Pasatiempo Golf Club – Santa Cruz, California
Perched in the hills above Santa Cruz on the northern tip of the Monterey Peninsula, Pasatiempo is one of Dr Alister MacKenzie’s most enduring legacies in a life’s work that gave us Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne West, Augusta National and Lahinch, among many around the world. Bobby Jones was so taken by Pasatiempo that he […]
Oakland, California – A surprisingly historic golf destination
I’ve been in and out of Oakland and Berkeley in the Bay Area on countless occasions over the years since my first visit in the late 80s. Like most, nearby San Francisco and other parts of Northern California had always hogged my golf interests. It wasn’t until last year that I discovered how much of […]
Marc Leishman
Interviewed at the end of a long 2014 season when back home in coastal Warrnambool, Victoria, Leishman was enjoying putting the feet up over the festive season before giving any thought to his 2015 campaign. His high hopes for the season ahead were well founded as the big Victorian narrowly missed out in a playoff […]
Wollongong Golf Club – NSW
Not many golf clubs established in the 19th century are still going strong, if not stronger than ever. One of Australia’s oldest golf clubs to Sydney’s south, is doing just that. Download article from Golf Magazine (Australia)
LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan holds court
Mike Whan has achieved wondrous feats for the LPGA Tour, lifting the Tour from it’s knees in five short years as the Commissioner. Growing the Tour and the game from the grassroots levels is at the heart of what drives this amiable, energetic leader who is not content for the organisation to rest on their […]
St Andrews Beach – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
A Tom Doak-design which in a short history has opened, closed and re-opened again, is now starting to gain the attention and plaudits it deserves with a recent ranking among the Top Ten courses in Australia. Download article from Golf Vacation & Lifestyle Magazine (China) Download article from Golf Malaysia Magazine
Royal Melboure East gets the ‘Doak’ treatment
Australia’s most famous golf club engaged one of golf’s most famous course designers, Tom Doak, to re-design a number of holes on the East Course. The results have been spectacular, raising the already lofty bar on the quality of golf at Royal Melbourne. Download article from OB Golf & Lifestyle (Indonesia) Article from Golf Getaways […]
Stephen Henschke – Legendary Australian winemaker
Henschke celebrate a number of significant milestones in 2012, 50 years of the iconic ‘Hill of Grace’ Shiraz and the 100 year anniversary of the Mt Edelstone vineyard. Stephen Henschke speaks of the pleasure he also derives from playing golf with family and friends.
Kapalua Resort, Plantation Course – Maui, Hawaii
Maui’s spectacular north-west coastline is home to the famed Kapalua Resort, where the PGA Tour makes it’s annual pilgrimage to kick start each season. Golfplus Media were welcomed by Kapalua and were grateful for the opportunity to take in the magnificent scenery while playing and photographing some of the dramatic holes on Coore & Crenshaw’s […]
