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If the game is for the fans, let them follow the players
Matt Cleary joined the multitudes following the marquee group of Smith, Day and Lee at Royal Queensland for the PGA Championship, and wasn't able to, well, see very much. And he has a plan to return the game to the fans.
23 Nov 2024
Elvis may not be The King. But Next Big Thing? Look out
Our man Matt Cleary set out to find a man in a yellow bucket hat. He came back with tales of the PGA Championship leader, Elvis Smylie.
21 Nov 2024
What would Australian golf do if the Saudis turned up with a big bag of money?
In part three of our feature with Gavin Kirkman, the PGA of Australia chief expands on our local tour, his hopes that LIV and PGA Inc. will find common ground, and what he'd say if Saudi PIF executives turned up with a big bag of money.
21 Nov 2024
LIV, the PGA, the PIF, and all that: Gav Kirkman on where Australia sits in golf's ecosystem
In part two of our feature piece with PGA of Australia chief Gavin Kirkman, we discuss Australia's position in the great PGA Tour versus LIV Golf imbroglio, how to attract international players to our 'major' tournaments ("have you heard of the Whitsundays?"), and why Australia has aligned with the 'European' tour when there's a Saudi-funded Asian one on our doorstep.
20 Nov 2024
Travel Feature: Golf’s Sunny Side
Just an hour’s drive north of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast presents an ideal blend of accessibility and charm, making it perfect for a golfing getaway whatever the time of year.
20 Nov 2024
It's complicated: the challenges and opportunities for Australia's PGA
Gavin Kirkman, CEO of the PGA of Australia, has to provide the best pathway opportunities for Australia’s players and at the same time try to satisfy local fans and sponsors by luring the biggest names in golf come to support our major tournaments. In part one of Matt Cleary's feature (in our December issue, on shelves now) we discuss his organisation's challenges and opportunities...
19 Nov 2024
Playing with...Titleist GT driver and fairway metals
Titleist has consistently raised the bar with their cutting-edge technology and first-class attention to detail. The introduction of the new 2024 GT drivers and fairway metals is no different, building on their reputation of engineering excellence in all facets.
19 Nov 2024
CLEARY: PGA or LIV, major or minor, every pro golf tournament is an exhibition
One of the sledges about LIV Golf is that it’s nothing more than an exhibition of highly-paid players, out there, playing for nothing, writhing in money, what else could possibly be their motivation, it’s meaningless, an aberration, something-something, and so on. And people, in manifold ways, can make a case.
16 Sep 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Lakes Golf Club
When you roll through the gates at premier golf clubs, anticipating what you are about to experience is a thrill that never wanes.
9 Sep 2024
Travel: Highlands Swing
Every now and then a newspaper will trot out an article quoting academics and professionals advocating for the four-day working week.
19 Aug 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course
The first time I played the Henley Course at The Heritage Golf & Country Club, I got lost heading to the 1st tee.
31 Jul 2024
Feature Story: Golf Empowered
To give someone a chance. In some instances, a second chance. To see the similarities, not the differences. To understand we are all connected in some way through our humanity and to foster that connection. This is inclusion in action. And in golf, it lives in Empower Golf.
19 Jul 2024
Opinion: Creativity and chance make the Open great
There are too many fantastic aspects of the Open Championship to pen in one column.
18 Jul 2024
Column: Remember who we are dealing with
You see it far too often and at far too many junior golf tournaments, practice facilities and in other sports as well. This means it is probably happening in the car ride home or at the dinner table, which is even more concerning.
17 Jul 2024
Feature story: This is Royal Troon
This week The Open returns to Royal Troon for the 10th time across its 152-year history. While not as popular with the tourists as some of the other glamour courses across Scotland, this layout’s claim to fame is the mental challenge it presents to those brave enough to take it on.
16 Jul 2024
Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club
It seems to be the same old story every summer these days. Bushfires in the south of the country, rain and floods to the north.
5 Jul 2024
Opinion: Absolute mayhem at a U.S Open is long gone, so get on with it
Ah, the U.S Open.
13 Jun 2024
Where dreams are made... and broken
It’s long been decreed by those dungeon masters of the United States Golf Association that U.S Open venues must have super-thin fairways and thick, chunky, chop-it-sideways rough. Thus, the first two times Pinehurst No.2 hosted the national championship (1999 and 2005), it was a beast more penal than Pentridge. Yet the USGA appears to have mellowed, and bucked the trend of punishment for the sake of it. And it’s been Pinehurst at the vanguard. And this year's U.S Open should be entertaining indeed.
12 Jun 2024
Review: Monash Country Club
It is nearly 40 years since I first laid eyes on the beautifully prepared fairways and greens at Monash Country Club, which sits high on a hill overlooking Sydney’s sprawling northern beaches.
4 Jun 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Royal Adelaide is one of Australia's finest courses and has been for nearly 100 years.
6 May 2024
Fashion Feature: Adidas Autumn-Winter Fashion Guide
Here is all the latest and greatest apparel from adidas to keep you looking fresh on the golf course this season.
15 Apr 2024
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