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Scott urges Internationals to let loose

Scott urges Internationals to let loose

Lining up for his 10th Presidents Cup this week at Quail Hollow, Adam Scott is urging the new-look International team to let loose, saying they have nothing to lose. 21 Sep 2022
Aussie Harvey Young shares U.S. Junior lead

Aussie Harvey Young shares U.S. Junior lead

A little wind. Some sunshine mixed with fog. A career-best round and a record nine-hole score. Round 1 of the 74th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Monday provided a bit of everything. 26 Jul 2022
Country comes first for Cam in PGA Tour vs LIV

Country comes first for Cam in PGA Tour vs LIV

Cameron Smith is urging officials to stage a PGA Tour event in Australia as LIV Golf provokes more controversy and opportunities for the game's stars. 15 Jun 2022
Ranking: Victoria's best courses for 2022

Ranking: Victoria's best courses for 2022

Looking for the best places to play around Australia? Here, we showcase the very best layouts to be played in Victoria as voted by our Top-100 Courses ranking judges for 2022. 1 Jun 2022
Australian Golf Centre officially unveiled

Australian Golf Centre officially unveiled

Australian Golf’s new home is officially open, bringing to life a project that was more than 10 years in the making. 28 Apr 2022
Presidents Cup returns to Melbourne in 2028 and 2040

Presidents Cup returns to Melbourne in 2028 and 2040

The PGA Tour today announced a long-term commitment to staging the Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with the biennial global team competition set to return to the iconic Sandbelt in 2028 and 2040. 14 Apr 2022
Clayton: The Makings Of A Top-100 Course

Clayton: The Makings Of A Top-100 Course

Golf courses are lots of things to lots of people and ranking them in some sort of rational order is fraught given the emotions golf courses engender are not always rational. 15 Mar 2022
Opinion: Sandbelt Invitational spectacular, just don’t say the ‘P’ word

Opinion: Sandbelt Invitational spectacular, just don’t say the ‘P’ word

There is no such thing as perfect in golf. It simply doesn’t exist. 24 Dec 2021
Past champion Fowler ‘devastated’ by Aussie Open’s plight

Past champion Fowler ‘devastated’ by Aussie Open’s plight

1983 Australian Open champion Peter Fowler says he was ‘devastated’ when the national championship was cancelled for the second consecutive year. 22 Dec 2021
Sandbelt Invitational getting by with a little help from its friends

Sandbelt Invitational getting by with a little help from its friends

Playing golf for a living might seem a pretty easy deal. 21 Dec 2021
Sandbelt Invitational: Watt the best at the West

Sandbelt Invitational: Watt the best at the West

If possible, the second day of the Sandbelt Invitational not only lived up to day one at Kingston Heath, but exceeded it thanks to crowds beyond the club membership on site at Royal Melbourne. 21 Dec 2021
Opinion: Signs of something special on the Sandbelt

Opinion: Signs of something special on the Sandbelt

There are golf tournaments, and then there are golf tournaments. 20 Dec 2021
Birthday boy Blake celebrates at Sandbelt Invitational

Birthday boy Blake celebrates at Sandbelt Invitational

Brady Watt emanated everything about the Sandbelt Invitational at Kingston Heath on Monday. 20 Dec 2021
The Preview: Sandbelt Invitational

The Preview: Sandbelt Invitational

Monday signals the start of a brand new event in Australian golf. The Sandbelt Invitational, brainchild of Golf Australia magazine columnists Geoff Ogilvy and Mike Clayton, a hugely anticipated concept the world over. 16 Dec 2021
Australia’s 50 Favourite Courses for 2021, as voted by you

Australia’s 50 Favourite Courses for 2021, as voted by you

As golfers, we all have our favourite places to play? 29 Nov 2021
Love: Tiger can pick Presidents Cup role

Love: Tiger can pick Presidents Cup role

Davis Love III, who has succeeded Tiger Woods as captain of the U.S. team for the 2022 Presidents Cup, has said his predecessor can have any role on the squad he wants – but Love hopes to see him return from injury and make it as a player. 17 Nov 2021
Ogilvy behind new Sandbelt Invitational

Ogilvy behind new Sandbelt Invitational

When Golf Australia magazine columnist Geoff Ogilvy speaks, most listen. And the 2006 U.S. Open champion had the ear of the golfing world again on Tuesday when he announced a new tournament, The Sandbelt Invitational. 20 Oct 2021
Defending champion and World No.1 set for Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Defending champion and World No.1 set for Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

China’s defending champion Yuxin Lin is aiming for an unprecedented third Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) title but will face a stiff challenge from the in-form Japanese World No.1 Keita Nakajima and the cream of the region’s men’s talent. 12 Oct 2021
Morri: The vax and nothing but the vax

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
Holland claims Adidas Junior 6s Tour title at Metropolitan

Holland claims Adidas Junior 6s Tour title at Metropolitan

The third event of the 2021 Adidas Junior 6s Tour presented a challenge for the up and coming stars of Australian golf, and it was local Victorian Jack Holland who handled the tough conditions at Metropolitan best. 11 May 2021
CLAYTON: A Question of Strategy

CLAYTON: A Question of Strategy

Great golf holes afford players of all standards the opportunity to test their skills against the questions being asked by the design. How you answer those questions isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. 27 Apr 2021