Perret designed layout ha smatured and improved in that time. 13 May 2013
Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club

Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club

A Western Sydney course known for its vast array of bunkers is far more multi-faceted than the sea of sand first suggests. 20 Feb 2013
Golf Australia Thailand Tour

Golf Australia Thailand Tour

Five-star courses and hotels have pushed Thailand to the forefront of golf tourism in Asia. Now, you can join us on tour to experience the best golf the kingdom has to offer. 11 Feb 2013
Top 100 Public Access Courses

Top 100 Public Access Courses

How is it that a country of 22 million people can produce so many players that become widely regarded as being among the best in the world? 24 Jan 2013
Glenelg Golf Club

Glenelg Golf Club

Transformed by an extensive redesign, Genelg is no longer just one of Adelaide's premier layouts. It has blossomed to become one of Australia's elite courses. 24 Jan 2013
McCracken Country Club

McCracken Country Club

Tony Cashmore’s design on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula is now being fully complemented by the vastly improved presentation of its fairways and greens. 24 Jan 2013
Riverside Oaks Golf Resort

Riverside Oaks Golf Resort

The former home of tour events as big as the Australian PGA Championship is flourishing under new owners as it prepares to welcome a sister layout. 21 Nov 2012
Blackheath Golf Club

Blackheath Golf Club

It is the many and varied natural features of the mountain landscape that make Blackheath Golf Club the best of the region’s golf courses. 24 Oct 2012
Patterson River Country Club

Patterson River Country Club

We have all read stories about golf courses, whether they are in Australia or abroad, and the author has dubbed said layout a ‘hidden gem’. 1 Aug 2012
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Tasmania might be small but the beautiful island state offers travelling golfers a complete package of great experiences on and off the course. 1 Aug 2012
Where All Rivers Run

Where All Rivers Run

New South Wales' Northern Rivers region is fast emerging as a destination where your golfing dollar goes a lot further and the quality of the courses is first class. 1 Aug 2012
Links Hope Island

Links Hope Island

I count myself among the tens of thousands of golfers who have visited this Queensland holiday haven. 22 May 2012
Bonville Golf Resort

Bonville Golf Resort

If you haven’t played Bonville, there’s never been a better time to experience what some are moved to describe as Australia’s Augusta National. 30 Mar 2012
Long Island CC

Long Island CC

If you are after a Sandbelt experience that will have you craving more because you’ve had a lot of fun from holes 1 to 18, Long Island is the course for you. 22 Feb 2012
Duntryleague

Duntryleague

Duntryleague has been on my must-get-back-there-for-a-game-soon list for some time, having enjoyed many rounds there in tournaments and competitions as a younger man. 24 Jan 2012
Sandhurst Club

Sandhurst Club

One of the impressive recent additions to the eastern edge of the Sandbelt is the Sandhurst Club – a 36-hole private golf complex just 35 minutes’ drive from the CBD. 20 Dec 2011
Course Review: Cypress Lakes Resort

Course Review: Cypress Lakes Resort

The approach to Cypress Lakes leaves you in no doubt that you’re in hardcore wine country. 23 Nov 2011
SHELLY BEACH GOLF CLUB

SHELLY BEACH GOLF CLUB

There’s something right – elemental, even, if you pardon the pun – to golf by the sea. 31 Aug 2011
SOUTH PORT GOLF CLUB

SOUTH PORT GOLF CLUB

The Gold Coast has seemingly been on a path of continually reinventing itself for nearly four decades. 30 Jul 2011
MOORE PARK GOLF

MOORE PARK GOLF

As a much younger man working in the inner Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, the most accessible and enjoyable round of golf I could find before or after work was at Moore Park Golf. 8 Apr 2011
Top Ten Public Access Golf Courses

Top Ten Public Access Golf Courses

Now more than ever, this nation’s golfers are spoilt for choice. 23 Feb 2011