Jun 2024 - Issue 421

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“Dominance On Golf’s Elite Stage Attracts New Fans And Media Attention.”
There are several ways of approaching the red-hot winning streaks of the game’s numberone ranked players, Americans Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda. Both of course blitzed all before them at their most recent majors, The Masters and The Chevron Cha
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“Rory Isn’t Alone Waiting Outside The Room Hosting Career Grand Slam Parties.”
And so it continues. Rory McIlroy’s failure to win the recent Masters Tournament and thus complete the career Grand Slam means the Northern Irishman will have to wait another 12 months for what will be his 11th opportunity to join Gene Sarazen, Ben H
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PACIFIC HARBOUR G&CC
BANKSIA BEACH • QUEENSLAND It seems to be the same old story every summer these days. Bushfires in the south of the country, rain and floods to the north. Southeast Queensland again endured a wet start to the year, with near-record rainfall and flood
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EDITOR James Smith jsmith@nextmedia.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 Hardin
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Liv-ing It Large In Adelaide
Before LIV Adelaide had even begun, talk had turned to doing it again, and whether LIV CEO Greg Norman foresaw Adelaide as the only Australian venue for the next two years and beyond. “Yes, I do, honestly. I don’t mind saying this,” Norman said. “Has
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The 19TH
SNAPSHOT
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Flashback
Rarely are an elite sportsperson’s celebrations more jubilant than their adoring fans’, but Hale Irwin certainly proved the exception late one Sunday afternoon at Medinah Country Club northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Chasing a third U.S Open title aft
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Sweet Sound Of Victory
PGA SNAPSHOT Who said the PGA side of elite golf was the boring, conservative option? It appears Rory McIlroy and his teammate Shane Lowry saw how the LIV golf crew was letting loose during post-match celebrations Down Under in Adelaide and thought y
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Cannonballing Into History
SNAPSHOT Winners of The Chevron Championship had been jumping into Poppie’s Pond off the 18th green at Mission Hills Country Club in Southern California since 1988. As you can see, golf and its quirky traditions well and truly caught up with American
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“I’m Not Sure How Much More TV I Want To Do, But I Came Away From Augusta Wanting To Get Better.”
Like most golf geeks, I suspect, my impression of golf on television is that we the viewers simply listen to people commentating on the action as it happens. Well, as I discovered at the recent Masters Tournament, there is a lot more to it than that,
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Where Dreams Are Made … and Broken
It was Chi Chi Rodriguez’s idea, but Lon Hinkle did it first – turn the 545-yard double-dog-leg par-5 eighth hole at the Inverness Club into a two-shotter by hitting the tee shot onto the neighbouring 17th fairway. It was the first round of the 1979
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On The Prowl
Hannah Green headed into 2024 with a new driver, a new putter, and renewed focus. And it has paid dividends. With two wins in her first six starts on the LPGA Tour rocketing her to a career-best world ranking of eight, the West Australian is now on t
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Ultimate Player
We are here at the prestigious BMW Golf Cup World Final; how special is it for amateur golfers to experience what you did your whole career? Well, first of all, golf’s an extraordinary game. I am a follower of all of the sports. I am a great follower
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Playing With Mr. Player
Every once in a while, you’re reminded that travelling around while covering golf has its benefits, but arguably none are up there as high in this writer’s career to date as playing 18 holes with Gary Player at The Links at Fancourt Resort in South A
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Catch Her If You Can
American world No.1 Nelly Korda is already in illustrious territory as a shot at an elusive majors double beckons, with the U.S Women’s Open on the horizon. At the time of writing, Korda is a week removed from plucking off her second major championsh
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Studying The Putt From Halfway
Not all greens are created equal, or more importantly in golf, flat. We all know even the most subtle changes in slope or surface can prove crucial to making a putt, watching it drift wide of the hole, or even worse, witnessing it dance around the ri
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Hit Your Flop Shots Stone Dead
So you’re out on your favourite course or local layout and you’re faced with a tough up and down … with very little green to work with between bunker and flag. What do you do? It sounds like the ideal scenario for a flop shot – a short shot intended
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How To Keep A Clear Mind In The Information Age
Without question, the most shocking piece of information I have come across in recent times was delivered by American neuroscientist Daniel Amen. After completing 250,000 brain scans, Amen asserted the level of brain activity in the average American
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Pulling The Trigger For Maximum Power
Win five professional tournaments in a row, you’re doing something right. In this image of world No.1 Nelly Korda, she’s done plenty right getting her golf swing to this powerful point of transition. There’s been great shoulder turn, she’s loaded up
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Oh No, Not Again!
ADRIAN FRYER A Fellow of the PGA, Adrian has been at the coal face for some 45 years, giving around 90,000 lessons to golfers like you and us. Aspecial blend of passion, creativity and simplicity has made Adrian Fryer a constant presence in the coach
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#1 Self Awareness (lack Of)
Okay, that term may sound a little harsh, but in so many lessons, I find myself thinking that what the student needs more than anything else is a healthy dose of self-awareness. Unfortunately, that base desire to hit the ball into next week is powerf
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#2 Hitting Hard (ineffectively)
We hit the ball with the clubhead. If you think that is an obvious thing for me to say, why are so many of you trying to belt it with everything but? Unfortunately, it’s one of the most common sights I see – the golfer apparently forgetting the golf
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#3 Linking The Hands (poorly)
The interlocking grip is used by Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and hundreds of other elite golfers. But every week I find myself having to help golfers who have misinterpreted it – to their considerable cost. Let me explain … Jack Nicklaus famously asse
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#4 Craving Speed (unhealthily)
Perhaps we can blame modern technology for this one, in the form of the many gadgets, monitors and range apps which can now give reasonably accurate km/h figures for both ball and club speed. Certainly since this tech has been around, I’ve seen a dra
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#5 Pursuing A ‘Square’ Clubface (wrongly)
Almost every golfer understands the ball obeys the clubface… and that if the face is square to the target at impact, the ball will generally go in the right direction, given a reasonable path. But what very few grasp is that the face is only square f
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#7 Thinking You Can Hit Your 7-iron 170 Yards (because You Did Once)
Again, we can perhaps have a little dig at distance-measuring technology here. But in recent years golfers have become obsessed with how far they hit their 7-iron. There are two problems with this: ◼ Inevitably, the figure they come up with is based
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#6 Thinking Address And Impact Are The Same (they’re Not)
It’s another classic, common misconception that is unfortunately standing the test of time… the belief that our address position forms a sound reference for impact. It does not. Address is a static position; impact is a dynamic one, incorporating the
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#8 Sweeping Up, Squeezing Down (excessively)
Broadly, when it comes to the angle we attack the ball, we have three options: we can hit down on it, we can hit up through it, or we can deliver a level blow. However, over the years, I’ve seen more than my fair share of golfers using the wrong atta
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#9 Good Shot, Sh*t Shot (they’re Not That Different)
Here is one thing I’ve noticed down the years, which if anything is getting worse: the typical club golfer has no idea just how close a ‘perfect’ shot is to a ‘terrible’ shot. And although not a technical thing, it has the power to destroy confidence
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Mornington Peninsula Riches
For golfers looking to discover new wonders on the southeast of Victoria’s beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Flinders Golf Club well and truly delivers. Flinders, which sits above the ocean near West Head at the entrance to Western Port Bay, is a dream
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Highlands Swing
Every now and then a newspaper will trot out an article quoting academics and professionals advocating for the four-day working week. Invariably they’ll offer up fine business cases about how it’s better for the worker and for productivity. Better al
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Striking Gold
The legacy of the mad scramble for quartz across Victoria which began back in the 1850s is still visible across the breadth of the state’s Goldfields district, whether it’s a cosy, tree-lined boulevard, botanic gardens or stunning architecture found
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FABULOUS Fancourt
There are few dates on the calendar as highly anticipated as a golf trip covering multiple courses, intertwined with once in a lifetime experiences and accompanied with great food and wine. Such a trip was on offer for this writer when visiting South
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The Brisbane Golf Club
PRESENTED BY Founded in the late 19th century, Brisbane’s oldest golf club boasts an honour board adorned with the names of all-time greats who have won club and significant amateur events, including the likes of Norman Von Nida and Frank Phillips. M
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Golf Redefined
The new and improved LT1 golf shoe from ECCO sets a new, lofty standard in comfort, durability and lightness, rejuvenating the wearing experience thanks to the introduction of ECCO’s ground-breaking LYTR technology. New cutting-edge LYTR Foam has bee
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Increase Distance And Maintain Forgiveness
Tour Edge, the pound-for-pound industry leader in performance and innovation, introduces its new Hot Launch 524 Series of drivers and fairway metals. This Competition Spec Hot Launch C524 Driver features a more traditional design and setup, deliverin
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Ping G430 Max 10k Driver
Cost: $1,150 Tested by: Callum Hill, Golf Australia Writer FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Taking the headcover off a new driver is always exciting. And my first impression of this particular big stick was excitement. It had been a while since I put a brand-new d
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Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Track Balls
Cost: $94.99 per dozen Tested by: Callum Hill, Golf Australia Writer FIRST IMPRESSIONS: I have always chopped and changed which ball I put in play. I have never had my heart set on a particular model, probably because I am looking for something to bl
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The Future Of Footwear
Golf equipment across the board has adapted and evolved significantly through technological advances; even the once-simple golf shoe now bears little resemblance to the heavy leather, metal-spiked models of the past. Although classically styled golf
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“Golf Still Has Plenty Of Good To Offer If You Look In The Right Places.”
Amongst the ever-changing nature of the sport this writer covers, plenty of aspects – especially in the professional game – make you shake your head. Whether it be the rich getting more prosperous in the men’s professional game, or the fact that golf

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