Golf Features

Top-100 Spotlight: Leongatha Golf Club

Top-100 Spotlight: Leongatha Golf Club

A list of the regional Victoria’s best golf courses would not be complete without Leongatha Golf Club in South Gippsland and its Vern Morcom-designed layout is about to get even better. 14 Dec 2023
The evolution (and future) of Australian golf

The evolution (and future) of Australian golf

The most significant thing to happen to Australian golf was not Adam Scott winning The Masters. Nor was it Peter Thomson winning five Opens in Britain or Greg Norman carrying the Australian Tour in the 1980s and 1990s. 13 Dec 2023
Review: Titirangi Golf Club

Review: Titirangi Golf Club

The 1920s was a golden age for golf course construction in Australia thanks, in no small part, to the creativity and genius of legendary designer Dr Alister MacKenzie. 13 Dec 2023
Video lesson: Change your focus to nail all short putts

Video lesson: Change your focus to nail all short putts

Missing short putts – particularly within two to three feet of the cup – really stings, not just on the scorecard but also for what it does to your confidence about making these putts. 13 Dec 2023
Video lesson: Turn, don't slide through impact

Video lesson: Turn, don't slide through impact

A lot of golfers move too much in the downswing in order to get more power to hit the ball further. 13 Dec 2023
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
Morri: Great golf for all

Morri: Great golf for all

There will be a time and place to continue the debate about the merits of the mixed format of the Australian Opens. But now is not that time. 4 Dec 2023
Tested: Golfbuddy Voice 2 SE GPS

Tested: Golfbuddy Voice 2 SE GPS

Light, compact and accurate, the Golfbuddy Voice 2 SE GPS is a great tool to help you with your numbers on the golf course. 29 Nov 2023
Top-100 Spotlight: Port Fairy Golf Links

Top-100 Spotlight: Port Fairy Golf Links

Once upon a time, it was a little-known links on Victoria’s south-west coast. Today, the links at Port Fairy is firmly entrenched among the best 50 courses in the nation. 27 Nov 2023
Morri: Why we adore artists like Min Woo

Morri: Why we adore artists like Min Woo

The brilliant win by Min Woo Lee in Brisbane at the weekend reminded me of something often said by former touring pro turned course architect and fellow magazine columnist Mike Clayton. 27 Nov 2023
Holiday at Home: North of the Swan River

Holiday at Home: North of the Swan River

The drive north-east from the Perth CBD through to the Swan Valley is one of the nicest journeys you can make in and around the West Australian capital. 22 Nov 2023
Tested: Zerofit COLD SKIN baselayer

Tested: Zerofit COLD SKIN baselayer

A clean look and a cool and comfortable fitting. The Zerofit COLD SKIN provides multiple benefits heading into the summer months. 22 Nov 2023
18 greatest golf shots played in Australia

18 greatest golf shots played in Australia

With a huge summer of golf coming up in Australia, here are 18 of the greatest shots ever played on home soil. 21 Nov 2023
Ogilvy: The players that impressed me the most

Ogilvy: The players that impressed me the most

Like everyone else in golf, I’ve been captivated recently by the emergence and somewhat meteoric rise of Ludvig Aberg. 21 Nov 2023
Morri: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em

Morri: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em

Some people apparently aren’t familiar with the saying ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’. 20 Nov 2023
Review: Pelican Waters Golf Club

Review: Pelican Waters Golf Club

Bevan Henzell had a long-held dream of building a championship golf course on his family property near Golden Beach, just south of Caloundra on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. 15 Nov 2023
TESTED: Zebra AIT 1 mallet putter

TESTED: Zebra AIT 1 mallet putter

A modern return of a classic design. Zebra's AIT 1 mallet putter displays consistency and forgiveness perfect for players of any level. 15 Nov 2023
Marcus Fraser: On the road again

Marcus Fraser: On the road again

It would be an exaggeration to claim an air of contentment was emanating from Marcus Fraser. But there was definitely a whiff of encouragement in the air. 15 Nov 2023
Video lesson: Drilling good balance through impact

Video lesson: Drilling good balance through impact

There are two downswing positions that will always leave you unbalanced through impact and are likely to lead to a poor shot. 14 Nov 2023
Video lesson: Roll the rock like Cam Smith

Video lesson: Roll the rock like Cam Smith

Pace control is one area of putting we can all improve and, if you can get better at dialling in your distance on the greens, your scores will be lower. 14 Nov 2023
Video lesson: The 'lift' killing your bunker play

Video lesson: The 'lift' killing your bunker play

There is a common cause for most poor bunker shots and it is the inconsistent strike of the sand at impact. 14 Nov 2023