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Cleary: Pay the money, take the ride - how to make golf fun again

Cleary: Pay the money, take the ride - how to make golf fun again

Mike Clayton, as legend promulgated by his playing partners would have it, was at the famous par-3 seventh hole at Barnbougle Dunes, the one called ‘Little Devil’, when he hit a four-iron 112 metres into a howling nor-west wind and stuck it to three feet. 25 Mar 2024
Morri: Seven Mile Beach vision about more than golf

Morri: Seven Mile Beach vision about more than golf

‘What have been the success stories of golf in the last 20 years? Barnbougle, Bandon, Goat Hill. Places where individuals with passion and vision and persistence have been driving things. Not committees, not boards, not OEMs.’ 12 Sep 2022
Review: Royal Hobart Golf Club

Review: Royal Hobart Golf Club

The Royal Hobart Golf Club has come a long way since its humble, and quite unusual, beginnings in 1896. 8 Sep 2022
Clayton: Designing in the field

Clayton: Designing in the field

Normally a brief from a golf club or a client to a golf course architect is reasonably extensive. Something of an exception was Richard Sattler, the Barnbougle owner who simply told Tom Doak and I – “I don’t care what you do – just don’t screw it up.” 8 Jul 2022
Tasmania: Golf Tourism’s Titan

Tasmania: Golf Tourism’s Titan

It’s quite funny, really, that without one potato farmer taking an almighty risk, an entire state would almost certainly be without one of its strongest sources of tourism. 8 Sep 2021
14 Reasons to put Tassie atop your golf holiday bucket list

14 Reasons to put Tassie atop your golf holiday bucket list

Make no mistake, if you are undecided where to go for your next golfing holiday or extended weekend away with a group of friends, put Tasmania at the top of your list. 30 Jun 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #36 - Mat Goggin

The Thing About Golf Podcast #36 - Mat Goggin

There isn’t much Mat Goggin hasn’t done in the game of golf, from Australian Amateur champion to professional tournament winner. 17 Feb 2021

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