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Gallery: Sandbelt Invitational Day Two

Gallery: Sandbelt Invitational Day Two

It was Royal Melbourne and the West Course for the second day of action at the 2022 Sandbelt Invitational. Here are the best images from Tuesday's round/ 20 Dec 2022
Gallery: Sandbelt Invitational Round One

Gallery: Sandbelt Invitational Round One

The first day of the Sandbelt Invitational for 2022 saw Cam Davis jump to the lead at Kingston Heath on Monday. Here are the best images from round one. 19 Dec 2022
The Preview: Sandbelt Invitational

The Preview: Sandbelt Invitational

Australia’s finest layout, Royal Melbourne, will again headline a quartet of some of the Melbourne Sandbelt’s finest layouts, alongside Yarra Yarra, Kingston Heath and Peninsula-Kingswood, playing host to the second Sandbelt Invitational from December 19-22. 18 Dec 2022
Second Sandbelt Invitational ready to roll

Second Sandbelt Invitational ready to roll

The Geoff Ogilvy Foundation are delighted that the second Sandbelt Invitational will be played December 19-22 at Kingston Heath, Royal Melbourne, Yarra Yarra and Peninsula Kingswood. 12 Dec 2022
Look beyond the stars on the posters

Look beyond the stars on the posters

If you’ve never seen Cam Smith, Adam Scott, Minjee Lee or Hannah Green play in the flesh and have the opportunity this week in Melbourne, do it. 29 Nov 2022
Watch out for world traveller Hisatsune

Watch out for world traveller Hisatsune

When Mike Clayton tells you to look out for a player, it is a good idea to pay attention. 28 Nov 2022
Memories of Aussie Tour past

Memories of Aussie Tour past

It started with a gift and ended in storytelling, surprise and a special mini reunion. 27 Nov 2022
Inside Golf Australia December 2022

Inside Golf Australia December 2022

This country’s biggest stars are all coming home to play the men’s and women’s Australian Open as well as the PGA Championship. 17 Nov 2022
Morri: Seven Mile Beach vision about more than golf

Morri: Seven Mile Beach vision about more than golf

‘What have been the success stories of golf in the last 20 years? Barnbougle, Bandon, Goat Hill. Places where individuals with passion and vision and persistence have been driving things. Not committees, not boards, not OEMs.’ 12 Sep 2022
Inside Golf Australia August 2022

Inside Golf Australia August 2022

Australia’s Minjee Lee has been the standout performer in women’s golf in 2022. 14 Jul 2022
Clayton: The brilliance of the Old Course

Clayton: The brilliance of the Old Course

Peter Thomson long argued The Old Course at St. Andrews was the game’s most important course and all others are mere copies. 12 Jul 2022
Clayton: Designing in the field

Clayton: Designing in the field

Normally a brief from a golf club or a client to a golf course architect is reasonably extensive. Something of an exception was Richard Sattler, the Barnbougle owner who simply told Tom Doak and I – “I don’t care what you do – just don’t screw it up.” 8 Jul 2022
Inside Golf Australia July 2022

Inside Golf Australia July 2022

The focus of the golfing world will turn to the spiritual home of the game – St. Andrews in Scotland – in July for the staging of the 150th Open Championship. 16 Jun 2022
The Preview: The 41st GS Caltex Maekyung Open

The Preview: The 41st GS Caltex Maekyung Open

Born 12 years before the Asian Tour was founded, the Caltex Maekyung Open has been part of the professional golf scene in this region since 1982. 3 May 2022
Inside Golf Australia May 2022

Inside Golf Australia May 2022

The major championship season is underway, and Marc Leishman has some close inspiration to lift his game and finally get his major win at this month’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills. 14 Apr 2022
Clayton: The Makings Of A Top-100 Course

Clayton: The Makings Of A Top-100 Course

Golf courses are lots of things to lots of people and ranking them in some sort of rational order is fraught given the emotions golf courses engender are not always rational. 15 Mar 2022
Inside Golf Australia March 2022

Inside Golf Australia March 2022

Rising star Min Woo Lee is one of the world’s most exciting young players. We reveal what you can learn from his powerful, efficient swing in the March issue of Golf Australia magazine. 17 Feb 2022
Morri: Damned if they do, damned if they don’t

Morri: Damned if they do, damned if they don’t

“If there weren’t a bunch of pros who didn’t like it we’d have done a poor job.” 24 Jan 2022
Morri: Add Royal Queensland to last week’s winners

Morri: Add Royal Queensland to last week’s winners

They only handed out two trophies but in truth there were three winners at this past weekend’s WPGA and Australian PGA Championships. 17 Jan 2022
Jed leaves them in his wake

Jed leaves them in his wake

They breed them tough north of the border, and in hot and humid conditions at Royal Queensland on Friday there was none tougher than former Australian Amateur winner Jed Morgan. 14 Jan 2022
Opinion: The best walk in tournament golf

Opinion: The best walk in tournament golf

Sure, Sunday has the excitement of deciding the winner and the three other tournament days proper have their charm. 11 Jan 2022