Inside: Golf Australia February 2017

Tournament golf returns to our shores in February and we have previews of all the big events including the Women’s Australian Open, the Vic Open and the European Tour co-sanctioned World Super 6 Perth.

FEATURES

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

Why the Oates Vic Open is so important, especially to the likes of Ben Eccles and Hannah Green.

SU OH: YEARNING OPEN SUCCESS

The young Victorian would like nothing more than winning her maiden LPGA Tour title on home soil at the Women’s Australian Open.

PATRICK REED & THE PERTH EXPERIMENT

The golf world will be focused on Lake Karrinyup CC for the World Super 6 Perth with its stroke-play and match-play format mix with a field led by World No.8 Patrick Reed.

THE ROYAL TREATMENT

The redesigned Royal Canberra was recently unveiled. Mike Cocking from the design firm Ogilvy, Clayton, Cocking and Mead reveals some of the key changes and why they needed to be made.

THE GOOD CAPTAIN

Davis Love III might have steered the Americans to their first Ryder Cup victory in eight years, but he humbly confesses to Rick Weber “mistakes were made”.

SADLOWSKI’S LONG & WINDING ROAD

Big-hitting Canadian Jamie Sadlowki has taken his formative steps in his transformation from long-drive champ to touring pro, and the road thus far has been a tough one, writes Paul Prendergast.

TRAVEL & COURSES

COURSE REVIEW: MAGENTA SHORES C&CC

There are plenty of changes afoot at this Ross Watson-designed links course on the NSW Central Coast, reports Brendan James.

ILLAWARRA DREAMING

Brendan James visits the best golf courses to play in and around Wollongong and Nowra, on the NSW South Coast.

TOP-100 SPOTLIGHT: TWIN WATERS GC

Designed by Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge, Twin Waters is a ‘must’ for any golfer visiting Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

INSTRUCTION

INSTANT FIXES FROM THE STARS

Tour tips to improve your game from Adam Scott, Mikko Ilonen, Joost Luiten, Nicolas Colsaerts, Sergio Garcia, Brandon Stone, Byeong-Hun An, Patrick Reed and Soren Kjeldsen.

I’M A GOLFER … GET ME OUT OF HERE.

Seven foolproof escape plans that will help get you out of a hole … and into one.

REGULARS

TEEING OFF: BRENDAN JAMES