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Outback Queensland Masters named Australia’s best new event

Outback Queensland Masters named Australia’s best new event

The Outback Queensland Masters has hit a hole-in-one at the 2020 Australian Event Awards, receiving the award for Australia’s Best New Event. 28 Oct 2020
Bare My Soul: Dimi Papadatos

Bare My Soul: Dimi Papadatos

It is six years since Dimi Papadatos burst onto the professional golf scene by claiming the New Zealand Open and has claimed another three titles since. 28 Oct 2020
PGA Tour of Australasia re-commences with Gippsland Super 6

PGA Tour of Australasia re-commences with Gippsland Super 6

The Gippsland Super 6 will return to Yallourn Golf Club from January 21-24, 2021 to restart the 2020/2021 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia wraparound season. 27 Oct 2020
Vic Open cancelled for 2021

Vic Open cancelled for 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting border closures along with international travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the Vic Open scheduled for February, 2021. 22 Oct 2020
Exclusive interview: Scott Hend unplugged

Exclusive interview: Scott Hend unplugged

There are few professional golfers who are as well travelled in their career as Scott Hend. The three-time European Tour winner from Queensland has seen plenty during his more than 20 years in the play-for-pay ranks and, typically, he doesn’t hold back on a wide range of topics. 16 Sep 2020
Australian PGA Championship postponed until February 2021

Australian PGA Championship postponed until February 2021

Following discussions with the Queensland government and key stakeholders, the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will postpone the Australian PGA Championship to February 18-21, 2021. 16 Sep 2020
NSW Senior Open to be rescheduled for 2021

NSW Senior Open to be rescheduled for 2021

Golf NSW and the PGA of Australia have made the difficult decision to move the date of this year's $120,000 Lincoln Place NSW Senior Open. 10 Aug 2020
Doing it for Jarrod again in 2020

Doing it for Jarrod again in 2020

The Australian golf community is calling on golf clubs around Australia to dedicate a members’ day to the memory of Jarrod Lyle and help raise much-needed funds for Challenge, a charity devoted to supporting children and families living with cancer. 4 Aug 2020
NT PGA moves to October

NT PGA moves to October

The Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship will take place from 22-25 October in 2020. 23 Jul 2020
Australia’s courses playing a role in our sustainable future

Australia’s courses playing a role in our sustainable future

Australian golfers have always known the courses they play on offer more than just a round of golf. They know that playing the game can not only benefit the well-being and social connectivity of its participants, but also the significant role that Australian golf courses play in the protection of our environment. 22 Jul 2020
X-Golf Challenge creates world-first virtual golf tournament

X-Golf Challenge creates world-first virtual golf tournament

A world-first indoor national golf tournament will see some of Australia’s leading male and female professional golfers compete in an 18-hole strokeplay event played simultaneously across four states. 10 Jul 2020
Flicking the switch

Flicking the switch

Remember thinking how easy and mundane golf had become playing with your natural hand that you needed to make it so hard you felt like a beginner again? 8 Jul 2020
Green and Felton follow Scott’s lead

Green and Felton follow Scott’s lead

Another week and another Aussie major champion will be taking to social media for a live game of golf with up and coming players. 16 Jun 2020
New centre to unite Australian golf's peak bodies

New centre to unite Australian golf's peak bodies

Australian golf will find a new home in the heart of Melbourne’s Sandbelt with a new state-of-the-art facility to be built. 11 Jun 2020
Aussies Abroad: Matt Ballard – Singapore national coach

Aussies Abroad: Matt Ballard – Singapore national coach

Matt Ballard grew up on the Gold Coast, played professionally on numerous Tours for 14 years and coached former World No.1 Adam Scott. In January last year, Ballard moved his family to Singapore to take over the reins as National Coach for the Singapore Golf Association. We caught up with the proud Aussie to learn more about his profession and life in the city-state. 1 Jun 2020
FREE game-improvement issue available now

FREE game-improvement issue available now

Golfers all have one thing in common. 19 May 2020
Opinion: When honesty isn’t the best policy

Opinion: When honesty isn’t the best policy

Honesty is always appreciated by the media, and fans, when interviewing players. 12 May 2020
Coming Soon: FREE 181-page game improvement issue

Coming Soon: FREE 181-page game improvement issue

During these unprecedented times one constant has remained. The desire of golfers to improve their game, whether able to play or not. 11 May 2020
Morri: Reimagined schedule good on paper

Morri: Reimagined schedule good on paper

The announcement by the PGA of Australia this week that they will endeavour to ‘recapture golf’s golden years in this country’ with a ‘reimagined tournament schedule’ is a noble one. 11 May 2020
Fans to decide Australia's greatest golfer

Fans to decide Australia's greatest golfer

The mantle as Australia’s Greatest Golfer will be put in the hands of the public as the PGA of Australia launches a head-to-head battle of Australia’s 64 most accomplished professionals. 14 Apr 2020
Fox gets support from famous names for NZ Open tilt

Fox gets support from famous names for NZ Open tilt

Leading Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox will have Steve Williams on his bag and Shane Warne alongside him as he chases a New Zealand Open title in Queenstown this week. 26 Feb 2020