ISPS Australian Open returns to the Melbourne Sandbelt.
Words: Australian Golf Media Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media The ISPS HANDA Australian Open will return to the famed Melbourne Sandbelt in 2024, Golf Australia announced today. Set to be played from November 28 to December 1, the ISPS HANDA Australian Open will again feature its unique combined format with players in the men’s, women’s […]
BMW to partner with the Australian PGA Championship.
Words and image: Australian Golf Media Photo: Former Australian PGA champion Nick O’Hern, BMW Australia CEO Wolfgang Buechel, PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman and Tour Professional Anthony Quayle. Globally renowned premium automotive leader BMW will become the title partner of the Australian PGA Championship. The collaboration will see the BMW Australian PGA Championship, one […]
The Brisbane Golf Club – Top 100 review
Golfplus Media visited The Brisbane Golf Club in early 2024 for a Golf Australia Magazine Top 100 feature; to be greeted by a hive of activity. New pro shop under construction, a new Crafter Mogford-designed short game area being developed and a host of on-course vegetation and other improvement projects in full swing. […]
Forster Tuncurry in developers’ crosshairs.
A proposed North Tuncurry Landcom development has been running alongside the much-publicised golf course land impositions at Melbourne’s Oakleigh and Sydney’s Moore Park, albeit without anywhere near the same public discourse outside the mid-NSW township itself. If you have visited the Tuncurry course previously – including participants at the 2023 NSW Women’s Open – you […]
Victoria oust Queensland to claim Interstate Series title.
Words: Australian Golf Media Photo: Candice High An undefeated week from co-captain Jazy Roberts has lifted Victoria to a second Australian Interstate Teams Matches victory in three years at Southport Golf Club. Victoria and Queensland met in the eight-match final on Wednesday afternoon, the home state ending the round robin matches as No.1 with 4.5 […]
RIPPERS BEAT STINGER IN FIRST TEAM PLAYOFF; HYFLYERS’ STEELE TAKES INDIVIDUAL TITLE
Words: LIV Golf Photo: LIV Golf LIV Golf’s first team playoff has been long overdue. But after 2-1/2 seasons and 28 tournaments, it finally happened Sunday at LIV Golf Adelaide – and it resulted in an epic storybook ending for the hometown Ripper GC. The all-Australian team, captained by Cameron Smith, beat the all-South African Stinger […]
Another record for Tiger Woods – 24th consecutive Masters cut.
Words: Golfplus Media Photo: The Masters. He has five-green jackets in his closet and guaranteed his annual return to Augusta with his first victory in 1997 but, this might have been a record most didn’t see coming and/or would not have put their house on leading into the 2024 Masters. At age 48 and having […]
Kelsey Bennett dominates at The Athena.
Words: Release. Photo: Australian Golf Media. NSW’s Kelsey Bennett has blitzed her way through the Sunday match-play finals to be crowned – literally – The Athena champion. The 24-year-old, who celebrated her birthday only weeks ago, played consistently in Saturday’s Combine skills challenges, plotting her way around without any stand-out shots, before a clinical Sunday […]
Lucas Herbert, Meronk, confirmed as latest LIV signings.
Words: Release. Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media. LIV Golf have announced new player signings and promoted player team assignments ahead of the season-opening event, LIV Golf Mayakoba, hosted at El Camaleon Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Following yesterday’s unveiling of Legion XIII, three other teams – Cleeks GC, Iron Heads GC, and Ripper […]
Peninsula Kingswood to play host to The Athena in 2024.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media. The Athena is returning for its fourth iteration in 2024 and will have a spectacular new host venue, with Peninsula Kingwood Country Golf Club on Melbourne’s famed Sandbelt hosting the unique two-day event on February 24-25. Going from strength to strength as a way to showcase the country’s […]
