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Morri: Augusta’s public golf move
Forget LIV vs PGA Tour or the remarkable golf of Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson Sunday. Forget the Brooks Koepka controversy from the 15th hole Thursday (which spilled over into Friday) and the amazing performance of amateur Sam Bennett over the opening 36 holes.
10 Apr 2023
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Public Access Courses for 2023
Golf is growing in Australia. Participation rates are up, club memberships are up and general interest in the game is on the rise post-pandemic.
18 Jan 2023
Inside Golf Australia January 2023
It is time for our January issue, which means it is time for Top-100 ranking.
14 Dec 2022
Review: Bribie Island Golf Club
La Nina wreaked havoc right along the east coast of Australia at different times during 2022.
14 Dec 2022
Morri: The parallels of dog ownership and golf
There are only two types of people in this world: golfers and non-golfers.
26 Sep 2022
Review: Wembley Golf Course
Public golf courses have long been an early port of call for any person dipping their toe into the glorious pond we know as the greatest game of all.
25 Sep 2022
Morri: Imagination the key to golf’s image problem
The ‘I’s’ have it. Image and imagination, opposite sides of the same coin that contain both the problem and solution for golf.
5 Sep 2022
Review: Albany Golf Club
I have no doubt the great Dr Alister MacKenzie would like the links at Albany Golf Club.
19 Aug 2022
Morri: Northcote’s moment of truth
Sometimes, it feels as though golf exists simultaneously in parallel universes.
25 Jul 2022
Morri: Minjee and Matilda remind us of the best of golf
There are times when golf feels like one giant juxtaposition. Last week was one of those times.
13 Jun 2022
Morri: Northcote’s survival a cautionary tale
Recent developments around the Northcote Public golf course in Melbourne are cause for serious concern among those who have an interest in the future of public golf.
30 May 2022
Morri: Golf. A rich person’s sport?
“Golf. A rich person’s sport.” Five words and two full stops but what an insight this recent Twitter post gave us into the world of golf.
26 Apr 2022
Opinion: The beauty of the anti-Augusta
There is nothing quite like Masters week.
7 Apr 2022
Morri: The Players Series reinforces value of public golf
What did the rain shortened TPS at Bonne Doon at the weekend have to do with making the case for funding public golf?
7 Mar 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #60 – Sandy Jamieson
In urban centres across the world there is pressure on public courses and the space they occupy.
2 Mar 2022
Morri: Good for the soul
Later this week we will release episode 60 of Golf Australia Magazine’s The Thing About Golf podcast and there is much to chew on from our guest, Sandy Jamieson.
28 Feb 2022
Review: Nudgee Golf Club
With a Centenary year fast approaching, Brisbane’s Nudgee Golf Club is on the cusp of completing what is arguably the most exciting project in their long history.
23 Feb 2022
Morri: Northcote a potential blueprint for public golf
If you’re a user of social media you likely noticed the emergence this past week of a petition to save Melbourne’s Northcote Public Golf Course.
1 Nov 2021
Golf boom confirmed by AusPlay statistics
The boom in Australian golf has been confirmed by official AusPlay statistics released today.
25 Jun 2021
Morri: The wider impact of long rough
Great US Open finish, great winner, great story. Great golf stuff all round.
21 Jun 2021
Morri: Golf at Moore Park not just a numbers game
It might be a game of numbers but golf – and especially public golf – is much more than a numbers game.
22 Mar 2021
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