Golf Australia February 2016

Brett Rumford spent much of 2015 recuperating from a life-threatening illness and subsequent surgery, but he’ll still be one of the one form players aiming to win the Perth International this month. PLUS, we preview the Women’s Australian Open and Ladies Masters, while editor Brendan James reveals why Tasmania is a bucket list destination.

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COVER STORY

PERTH INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW: TO HELL AND BACK

Brett Rumford spent most of 2015 trying to get his body right after a life-threatening illness. Now, as he tells Brendan James, he’s back with a new lease on life and a hunger for golf.

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WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN PREVIEW

THE ALL NEW MINJEE LEE

A full year on the LPGA Tour has matured the 19-year-old, who yearns to win the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open en route to representing Australia at the Olympics alongside her mentor, Karrie Webb. Rick Weber reports.

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AUSTRALIAN LADIES MASTERS PREVIEW

OH SO GOOD

Su Oh has special motivation to defend her RACV Ladies Masters this month. Her 83-year-old grandmother got pretty excited watching last year’s victory on Korean TV but, having tuned in to the golf every week since, she wants to know when she’ll get to see her granddaughter on television again, writes Rod Morri.

WORLD RANKINGS

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

The top of the world rankings has been more volatile than ever before in recent months, Denis Hurley investigates how the system decides the world’s best player.

MY GOLFING LIFE

THE WEDGE MASTER

Expert wedge designer Roger Cleveland tells Steve Keipert about Phil Mickelson’s flop shots, the need for ‘wedgeducation’ and the secrets to better wedge play.

TRAVEL & COURSES

COURSE REVIEW: KEW GOLF CLUB

One of the most beautiful courses in Melbourne’s east, Kew has come out of a redesign offering plenty of challenges as well, writes Brendan James.

MY FAVOURITE COURSES: IAN BAKER-FINCH

The 1991 Open champion has played almost all the world’s Top-100 and Australia’s Top-100 courses, making his selection of ten favourites a tougher exercise than most. So we’ve made the task easier by letting him keep his picks to Australian courses only.

VIETNAM’S GOLF RUSH

A raft of new courses in recent years has rapidly turned Vietnam into a must-play golf destination. And, as Steve Keipert discovered, more courses are coming.

LAND OF DISCOVERY: 18 REASONS WHY TASMANIA MUST BE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST

Voted the world’s best ‘Undiscovered Golf Destination’ last year, Tasmania is attracting golfers from across the globe. Brendan James writes why you should be one of them in 2016.

TOP-100 SPOTLIGHT: CURLEWIS GOLF CLUB

One of the gems of Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula continues to impress in our 2016 Top-100 Courses ranking, and here’s why.

EQUIPMENT

IRON BYRON TURNS 50: ROBOT KING

One machine made more of an impact in golf than any other before, or arguably after, as Duncan Lennard writes.

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