May 2024 - Issue 420

Golf Australia

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“…it Is Time For Me To Give Someone Else A Crack At Living Out Their Dream.”
Can you remember where you were or what you were doing on the morning of April 15, 1996? A bit obscure for you? That was the morning when most Australian golfers or golf fans were glued to the television as Greg Norman coughed up his six-shot lead an
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Golf Australia
EDITOR Brendan James bjames@golfaustralia.com.au SENIOR WRITER Matt Cleary WRITER Callum Hill ART DIRECTOR Oliver Barles ARCHITECTURE EDITOR Mike Clayton COLUMNIST-AT-LARGE John Huggan COLUMNIST Geoff Ogilvy CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jimmy Emanuel, Karen
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Monash Country Club Ingleside New South Wales
It is nearly 40 years since I first laid eyes on the beautifully prepared fairways and greens at Monash Country Club, which sits high on a hill overlooking Sydney’s sprawling northern beaches. It was the final round of the 1984 Australian PGA Champio
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“To Label Any Player A ‘Cheat’ Takes Serious Consideration And Ultimate Certainty.”
It’s a big call, maybe the biggest any golfer can ever make within the heat of competition. To label any player a “cheat” takes serious consideration and ultimate certainty. You better be right. Getting it wrong is unthinkable. Think about it. Condem
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Karrie Cuts Ribbon On Perrett Webb Redesign
After a lengthy period of planning and disruption from major flood events, Brisbane’s Indooroopilly Golf Club has finally been able to open its new ‘City’ nine designed by Karrie Webb. The new nine was recently welcomed back into the club’s 36-hole l
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Flashback
The closing stages of the 2000 PGA Championship remains one of golf’s greatest ‘David and Goliath’ battles. World No.1Tiger Woods, the Goliath, was two strokes behind journeyman pro Bob ‘David’ May, with two holes left to play in the final round at V
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Eyes On The Prize
Scottie Scheffler cemented his position at the top of the world ranking with the successful defence of his Players Championship title, becoming the first player to win back-to-back in the 50-year history of the tournament. His final round eight-under
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“Holes That Have Always Struck A Positive Chord With Me … Why They Are My Favourites.”
We all have favourites. I know I do when it comes to golf holes. They are not necessarily the best par-3s, par-4s and par-5s — although I would argue that they are right up there. But what follows over the next few pages are the holes that have alway
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All Stations To Valhalla
‘Valhalla’ is an old Viking word which translates to “hall of the slain”. The word also represents the brutal test awaiting the world’s best when they take on Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky for the 106th PGA Championship. The greens wi
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‘Liv Golf Is Best For My Career’
Lucas Herbert was done. Cooked. Tired. So very tired. Physically, emotionally. He was tired of being CEO of Lucas Herbert Inc; tired of being responsible for the livelihoods of his entourage. He was tired of being cranky with family and friends. Most
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Pick Your Chipping Spot
When was the last time you saw a Tour player chip their ball straight into the hole without bouncing? Perhaps the best-known chip like this was during the 1989 Open Championship when Mark Calcavecchia ‘slam dunked’ a chip during the final round en ro
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The Key To Perfect Alignment
Proper alignment is vital for a good golf swing. Without it, your brain receives a series of mixed and confusing signals from your body regarding your position as well as where you want to hit the ball. But it is important that your alignment for eac
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Don’t Spill The Drinks
Rory McIlroy has one of the best, most consistent, golf swings in the game today. One of the keys to his swing is he doesn’t try and extract too much from his swing. In other words, he relies on flawless fundamentals to produce great power and accura
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Sweet Impact Is In Your Hands
The common thread between every champion golfer is the position they find themselves in at impact. Here, Adam Scott is hitting a sweet mid iron. The clubface is square to the target, which is vital. But just as important is the position of his hands
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Practice…on The Golf Course Itself
It’s become an accepted part of golf that you practice on the range and play on the course. This makes it pretty much the only sport where your practice is removed from the environment in which you compete. While there is a lot to be said for working
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The Of Driving
Power has always been important in golf. You need it to impress your mates and intimidate your opponents. You need it to turn par-5s into big birdie opportunities. Matt Fitzpatrick is one of a number of pros who have made it their mission to chase di
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2024 Drivers
There have been close to 30 new drivers launched this year, all of them promising to help your game in 2024. But seeing all this new gear online is one thing, testing it to find out if the claims are true is another. And that’s why we’re here. And he
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Forgiving Drivers
$1,150 LOFTS: 9°/10.5°/12° STOCK SHAFT: Ping Alta CB Black (mid-tohigh launch), Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome (mid launch), Ping Tour 2.0 Black (low launch), Ping Alta Quick (high launch from slower swing speeds) If you’re the type of golfer who likes the con
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Low-spin Drivers
$1,119. LOFTS: 8°/9°/10.5° STOCK SHAFTS: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Limited Blue 65 (mid launch), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Ltd Black 65 (low launch) The Qi10 LS has a huge amount riding on it, as this is the model being played by the majority of TaylorMade’s t
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THE LONGEST drive
“ I was 24, but times were different then. I was a man at that age. The master of a large plantation just south of New Orleans.” - Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt), Interview with a Vampire (1994). As they were in the steaming, cultural hotpot of s
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Draw Drivers
LOFTS: 9°/10.5°/12° STOCK SHAFT: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue Big brand drivers have come a very long way in a short space of time, and models like the Ai-Smoke push driver design to the limit. Put them alongside full titanium models like PING’s G430 SF
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Play Ireland’s Finest
Ireland’s counties Kerry and Cork contain some of Ireland’s most scenic areas, with the dramatic Atlantic coastline and unspoiled greenery providing the perfect setting for links golf. Sydney-based Teed Up Golf Tours, along with Celtic Golf, are offe
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Noosa Heads, Queensland
Noosa Heads is one of Queensland’s most popular holiday destinations. Renowned for its cosmopolitan vibe, Noosa Heads boasts some of the region’s best restaurants and bars, while Main Beach is simply beautiful. Golf is never far away either, with thr
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THE HERITAGE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB HENLEY COURSE YARRA VALLEY VICTORIA
The first time I played the Henley Course at The Heritage Golf & Country Club, I got lost heading to the 1st tee. In my defence, the course was perhaps a week or two away from officially opening back in 2006 and, in my eagerness to get a glimpse of t
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Barnbougle Beckons
The best time of year to play Barnbougle, according to course architecture editor Mike Clayton, is in the cooler months, which is right upon us. Wall-to-wall fescue grass across both the Dunes and Lost Farm courses thrive in the cooler temperatures a
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Capital Country
The best thing about Canberra is the air. Now, now – none of your cheek. Not the stuff out of the buffoons we send to the Capital to look after our interests, the gibbering nincompoops whose bluster could power so many of Canberra’s muchphotographed
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Tour Inspired Mallets
Scotty Cameron has introduced his 2024 line-up of Phantom mallets, 10 new models completely redesigned with alignment-infused head shapes as well as improved sound and feel. The new Phantom family, offering four unique shapes with multiple neck and s
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Game Improvement For All
Tour Edge has unveiled its latest golf innovation, the Hot Launch 524 Series, which is loaded with cutting-edge technology borrowed from the tourwinning Exotics line. The Hot Launch 524 Series introduces a comprehensive range of game improvement desi
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Regain Control Greenside
Cleveland Golf has launched two new wedge offerings – the RTX Full-Face 2 and Smart Sole Full-Face wedge lines. The all-new RTX Full-Face 2 provides great versatility for greenside scoring, while Smart Sole Full-Face includes four specialised clubs t
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Forged For Forgiveness
Meet the ultimate tour performance players irons. The new PXG 0317T irons are built for highly skilled golfers craving workability with a boost of forgiveness. With a hollowbodied design and stabilising S COR polymer core, these irons increase spin p
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Drummond Golf Celebrates 50 Years
This year marks 50 years since trailblazing golf retailer Ray Drummond opened his first store in Bendigo, Victoria. Half a century later, his legacy remains in the form of Drummond Golf, Australia’s largest golf retailer. The man behind the beginning
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Titleist Sm10 Vokey Wedges
Cost: $329 (steel shafts), $354 (graphite). FIRST IMPRESSIONS: I can’t remember the last time I didn’t have at least one Vokey wedge in my golf bag, and the SM10s illustrate the same quality and class as all of its predecessors. I ventured out to be
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Stabilising Your Hands
Golf Pride has unveiled a new putter grip featuring Reverse Taper technology, which is engineered to optimise both hands during the putting stroke to help square the clubface at impact. The Reverse Taper is designed with a slimmer upper half and wide
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Footjoy Pro/slx Carbon Shoes
Cost: $339.95 (laced), $379.95 (BOA). FIRST IMPRESSIONS: As the saying goes, first impressions are lasting impressions, and I loved what the Footjoy Pro/SLX Carbon shoes looked and felt like when I got them on my hooves. These are a high-quality set
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‘…the Majors Are Where I Want To Be Playing.”
Grace Kim is one of the rising stars of Australian golf, with the Sydneysider winning in her debut LPGA season. We recently caught up with Grace to get to know her a little better. You’re now an adidas athlete, and we are here launching the new TOUR3

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