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Morri: All slow play not created (or treated) equal
Golf is the most infuriating of games but golf commentary (of the social media variety, not the TV kind) trumps it.
31 Jan 2022
Morri: Time for a tee change
The year might be new but the arguments in golf are old and one of the most archaic raised its ugly head before 2022 was even 48 hours old.
10 Jan 2022
Morri: Tiger’s return reminds us of his departure
One of the first things you learn as a cadet reporter is there are only six questions which make a story newsworthy: it is either the who, what, when, where, how or why of any given event.
20 Dec 2021
Golf Australia Magazine claims multiple industry awards
The Australian Golf Media Association (AGMA) presented its annual awards for the local golf media industry on Thursday evening. Golf Australia magazine taking home three gongs across a variety of categories.
16 Dec 2021
Morri: Golf at its cruellest
“It’s a hard job, but it’s not a real job” – Mike Clayton, circa 1997.
13 Dec 2021
Morri: The three most aggravating words in golf
If, like me, you’re not a fan of the term ‘grow the game’ then prepare to endure a world of pain in the next month or two.
6 Dec 2021
Morri: Much more to golf than distance
It’s been a while since we talked distance in this digital space but given the topic is never far from the surface (no matter which side of the debate you’re on) let’s give it another whirl this week.
22 Nov 2021
Morri: Why do we play golf?
“The ‘rules’ of golf are to score as low as possible,” he said, “but the PURPOSE of golf is for you to decide.”
15 Nov 2021
Morri: Golf’s golden egg moment
Children’s fairytales are often instructive. They use simple stories to teach young ones lessons that can be applied to the more complex situations encountered later in adult life.
8 Nov 2021
Morri: Disrupting professional golf
If a question is worth asking, the answer – infuriatingly – is almost always ‘it depends’. And so it is with professional golf and where its future might lie.
25 Oct 2021
Morri: Par for the courses
If golf were a mathematical formula, the world should be in equilibrium right now after events on the major men’s Tours this past week.
18 Oct 2021
Morri: Behaviour not just a crowd issue
Imagine, if you can, Peter Thomson chugging beer and inciting the crowd on the first tee of a major international golf event.
27 Sep 2021
Morri: The vax and nothing but the vax
If you thought the distance debate was polarising, prepare for the storm over the coming wave of ‘no jab-no play’ policies at Australian golf clubs.
20 Sep 2021
Morri: A reality check for the ‘relatable’ crowd
Fellas, stop kidding yourselves. The game played by golf’s best women is not, and never will be, ‘relatable’ to us male club golfers.
13 Sep 2021
Morri: Rules are rules
No other sport does a rules snafu quite like golf, as evidenced by the ‘debacle du jour’ from the Solheim Cup this past week.
6 Sep 2021
Morri: Pros and participation are golf’s chicken and egg
Robin Williams’ favourite joke was actually a cartoon. The illustration depicts a chicken and an egg lying in bed, each smoking a cigarette.
30 Aug 2021
Morri: Laura the legend
If you’re making the case for golf Exhibit A – the legend that is Laura Davies – must surely be among the first entered into evidence?
23 Aug 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #48 – Ian Triggs
He’s coached some of the best players in the world to some of the game’s biggest titles but to sit and talk to Ian Triggs you'd never know it.
18 Aug 2021
Morri: Golf is unique, for the better
It’s an almost never ending quest among industry types to look to other sports for ways to ‘fix’ golf.
16 Aug 2021
Morri: The Gap
The gap between the elite and recreational player has never been wider yet golf retains its unique ability to both elevate the duffer and humiliate the champion in almost equal measure.
9 Aug 2021
Morri: Olympic format fit for purpose
Winston Churchill once famously described democracy as ‘the worst form of government except for all the others’. 72-hole strokeplay at the Olympics might fall into the same category.
2 Aug 2021
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