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Gabi Ruffels wins LPGA tour card

Gabi Ruffels wins LPGA tour card

Australian sporting prodigy Gabriela Ruffels has continued her stunning rise through the professional golf ranks by securing her playing card for the 2024 LPGA Tour. 16 Aug 2023
Video lesson: Putting competitive pressure into practice

Video lesson: Putting competitive pressure into practice

Some practice drills are designed to improve your technique. 15 Aug 2023
adidas expands Australian Golf partnership

adidas expands Australian Golf partnership

Global sportswear leader adidas has signed a historic deal to unite the PGA of Australia, Golf Australia and WPGA Tour of Australasia under one apparel and footwear partnership. 11 Aug 2023
Governing body gets new look

Governing body gets new look

Golf Australia revealed its new-look brand today as it continues to play a role in inspiring more Australians to play more golf. 31 Jul 2023
Opinion: Is this Australia’s golden era?

Opinion: Is this Australia’s golden era?

Australian golf has always punched above its weight. 20 Jul 2023
Inside Golf Australia August 2023

Inside Golf Australia August 2023

It is a year since Cameron Smith hoisted the Claret Jug as the new Open Champion. He is set to defend his title this month, just a few weeks before Sydney rookie pro, Grace Kim, makes her debut at the AIG Women’s Open. 13 Jul 2023
Video lesson: The best way to avoid three-putting

Video lesson: The best way to avoid three-putting

Reducing the number of three-putts you have in a round of golf is as simple as becoming less fixated on the hole and more focused on distance control. 11 Jul 2023
Video lesson: A guaranteed bunker shot saviour

Video lesson: A guaranteed bunker shot saviour

The greenside bunker shot is meant to be one of the easiest shots in the game to play. 11 Jul 2023
Video lesson: Where's your head at impact?

Video lesson: Where's your head at impact?

I’m often asked by students “where should my head be at impact?” 13 Jun 2023
Video lesson: Chipping from a divot

Video lesson: Chipping from a divot

It might be enough to break your heart. Your approach into a green trickles off the putting surface and when you arrive at your ball your shoulders slump to see it has settled in an old divot or depression. 13 Jun 2023
New numbers show Australia’s golf boom continuing

New numbers show Australia’s golf boom continuing

Golf Australia’s 2021/22 Participation Report has revealed that more than 2.7 million Australians play golf, with each state and territory experiencing another year of significant club membership growth. 24 May 2023
Review: Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort

Review: Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort

There was a time, not too long ago, when you could just rock up at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club and be confident you’d manage a hit, maybe even cheekily slot into a midweek comp. 23 May 2023
Video lesson: A 'shadowy' drill to improve your chipping

Video lesson: A 'shadowy' drill to improve your chipping

If you’re one of the many golfers who regularly hit it the two disaster shots for chipping .. ‘fat’ or ‘thin’. 16 May 2023
Video lesson: The swing secrets your divots reveal

Video lesson: The swing secrets your divots reveal

Knowing how to read your divots is a great skill for any golfer looking to solve swing issues on the range or during a round. 16 May 2023
Review: Portarlington Golf Club

Review: Portarlington Golf Club

The past 20 years have been a bullish period for golf on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. 3 May 2023
Golf Australia launches new junior golf initiative

Golf Australia launches new junior golf initiative

Golf Australia today announced the launch of TeeMates, an affordable virtual golf membership for kids under 18. Golf Australia has partnered with Youth on Course (YOC) to provide the opportunity for TeeMates members to play golf for $5 at a selection of courses across the country. 27 Apr 2023
Review: Toowoomba Golf Club

Review: Toowoomba Golf Club

When judges started submitting their lists in late 2022 for Golf Australia’s ranking of the nation’s Top-100 Public Access Courses, there was an unfamiliar presence among the courses gaining a foothold among the century-makers. 26 Apr 2023
Inside Golf Australia May 2023

Inside Golf Australia May 2023

Rory McIlroy has spent almost his entire career as one of the top players in the game, and our May issue cover star believes he is “as complete a golfer as I’ve ever been”. 14 Apr 2023
Video lesson: Get rid of your chicken wing swing

Video lesson: Get rid of your chicken wing swing

One of the most common issues with amateur golfers is the dreaded chicken wing, where the left elbow (for right-handers) bends through impact and into the follow-through. 11 Apr 2023
Video lesson: Roll your putts on the right line, every time

Video lesson: Roll your putts on the right line, every time

Putter face alignment and the speed you hit a putt are both variables within your control to get right and increase your chances of making any given putt. 11 Apr 2023
Golf Australia enters new partnership covering digital services for golf clubs

Golf Australia enters new partnership covering digital services for golf clubs

Golf Australia has confirmed its commitment to enriching the digital experience for golfers and golf clubs around the country by announcing a new partnership with golf technology platform, DotGolf. 6 Apr 2023