Our man Matt Cleary followed around four of Australia’s best shot specialists – Australia’s mini-golf champion, our national long-drive title-holder, a teaching pro from Carbrook GC and a crack women’s pro. The quartet together not only destroyed the Royal Pines layout on the Gold Coast in the ultimate Ambrose grouping, they were kind enough to offer up valuable insights into what has worked for them to take their individual skills to the next level.

Brendan James ventured out to The Australian Golf Club and reported back on the condition of the famous course. Spiler alert – it is still the best-conditioned parkland layout in the country, illustrating all the qualities of a world-class tournament venue.

Our proud Kiwi scribe Callum Hill caught up with his countryman Kazuma Kobori to reveal the man behind the magic wand, and discovered the rising star has many more strings to his bow than being a world-class putter.

Don't miss our awesome profile story on New Zealand golf's top young gun. (Photo: Getty Images)

With Australian Olympic glory still in the air following our athletes’ exploits in Paris, Paul Prendergast looks ahead to the Brisbane Games and shares what’s in store for the course which will be hosting golf at the Olympics in 2032.

In this issue you’ll also learn how to become a “green machine”, you’ll familiarise yourself with all the big tournaments across the first half of a sizzling summer of Aussie golf ahead, you’ll the opportunity to play a bit of hickory or putt-putt and shoot off to London to discover two lesser-known but still superb local layouts.

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