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There is a war on public golf. Is Golf Australia in the fight?
It wasn’t a ‘gotcha’ moment – wasn’t meant to be. But it was surprising to hear Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland admit that he hadn’t spoken to NSW Premier Chris Minns since Minns announced that Moore Park Golf Club, the busiest course in Australia, was going to be cut in half.
28 Nov 2023
Morri: Carner’s remarkable example of golf’s unique qualities
You don’t have to look far to find evidence of golf’s uniqueness among sports and this past week delivered another shining example.
28 Aug 2023
Murray Downs to host 2024 NSW Open
Murray Downs Golf and Country Club will host some of Australasia’s best golfers, thanks to the Liberal and Nationals Government securing a partnership to bring the Men’s NSW Open Championship to Murray Downs Golf and Country Club on the NSW/Victorian border.
22 Mar 2023
Morri: The Players Series reinforces value of public golf
What did the rain shortened TPS at Bonne Doon at the weekend have to do with making the case for funding public golf?
7 Mar 2022
Morri: Learning to share
We’ve known for a couple of months that COVID has given golf a major participation boost but what is less obvious is how the game (or more precisely, the industry) intends to harness this new-found interest.
19 Oct 2020
Webb wants government funding boost
Australian greats Karrie Webb and Jan Stephenson hope Hannah Green's breakthrough major championship victory leads to an increase in Federal Government funding, which they believe is grossly disproportionate to other sports.
25 Jun 2019
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