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Morri: Warren’s Sunday an example for us all

Morri: Warren’s Sunday an example for us all

There were better scores shot Sunday at the Vic Open but there may not have been a better round than that played by joint third place finisher Justin Warren. 13 Feb 2023
The Review: Sneak peek at Netflix’s Full Swing

The Review: Sneak peek at Netflix’s Full Swing

Golf has a problem with an excess of choice. Any given week there’s three or four tournaments on the men’s premier Tours and at least that again on secondary and feeder circuits. 8 Feb 2023
Morri: Rahm’s distance comments don’t measure up

Morri: Rahm’s distance comments don’t measure up

It’s an unanswerable question (aren’t they usually the best kind?) but how much attention should we pay to the game’s best players when considering topics outside the actual playing of the game? 6 Feb 2023
Morri: The Players Series punches above its weight

Morri: The Players Series punches above its weight

There was a pretty full array of professional golf available over the weekend but the ‘smallest’ of the tournaments on offer easily held its head up in the more prestigious company of the game’s biggest circuits. 30 Jan 2023
Morri: What would Thommo think?

Morri: What would Thommo think?

It can often be instructive when thinking about big issues facing the game today to wonder what the late, great Peter Thomson might have made of it all. 23 Jan 2023
Exclusive: Cho Minn Thant talks Australia, International Series, LIV and World Rankings

Exclusive: Cho Minn Thant talks Australia, International Series, LIV and World Rankings

For a man that was in charge of a Tour nearly on its knees thanks to Covid, Cho Minn Thant, CEO and Commissioner of the Asian Tour, has emerged as one the key players in men’s professional golf. 23 Dec 2022
Opinion: It’s just the vibe of the thing

Opinion: It’s just the vibe of the thing

It is one of the quintessential moments of Australian cinema when Dennis Denuto utters the immortal line “It’s just the vibe of the thing” during the 1997 film The Castle. 22 Dec 2022
Opinion: Royal Melbourne just gets it

Opinion: Royal Melbourne just gets it

The host venue is one of the crucial elements of tournament golf that if done well can go unnoticed. But in the case of the Sandbelt Invitational is one of the key tenets for the Geoff Ogilvy/Mike Clayton shared vision. 20 Dec 2022
Morri: The other side to the Aussie Open debate

Morri: The other side to the Aussie Open debate

What does the future hold for the nation’s two most important golf tournaments? 20 Dec 2022
Holiday at home: Hunter with a big game

Holiday at home: Hunter with a big game

From the rolling hills of the Hunter Valley wine country, to Newcastle’s beachside suburbs and north to the holiday haven of Port Stephens, New South Wales’ Hunter region is a golfer’s playground. 15 Dec 2022
Morri: Game for the ages

Morri: Game for the ages

It’s something we too often take for granted but the ability to play golf into later years – even at a high level – is one of the game’s greatest appeals. 12 Dec 2022
Morri: A legendary reminder of the Sandbelt’s greatness

Morri: A legendary reminder of the Sandbelt’s greatness

There has been no shortage of critical analysis of last week’s Australian Opens and that’s as it should be. 5 Dec 2022
Memories of Aussie Tour past

Memories of Aussie Tour past

It started with a gift and ended in storytelling, surprise and a special mini reunion. 27 Nov 2022
Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Lydia Ko’s victory at the final event of the season in Florida was a fitting end to what has been a captivating year of golf on the LPGA. 21 Nov 2022
Holiday at Home: South of the Swan

Holiday at Home: South of the Swan

When you have been sitting on a plane for two hours, the first movie has been watched, you’re into your second in-flight snack and the flight tracker map shows you’re not quite halfway, there is a realisation Perth is a long way away. 17 Nov 2022
Morri: New rules reinforce the same public golf message

Morri: New rules reinforce the same public golf message

It didn’t attract much fanfare, but last week’s announcement that specific rules have been introduced for golfers with a disability may be the most important thing to happen in the game for years. 14 Nov 2022
Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

A quarter of a century ago one of our greatest ever golfers, Peter Thomson, wrote something that today could easily be applied to one of our other greatest ever players, Karrie Webb. 7 Nov 2022
Morri: Genuinely growing the game

Morri: Genuinely growing the game

The wheels of change turn slowly in golf, especially in a digital age where we demand – and receive – so much instant gratification. 31 Oct 2022
Lebanon has only one golf course but two proud AAC competitors

Lebanon has only one golf course but two proud AAC competitors

The Lebanese are a proud people. 27 Oct 2022
Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

What an interesting scene unfolded on the final green of the LPGA’s BMW Ladies Championship at Oak Valley Country Club in South Korea at the weekend. 24 Oct 2022
Review: Ballarat Golf Club

Review: Ballarat Golf Club

There has been no more learned person in Australian golf than the late Peter Thomson. 17 Oct 2022