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Golf is fun. But you already knew that because you, like me, keep going back for another round even if the last one was more about duffed than flushed shots. There is a theory I certainly subscribe to that it only takes one good shot, then one good r

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GOLDFIELDS • WESTERN AUSTRALIA Kalgoorlie is the quintessential Australian country town. Driving passed the “welcome to Kalgoorlie-Boulder” sign, the red ochre soils of the surrounding outback landscape give way to a wide main street that is home to

Let’s face it, there hasn’t been much for the world – never mind a relatively trivial sport like golf – to celebrate over the last 18 months or so. Our planet has seen many changes, not many worthy of commemoration. But if it’s not too blasphemous to

Throughout his playing career, Craig Parry earned a reputation for his fighting spirit and his gritty determination to win. He had 23 wins worldwide, including two on the PGA Tour. Had the various global Tours hosted more match play events, ‘Paz’ pro

You don’t have much say whether the flag stays in or comes out when you … make a hole-in-one. With golf participation booming in recent times, there has seemingly been an increase in aces at courses around the country. And there has also been quite a

The relationship between sport and mental health has been in the news a lot lately, which is not too surprising when you think about it. Playing competitive sport at a high level is certainly a stressful thing to do for a living. Indeed, anyone who h

Before I lost both my legs and almost all my fingers due to bacterial meningitis, I was playing some of the best golf of my life. My doctors think I actually contracted the virus when I won the Senegal Open in January 2018, but I only started feeling

Anyone familiar with Nikon’s photography equipment won’t be surprised that at the heart of its three new laser rangefinders are high quality optics, while golf specific elements have been added to offer faster and more accurate distances. The COOLSHO

One of the endearing qualities of the great links layouts of Britain and Ireland is the natural setting. Wild windswept holes rolling between sand dunes that have been in existence for centuries are the norm. The links at Port Fairy would not be out