Mar 2022 - Issue 394

Golf Australia

Golf Australia - the only magazine devoted to Australian golfers, with 100% Australian content.

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Golf Australia
EDITOR Brendan James bjames@golfaustralia.com.au DEPUTY AND DIGITAL EDITOR Jimmy Emanuel ART DIRECTOR Oliver Barles ARCHITECTURE EDITOR Mike Clayton COLUMNIST-AT-LARGE John Huggan COLUMNIST Geoff Ogilvy CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Karen Harding, Mark Hayes,
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Teeing Off
Golf is a numbers game. We play with clubs, usually numbered from three to nine, around a nine or 18-hole course that can measure between 5,000 and 7,000 metres in length. Each of these holes is a par-3, 4 or 5, of a distance between 80 and 600 metre
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Whole New (dp) World For Aussie Tour
It might have been somewhat lost in the awe of Jed Morgan’s record-breaking performance and the concurrent excitement of the Fortinet WPGA Championship’s debut. However, the recent announcement of our local circuit strengthening its bond with the DP
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Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner’s motorcycle racing career was relatively short lived, but the Queenslander managed to secure two MotoGP World Championships and six wins in Australia before retiring. Now, the 36-year-old spends plenty of time on the golf course. What i
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Huggan’s Alley
You know what? I’ve had enough. More than enough. Of statistics in golf that is. Following the lead of our American cousins – and their obsession with the sport of rounders they call baseball – our professional game is now awash with numbers, figures
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Shearer’s Finest Sunday Charge
Bob Shearer was at the peak of his golfing powers in 1982. Having won twice in Europe during his five years on that Tour during the 1970s, the former Australian Amateur Champion headed to the US PGA Tour in the spring of 1976 after finishing co-medal
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The Legend Of Bagger Vance (2000)
Of the many ways a movie can be considered ‘bad’, being boring is up there, being offensive is another. But to be both those things while telling a pointless, meandering story starts to be a little bit impressive. The Legend of Bagger Vance is all th
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Should The Men’s Australian Open Join The Dp World Tour?
JIMMY EMANUEL Golf Australia Magazine Deputy & Digital Editor Despite many others constantly calling for the opposite, this is straightforward to me. There are huge upsides to co-sanctioning for smaller circuits like our own, and even the women’s Aus
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In My Opinion
It exceeded expectations in every way. It was amazing really. Looking back now, I underestimated just how great it would be to play four wonderful courses over four days in the inaugural Sandbelt Invitational, which is perhaps understandable. I grew
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“To My Generation, Especially If You Were Growing Up In Melbourne, Bob Shearer Was The Man We All Wanted To Be.”
When Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle ruled Australian golf in the 1950s and 60s their personalities perfectly reflected the times. Both had lived through World War and Depression. They were quiet, conservative men not inclined to seek attention through t
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Jordan Just Getting Started
It is easy to think golfers who find success at an early age have been around longer than reality. And that those players are older than their birth certificate actually states. When you throw in some of the highly publicised highs and lows of Jordan
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THE RUN HOME & POTENTIALLY TO EUROPE
February 17-20 Cobram Barooga Old Course $200,000 March 3-6 Bonnie Doon Golf Club $200,000 March 10-13 Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort $200,000 March 17-20 Concord Golf Club $400,000 April 7-10 Gulf Harbour Country Club $150,000 April 21-24 Kalgoorlie Golf
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Min Woo Lee
If you want to copy the address of any player, you would do well to mimic Min Woo’s set-up. Great posture, his hips are ideally stacked over his ankles and his alignment is spot on. But he’s already moved the club away in this shot I hear you say … y
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‘I Have Issues. Talking About Them Is What Saved Me’ Bubby Watson
With 12 PGA Tour titles to his name and a Green Jacket hanging in his own locker at Augusta National, it’s hard to think of Bubba Watson being plagued by self-doubt. But look beyond the emotional victories that earned him the nickname ‘Blubba’, and t
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Boss The Par-4s!
Augusta has 10 of them, the Old Course 14. Your home course is probably somewhere between the two. Par-4s are by far the most common type of golf hole we play … and that’s why mastering them represents an excellent route to lowering our scores. But a
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Short Par-4s 250-350 Yards Yards
This image lays out the challenge of this beautiful and famous hole. It’s a challenge we see echoed in many short par-4s – a well-protected green to defend the low yardage, and a tee shot that demands clear thinking and a definite strategy. One of th
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Distance Control With Your Most Lofted Clubs
The concept of matching backswing and throughswing lengths to control power is not new. Yet it remains one area that separates elite golfers from club players. The Tour pro routinely practises swinging back to a measurable length – let’s say hands at
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Mid-length Par-4s 350-440 Yardsyards
One of the prettiest holes on the Brabazon, the 16th is a great example of an average-length par-4. Dog-legging slightly left, it features well-placed bunkers off the tee, trees up the right all the way to the green and one of the most undulating gre
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Better Ball-striking
The average angle of attack for a midiron on the PGA Tour is around 4º down. This descending strike is how the best players in the world maximise ball speed and spin. One of the most common faults I see is golfers trying to lift the ball, which adds
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Add More Power
Your address can cut off the power, or let it flow. These four must-haves will ensure it’s the latter… Use an extra-wide stance with the toes turned out. This creates a stable base to support the turn, while having the toes turned out encourages rota
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Long Par-4s 440-475 Yards Yds
Perhaps the ultimate long par-4 challenge, this historic hole demands a lengthy carry over water off the tee, the same again from the fairway and then – if you manage both of those – a massive, triple-tiered green to contend with. As the Shot Scope d
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Wield The Axe At Impact
One of the biggest swing faults for amateur golfers, particularly high-handicappers, is the position they think they should be at impact. Some of these players believe their hands should be behind the ball at impact otherwise they will slice the shot
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Forget About Your Swing
The great Bobby Jones was once asked what his thoughts were while swinging the golf club. “I don’t have any thoughts,” he replied. Some players can get caught up in what they should be doing with their swing as they do it, rather than just swinging t
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Better Where It Counts
When Titleist introduced the AVX model in 2018 it was a significant step for the brand, releasing a golf ball at the same price point as its industry changing Pro V1 and Pro V1x with a specific golfer type in mind. That player is one looking for the
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How Can You Transform Your Bunker Play?
Without getting overly technical, we believe there are a few basic fundamentals that should be applied to achieve bunker brilliance. There are no absolutes as everyone is different but having studied and spoken to some of the best bunker players ever
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Straight To The Top
When it comes to wedges, the name Bob Vokey instantly springs to mind. Titleist’s Master Craftsman has made wedges for all the best exponents of the short game to play golf at the highest level and the Vokey Design wedge line has been exceptionally p
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“Our Longest Irons Ever”
In the world of golf equipment we have moved a long way since the days of one size fits all, with custom fitting at the forefront of tailoring equipment to each specific golf swing and golfer. And the models too are now more varied than ever before s
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Play Brooks’ Ball
For those who don’t follow it closely, a Tour player making a wholesale equipment switch may not seem a significant occurrence, but in the case of four-time major winner Brooks Koepka, it is a particularly noteworthy occasion. Koepka had been an equi
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A Tour Ball For The Rest Of Us
Possessing the same technologies as the premium Z-STAR range, the new Q-STAR TOUR from Srixon offers the performance of the balls played by the world’s best but for moderate swing speed players with a softer feel at $46.95. Incorporating a FastLayer
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A New Era Of Fit And Traction
We all know that golf shoes are about so much more than looking good, and adidas have update its popular TOUR360 model that was first released 17 years ago to deliver fit, traction and an impressive style. Worn by major champions like Dustin Johnson
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Hit Your Best Drives More Often
Companies have been chasing optimised ball flights with drivers for a long time, the perfect combination of launch, spin and ball speed created with multiple materials, centre of gravity (CG) placement and intricately designed faces. Mizuno is now tu
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Longest Total Distance
COBRA first unveiled the LTD range of drivers in 2016, the model proving a popular one with Tour players like Bryson DeChambeau and Rickie Fowler. The latest iteration, LTDx, features three models offering varied performance for the wide range of gol
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Watch And Learn
Although technically the recreational player and the Tour professional play the same game of golf, in reality there is an enormous gulf between how the two groups participate in the game. Yet still, the equipment the world’s best players use offers t
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Beautiful Bellarine
Unwind with some quality golf alongside a group of friends on Victoria’s stunningly picturesque Bellarine Peninsula. Set on the Peninsula’s famous 13th Beach, Barwon Heads Resort will be your base for five days as you tour the region playing some of
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Narooma Beckons
The NSW South Coast is one of Australia’s most underrated golfing destinations, and its finest layout is the widely acclaimed Narooma Golf Club. Ranked No.18 in Golf Australia magazine’s Top-100 Public Access Courses for 2021, Narooma is set on rolli
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Randwick Golf Club
Randwick Golf Club is a par-59 public access links-style course, which might just be one of Australia’s most underrated short courses. It shares the same stretch of rocky coastline in Sydney’s south-eastern suburbs, with the highly-ranked New South W
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The ROAD TO ROCKY
We’re a nation of road-trippers. Driving holidays have long been a part of the Australian psyche, hitting the road with the car packed to the brim ready to discover another corner of this great land. For golfers, there are plenty of great road trips
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Hervey Bay Golf Club
HERVEY BAY Golf Club has a wonderful golf course that is the jewel of the Wide Bay region. The course is well bunkered and is built on generally flat terrain with gentle slopes. The fairways and greens are well-watered with an abundant supply of recy
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Kirsten Augusta Bound
Australia’s No.1 ranked female amateur, Kirsten Rudgeley, has been invited to play in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur next month. The 21-year-old West Australian will join the field, competing alongside 39 of the world’s top-40, including 18-yea
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The Final Putt
Many have uttered these words in a sarcastic tone at one time in our life when referring to a chosen occupation. It is a classic phrase, one that the golf industry in this country is particularly fond of. Walking around a tournament site you will hea
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Links Hope Island Gold Coast • Queensland
PRESENTED BY Next year marks the 30th anniversary of a Gold Coast golfing icon – Links Hope Island. I count myself among the hundreds of thousands of golfers who have visited the Queensland holiday haven during the past three decades and had one must
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CYPRESS LAKES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
HUNTER VALLEY • NSW It’s hard to escape the references – it’s probably the reason that you’ve come to the Hunter Valley, after all – the approach to the Cypress Lakes Golf & Country leaves you in no doubt you’re in hardcore wine country. Vineyards an

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