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Gambling
is illegal at Bushwood, Sir...
RichardFellner
The proposed new laws that
would place bet limits on poker
machines are causing quite a
stir – especially around the golf course. The
proposal – which would require pre-commitment
technology to be placed on poker machines in all
clubs and hotels across Australia – is intended
to reduce problem gambling.
Greg Mills, CEO of GolfNSW, issued a
statement on behalf of the 390 affiliated golf
clubs in NSW condemning the move, stating that
the setup costs for the new technology (noted as
in excess of $77million), plus the reduction in
annual revenue of around $46 million could be
a death blow to many clubs that have come to
depend on the pokies to keep their clubs afloat.
“An outcome of this magnitude will simply
drive many of our clubs out of business,” the
letter explains.
“This impost will have far wider repercussions
than simply leaving golfers without courses.
The $2.2 billion Australian golf industry of
which NSW comprises approximately 43% will
be stressed to say the least and may never fully
recover leaving potentially thousands of workers
in the rough,” he adds.
“Experts say that mandatory pre-commitment
technology won’t stop problem gambling. It will
merely drive them to other gambling options.
Clubs are the backbone of many communities,
particularly in the country and if gamblers are
forced to look elsewhere, clubs will surely close
and golf as a sport will no longer be available to
the masses,” he said.
The issue is certainly a hot topic of debate.
Excessive gambling is a very serious problem – one
that affects not only individuals, but families and
even entire communities (I’ve seen the devastation
firsthand.) The people who generally tend to spend
excessive money on poker machines are usually
the ones who can least afford to lose it. And the
government (and taxpayers) are usually left to
clean up the mess.
So the government is probably justified in doing
something to combat the gambling problems. But
is it absolutely necessary to impose heavy-handed,
sweeping (and expensive) changes in order to try
and affect the behaviour of a subset of gamblers?
What will be next? Telling golf addicts on the
first tee that they must restrict the number of holes
they are going to play?
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not trying to make
light of the situation. This is a very serious issue
that will have massive repercussions throughout
our country. But I don’t think that the government
is going about it the right way.
Regardless, the deeper issue – I believe –
centres around the dependence of golf clubs on
poker machine revenue. While I understand
that gaming revenue can make or break a club
these days, the hard reality, in my opinion, is that
pokies have no place in a golf club.
Perhaps I’m a bit old fashioned, or maybe
I am just a fervent golf purist, but a golf club
shouldn’t be dependent on pokie revenue in
order to succeed. There are heaps of better ways
to increase revenue, while also improving your
overall offering to your members/players (and
providing a benefit to the community). Take The
Eastern Golf Club in Melbourne, for example.
They have invested time, money and effort into
their Food & Beverage operations, and are now
serving fantastic food that would put many
high-end restaurants to shame. Beyond that,
other clubs are finding success by hosting events,
weddings, corporate days, junior golf days and
the highly lucrative social group market. All of
these are morally positive options that benefit
both the club and the community.
After all, if golf clubs are indeed the “backbone
of our communities”, then shouldn’t we make
them more community-friendly?
See you on the first tee!
YOUR SAY
What are your thoughts on this topic? Do
pokies belong in a golf club? Is the government
justified in the proposals? Will heaps of clubs
be forced to close as a result? Email us at
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I wrote to you last year asking for changes to
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details re the “new” system I was all in favour
sponsored by and advocated it my friends at the golf club. Now,
six months down the track, I fear I have made a
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with playing this frustrating and addictive game! was as it had obviously jumped down onto my single trophy, in a 2-ball aggregate you require
I recently returned from a 12-day trip to Phuket head sometime earlier from a tree or bush and between 80 and 84 points, and in a 4-ball between
in a group of 23 keen, fun golfers. I marvelled was enjoying its spot nestled in my hair. Still in 52 and 54 points to win it. There has been much
at the incredible Club Houses at courses like a trance I then proceeded to make the putt in for discussion re: new people being introduced to
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I’m 72 and have struggled for the past 10 years say thank you to Richard and his full committee for round was 105 and 36 in a single stableford. Well,
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Amateur champ leaves no stone unturned Golf Expo to offer a great day out
Matt Stieger
Recently crowned Australian Amateur
champion Matt Stieger certainly wasn’t resting
on his laurels in the days and weeks following
his victory at the Victoria Golf Club course in
Melbourne.
Stieger, who beat Kiwi Ben Campbell in the
final of the national championship, was straight
back to work, dissecting his game with NSW
Institute of Sport coach Glenn Whittle.
“He just wants to improve and get better,”
Whittle said of Stieger’s appearance at The Ridge
Golf Course and Driving Range in Sydney’s south,
just a matter of days following his victory. “And
my job is to take the result out of it and to try to
see how I can help to make them better.”
Whatever strategies Stieger came up with, they
continued to bring success with the St Michaels
member, capping off a triumphant few weeks
with a win at the WA Amateur titles.
Stieger beat Ray Chow in the final in WA after
making a birdie on the 37th hole; the victory
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coached by NSW PGA Coach of the Year John
Serhan — plans an assault on the international
tournament scene with his upcoming schedule to
include major events in the Europe and the US.
And a further Stieger ‘sighting’
In another testimony to Steiger’s drive to succeed,
the youngster was spotted at a location more
commonly reserved for football teams and pre-
season training.
Stieger took to the Cronulla sand hills, a
renowned destination which is used by a host
of National Rugby League teams, the Sydney
Swans and a collection of amateur teams and
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A complete range of golfing options will on
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Friday 11 to Sunday 13 May at the Sydney
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
There will be thousands of golf products,
information on tours and details of golf courses
around Australia, all in one place over the three
days. Golfers will be able to test new products,
and exhibitors will provide advice on all aspects
of the game.
The expo will be open on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday from 10am-4pm, with free entry upon
registration at the event’s entry point.
The Golf Expo will be co-located with the
Baby Boomers & Retirees Lifestyle Expo, which
is now in its sixth year.
Six Aussies head for Japan
Despite the disasters affecting their nation
in recent months, the Japanese Golf Tour got
under way on April 14 with six Australians
contesting the first event, the Token Homemate
Cup in Nagoya.
Tour regulars Steve Conran from NSW,
Canberra residents Brendan Jones and Chris
Campbell, Victorian Paul Sheehan, along
with tour school qualifiers Brad Kennedy and
Matthew Gyatt, were to be joined by young gun
Stepping up for Parkinson’s
As the saying goes, the greatest journey begins
with a single step. And on August 8 64-year
old Victorian father of four, grandfather, and
businessman Peter Curtin will set out to prove
the point as he begins what will undoubtedly be
the most challenging, but rewarding journey of
his life – with just one small step.
Not only will it be the first step of thousand—
as he begins the 840km Pilgrimage along the
renowned Camino de Santiago de Compostela
in Spain—but along the way, Peter hopes to
raise awareness of the challenges faced by those
living with Parkinson’s and, most importantly,
he hopes to raise $20,000 to support the work
of Parkinson’s Victoria.
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additional interest to Golf Expo visitors. It
will be a great day out for those over-45 who
are interested in exploring additional lifestyle
opportunities, showcasing travel, food, wine,
finance, gardening, finance, etc.
Also co-located with the Golf Expo will be the
2011 Franchise Fair, with business options for
people looking for proven commercial models.
The Golf Expo, the Baby Boomers Expo and the
Franchise Fair will be co-located in Melbourne
from November 18-20 this year and on the Gold
Coast from March 30-April 1 in 2012.
More information can be found at
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Ryo Ishikawa in the first of 25 events scheduled
for 2011.
The second tournament on the schedule was
cancelled due to the catastrophic events of March.
However, at this stage other tournaments set
down for this season were to go ahead.
Ishikawa arrived back in his homeland fresh
from a 20th place finish at the US Masters, while
prolific JGT winner Jones will be looking to add
to his nine previous tour victories during 2011.
making a simple pledge per kilometre: “A small
donation of just 10 cents per kilometre that I
walk means $84 donated to Parkinson’s Victoria”
says Peter. “I’m more than happy to do the hard
yards [walking], if everyone else is prepared to
put their money where my feet are!”
Donations are fully tax deductible and 100
percent of donations will go to support the
everyday work of Parkinson’s Victoria, assisting
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Supporters can make a donation at
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PGA trainees have a new home
CORAL Cove Golf Club near Bundaberg will
host the Queensland PGA Trainee Championship
for the next three years (2011-2013).
The three-year commitment continues the
tradition of the championship being played at
premier locations with recent venues including
Hyatt Coolum, RACV Royal Pines Resort and
Peregian Springs.
This year’s event is to be played from June 7-10.
Queensland PGA executive officer Dominic
O’Brien said Bundaberg Motor Group (BMG)
had agreed to be the tournament’s naming
rights sponsor.
“The Bundaberg region has been a terrific
supporter of professional golf over a long period
of time and to have the support of one of the area’s
most respected companies in BMG only adds to
the region’s partnership with the PGA,” he said.
“We are delighted that the Bundaberg
Aaron chips in after floods
REDLAND Bay Golf Club general manager
Aaron Muirhead doesn’t think he deserves
recognition, but one of his board members does.
Muirhead did not hesitate when approached
to help Brisbane’s flood recovery effort after
January’s devastation.
At the time, Muirhead was responsible for
putting together a team of golf club members
to help with the clean up.
“One of the board members has nominated me
for the Premier’s relief hero’s award or something
like that, but I don’t want to take credit for it
because it was the club that did it,” he said.
“I did organise a group of club members to go
to Fairfield and Yeronga to help with the clean up.”
Muirfield also arranged for Redland Bay Golf
Club to be used as collection point for much
needed personal items lost in the floods.
“We arranged for a lot of personal items like
shampoos and all that sort of stuff to be dropped
at the club,” he said.
“I reckon the club’s members brought in
$25,000 worth of stock.
“I then delivered it to all the regional golf clubs
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community has embraced the trainee story and
we look forward to the future stars of our game
displaying their talents at one of Queensland’s
most picturesque venues.”
The championship trophy, appropriately
named The Carnegie Clark Cup, reads like a who’s
who of golf with names like Mike Ferguson,
Greg Norman, Brett Officer, David Podlich
and Rod Pampling alongside current Australian
contenders Brad Kennedy, Tim Wood and Brent
McCullough.
Prizemoney for this year’s championship is
$30,000 and organisers are tipping it will be one
of the most open championships in recent years.
Jindalee’s Paul Hayden is the defending
champion.
Admittance for spectators is free with many
opportunities to meet and watch some of
Australia’s leading PGA trainees in action.
“And we took a lot of stuff to evacuation centres can because it’s not like a gym membership
at Ipswich and Gatton.
“Then we put on a charity day here and raised
$60,000 and I helped Nudgee Golf Club general
manager Max Mason organise a day there to
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Tee off in Africa Fairways to Recovery
INSIDE Golf ’s David Newbery is inviting golfers
to join him on a once in a lifetime golf safari to
South Africa.
The exciting 17-day trip includes a visit to
stunning Cape Town, the Stellenbosch winery
area, the Garden Route, Durban and Swaziland.
There’ll be six games of golf at world-class
golf courses as well as visits to three game parks,
including the Kruger National Park.
Departing September 7, it is priced at $9675
and includes return international and domestic
air fares, transport, accommodation, breakfast,
some dinners, all golf excursions and much more.
For more information, contact Dick Cijffers at
Journeys Worldwide on 1300 734 788 or email
info@journeysworldwide.com.au
Warren “Wazza” Gray handing a cheque to the
Mum’s the word for golf New Zealand High Commission representative,
Come along and play at St Andrews Beach Mr. Grnat Bryden
Golf Course OR Amstel Park Golf Course on
Mother’s Day, Sunday May 8 2011 and indulge
in a 2 for 1 Deal: two players for the price of one.
The Fairways to Recovery charity golf day, which
raised funds to help victims of the Christchurch
(Why not bring Mum along?) earthquake, proved to be a fantastic day in the
For more information: Amstel Golf Course: ACT. Played under ideal conditions, the day
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amazing golf. One of the highlights of the day was
the pre-golf raffle, which featured a brand-new
Bonus for members Callaway Razr driver, donated by Callaway Golf,
that went to lucky bidder George Waterworth.
FOUR Brisbane golf clubs have joined forces to At press time, the funds raised were over $600
give their members an added bonus. (and growing). While the amount may seem
Redland Bay, Nudgee, Bribie Island and minor, every little bit helps!
Wynnum golf clubs will soon provide their
members with a Bay Gold Card, which will entitle
them to play golf at each golf course. Danielle kicks a goal
Bay Gold Card holders will only have to pay
their neighbouring club’s competition fee on the FORMER Golf Queensland employee Danielle
nominated days. Stalley has been awarded the Rising Star Award at
“It about trying to give members a bonus on the recent AFL SportsReady trainee graduation.
top of spending their $1000 on membership,” Danielle was recognised with top honours for
Redland Bay GM Aaron Muirhead said. her work with Golf Queensland during 2010
“We want people to use it as much as they as a trainee of the AFL SportsReady program.
During her time at Golf Queensland, she
where after three months you question if you learned the fundamental skills of sports
really want it. administration while studying for her Certificate
“We don’t want that and we certainly don’t III in business administration.
want them pulling the pin. When her traineeship finished, she was offered
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Lisa’s ace ball goes bush
IF there’s one thing Lisa Shaw regrets it’s not
keeping the golf ball she used to score her one
and only hole-in-one.
Shaw, the general manager at Bribie Island Golf
Club on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, scored
her one and only ace during a round at Beerwah
Golf Club.
“I got my hole-in-one on the 16th hole at
Beerwah, but it wasn’t during a competition
round,” she said.
“I was playing with a friend one afternoon and
didn’t even see it go in the hole.
“Unfortunately, I hit the same ball on the next
hole and hit it out of bounds and never saw it again.”
Nexus South West Open
Bunbury Golf Club has confirmed the 2011 Nexus
South West Open will run from 4th to the 6th of
June and has announced an increase in prizemoney
to $35,000.
The prestigious 54-hole tournament has been
running at the club’s present Clifton Park site since
1948 and is one of the long-running Open events
in the state.
With a list of past champions including Terry Gale,
Graham Marsh, Craig Parry, Nick O’Hern and
Greg Chalmers it is no surprise the local community
proudly supports the event that is a great proving
ground for those forging their playing careers.
The highly rated Bunbury course, that has also
hosted the last two WA PGA championships, was
voted by the players as the best tournament venue
in WA for 2009.
The club encourages all golf fans to attend the
event with entry free for spectators.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: (Left to right) Lyndall Hough, Shirley-Anne Pengly, Golf Ambassdor
Professor John Yeo, Rodger Davies, Paul Gregory, Colin Walker and Janet Doyle. (Photo courtesy of
the Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care)
Seniors day a huge success
MORE than 200 enthusiastic golfers travelled
from near and far to take part in the third Seniors
Week of Golf at Marrickville Golf Club last month.
The event, for active over 60-year-olds, was
part of Seniors Week New South Wales and was
sponsored by the Department of Human Services
– Ageing, Disability and Home Care.
The main event was a two-day, 36-hole
championship for men and women.
Other events included a Come and Try golf
day for people who had never played golf before.
There was even a fun day on the greens for
school aged children –the next generation of
golfers.
Seniors Week golf ambassador Professor John
Yeo was there to enjoy the festivities and present
the championship’s prizes.
Some players were so impressed by the event
that they have put their name down already for
next year.
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Get your Masters fix
in 2012
For the first time since 1971, Augusta
National Golf Club, host of The Masters,
will be offering a limited number of day
passes for the 2012 tournament. Applications
for both practise round and day tickets
can be made on the Masters web site at
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awarded by ballot.
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Moules and King win SA Amateur Championships R&A and USGA revise Decision 33-7/4.5

Brad Moules and Sarah King have

won the 2011 SA Men’s & Women’s
Amateur Championships at Glenelg
Golf Club.
The men’s final proved to be a tense
affair, with the match going all the way
to the 36th hole with Brad Moules
winning 1 up over Chris Austin.
The final was always predicted to
be a tight contest and little separated
state representatives Moules and
Austin following the morning’s first
18 holes, with Moules going to the
break holding a one shot lead.
The afternoon session looked like it
was going to belong to Moules, who
extended his lead to 5 holes through
the afternoon’s front nine.
There was plenty of drama to follow
however, as Austin quietly went about
winning four of the next five holes to
shave the deficit to a single hole by
the 32nd.
From there the contest seesawed,
with Moules winning the 33rd only to
surrender his 2-hole advantage back
to one after missing a short par putt
on the 16th.
With the 17th halved in 4s, both
players adopted a conservative
approach up the par five 18th, where
Austin was unfortunate to put his
chip shot through the green and allow
Moules the luxury of having two putts
for the halved hole and to take the
match 1 up.
Brad Moules and Sarah King
In the Women’s final, Sarah King
got off to a flying start with a birdie
at the first, and further asserted her
dominance over Jenny Lee through
the morning’s 18 holes in going to
the break 6-up.
While Lee played some competitive
golf in the afternoon session, at one
stage winning back two consecutive
holes and being extremely unlucky
to see a putt lip out on the next, the
task was also going to be tough against
the experienced King who displayed a
sure touch on and around the greens.
She closed out the match with a solid
par in the par-5 12th hole to take the
contest 8 & 6.
The final of the Women’s Bronze
Cup also proved to be a competitive
affair, with Jillian Gehling defeating
her fellow Glenelg member Cheryl
Franzi 5 & 4.
For all scores, visit the golf SA
website www.golfsa.com.au
All you TV tattletales take note: The
R&A and the USGA have announced
a new interpretation of the rules where
disqualifications have been caused by
score card errors identified as the result
of TV or video replay technology.
This revision to Decision 33-
7/4.5 addresses the situation where a
player is not aware he has breached a
Rule because of facts that he did not
know and could not reasonably have
discovered prior to returning his score
card. Under this revised decision and
at the discretion of the Committee,
the player still receives the penalty
associated with the breach of the
underlying Rule, but is not disqualified.
In revising the decision, The R&A
and the USGA confirm that the
disqualification penalty still applies
for score card breaches that arise from
ignorance of the Rules of Golf. As such,
this decision reinforces that it is still
the responsibility of the player to know
the Rules, while recognizing that there
may be some rare situations where it is
reasonable that a player is unaware of
the factual circumstances of a breach.
“For some time we have been
concerned that, in certain limited
circumstances, disproportionate
disqualification penalties have been
required by the Rules,” said Peter
Dawson, chief executive of The R&A.
“This carefully considered decision
reflects our desire to ensure that the
Rules of Golf remain fair and relevant
in the changing environment in which
the game is played today.”
“This is a logical and important step
in our re-evaluation of the impact of
high-definition video on the game,” said
Mike Davis, executive director of the
USGA. “We collectively believe that this
revised decision addresses many video-
related issues never contemplated by
the Rules of Golf.”
The complete language of the
revised decision is available on
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Presidents Cup updates US Masters stats

South Africa Open
schedule changed
Ernie Els revealed last month that
tour officials have agreed to move the
dates of the South African Open in
November one week back to avoid a
clash with the Presidents Cup.
“I think everyone is pretty relieved
now,” Els said at the Masters. “You never
want to have two big events clash.”
South African players occupy five
of the top spots in the Presidents Cup
standings, and all of them finished
among the top 10 last year in the South
African Open.
Tickets on sale for
Presidents Cup
Tickets for The Presidents Cup
2011 are officially on sale, and
interest is expected to be extremely
high for the much anticipated team
competition set to play at The Royal
Melbourne from November 15-
20, 2011.
In addition to daily and weekly
general admission tickets, fans can
now purchase weekly Captains’ Club
(a first-class hospitality option that
offers food and premium beverages
for purchase, scoring terminals,
big-screen televisions for a sports-
bar environment at the event),
The Reserved Grandstand Tickets
(situated behind the 16th green, this
option guarantees the ticket holder
prime viewing of the 16th and 17th
holes, where many matches are
decided) and tickets to the Opening
Ceremony. There are also special
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which will be provided to any group
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adult and three children.
Tickets are available via www.
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Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne
Golf Club on Wednesday November
16, 2011. The tour will include the
media centre, the Golf Course,
Clubhouse, Pro Shop and practice
fairways as well as a talk from the event
organiser about how it all happens.
School Sports Victoria is offering the
tour prizes as part of their Presidents
Cup 2011 Essay Challenge, which asks
students to write on the topic “What
captures your imagination about this
event and why would you love to be
involved?”
Entry is open to School Sport
Victoria member schools, and the
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For more information, visit
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Adam Scott
Broomstick putters
Adam Scott almost achieved two
firsts at the US Masters – the first
Aussie to win the green jacket and the
first player in history to win a major
championship using a broomstick
putter.
That’s right – no player has ever won
a major using a long putter.
Final pairing
Did Argentinean Angel Cabrera
intimidate Rory McIlroy in the final
round at the US Masters?
We’ll never know, but had McIlroy
been paired with Jason Day things
may have turned out differently for
the Ulsterman.
Instead, Day was paired with good
friend Adam Scott resulting in a good
day for the pair as they pushed and
encouraged each other right to the
finish line.
And champion Charl Schwartzel
was paired with KJ Choi, a man he
enjoys playing alongside.
The South African said Choi has
similar character traits – cool, calm
and collected.
Birdie blitz
Jason Day recorded the most birdies
over the four rounds.
The talented Queenslander had 23
in three rounds – almost six per round.
Big hitters
Spaniard Alvaro Quiros pipped
Rory McIlroy for long-drive honours
at the US Masters.
Quiros averaged 303.38 yards while
McIlroy averaged 303.12.
The champion’s stats
Charl Schwartzel was 44th in driving
averages at 278.38.
He was tied 31st in fairways hit with
37 from 56 or 67.86 per cent.
Cabrera was best hitting 48 from 56
fairways or 85.71 per cent.
Schwartzel was second with 107
putts – a 1.49 average and only three-
putted twice.
Englishman Luke Donald, who was
constantly booed by the American fans,
was best with 102 putts – five fewer
than Schwartzel.
And Schwartzel tied 18th in greens
in regulation with 49 of 72 (68.06%).

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ti m e
McIlroy’s
will come!
AnthonyPowter
“Character building” were
the words Northern Irishman
Rory McIlroy used to described
his Sunday final round of the Masters at
Augusta. The 21-year-old had held the lead since
Thursday’s opening round and stood, as he was
entitled to do on Sunday, as the last man out on
the course with destiny awaiting.
What followed was a merciless implosion
as his four stroke lead was withered away to a
one shot buffer moving into final back nine at
Augusta. McIlroy would card a closing 80 in one
of the worst final rounds recorded for a 54 hole
leader at the Masters and in the process dashing
his chances of donning the coveted green jacket
on his young shoulders.
Immediately following the round in front of
disappointed fans and millions of viewers McIlroy
was coming to grips with what had unfolded
and how quickly it had occurred. His voice and
choice of words were measured as he spoke to
journalists, he was mindful that he’d missed a
Major title yet knew other opportunities would
be there for the taking in the future.
It all starts with the back nine at Augusta on
Sunday. That’s what they say about the real magic
of the Masters, where all the history of challenges
and failings occur as the world’s best battle the
many intrusive elements associated with the
course, their opponents but more specifically,
their own minds. It’s the time when the hidden
golf demons are either controlled or run rampant.
Just how a player handles these pressures,
particularly around what’s aptly referred to as
“Amen Corner” becomes vital in an effort to see
dreams come to fruition.
In McIlroy’s case the sense of anticipation was
huge as not many young golfers complete post-
to-post victories in the Masters, only players
like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. The
75th Masters was his to lose. Four ahead after
three rounds of impeccable iron shots and with
course management well beyond his years. Others
were faulting, yet McIlroy was savouring the
experience and was poised for greatness.
McIlroy’s exterior during these rounds was
different, emanating from his youthful confidence
and enthusiasm. He exhibited an exterior of being
unflappable, comfortable and beautifully skilled.
Then the business end of the Masters awaited
and on the back nine on Sunday McIlroy’s
four-shot lead had gone to a succession of mis-
read putts, poor driving, bunkers and fluffed
chips. How things had so quickly changed. It
was enough to send even the most seasoned
of sport watchers into a spiral. You’d hate to
think what they were doing in the pubs back in
Northern Ireland as the faithful watched their
boy implode. The events of the triple bogey on
the 10th effectively saw the green jacket that was
ready to be placed on McIlroy’s shoulders put
back in the locker. The rest is history.
Despite all the failings with what unfolded
with McIlroy over the Sunday back nine at
Augusta, you shouldn’t let one bad day, a single
May 2011
round, or even a few hours in the breech of
any tournament alter your view regarding his
talents and where he’s come from and what
he’s achieved already at just a young age of 21.
McIlroy’s career began in a humble terraced
house in Holywood, County Down, Northern
Ireland. McIlroy won the World Junior
Championship at age nine and his parents,
Rosemarry and Gerry, held down multiple
jobs to finance their son to give him the best
opportunity possible to develop his talents.
McIlroy shot 63 at age 13 to win the President’s
prize at Holywood and propelled himself to
plus-1 handicap; won the West of Ireland
Championship at 15, the Irish Close Amateur
at 16 and successfully defended both titles
the following year. He turned professional in
September 2007 a few months after his 18th
birthday.
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From the Walker Cup in 2007, to his first
European Tour victory at age 18 in Dubai, to
success at Quail Hollow on the PGA Tour last
year, McIlroy had quickly acquired international
recognition to be linked with the next wave of
youn gun professionals on Tour with Rickie
Fowler, Ryo Ishikawa and Australia’s own
Jason Day.
The most impressive transformation within
the past 12 months for McIlroy is the level of
maturity as a player that he displayed on his
way into contention at the Masters.
We’ve also seen in that time impressive efforts
at other Majors, not least the record-equalling first
round 63 in last year’s Open at St Andrews. The
following day he’d lose his composure in powerful
winds, shooting himself out of contention with
an 80 to dash any chances of collecting the claret
jug. Similar contrasts could be made to McIlroy’s
Sunday at Augusta, yet that would be unfair and
fail to recognise what he’s achieved both on and
off the course as a professional.
McIlroy has dismissed any bad memories and
associated baggage that comes with last year’s
British Open and he’s adopted the same stance
following the Masters by labelling the events as
‘character building’.
“Looking back on it you learn from it,” he said
recently about last year’s Open Championship.
“It was a very valuable lesson in my
development as a golfer.”
McIlroy’s demeanour was again no different
when handling the media on the Sunday at
Augusta in response to the obvious questions
as to what went wrong.
“You know, I’m very disappointed at the
minute, and I’m sure I will be for the next few
days, but I’ll get over it,” were his immediate
words after walking off the 18th green on Sunday.
This is my first experience at it,
and hopefully the next time I’m
in this position I’ll be able to
handle it a little better.
“I’ve got to take the positives, and the positives
were I led this golf tournament for 63 holes. You
know, I’ll have plenty more chances. Hopefully
it’ll build a little bit of character in me, as well.”
A valuable lesson McIlroy has learnt in the
span of time he’s been a professional is to curb his
youthful aggression and play with more tactical
practicality on the golf course when he’s in the
breech for a title. This he managed to perform
during three rounds at Augusta. Experience
comes with age, then again experience also brings
knowledge irrespective of your age.
With McIlroy you sense that he’ll know how
to apply himself next time when confronted with
the same challenges like he confronted around
Amen Corner on Master’s Sunday.
McIlroy went into Amen Corner without
a prayer and left without a chance. It wasn’t
Norman-esque of the 1996 Masters, but was not
far from it. In four holes he lost six shots to the
field and any chance of donning the green jacket.
Others in the past have taken advantage of
previous encounters with Amen Corner knowing
what lies ahead, like in 1958 when Arnold Palmer
outlasted Ken Venturi with heroic escapes at
Amen Corner. Amen Corner also played host to
Masters moments such as Byron Nelson’s birdie-
eagle at 12 and 13 in 1937, and Sam Snead’s water
save at 12 in 1949 that sparked him to victory.
Many modern day equivalents with the likes of
Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
made moves during these critical holes at Augusta
to close their Masters titles out.
Great athletes create opportunities and even
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greater ones seize the opportunities that they
have created. McIlroy is certainly a talented
athlete and with that comes maturity through
experience. His ability to follow-up Thursday’s
spectacular 65, the lowest score by an Irishman
at Augusta, with a solid 69 on the Friday offered
clear evidence of McIlroy’s new maturity.
“I think it’s a Sunday at a Major, what it can
do,” was the way he described his final round.
McIlroy himself was quick to highlight the
positives with what had unfolded at Augusta
in circumstances where most would have been
dwelling on the past. You also need to keep in
perspective that the youngest winner of the
Masters is Tiger Woods, who was 21 years, 104
days old when he won in 1997. Just shy of his
22nd birthday and already with plenty of major
championship experience with a 3rd place finish
in last year’s British Open at St Andrews, McIlroy
looked to the future.
“This is my first experience at it, and hopefully
the next time I’m in this position I’ll be able
to handle it a little better. I didn’t handle it
particularly well today obviously, but it was a
character building day, put it that way. I’ll come
out stronger for it.”
You don’t lead the Masters for three days
unless you have ability and control with your
game. McIlroy’s game is a contrast similar to
fire and ice. He’s got that perfect blend of fiery
passion, ability, aggression and he’s learning to
cool that down with a splash of maturity which
comes from being in the thick of it and taking
the good with the bad.
This might not have been McIlroy’s time,
but there is little doubt it will come. McIlroy’s
maturity and resolve was always going to be
tested like never before. Major titles are never
won easily, especially at Augusta.

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Hats off to the South Africans

RobWillis
Another US Masters, another
year of heartbreak for the Aussies
with Adam Scott and Jason Day
gallant in defeat, the pair of Queenslanders pushing
all the way to the finishing line before coming up
agonisingly short.
In the end, the South African Charl Schwartzel
was too good, birdying the last four holes to
become his nation’s third recipient of the coveted
green jacket.
While disappointed the Australian Masters
‘duck’ wasn’t broken, you couldn’t be anything but
impressed with the performance of Schwartzel, a
27-year-old who looked calm and in control when
others crumbled around him.
He joined Trevor Immelman and the
granddaddy of South African golf Gary Player
as a Masters champ, with his win coming less than
a year after fellow countryman Louis Oosthuizen
blitzed the field to win the Open Championship
at St Andrews.
Throw Els, Goosen, Sabbatini and Clark into the
mix, and the South Africans deserve to be rated at
least the equal, if not superior to the Australians
when it comes to winning big championships on
the world golfing stage.
I’ve never met Schwartzel, but watching him
handle the pressure of the back nine at Augusta, and
the way he accepted victory without any histrionics
or self indulgent celebrations, reminded me of a
bunch of South Africans against who I competed
against back in my days on the Asian Tour.
Charl Schwartzel is one of the many South Africans who show skill, guts and determination when it
matters. (Photo: USGA/Hunter Martin)
They were no frills players, very intense on the
golf course, yet great characters off it, often with
home-made swings that somehow managed to
hold up under the gun.
Some kicked on from those early days on
the Asian Tour, others obviously didn’t reach
the summit like a Schwartzel, Oosthuizen or
Immelman have done recently, but all I would
consider to be true competitors in the South
African spirit, displaying the same traits of
determination and will to win as their more
recongisable colleagues.
Nico Van Rensberg was one I’ll always
remember. Built more like a rugby second-rower
than a golfer, Nico was a school buddy of Ernie
Els. I didn’t hate Nico but I hated playing with
him, mainly for the fact that he hit the ball miles
and with his dry sense of humour and the hint of
arrogance hiding somewhere inside all those from
his country, had no problem telling me how long he
was – and how short I was. He won often in Asia and
I was more than a little surprised he didn’t kick on
and join his mate Ernie on a major tour.
Craig Kamps was another I won’t forget; a very
serious guy on the course he put every ounce of
his ability into his game and wound up being an
outstanding performer. Kamps had spent some time
in the military before turning professional and as a
result was extremely fit, while possessing that ‘army’
mentality and high level of discipline. He had an ugly
swing though, however it was one he was able to make
work. I probably liked him more on a Sunday than I
did during a tournament week, when the game face
came off and he let himself go just a little.
The best bloke of them all was a fellow named
Hendrik Buhrmann. He was a Dutch-South
African and despite having all the similar traits
of competitiveness and intensity on the course,
he was also a gentleman to be partnered with.
And there were more. They were all great
to compete against and great to be around,
probably most significantly for the fact that
they possessed a number of similarities to the
Aussies. They had a fierce patriotism and one-
eyed support of their national sporting teams,
while we also shared a love of a beer and laugh
on a Sunday afternoon after the tournament
had been run and won.
I remember watching the 1995 Rugby World
Cup in the company of about six or seven South
Africans. Just like us Aussies, they became
engulfed in the game, which was played late
at night due to the time difference. They rode
every moment, before crying with joy and then
celebrating the success long into the wee hours.
Because of the passion they had that night and
the unbridled pride they showed in their national
team, I remember that game more vividly than I
do any of the two Wallaby wins in the same event.
So, as devastating as it was to see Schwartzel
relegate the two Queenslanders into second
place, you couldn’t help but have a sense of
appreciation for another tough South African,
one who showed skill, guts and determination
when it mattered. And one, who like many of his
fellow countrymen, probably enjoyed a beer or
three to celebrate his success with a whole group
of his mates by his side.

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US ideas fest a winner Another Shark, please
DavidNewbery
AARON Muirhead is one Australian golf club
manager benefitting from attending a recent Club
Managers’ Association of America conference.
Muirhead, the general manager at Redland Bay
Golf club in Brisbane, was impressed with what
he heard, and reported his findings to a meeting
of Golf Management Australia (Queensland
Division) members at Ballina in NSW.
“The way they do it over there is absolutely
brilliant,” he said.
“The information they give you is second to
none – not so much on how to run your club but
what you can do to improve your club.
“It was fantastic and something that I will
remember for the rest of my life.”
He said American golf clubs had been hard hit
by the global financial crisis and, not surprisingly,
one of the major topics for discussion was club
memberships.
“Pretty much the entire conference was about
how to bring new members to your club; how
to cost save and how keep your staff,” he said.
“Those were the three key elements of the
conference.
“They have an ageing membership and the
retention is dropping to the point where a lot
of the clubs that had a $50,000 joining fee three
years now have no joining fee,” he said.
“They have dropped the joining fee and are
trying to come up with ways to get members in
the door and how they keep them.
“They are even looking at daily memberships,
weekly and monthly memberships, things they
have never had to do in the past.
“Until now, it’s been ‘pay $25,000 membership
and play golf and do whatever you want to do’.
“But now they are trying to break it down and
bring in different categories for the members as
well, which is obviously something that we have
here to try and get people in the door.
“It is early days, but I understand it has worked
fairly well.
Loyalty, he says, is one way to keep members
– and staff for that matter.
“It’s about making members feel they are
wanted at the club.”
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He said Redland Bay, recently named
Queensland club of the year, had already
implemented initiatives to make its members
feel wanted.
Time poor members are being targeted by
the golf club.
“I want them to get as much value for money
out of their membership as possible,” Muirhead
said.
“If that means putting on member-related
shows, then that’s what I’ll do.”
“This month, the golf club is putting on a Neil
Diamond tribute show, which is free to members.
“I am trying to give them those little add-ons.”
And the club has started a kids’ club in an
effort to stem ageing membership.
“The kids club is not directed at golf – it’s
directed at activities in and around the clubhouse.
“Hopefully the offshoot is we get kids to join
and then later they start to play golf.
“The theory is if juniors are introduced to golf
at a young age, they leave it once they hit their
teenage years, but then they come back.
“If they are not introduced to it at an early age
they don’t necessarily come to the sport.
“That’s what I am trying to do; get them
involved in a club atmosphere and hopefully we
can then start to do some clinics with them and
hopefully we get membership.”
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AUSTRALIAN golf desperately needs another
Greg Norman.
That’s the opinion of many of the game’s
powerbrokers including Shane Bennett, who
manages the delightful Sawtell Golf Club on the
mid-north coast of NSW.
“Golf needs a hero,” he said. “When Greg
Norman came through 20 or 25 years ago every
kid wanted to be like him and that led to your
Adam Scotts and your Geoff Ogilvys coming
into the game.
“Now we haven’t really got anyone like that and
the kids are attracted to soccer, rugby league, AFL
and cricket.”
And that, he says, has meant there are less
youngsters joining the ranks.
“It’s a worrying time for the future of golf in the
next four or five years,” he said.
“Declining membership is the biggest problem
facing our club in the economic downturn and I
believe that’s across the board.
“The membership is age heavy at the top end.”
Still, the game’s powerbrokers are attempting
to arrest the trend.
Golf Australia recently launched MYGolf into
schools in the hope of connecting schools and golf
clubs and the PGA’s PumpGolf junior program has
been going for a number of years.
While most metropolitan golf clubs are reporting
a slight decline in membership, membership
attrition at regional clubs is more serious.
Bennett said his club had fabulous hardcore
support from golfers.
But most of the members are now on the wrong
side of 60 and there are fewer youngsters joining
the ranks.
“This is a serious issue,” Bennett said. “If we
have 600 members, more than 200 will be over 65.
“When 100 drop off in the next few years they are
not being replaced at the bottom of the age scale.
“We have 150 players on a Saturday and only
about 10 are under 40.
“For the future of the golf club, we have to find
other income streams to make money.
“We have a beautiful golf course here, but the
kids are just not coming into the sport.
“If you look at the records of this club over the
last 10 years, the Saturday fields have gone from
Phone: (02) 4226 4659
220 down to 140,” Bennett said.
“With the economic downturn (younger) people
just can’t afford it anymore – simple as that.
“We have revised our membership payment
options where members can pay $750 and no
green fees, or $500 and a $5 green fee or $250
and a $10 green fee.
“Because our green fees are due in December/
January, we are trying to make it less onerous at
Christmas.
“If you walked up and down the main street and
asked people why they are not members of the golf
club they will say they don’t get $500 value out of it.
“They like an occasional game so we are trying
to broaden our array of packages for people so
they can all find one that suits them.
“If membership was $50 and you paid $25
every time you played you’d have a lot bigger
membership.
“Putting the Saturday comp fees up from $15
to $20 is only one extra schooner, but if you say
to golfers give me $500 at Christmas time it’s a
big deal.”
Bennett, who arrived at Sawtell from Gatton
about four years ago, said the club was working
hard to attract younger people to the game.
“We have got to get the younger people playing
golf,” he said.
“I come from Gatton where we’d have 50-60
kids on a Saturday morning, but here if we can
rake in 15 we are doing well
“Sawtell’s population is 20,000 to 25,000 and we
should be getting at least 80 juniors.”
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BannLynch team to lead instruction in Florida
Steve Bann with Hee Young Park
Florida’s Saddlebrook Resort has
announced that it has reached an
agreement with renowned golf coaches
Steve Bann and Dale Lynch.
Two of the most celebrated instructors
on the PGA TOUR, Bann and Lynch
lead the Golf Academy’s comprehensive
player development programs effective
January 1, 2011. They train students
enrolled in Saddlebrook Preparatory
School’s junior golf program, resort
guests, experienced players, and TOUR
professionals.
Since 1990, the BannLynch golf
team has been dedicated to player
development, especially junior golfers.
Selected by the Australian government
to develop the golf training program
The Dunes appoints general manager
The Dunes Port Hughes on South
Australia’s Yorke Peninsula has
formally appointed Barry West
as General Manager of its new
Copperclub golf course.
A member of the Professional
Golfers’ Association and specialist
at Troon Golf, Mr West joins The
Dunes Port Hughes from the Lion
Lake Country Club in China.
Mr West is also an accredited golf
coach and has instructed professionals
on the US PGA Tour, including 2005
Jacob’s Creek Open winner Steven
Bowditch.
The Dunes Port Hughes Chief
Executive Officer Andrew Martin said
Mr West’s appointment is timely ahead
of the opening of the first nine holes
of the Greg Norman-designed course.
“Barry has a wealth of worldwide
experience in both golf club
management and instruction, so we’re
delighted to welcome him to oversee
the inception of our fantastic new golf
club,” said Mr Martin.
“Under his management we’ll
be looking to drive membership
numbers and implement a range
of golf programs to help establish
Copperclub as one of South Australia’s
finest courses.”
Copperclub has already secured
120 members who were given the
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for the Victorian Institute of Sport
(VIS) in Melbourne, which is centered
on “Olympic-style” principles, the
much respected Bann-Lynch team has
been responsible for producing more
champions than any other program
internationally over the past twenty
years.
In fact, three of the program’s once
junior players and present-day PGA
TOUR players coached by Bann and
Lynch are well known champions,
namely 2006 U.S. Open Champion,
Geoff Ogilvy; two-time Australian
Open Champion, Aaron Baddeley;
and nine-time PGA TOUR winner,
Stuart Appleby.
“I am excited about the opportunity
Barry West
first opportunity to play the links-
style course this Easter. Copperclub
will then officially open to the public
in June.
Located 170km north of Adelaide
overlooking the Spencer Gulf, The
Dunes Port Hughes is SA’s premier
residential and resort development,
which over the next decade will see
construction of approximately 2,000
homes and world-class leisure facilities
including Copperclub.
Mike Orloff
morloff@golfindustrycentral.com.au
to have Steve Bann and Dale Lynch
lead Saddlebrook Golf Academy
instruction,” Saddlebrook Resort
Chairman and CEO Tom Dempsey
said. “With their passion to instruct
and coach golfers of all skill levels,
and their track record of success, the
addition of Steve and Dale will further
complement our ability to attract the
world’s best athletes to Saddlebrook.”
“We are thrilled about getting back to
our roots and coaching junior golfers,”
five-time Victorian PGA Golf Coach
of the Year Dale Lynch said. “We will
continue to provide instruction to
golfers of all skill levels, but working
closely in training juniors is something
Steve and I have missed.”
Please congratulate
the following General
Managers appointments:
GM, Midlands Golf Club (Vic): Mark
Dalmau
GM, Mangrove Mountain Golf Club
(NSW): Paul Alexander
Please send all new management
postings to be included in a future
issue to: ed@insidegolf.com.au
Gold Coast course seeking new owner
R E C E I V E R S w i l l pl a c e t h e
controversial Gold Coast golf
course site in the Tee Trees estate
on the market, but finding a buyer
for it could prove difficult, reports
Gold Coast Bulletin.
The move to sell the 61ha parcel
in Tee Trees Boulevard follows the
appointment of receivers last week
to a company linked to the estate’s
developer Graeme Ingles.
Receiver David Whyte, of BDO
Business Recovery and Insolvency,
said the development-approved
land would be listed for sale within
the next two to three weeks in an
effort to recover an undisclosed
amount for Coast-based financier
Shakespeare Haney Securities.
Property industry sources said it
would be a difficult site to offload
Piranha Golf sign as NSW/ACT
Order of Merit sponsor
Piranha Golf have entered into
an agreement with the NSW/ACT
Division of PGA Australia as naming
right sponsor to the State based Pro-
Am Circuit.
This will see Piranha Golf linked
with the NSW/ACT Pro-Am Circuit
for the 2011 season providing a prize
money bonus to the Order of Merit
winner as well as promotions to
amateur players.
“The PGA is delighted to have
Piranha Golf on board as a sponsor
of the NSW/ACT Pro-Am Circuit and
we look forward to working with them
to help deliver career opportunities to
our touring members,” said Melville
Proud, Executive Officer of the NSW/
ACT Division of the PGA of Australia.
Course finishes final renovation works
Chalambar Golf Club members
gathered to celebrate the completion
of the course’s three-year renovation
program.
The third stage, consisting of
the front six fairways, was recently
completed under the guidance of
course supervisor, Gary Smith.
President Frank Vernon said
the renovation program hit a few
hurdles along the way.
“The first year we were in a
May 2011
because it had no developable
residential land attached and, if a
buyer could be found, developers
were finding it hard to source
finance for projects — a problem
faced by Mr Ingles.
It is the latest twist in an
ongoing saga for those people who
bought into the “residential golf
community” and are yet to see
its $20 million centrepiece course
developed.
The 18-hole course has been
promised since people started
buying blocks in the $300 million
estate as far back as 2001.
In 2008, Mr Ingles came under fire
from the Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission over
claims made about the course in a
2003 letter to potential buyers.
“We are very proud to be an
Australian owned company and to
now be supporting our Australian
Professionals,” said Piranha Golf
Chairman Antonio Gelonesi.
“We have quality products and this
is a way for us to promote our brand
within Australia”
The NSW/ACT Pro-Am circuit
encapsulated over 50 events in both
NSW and ACT along with three
South Pacific National Events; the
Samoa Open, Tahiti International
Golf Championship and the Vanuatu
Open. The total circuit prize money
exceeds one million dollars annually.
For further information visit
www.pga.org.au or the Piranha Golf
website www.piranhagolf.com
drought and had about 90 days
without rain, last year the conditions
were very good and this year,
we’ve had about 90 days of rain,”
he said.
“Then we had the locusts, which
arrived around Christmas time.”
Mr Vernon said he had feared the
project, which is located in Ararat,
200km from Melbourne, would not
be completed on schedule, however
it came right in the end.
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Golf Australia
StephenPitt
Chief Executive Officer
What a fantastic eight
days we had at the Srixon Australian
Amateur Championships. There was
some excellent golf played over the
challenging layouts. Congratulations to
Cameron Smith, Matt Stieger, Lydia Ko
and Ashlee Dewhurst on their victories
in the Stroke Play and the Amateur finals.
The championship will undergo some
changes in 2012 including moving from
its traditional March-April timeslot to
January.
January is a better time in the
international golf calendar for elite
PGA of Australia
BrianThorburn
Chief Executive Officer
With only a month under
my belt as the new CEO of the PGA, I
want to start by saying how great it has
been to meet so many within the golf
community who all have a passion for
the industry. To date, I’ve been able to
meet with the Divisional Committees in
Qld, NSW & Victoria, as well as many
Members across Australia, and am
looking forward to meeting many more
in the months ahead.
Heading into what will no doubt
be the biggest ever year for Australian
professional golf, I am confident that
this will be an incredible year for all
within the industry, a year that will put
golf firmly on the map.
ALPG
WarrenSevil
Chief Executive Officer
Twenty Australians will
fly the Australian flag on their respective
international Tours in 2011, with some
having already commenced and some
ready to start in coming weeks.
We can’t boast quantity but there is
no doubt we have quality representation
that could see us boast winners on all
major Tours in 2011. Already we have
seen Karrie Webb clinch two LPGA titles
this year. On the Ladies European Tour,
Kristie Smith captured the Pegasus New
Zealand Women’s Open Championship
back in February and I am predicting
there may be one or two more LET
wins for Kristie by the end of the year.
Karen Lunn, who won in 2010, during
her 24th year on Tour, is playing the best
golf of her career and could certainly do
it again this year. We have a couple of
young guns in Rebecca Flood and 2010
Australian amateur champion Stacey
Keating who have the confidence and
game to threaten week in and week out.
Look for one or both of them to challenge
amateurs from around the world to come
to Australia and we are better placed to
offer an attractive amateur tournament
schedule at the start of the year.
Past winners of the championship have
come from all over the world and we are
committed to giving the best players in
the world the chance to compete.
In other championship news,
Carnarvon and Newcastle Golf Clubs
hosted our National Boys and Girls
Amateur Championships in April. Both
these championships boast wonderful
honour rolls with the former boys’
champions including Adam Scott, Jason
Day, Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby.
Following our successful March
One of the highlights of the last
month was definitely Andre Stolz’s
win in the OneAsia Indonesia PGA
Championship. The PGA is a founding
partner of OneAsia, an initiative we
support to grow playing opportunities for
our Tour members. OneAsia has grown
significantly in terms of events, prize
money and stature since it was launched
two years ago and Andre’s win serves as
vindication for our involvement.
With the summer of tournament golf
now well and truly over, the PGA is
focusing considerable energy on some
new initiatives aimed at growing the
game. This includes introducing non-
golfers to the sport as well as growing
the game at a grass roots level.
Our Pump Golf program is again
underway with over 480 participating
for a title this year.
Sarah Kemp will share her time
between the LPGA and LET where
her conditional status will allow her
to compete in a total of around fifteen
events this year. She came close in
Morocco a few weeks ago so a sneaky
win will not surprise from the talented
and determined Kemp.
On the LPGA, well Karrie has already
started on fire and who knows how
many she might win but we will also be
looking for more wins from Katherine
Hull, improved performances from
Lindsey Wright, and perhaps a surprise
result from Sarah-Jane Smith. A gritty
and flashy player, Smith can shoot low
The names and Tour numbers in 2011 are as follows:
LPGA LET
Karrie Webb Bree Arthur
Katherine Hull Rachel Bailey Tamie Durdin
Lindsey Wright Frances Bondad
Sarah Jane Smith Kate Combes
Sarah Kemp (limited) Rebecca Flood
Alison Whitaker (limited) Stacey Keating
Michelle Ellis (limited) Karen Lunn
Kristie Smith
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quality that is out of this world
handicapping seminars with the USGA’s
NIPPON
Kevin O’Connor, we will be asking clubs
to complete an online survey which will
be available this month. This survey will
allow us to gather more feedback on
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the current handicapping environment
and every affiliated club will be invited
to respond.
I encourage all readers to regularly
check the News and Communication
section of our website which can be
www.nipponshaft.com.au
found under the Handicapping and
Course Rating menu. Every handicapping
update and communication is posted
at this location and is the best place
to go to keep up with the latest
announcements.
clubs listed on the Pump Golf website.
A highlight of the program will again
be the Pump Golf Shootouts, which
commenced in April and will run at
clubs until mid October. The Shootouts
have been a huge success by providing
junior golfers of all abilities with the
opportunity to play in a national event,
potentially winning a trip of a lifetime
to the Pump Golf Junior Festival held at
Twin Waters the week of the Australian
PGA Championship.
On a broader note, we are continuing
to work with Golf Australia to develop a
clear pathway for junior golf and provide
PGA Members and golf clubs alike with
a series of linked programs and events
to assist in the development of juniors at
their club. I look forward to sharing more
information about this with you soon.
numbers and if she can eliminate that
one average round per event, she can
certainly figure in the finish at any event
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on the LPGA stage.
Nikki Campbell and Tamie Durdin are
our sole representatives in Japan in 2011.
With the first few events being deferred
due to the natural disasters, it is expected
players will still be competing in around
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winners, in Japan and are sure to feature
week in and week out this year.
All in all a strong ALPG representation
across the Tours and we look forward to
a successful year for all players.
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Indigenous champions
HATTONVALE’S Barry Kelly and Kiberly Crawley
(Horton Park) have taken out their respective
categories at the 2011 Indigenous Championship
at Murgon Golf Club.
Kelly returned scores of 69-74-74 (220) to edge
out the 2010 champion Brett Angeles (Nudgee) and
Scott Ridgeway by two strokes.
Angeles shot mixed rounds of 70-78-74.
Crawley finished 20 strokes clear of the field
after round of 77-80-84 (241) with Kiri Sullivan
(Middlemount) next best.
Middlemount’s Rebecca Kimber took out the
women’s nett category.
The men’s nett winner went to Laurence Bond
(Murgon), who returned nett scores of 55-66-70 (-19).
Noel Bird (Wondai) took out the senior division
and William Glenbar (Murgon) won the Masters
division.

Lauren Mason lines up a putt on the final hole

Local knowledge helps Lauren Broom cleans up

LOCAL knowledge was the key to Lauren
Mason’s victory in the 54-hole Next Property
Group Sunshine Coast Ladies Open Amateur
Championship played at Headland Golf Club.
The Headland and Horton Park member
carded rounds of 77-71-76 for a 224 total to
finish one stroke clear of Corinne Swan of
Burleigh Golf Club.
The Brisbane Golf Club’s Jessica Park finished
third.
On the final day Mason, who plays off two,
squandered a five-shot lead at the turn, but held
her nerve to edge out Swan.
It was good to see Trudi Petrie (nee Jeffrey)
return to competitive golf in Queensland.
Trudi had an impressive junior amateur career
representing Queensland and Australia before
joining the professional ranks and playing on
both the Australian and Japanese circuits.
She later joined the Army and won the
Australian Defence Forces Championship in
2007.
Her return to competitive golf comes after
the birth of a son and the petite lady showed
she hasn’t lost her competitive streak.
She played in the final group on Sunday and
took out the Mid Champion title.
Gennai Goodwin of Mossma won the junior
championship and Josie Ryan took out the senior
championship.
Sam Broom kicks off his 2011 campaign in style
CENTRAL Queensland’s 2010 men’s open
champion Sam Broom opened his 2011 junior
golf championship account with successive
victories.
The three marker easily won Wowan Junior
Open with an even-par 70 and backed it up
with a two-under-par 70 to win the Baralaba
Junior Open.
The Baralaba win was impressive given the
course was still boggy from being under water
for five weeks.
At Wowan, the girls’ champion was Yeppoon’s
Kiera King while Baralaba girls’ open champion
was Hannah Edmistone of Calliope.
Rapidly improving teenager Caine Hendy
(Yeppoon) rated highly in B grade boys’ titles.
He finished gross runner-up at Wowan and
gross winner at Baralaba.
Another notable performance came from Elle
Barnett (Boyne Island Tannum Sands), who won
the C grade gross in both events.
The CQ Junior Golf Championship continues
on May 21 with the Mt Morgan Junior Open,
followed by the Gracemere Junior Open.
Both events are also CQ Junior Golfer of the
Year point score events.

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Nathan Holman: making his move

AnthonyPowter
When Nathan Holman won the
2011 Riversdale Cup on the third
play-off hole over Matt Stieger
last month, little did he know how winning his
first National Selection title was to open doors.
Holman’s Riversdale Cup victory had been a
tournament of contrasts. The 19 year-old opened
with 10-under-par 62 to equal the course record
set by Daniel Beckmann in 2009, only to rebound
with a sobering second round of 75. Holman
was then able to then hold it together to get into
the playoff with Stieger after rounds of 72 & 71.
He’d held off a gritty and determined Stieger in
the process of collecting his maiden Australian
victory at Riversdale.
Stieger would go on to win the Australian
Amateur Championship the next week, Holman
himself making the second round of the match
play segment at the event. During the week
at Victoria Golf Club during the Australian
Amateur, Holman was playing more on adrenalin
than anything else from the Monday before at
Riversdale. The passage of a single week had
produced marked changes for him, both on and me. I plan to get my world ranking higher and and Japan. The reality check for Holman is that to give the US a go.”
off the course. Holman was seen as a National hopefully win one of the remaining Australian the forthcoming US campaign only came about “I’m sure it will be different to what I’m used to
Trial winner, an emerging player that had broken events this season. I’ve been a club golfer all my through his win at Riversdale. Had the victory playing in Australia. But to get the opportunity to
through and his confidence was on a high. life at Woodlands and that’s something you don’t not fallen his way, the US was not even on his even be able to enter into their events is awesome
“If anything that I gained from the win at forget with those that have and continue to help radar for 2011. and it’s something to aim towards.”
Riversdale is that I now feel I can win events,” you from your Club.” “Playing in the US had not even been a Holman’s current world ranking is just outside
says Holman. With the Mandurah Eastern Amateur, South consideration until after I won at Riversdale,” the world’s top-200. That’s sure to change as
“Before, you feel unsure about whether you Australian Amateur Classic and the Keperra says Holman. many of the world rankings applied to main
can win. Once you get a win like Riversdale Bowl rounding out the 2011 Australian amateur “Winning an event like Riversdale makes it Australian amateurs improve once they compete
everything changes and you start believing season, Holman would like to see another easier to apply for and get accepted in the main in the UK & US.
that you can compete and challenge for the National Trial title fall his way. He feels another US events. It was a real eye opener for me and With a win at Riversdale, a runner-up finish
main events.” is due, yet realises the challenges with securing when you consider the nature and history of at the Boroondara Cup in Victoria and top-10
Holman started playing the game seriously a win are there. the US events, having a main Australian title to finishes at the Port Phillip Amateur, the Master of
at 12 around Woodlands Golf Club south of “That’s the plan,” he says. your credit has made a huge difference for the the Amateurs, the Dunes Medal and the Portsea
Melbourne. He still plays out of Woodlands and “Our events are very competitive and winning invitational process.” Open Amateur, you tend to believe Holman’s
competes this season as the Club’s number 1 in National Trial tournaments given the strength of Another factor behind Holman’s desire to test world ranking will change once he plays the
the Victorian Division 1 Pennant series. the field is never easy. I feel my game is there and his game in the US stems from recent discussions main US events and gets results.
“I’ve spent my whole life at Woodlands and to win one would top off the Australian season with one of Australia’s top former amateurs, now Results speak volumes in sport, as does
developed my game playing there,” says Holman. perfectly. Then it’s to the US to play their main professional Asian Tour player, Kieran Pratt. consistency, and that’s something Holman has
“It’s great to have a support base that’s been amateur events and test my game over there.” “Pratty said to me ‘it’s a must that you go there as he ventures into new territory with optimism
there from the start and continues to help me Holman has never played the tough US and see how your game stacks up against the best and belief that he can make the transition in to
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Moore Park wins Sydney pennant final

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Moore Park added another Division 1
Sydney Metropolitan Major Pennant Flag
to its collection with a 4.5 to 2.5 win over
New South Wales Golf Club in the final
of the series at Pennant Hills Golf Club.
The win is the Club’s third from five
years and confirms the Club’s status
as one of the powerhouses of Sydney
Pennant golf.
“This is a tremendous effort from the
team,” said Moore Park’s Team Manager,
Adam Hayes.
“It was a team which included a
number of rookie players like Jamie
Hook at number 7 and Clancy Bowe
from Ireland who played number 5
during the season. Couple that with
the fine efforts of Grant Thomas, who
remains undefeated in the final series
over the last four years and the efforts
of our top order player, Lincoln Tighe,
all the guys made their own unique
contributions to the win throughout
the season.”
Moore Park’s first match came with
their number 7, Jamie Hook, with a 3&2
win over Andrew Grzetic. NSW was
then able to secure a match back with
their Captain, Ben Connelly, playing
number 6 defeating Adam Kempt
2&1. The morning matches remained
close and by the turn the final was still
evening balanced.
“It was a fine effort there today from
the guys,” remarked Max Lindsay, NSW’s
Team Manager.
“Obviously the result was not what
we were hoping for, yet beating the
defending champions St Michael’s last
week and to make this final shows that
as a team we are heading in the right
direction. We are now looking forward
to next year!”
Moore Park’s middle order again
delivered the goods during a Sydney
Major Pennant final as Clancey Bowe,
playing at number 5, outlasted a
determined Graham Blizard to win
their match on the 17th, sinking a
tricky 8-footer for a 2&1 victory that
effectively handed the Flag to Moore
Park. Luke Henwood at number
4 for Moore Park won his match
5&4 over Matthew Burns, while the
efforts of Moore Park’s number 2,
Grant Thomas, with his 5&4 win over
Michael Bell ended a impressive season
for the Captain.
Thomas has had an impressive year
winning the NSW Golf Association’s
Champion of Champions at the recent
NSW Amateur back in March, secured
a 5th placed finish at the Avondale
medal and secured a tied 7th in the
NSW State Amateur medal. Thomas
is in his fourth year at Moore Park
and in those four years has recorded
30 pennant wins from 34 matches.
He’s also yet to lose a match in a major
pennant final series during those
four years.
With consistency of this nature,
as well as the number of state player
scalps that he’s accounted this season
to keep his unblemished finals statistic,
you would think State representational
honours would not be far off for
Thomas, as he’s certainly shown his got
the game to defeat the best in the state .
Another impressive performance
during these finals series also came
from NSW’s Dean Van Kampen
playing at number 3 with a 4&3 win
over Jason Barby. Previously, Van
Kampen accounted for the 2010 NSW
Medalist, Michael Williams, 2&1, and
this pennant season won seven of his
eight matches for NSW.
NSW’s number 1, Michael Lambert,
remained undefeated in these series and
in the process made a vital contribution
towards NSW’s win over The Australian
to set up the team’s final appearance
with a 1-up victory over Ian Bradley
during their Division encounter
last month. With the final already
determined by the Bowe / Blizard
outcome, the Tighe / Lambert top-
order match was declared all-square.
The results speak for themselves,
three wins from five years and rightly so
Moore Park is proud of its achievements
in what is turning out to be a winning
streak and complete dominance of
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Abbott a big hit in Ballarat OPENS

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Dist
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Open Mens Final 10 Leon Ratapu 320.3 17
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Shane Keys 6 315.3 5 1 Simon Abbott 346.6 34
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Coulton wins 2011

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Kevin Yuan with Denis Spillane, Golf NSW Official
totally blind.
Rising young talent wins NSW Par-3 Medal New South Wales player —and reigning Blind
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Blind golfers battled it out at the beautiful
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Young gun Kevin Yuan from Bankstown Golf Rei Nakatani who produced the best score with (B2), with Sue Carpenter as caddie, won the his Life Membership medal.
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impressive score of 53 (-1), finishing three strokes Sefton Golf Course, who have now held the In opening the trophy presentation ceremony, Golf Australia website www.blindgolf.com.au
ahead of Liverpool’s Aaron Deeth. event twice in 3 years, yet again proved a great BGV President Doug Sloan thanked the Rosebud or see www.internationalblindgolf.org
Yuan managed four birdies around the lengthy venue for this event with the course in great Country Club for hosting the event with special
Par 3 Sefton Golf Club, with birdies on the 8th, condition and near-perfect weather conditions thanks to the many members who volunteered Results:
12th, 14th and 18th holes. further added to the overall success and enjoyment their time as equipment manager, starter, 22nd Victorian Open Champion
In the women’s division it was Pennant Hills’ had by participants on the day. marshalls, rules official, and scorers. He also Winner Score
thanked the players and caddies for supporting Graham Coulton 142
Les Brien Trophy (Best Gross)
2011 Prize Winners: this major event. Doug also thanked Mr Michael Jeff Ellis 203
PRIZE NAME CLUB SCORE Martin from Martin Assessing Services for B1 Classification
Par 3 Medal: Overall Winner Scratch (M/F) Kevin Yuan Bankstown 53 donating all the trophies for the event. David Blyth (Nett) 170
Winner Scratch (Female) Rei Nakotani Pennant Hills 62 These remarks were wholeheartedly endorsed Glen Niciejewski (Gross) 305
Overall Runner Up Scratch (M/F) Aaron Deeth Liverpool 56 by Rosebud Country Club President Neil B2 Classification
Winner Nett (Male) Raj Asawa Bankstown 45 Brian Gear (Nett) 158
Winner Nett (Female) Elaine Dawson Rosnay 36 Heathcote who also acknowledged the Club’s Gary Sargent (Gross) 224
Winner Senior Scratch (Over 55 M/F) Greg Corben Twin Creeks 57 support of this event for the past twenty-one B3 Classification
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Winner Junior Scratch (Under 19 M/F) Owen Woodley Cabramatta 60c/b their wonderful assistance in running the two- Stephen Mitchell (Gross) 218
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Morgan wins Women’s NSW Senior Championship

A field of 60 of the state’s best women senior
amateur golfers were in Sydney to contest the
2011 Women’s NSW Senior Championship at
Cromer Golf Club last month.
The Championship was played over 36-hole
qualifying rounds, with the eight best scratch
scores qualifying for the Senior Championship
Match play. For players that did not qualify, there

was also match play broken down by age category.
The Championship Final saw Sylvia Donohoe
(Narooma Golf Club) and Jacqui Morgan
(Monash Golf Club) battle for the title. Both
players had played tough matches in the Round
of 8 and Semi Finals; Donohoe defeating Brenda
Chalmers (Elanora Country Club) 3/1 and
Maggie Hayes (Bonnie Doon Golf Club) 1up,
while Morgan had wins over Gae Larcombe
(Manly Golf Club) 4/2, and Dierdre Brander
(Newcastle Golf Club) 1up.
It was an even start to the Championship
Final, with Donohue going 1up after the 6th hole.
The score remained the same after 9 as Morgan
continued to fight. The lead then crept to 2up
after 12, with each player battling through 15.
In a fantastic turn-around, Morgan won the
16th and 17th holes to square it up going into
the 18th. It came down to the final putt, with
Donohoe needing to hole from 3 feet to force it
to the next hole. The putt rolled out, and thus
handed Morgan her first Women’s NSW Senior
Championship title.
It was no mean feat to defeat Donohoe, who
has won the Championship an astonishing six
times previously.
Morgan was, understandably, thrilled with
the win.
“Sylvia is a fantastic player”, Morgan said, “...
so to get the victory is just fantastic. It was a
great match.”
The Championship Final — plus Finals in
each of the four age categories – saw plenty of
action as well.
In the 70 years and over division, Joyce
Williamson (Concord Golf Club) defeated Gloria
Hickey (Coffs Harbour Golf Club) 6/4.
It went down to the wire in the 65-69 years
division. Shirley Walsh (Belconnen Magpies Golf
Club, ACT) was 3 up after 12 holes, however
Sandra Gillies (Long Reef Golf Club) fought
back to be square after 15. The pair continued to
tussle, however an incredible chip in on the 17th
for Gillies, secured her the match 2/1.
Lynne Townsend (Wollongong Golf Club)
started off well against Chris Taylor (Royal
Canberra Golf Club) in the 60-64 years division,
leading from the very first hole, and eventually
winning the match 2/1.
It was a tight battle in the 56-59 years division,
but it was Johanna Carrigan (The Australian
Golf Club) who came away the eventual winner,
defeating Dianne Hoschke (Bayview Golf Club)
3/1.
In the 36-hole stroke play event, it was Syliva
Donohoe who took the spoils, proving to be
far too consistent for her fellow competitors,
shooting scratch scores of 78 and 81 (159).
Donohue captures
NSW Senior
Order of Merit
Sylvia Donohue took top honours in the
2010/11 NSW Women’s Senior Order of Merit
after some superb golf throughout the year.
Donohue finished with an astonishing 1237
Senior OOM points from only 5 events, sealing
victory at the NSW Senior Championship ahead
of Jacqui Morgan (Monash Country Club) and
Liz Smyth (Royal Canberra).
Jacqui Morgan also had a great year with wins
at the Barrenjoey Week of Golf, the Avondale
Bowl and Elanora Salver as some of a few
highlights from a long list of achievements.
Rounding out the top 5 were Diana Johnson
(Nelson Bay) and Nicky Moon (Federal GC).
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winner will be drawn from people who ‘like’ Ready2Golf as at 31 May, 2011 at 11am on Wednesday 1 June, 2011. The
winner will receive a free round of golf for two with carts at Moonah Links with Chris Dawes at a time to be organised
between the winner and Chris. If the winner is from a state other than Victoria, they will receive a $130 Ready2Golf voucher
and the first Victorian drawn will win the round with Chris.
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May
What: Mornington Peninsula 54-hole
Tournament
When: May 3-5
Where: Rosebud Park, The Dunes and
Sorrento Golf Club
THE Mornington Peninsula will be on
show to golfers across the country in May
as the region prepares to host its second
annual Mornington Peninsula 54-hole
Tournament. Golfers will play an individual
Stableford event on each day of the 3-day
tournament. Courses include Rosebud
Park, The Dunes and Sorrento Golf Club.
Entry to the Mornington Peninsula 54-
hole Tournament is $235 per person, and
includes golf, three lunches, trophies, the
welcome party and a bag of goodies that
will showcase the region’s attractions.
www.golfmorningtonpeninsula.com.au
upcomingevents
The 2011 Australian School Teachers’ Golf Championships
Palm Meadows Golf Course, Gold Coast
Sun 25 Sept – RACQ CareFlight Rescue Charity Day
Mon 26 Sept – Day 1 of Teachers’ Championship
Tue 27 Sept – Day 2 of Teachers’ Championship
Wed 28 Sept – Community Coaching Golf Accreditation Course
No handicap necessary. Friends and family who are not teachers are welcome to play.
Playing Categories and prizes include:
• Men’s and Ladies’ A-Grade Stroke Event
• Men’s and Ladies’ B and C Grade Stableford Event
• Non-Handicap Points Event
Package Cost
Sunday Charity Day Golf Only ( 25th September) $79
Supporting RACQ CareFlight Rescue. Includes 18 holes at Palm Meadows, golf cart and lunch
The Ultimate Teachers Championship Package (25-27 September) $275
Play Charity Day and 36 Hole championship with cart each day, players pack and prizes
Australian School Teachers Championship Package (26-27 September) $199
36 Hole championship with cart each day, players pack and prizes
Championship Shirt $25
Golf Professional Development (Wednesday following championship) $150
More information available at www.thegolfschool.com.au
(Professional development can be tax deductable)

Register your interest to: admin@thegolfschool.com.au. For all enquiries regarding

What: 2011 Corporate Cup
When: Friday 13 May
Where: Settlers Run
The Corporate Cup is a great opportunity
to socialize and network with other
companies as well as experience the
magnificent Greg Norman designed
championship course and facilities.
Costing of $420 per team of four
including golf, shared cart, light lunch,
post golf BBQ and prizes.
Please contact the Membership &
Corporate Sales Manager, Chris
Pym on 03 9785 6072 or email
membership@settlersrungcc.com.au for
an Entry Form
What: Men’s NSW Mid-Amateur
Championship
When: May 19-20
Where: Cypress Lakes Golf Club
The 2011 Men’s NSW Mid-Amateur
Championship is being held at Cypress
Lakes Golf Club on Thursday 19 and
Friday 20 May, 2011. The Championship
is open to male amateurs who are between
30-55 years, with a handicap of 9.4 and
under. It is stroke play over two rounds
of 18 holes.
2010 Champion, Pymble’s Guy Wall,
will again be back to defend his title. He
will be joined by a host of recognized mid-
amateur golfers, including Ian Bradley
(The Australian Golf Club) , Michael
Gerstenberg (Goulburn Golf Club) and
John McMiles (Liverpool Golf Club).
$90 via hard copy, or $80 online. To
enter, or for more information, log onto
www.golfnsw.org
What: South Pacific Ladies Open Classic,
Masters/Seniors Open
When: May 23-25
Where: Surfers Paradise Golf Club
THE 39th South Pacific Ladies Open
Classic and Masters/Seniors Open will
be held at Surfers Paradise Golf Club on
the Gold Coast from May 23-25.
A mixed foursomes’ event will be
played on Sunday, May 22.
Former top Australian professional
and 1991-’92 South Pacific Ladies Open
Classic winner Rachel Hetherington and
her husband Greg Ritchie are almost
certain to play in the mixed foursomes.
The 54-hole open classic is open to
players aged up to 44 and on a handicap
the 2011Australian Teachers’ Golf Championship, please contact: Sean Hughes,
Tallebudgera Beach School. 0400 117 210, thehueys1@bigpond.com
between 0-22, the masters (aged 45-54;
handicap 0-27) and seniors (aged 55+;
handicap 0-24).
The 54-hole seniors’ event is a
nationally-ranked tournament.
There are prizes galore in all categories
including daily gross and nett prizes as well
as long drive and nearest the pin prizes.
There will be prizes for 54-hole gross
and nett winners and runners up as well as
36-hole prizes for gross and nett winners
and runners up.
Entrants are restricted to winning one
major trophy and one daily prize.
For more information, telephone
Surfers Paradise Golf Club on
(07) 5572 6088 or log on to the website
www.surfersparadisegolfclub.com.au
June
What: Business Girls Cup
When: June 10
Where: Wagga City Golf Club
Wagga City Golf Club has a 100+ year
history and in 2011 its Business Girls
Competition will be celebrating 50 years
of their major event, “The Business Girls
Cup”. Former Business Girls Players,
Cup Winners, Runners-up and Scratch
winners are invited to participate in this
grand occasion.
The official celebrations will start on
Friday, 10 June with a Cocktail Party.
All are welcome to play golf on Saturday
and Sunday – either 9 or 18 holes. A
presentation dinner on Sunday night 12
June 2011 will conclude the celebrations.
All those interested in joining the
Business Girls to celebrate this special
occasion, should contact Colleen
Watkins on 02 69 312470, or by email
on maiah3@bigpond.com.au
What: Banksia 2011 Victorian Men’s Par
3 Amateur Championship
When: June 11 &12
Where: Kyabram Parkland Golf Club
(Incorporating - A & B Grade Scratch,
A & B Grade Handicap & Handicap
teams (of 3) Championships)
54 Holes of stroke play. Handicap limit
of 18. Field maximum of 90
Entry Forms available from: Victorian
Golf Association, your home club or
Kyabram Parkland Golf Club
ENTRIES CLOSE: 5pm Friday 3 June
Fo r m o re i n f o r m at i o n v i s i t
www.kyabramparkland.com.au, Tel: 03
5852 3146, or contact the club by email:
clubhouse@kyabramparkland.com.au
August
What: Australian Social Golf Club
Championships
When: August 21-24
Where: Gold Coast
The ASGCC is one of the most exciting
and enjoyable events for Australian
amateur golfers, attracting golfers from
around the country who enjoy their
golf and the experience of playing in a
professional tournament atmosphere.
In 2011, the tournament will start
and finish at the foundation course,
Palm Meadows, with the middle rounds
played at the superb Lakelands Golf Club
and Robina Woods. There will also be
an increase in the prize pool in 2011
to over $12,000 of prizes, trophies and
giveaways with Drummond Golf joining
as a sponsor and partner.
Entry forms available in Drummond
Stores around Australia. For more
information and a PDF version of the
entry forms, go to the Social Golf Australia
website at www.socialgolfcc.com.au or
contact SGA directly on (03) 5433 3213.
ONGOING
What: Magenta Challenge
When: Every Sunday
Where: Magenta Shores
Magenta Shores, New South Wales’
Number 1 resort course hosts the highly
popular Magenta Challenge every
Sunday.
If you have a registered handicap
and would like to test your skills at
their wonderful Ross Watson-designed
golf course, please call the pro shop on
02 4352 8145 to make a booking. Times
are available from 7am each Sunday.
Format is individual Stableford, and the
cost is only $99, which includes cart.
www.magentagolf.com.au
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EUROPEAN TOUR of three-time major champion Yani Tseng, her main US MASTERS four days, six more than Schwartzel. Ogilvy was
David Horsey became the first player to win on challenger over the final two days. In one of the most thrilling Masters tournaments Australia’s second best performer in the category with
the European Tour playing the new Titleist Pro Her final round included four birdies, just one for quite some time, Australians Jason Day, Adam 20 birdies while Adam Scott matched Schwartzel
V1x golf ball, making a hole-in-one early in his bogey and a clutch 20-foot par putt from the fringe Scott and Geoff Ogilvy all battled to try and claim with 17. Scott was also the only player in the field to
round and then sinking a 3-foot birdie putt on the on No. 17 that will register as one of the event’s our first Masters title. Alas, they fell agonizingly short eagle the 13th hole twice - on Friday and Saturday.
second hole of a playoff to capture the Trophée lasting images. to a surging Charl Schwartzel who birdied the last
Hassan II in Morocco. Horsey survived the three- four holes to take the Green Jacket. 1 Charl Schwartzel -14
man playoff that also included Pro V1 loyalist Ogilvy was a cumulative 12 under for the back T2 Jason Day -12
Rhys Davies. All three players finished at 13-under
PGA TOUR nine over the course of the week but struggled to T2 Adam Scott -12
274. Martin Laird rallied from a three-shot be two over for the week on the first nine holes, T4 Tiger Woods -10
Paul Lawrie achieved his first European Tour deficit with four holes to play, closing with two including a four putt double bogey on the second T4 Geoff Ogilvy -10
win since 2002, winning the Open de Andalucía birdies and two pars to win the Arnold Palmer hole on Friday. Day had a remarkable week and while T4 Luke Donald -10
by one stroke over Johan Edfors. Lawrie, a former Invitational by one shot over Steve Marino. The he didn’t win the tournament he did finish first in
Open champion, shot a level par 70 for a 12-under win is the second for Laird on the PGA TOUR, one important statistical category: most birdies in Other Australians
total of 268. following his win at the 2009 Justin Timberlake the field. Day made a startling 23 birdies over the Baddeley T47 (+5). MC: Allenby, Appleby
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
NATIONWIDE TOUR PGA TOUR PRESIDENTS CUP TRACKER
Tom Lehman fired a final round 3-under 69 to
win the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic for his Brett Wetterich (fired a final round 2-under 69 to UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
second Champions Tour title of 2011 and fourth of win the Chitimacha Louisiana Open for the second
Rank Player Points Rank Player Avg Pts
his career. Lehman’s 16-under 200 total was good time in his Nationwide Tour career. Wetterich, who
1 Matt Kuchar 10,126,022 1 Charl Schwartzel 5.16
enough for a four-shot victory. His second-round also won this event in 2003, finished at 13-under
2 Phil Mickelson 9,609,039 2 Ernie Els 4.61
8-under 64, which featured seven back-nine birdies, 271, one stroke clear of the field.
3 Steve Stricker 8,403,644 3 Adam Scott 4.34
set the course record at Fallen Oak.
4 Dustin Johnson 8,072,509 4 Retief Goosen 4.02
ASIAN TOUR 5 Nick Watney 7,654,582 5 Jason Day 3.86
LPGA TOUR Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand won the 6 Jim Furyk 7,496,617 6 Louis Oosthuizen 3.60
Stacy Lewis, 26, a former star golfer at the season-opening SAIL Open in New Delhi, India, 7 Hunter Mahan 6,899,800 7 Geoff Ogilvy 3.59
University of Arkansas who won the LPGA’s Q-School converting a 3-foot birdie putt on the final hole 8 Bubba Watson 6,875,539 8 Tim Clark 3.54
in 2008, claimed her first LPGA victory at the Kraft to capture his first career Asian Tour title. The 9 Mark Wilson 5,950,050 9 Robert Allenby 3.43
Nabisco Championship, and celebrated by taking the 21-year-old Aphibarnrat fired a final round 10 Bill Haas 5,655,425 10 YE Yang 3.11
traditional plunge into Poppie’s Pond. Lewis finished 4-under 68 to finish at 16-under 272, edging
the four rounds at 13-under 275, three shots ahead overnight leader Siddikur by one shot. World Rankings as at Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Top 20 Australians Top 20 Rolex World Rankings in Australia

Stolz wins Indonesia PGA Championship

1. Adam Scott (17 in world rankings) 1. Karrie Webb (8 in world)
2. Jason Day (24) 2. Katherine Hull (23)
3. Geoff Ogilvy (29) 3. Nikki Campbell (37)
Australian Andre Stolz, who came out of were expected to come until his injury. 4. Robert Allenby (32) 4. Lindsey Wright (79)
retirement just two years ago, recorded an emotional “I had to completely remodel my swing. The 5. Aaron Baddeley (58) 5. Kristie Smith (83)
triumph in the US$1 million Indonesia PGA second half of last year I started to play really well 6. Stuart Appleby (73) 6. Tamie Durdin (93)
7. Brendan Jones (74) 7. Sarah Jane Smith (110)
Championship. and this week I played great but the putter was
8. Richard Green (75) 8. Sarah Kemp (147)
The 40-year-old fired a final round four-under-par misbehaving,” added the Australian, who turned 9. Marc Leishman (85) 9. Frances Bondad (181)
68 for a winning total of 14-under-par 274. professional in 1992. 10. John Senden (97) 10. Karen Lunn (185)
Overnight leader Rory Hie from Indonesia carded His putting came good at the correct time, though, 11. Michael Sim (129) 11. Nikki Garrett (205)
a 72 to finish alone in second place one shot behind when he rammed in a 35-foot birdie putt on 17 and 12. Brett Rumford (135) 12. Ashley Ona (224)
Stolz at Imperial Klub Golf. holed an eight footer for birdie on the last. 13. Greg Chalmers (147) 13. Stephanie Na (235)
New Zealander Gareth Paddison and Park Eun- 14. Matthew Jones (151) 14. Rebecca Flood (280)
15. Daniel Gaunt (172) 15. Rachel Hetherington (301)
shin from Korea finished one stroke further back in Leading final round scores: (Par 72)
16. Marcus Fraser (177) 16. Anna Rawson (306)
the season-opening event on OneAsia. 274 - Andre Stolz (AUS) 67 70 69 68 17. Nick O’Hern (203) 17. Rachel Bailey (308)
Stolz’ win follows a torrid time in recent years, 275 - Rory Hie (INA) 68 68 67 72 18. Andrew Dodt (210) 18. Alison Whitaker (351)
battling a wrist problem that forced him into 276 - Gareth Paddison (NZL) 72 67 69 68, Park 19. Steve Elkington (215) 19. Wendy Doolan (364)
retirement for nearly three years. He gradually Eun-Shin (KOR) 69 71 66 70 20. Alistair Presnell (216) 20. Stacey Keating (380)
started to play again and rejoined the Tour in 277 - Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 71 70 66 70 Top 5 World Rankings Top 5 Rolex Rankings
Australia in 2008. 278 - Paul Sheehan (AUS) 69 69 70 70, Matthew 1. Martin Kaymer (averaged points 7.80) 1. Yani Tseng (12.19)
In 2009 he won the Victorian PGA Championship Millar (AUS) 63 70 71 74 2. Lee Westwood (7.53) 2. Ji-Yai Shin (9.88)
but his win in Jakarta, worth a cool US$180,000, 279 - Bae Sang-moon (KOR) 71 69 71 68, Terry 3. Luke Donald (6.97) 3. Cristie Kerr (9.22)
emphatically announced his return to the top flight. Pilkadaris (AUS) 72 69 68 70 4. Phil Mickelson (6.73) 4. Na Yeon Choi (9.12)
“A couple of years ago I thought I would never play 280 - Wu Ashun (CHN) 69 67 74 70 5. Tiger Woods (6.07) 5. Suzann Pettersen (9.01)
again and now I am standing here with a trophy for a 281 - Leigh Mckechnie (AUS) 69 70 74 68, Heath
US$1million event. It will take some time to sink in,” Reed (AUS) 69 68 75 69, Hong Soon-Sang (KOR) Stats and recaps courtesy of the PGA of Australia, the ALPG and Titleist.
said Stolz, whose wife Cathy was caddying for him. 68 69 74 70, Ryu Hyun-Woo (KOR) 71 71 69 70, TITLEIST TOUR BLOG: http://titleistblog.com/
Stolz won the 2004 Michelin Championship in Michael Hendry (NZL) 70 70 70 71, Ted Oh (KOR) FOLLOW TITLEIST ON TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/titleist
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From the Gold Coast to the West Coast, from the Hunter
Valley to the Mornington Peninsula (and everywhere in
between), Australian golfers are spoiled for choice when it
comes to destinations for a great golf weekend.
VICTORIA
Whether you’re planning a quiet getaway for
two, or a massive annual golf weekend for the
entire gang, Australia has myriad possibilities for
a successful and enjoyable adventure.
This month, we look at the top destinations
across this fantastic golfing landscape of ours,
evaluate some amazing Aussie courses, and even
offer some tips and tricks for planning, organising
and running a successful event. Heck – we’ll
even offer a few secrets for organising some “side
action” while you play, getting a “leave pass” from
VICTORIA
First, I should disclose that I am an unabashedly
passionate Victorian golfer. I love this state
almost as much as I love golf itself. But who
could blame me? I mean, look at the amazing
courses and facilities we have down here in “The
sporting capital of the world.” From the world-
famous Melbourne Sandbelt, to the links of the
Mornington Peninsula, to the challenge and
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your better half, and some other tidbits to make
it all more fun!
So let’s jump right in and look at a few of the
great courses on offer!
(Note: while we cannot possibly feature all the
amazing courses across Australia, we have chosen
to feature a selection of courses in specific regions/
destinations. Of course, you could very easily log
on to our website, www.insidegolf.com.au, to
read full reviews of many more courses available.
Just saying!)
beauty of Country Victoria, golfers are treated to
a variety of amazing golf that is, in my opinion,
unmatched anywhere in Australia (and perhaps
the world). So a golf trip to Victoria should be at
the top of anyone’s list for a great golfing getaway
(but then again, I am a bit biased.)
Some of my best golfing weekends have been
on the amazing Mornington Peninsula. With
great courses like The Dunes, St Andrews Beach,
The 4th hole at The Open Course - Moonah Links
Moonah Links, RACV Cape Schanck Resort,
Eagle Ridge, Flinders, Portsea and Rosebud
Country Club (to name but a few), you simply
cannot go wrong .
Plus, with all the great extracurricular activities
in the area – from the Peninsula Hot Springs
to the Red Hill Markets to the wide variety of
beaches – you could find something of interest
for any non-golfing partners/friends/kids that
may make the trek.
But I digress. We’re here to talk about the golf!
Moonah Links
Arguably one of the premier Golf Resorts in
Victoria, Moonah Links Resort offers two world-
class championship golf courses — each boasting
superior course conditions which assure year
round playability.
The Open Course is a true test of golf.
Designed to host the Australian Open, the
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course is long, challenging and full of risk-
reward situations. It is a visually stunning course
that offers some of the most amazing scenery
around, and some of the best-conditioned
greens in the area.
The Legends Course offers the perfect
complement to the Open Course. While
equally stunning in both design, scenery and
conditioning, the Legends Course gives golfers of
all levels a setting that is fun and challenging. It
is one of our group’s favourite locations, and we
find ourselves returning there on a regular basis.
Complementing the course facilities are a
driving range and practice facilities designed
to Australian Institute of Sport specifications
and one of the foremost elite training facilities
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Hamilton Island Golf Club

When we told Peter Thomson, five-time British Open winner, that we’d like a rather special course here on Hamilton
Island, he smiled and said “I’ll design you a course that’s as dramatic and breathtaking as the outlook it enjoys”.
And he succeeded. From the challenging fairways to a clubhouse with 5-star cuisine, the golf here is already
legendary. But that’s just the tee off. Next come the local beaches and waterways, offering some of the world’s
best sailing, diving, fishing and kayaking. And then there’s the huge range of hotels including the award-winning
qualia resort as well as a choice of fine dining restaurants – along with some exclusive real estate that’s really worth
owning. With just a short 2 or 3 hour direct flight from most mainland Australian cities, arriving here is easy.
Call us now on 137 333 or visit hamiltonisland.com.au

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With the largest fleet of motorized golf carts
in Victoria, a comprehensive pro shop, 89
luxuriously appointed guest rooms, restaurant,
spike bar, extensive banquet and conference
facilities, day spa and ancillary recreational
facilities such as a swimming pool and tennis
courts, Moonah Links Resort constitutes one
of the finest, most comprehensive Golf Resorts
in the country.
Since opening in late 2003 Moonah Links
Resort has achieved global recognition and
acclaim having hosted five major internationally
telecast tournaments:- the 2003 and 2005
Australian Open Golf Championships and the
2008, 2009 and 20010 Moonah Classic. The
Moonah Links Open Course has been Voted No.
1 Best Conditioned Golf Course in Australia,
VICTORIA
while the Legends Course has been voted No. 2
Best Conditioned Golf Course in Australia (via
the Golf Course Guide)
Enquiries:
03 5988 2000
moonah@moonahlinks.com.au
www.peppers.com.au/moonah
55 Peter Thomson Drive
Fingal, Victoria 3939
Peninsula
The fabulous Peninsula Country Golf Club
in the southern suburbs of Melbourne is a well-
known name to most golfers. With a long history
of being one of the area’s most respected and
revered private courses, Peninsula is on many
players’ “must play” lists.
Founded back in the 1920’s when Frankston
was an outpost of Melbourne, the Club has
always had accommodation as part of the Club’s
facilities — first as a means to accommodate
Members who travelled by train (then horse &
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Peninsula Country Golf Club
buggy) from Melbourne to get to their Club. It
is now there to welcome and provide rooms for
golfers from around the world.
Following the last ten years of renovations, the
Club is once again restored to its rightful place
as one of the best golfing facilities in Australia.
On a recent visit, Inside Golf got to play the
Michael Clayton Golf Design redesign, and we
can see why both courses have shot back up the
Australian ratings. Always in great condition we
also found the setting, 150 hectares of secluded
and private bushland, to be perfect for a golfing
getaway yet now only 45 minutes from the
Melbourne CBD.
While we were tempted by the beautiful food
and extensive wine list, we had to get out to the
courses. After all, golf on two beautiful courses
is what a stay at Peninsula is really about!
For those who are not familiar with the facility,
Peninsula has two nationally recognised courses
— each ranked in Australia’s Top 30. The Clayton
redesign is such that every hole provides a worthy
test for champions and enthusiasts. Both the
North and South courses have superb fairways,
bent grass greens, natural vegetation and strategic
bunkering in true sandbelt tradition.
Despite the traditional private Club status, a
unique aspect of Peninsula is the 41 rooms that
come with a range of different Play and Stay
packages. We were given a tour of the Clubhouse
during our visit and met golfing groups from
NSW, Qld and South Australia. Many of those
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groups have been coming to the Club for over
ten years for their annual golfing trips. Clearly
Peninsula is not a hidden secret to those “in
the know”.
It’s fair to say we enjoyed our visit and were
impressed by what we saw. It had been a few
years since our last visit and the development
at the Club in recent times was outstanding. It
is now a complete golfing facility with the great
courses as mentioned but also a superb short-
game practice area, full practice fairway and
1200m2 putting green. Add in new tennis courts,
lawn bowls, croquet, and a BBQ area with bay
views and we know where we’ll be heading for
our next vacation.
Enquiries:
03 9789 2222
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Skye Road Frankston Victoria
Settlers Run
Lying adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens
Cranbourne and centrally located just 40 minutes
from the Melbourne CBD and the picturesque
coastline of the Mornington Peninsula, Settlers
Run offers a perfect blend of lifestyle and location.
The state-of-the-art clubhouse, first-class dining
facilities and attentive staff will ensure all guests
are entertained in style.
This master planned residential community
has been designed to maintain the area’s natural
ambience, with two thirds dedicated to green
open spaces. The centre piece of the development
is the Greg Norman – designed championship
golf course and 10-million-dollar Golf &
Country Club.
Greg Norman design has taken the best
elements of Melbourne’s renowned sandbelt
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courses and incorporated them into a
dramatic, natural golf setting.
The design takes advantage of the
undulating landscape and natural
wetlands to create a layout that fits
seamlessly with the surrounding
environment. The bunkering is a key
feature of the design, with Norman taking
inspiration from Alister MacKenzie’s
work at famed Royal Melbourne and
Kingston Heath.
The fairways have been designed
to provide generous landing areas to
accommodate golfers of all levels. Couch
grasses have been used on the tees and
fairways, with the greens using a hybrid
bent grass to provide a putting surface
that will be among the finest in Australia.
Numerous vantage points around the
course provide spectacular views back
to the Melbourne skyline as well as the
distant Dandenong Ranges, reinforcing
Settlers Run’s key attributes of providing
a totally “natural” golfing experience so
close to the city.
Settlers Run uses the agronomic
expertise of Troon Golf to ensure
members and their guests play a course
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presented at tournament standard seven
days a week. The venue offers members sweeping slopes and cooling creek challenging golf course and beautiful
and guests a range of world-class facilities systems. The international-class course bush land surrounds. As part of this
including a state-of-the-art clubhouse is of championship length from the back commitment, Novotel Forest Resort
with a gym, tennis courts, swimming tees, running 6019 meters with each nine Creswick has constructed a privately
pool, golf shop, bar/bistro and Vue having two par-5 holes and two par-3 owned water treatment plant. It is the first
restaurant. holes. The course design has allowed for of its type in the country and makes the
Enquiries: the natural flow of land to determine the property Australia’s premiere drought-
03 9785 6072 course routing wherever possible using proof resort.
membership@settlersrungcc.com.au all available ground elements–ridges, In addition, the Golf Course
www.settlersrun.com.au swales, spurs and trees to create golf Management Team have implemented an
1 Settlers Run course holes with individuality, visual environmentally conscious maintenance
Botanic Ridge beauty and strategic flexibility. regime involving the use of state-of-the-
VIC 3977, off Pearcedale Road Spanning 150 acres of superb golfing art natural and organic products. This has
terrain, the Par-72 course suits both the been carefully designed to significantly
Novotel Forest Resort novice and professional golfer, with a reduce the need for toxic chemicals and
Creswick variety of teeboxes offering varying levels pesticides.
of difficulty. The facility includes a driving This all means that you are enjoying
While many golfers might be range and practice areas, lounge, electric Australia’s most beautiful flora and fauna
unfamiliar with the name, The Novotel golf carts, golf clubs and buggies for hire. in an environment of pristine health and
Forest Resort Creswick Golf Course is Personal golf lessons are also available balance. All as nature intended it to be.
a triumphant collaboration between the for those in need of last-minute tweaks Enquiries
Resort’s developer and internationally- to the swing (or a full-scale overhaul!) 03 5345 9600
renowned golf course architect Tony Novotel Forest Resort Creswick is reservations@forestresort.com.au
Cashmore. The shared vision has resulted committed to the health and well being www.novotel.forestresort.com.au
in a course of forest framed greens, of all who play, stay and enjoy the Hotel’s 1500 Midland Highway
fairways set in cathedral-like passages, recreational activities, including its Creswick, Vic 3363
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Hole 8 and a few of the facilities available at Rich River Golf Resort

Murray River region with 9 holes now open for play. All in all, the area for players of all levels. With fully self-contained shotgun, but I have to admit I never look forward
The Murray River region is one of the is a country golfing paradise, with many of the accommodation on site, it is also a great location the 3+ hour drive home after 54 holes of golf and
quintessential locations for an annual golf courses kept in fantastic condition, while the for a “Weekend Away” with the gang, as Inside shenanigans. So it was to my pleasant surprise

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weekend. Around 4 hours from Melbourne,
and around 6+ from Sydney, it offers a central
location for ‘interstate mates’ to meet up for a
weekend of golfing fun.
There are a host of top quality clubs among the
41 courses in the area, including Yarrawonga &
Border, Cobram Barooga, Tocumwal, Corowa,
Rich River and many more. The new Thomson-
Perrett-designed Black Bull Golf Course in
Yarrawonga is also setting up to be a real cracker,
abundant wildlife adds to the allure of the region.
The proximity to the Murray River also offers
opportunities for fishing, boating and other
watersports – turning a golf weekend into a real
sporting adventure.
Rich River Golf Resort
Nestled alongside the beautiful Murray River
at Echuca Moama, Rich River Golf Club Resort
offers a pleasant and challenging golf experience
Golf contributor Mick Van Raay recently
discovered:
Clubs…check. Stubby holder…check. Slab…
check. Novelty playing cards…check. Sub nuclear
loud golf apparel…check. Friday off work…
check. Three straight days of golf and fun with 20
good mates awaits. Locked and loaded, let’s roll!
I love these Murray River golf weekends away,
it’s always a beautiful country Victoria drive full
of anticipation and yarns, with a mate riding
that we rolled into the car park of RRGC after
less than 3 hours drive from Melbourne.
The golfing at Murray River courses is always
excellent, and Rich River is certainly no exception.
A pair of well established, solid quality, long
country courses awaits the hungry golf tragic
upon their arrival. I love these more forgiving
open style country courses; the tree lined Rich
River fairways are a challenge if your aim is not
true off the tee but I guess a slicer like me has a

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handicap for a reason and a recovery shot is often
on the cards if you do find yourself in trouble.
I particularly liked the greens, many of them
large and some with a double tier, they rolled
true and provided a familiar feel on each hole.
Long fairways with some nice open tees beckon
you to open up the shoulders and leave nothing
in the bag. However, trouble off the tee can often
be found in the form of a large fairway bunker
or in one of the many dams, which are currently
full of water and as picturesque as ever!
Rich River is perfect for these kinds of
weekend or group events. The accommodation
is comfortable and tranquil, the facilities are
extensive with good hearty meals at the well-
equipped bar and restaurant and you’ll never
need to get into your car at this fully self-
Cobram Barooga Golf Course
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a nice pool area as well as full lawn bowls and
tennis clubs.
I averaged about 3 under my handicap over all
3 days and — as a relatively high handicapper of
24 — never really felt that the course was bringing
me to my knees, like some links courses can at
times. I’d highly recommend a group golfing
weekend at Rich River.
Enquiries
03 5481 3333, 1800 035 634
24 Lane Moama, NSW 2731
rrgc@richriver.com.au
www.richriver.com.au
Cobram Barooga
Barooga, a small town situated on the Murray
River, has long been one of Australia’s most
popular holiday destinations … and for good
reason.
The town is the ideal getaway and the perfect
place to base yourself when visiting the area.
One of the attractions for golfers is the Cobram
Barooga Golf Club, which offers two challenging
championship golf courses.
The Old Course is not long by modern
standards, but the clever design and narrow
fairways provide a good test.
The West Course is slightly longer than the Old
Course and has wider fairways and larger greens.
In July, the club will host the annual Cobram
Barooga Golf Challenge.
This year’s popular two-day stableford
handicap event is open to all comers and will
be played on July 16-17. There will be plenty of
prizes up for grabs.
For information on the Golf Challenge the
contact number is: (03) 5873 4575. Bookings
close on June 17.
Apart from two great courses, the clubhouse is
open for meals, light snacks and is fully licensed.
After a round golfers can enjoy the famous
Murray River where you can fish, ski or just
relax near the water.
Of course, keen golfers can also play
neighbouring Tocumwal and Yarrawonga and
Border golf courses.
Accommodation choices at Barooga are
plentiful.
There are seven motels in Barooga – all within
easy walking distance of the golf club, Sports
Club, hotels and restaurants.
And if you are too tired to walk you can always
take the courtesy bus.
The area has plenty of other attractions
including wineries, art and craft galleries,
museums, farms, parks and gardens, markets
and retail facilities.
Enquiries
(03) 5873-4304
admin@sporties.com.au
http://www.cbgc.com.au/
For accommodation information go to
www.cobrambaroogaholidays.com

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New South Wales

Whether you choose the Hunter Valley,
Newcastle or Port Stephens you will have
hit on a region rich in golfing treasures.
Each region can boast numerous top-quality
golf courses and venues. Over the next few
pages we feature a selection of the finest in
these areas.
From the championship layouts of Pacific
Dunes, Hunter Valley Golf and Country Club
and others, these popular golfing destinations
have it all.
For golfers who are easily distracted there
are magnificent beaches and wineries and
mountains further inland.
There’s plenty to see and do so take your
time to explore and make sure you acquaint
yourself with the locals, who are always
friendly and go out of their way to make your
golfing holiday worthwhile.
T h e r e’s p l e n t y o f c o m f o r t a b l e
accommodation and the entire region really
is a one-stop golfing playground.
So, what are you waiting for; isn’t it time to Hunter Valley Golf and Country Club
get acquainted, or re-acquainted, with some
terrific layouts in New South Wales? “It’s an ideal, all-round, user-friendly golf avoid water on the right and out of bounds down The Vintage
course,” says golf director Troy Martin. the left. Find the fairway and it’s an easy lay-up Located at Pokolbin, 10km north of
Hunter Valley Golf and “This place doesn’t tear your heart out. to the valley in front of the green. From there Cessnock in the heart of Hunter Valley wine
Country Club “It’s not overly demanding, but it has enough it’s a wedge to the green. country, the Greg Norman-designed The

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Just 90 minutes north of Sydney, The Hunter
Valley Golf and Country Club is suited to golfers
of all levels, and features a variety of challenging
holes.
One of the great advantages of playing Hunter
Valley is that you won’t have your golfing ego
bruised.
Like a fine glass of red wine, a game here will
be good for you.
good holes to challenge the better golfer. And you
won’t lose 30 balls and walk off hating the place.”
Overall it’s a straightforward, challenging course
devoid of any tricks and crazy architectural whims.
One of the features is the redesigned 18th
hole, which has been lengthened from an
overly demanding par-4 to a risk-and-reward
454m par-5.
It’s a dog-leg right to left, but golfers have to
rifle their tee shot from a tree-lined chute and
The 167m fourth hole is a beauty. A water
carry from tee to green means an accurate mid-
or long-iron must be played. There is a bail out
to the right for golfers afraid of water.
“We are accessible, not overly-priced and
would love social groups to come along and
have a hit,” Martin said.
Enquiries
(02) 4991-4777
www.huntervalleygolf.net.au/
Vintage golf course is bordered by vineyards
and is beautifully integrated with spectacular
valley landscape.
Norman has weaved his magic at The Vintage,
which provides professionals and amateurs
with a challenging and enjoyable experience.
The 18-hole golf course, which stretches to
6310m off the back tees, winds gently around
undisturbed wetlands, water carry lakes and
towering eucalypts.

Echuca - Moama

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Wake up in green surroundings and
fresh country air and forget all
about city life.
Set on the edge of the Murray River, you can
relax and unwind in this stunning golf resort
haven with a deliciously cooked breakfast
and an added bonus gift of either:
• $20 Motel Moolah spending voucher; or
• 1 round of golf; or
• golf cart.

$130 per night

Conditions apply. Available midweek or weekends from
01 June to 30 September 2011. Price based on two people.

03 5481 3300
www.richriver.com.au
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from renowned Golf Course architect Ross Watson.
• With gently undulating fairways dissecting critically placed bunkers,
it offers a wonderful challenge for all golfers.
• With a par of 70, it has a mixture of long and shorter holes, with
some par 3 holes that are sure to attract critical acclaim.
• Visually it has that links style appeal, and the more golfers play it
they will appreciate its strategic qualities.
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The spectacular 8th hole at The Vintage
Rated as being among the top two per cent
of courses in Australia, The Vintage is a sheer
pleasure to play – challenging but fair to all
levels of players.
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The Vintage has a fully-serviced driving range,
which is open seven days a week. The practice
putting green is located near the golf shop and
the practice chipping holes are located near the
driving range.
And if you forget to pack your clubs, don’t
worry because The Vintage has some of the
game’s leading brand clubs for hire. Golf lessons
are also available. Anyone who plays The Vintage
once will want to play it again so we suggest you
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take advantage of the stay-and-play packages.
Another reason to stay is the facility borders
Beggars Bridge and Bimbadgen Vineyards – two
of the Hunter Valley’s finest wineries.
Enquiries:
www.thevintage.com.au
The Vintage Golf Shop: (02) 4998 2208.
Stay-and-play packages: (02) 4998 2222.
Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
Less than two hours drive north of Sydney
and surrounded by picturesque vineyards
and its own golf course, this award-winning
Nelson Bay’s 18th green
hotel epitomises the best of hospitality and is
centrally located making it the perfect place
for a carefree break.
The hotel offers deluxe hotel and villa-style
accommodation.
The villas are only steps away from the dining
options and activities and are ideal for families,
featuring two bedrooms and bathrooms and a
huge living area with a kitchen allowing guests
to prepare their own meals. There are also three
TVs with a range of children’s and mainstream
movies on demand.
The hotel has the only full-time, purpose-
built supervised space for children of any
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accommodation in the region. While the kids
make the most of the indoor and outdoor play
equipment, evening cinema and supervised
activities, parents can sneak away to take
advantage of the hotel’s leisure facilities including
a heated pool, 18-hole golf course, and tennis
courts or to reward their palate in a choice of
restaurants and bars.
An absolute must is a visit to the hotel’s Tea
Tree Spa, providing a fresh experience guaranteed
to engage all your senses and rejuvenate your
mind, body and spirit. Indulge in a Peaches and
Cream Body Wrap, followed by a Vichy Shower
Experience assured to relax and revitalise you.
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A comprehensive list of beauty and massage
options is available to soothe and revive the soul,
as well as private spa baths and twin treatment
rooms for pure indulgence with a loved one.
All this with a championship golf course
right on the door step.
Enquiries
(02) 4991 0900 or 138 388
www.crowneplaza.com.au/huntervalley

The Landmark Nelson Bay

Right in the heart of Port Stephens, The
Landmark Nelson Bay has stunning self-
contained apartments offering an unrivalled
view of the blue waters of Nelson Bay and
surrounds.
With studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom
apartments, there really is something to suit
everybody.
Take a short stroll down the road and there is
a world of entertainment right on your doorstep
from award-winning dining facilities to crystal
clear waterways, and boutique shopping.
Facilities include spacious lobby with a The pool at Mantra Aqua Resort
recreational area featuring pool table, games
room and steam room. Outside is the sun deck loops to create a spectacular 18-hole course. Nelson Bay, Mantra Aqua Resort invites you a leisurely stroll to the Marina to enjoy dining
and lagoon-style heated pool with outdoor spa. The Landmark Nelson Bay have golfing to experience golfing at its best. Stay in one on the water front.
It’s all about location at The Landmark Nelson packages to suit your every need (see advert of their 2- or 3-bedroom, fully self contained They even have a special golf package
Bay and as well as being right in the heart of in this feature) or you can ask the friendly staff apartments, and enjoy golf right at your back available. For only $140per person (quad share)

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Nelson Bay the Resort is also well located to a
number of championship golf courses.
The 27-hole Nelson Bay Golf Course is
located right next door while just 10 minutes
drive away is the stunning Horizons Golf
Course.
The highly-regarded Pacific Dunes Golf
Course is also located an easy 20 minute drive
from the Resort with a James Wilcher-designed
layout that combines two distinct nine-hole
to tailor-make something to suit.
And best of all, they also do group rates so if
your social club is looking for a weekend away
make sure to ask when you book.
Enquiries
1800 200 755
www.landmarknelsonbay.com
Mantra Aqua Resort
Centrally located right in the heart of
door.
Mantra Aqua Resort offers a selection of
spacious, open plan apartments, all with private
balconies/courtyards, air conditioning, cable
TV, Kitchen and Laundry facilities.
Stay at Mantra Aqua Resort and challenge
yourself to 18 holes of golf at Nelson Bay Golf
Course, then relax beside their 25m solar
heated lagoon pool, or unwind in the heated
spa. You can even BBQ with your mates or take
or $125 per person (six share) you get two
nights’ accommodation and one round of golf
per person (Additional rounds of golf & cart
hire are available for additional fees/charges.
Package subject to availability. Excludes School
& Public Holidays.)
Large and small groups are welcome.
Enquiries
02 4916 4777
www.mantra.com.au

Lakelands Golf Club, your ideal corporate golf

venue with green fees from as little as $42pp
Contact the club today on 07 55798700
www.lakelandsgolfclub.com.au
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(Left) Calderwood Valley (Right) Club Catalina

NSW SOUTH COAST
The Princes Highway stretching from Wollongong
to the Sapphire Coast is arguably one of the best golf
trails in the country. Dotted between Wollongong
and the New South Wales / Victorian border are a
diverse array of golf courses. From seaside links to
stunning parkland designs, this part of Australia is
“Our biggest advantage here is that we have 27
holes which means we can cope with the large
numbers of people who want to play the course,”
club professional Nigel Wilson said.
“Even on Saturdays we have tee times available
for social and group play.”
Wilson said there had been a lot of hard work
There are “play and stay” packages at Catalina the most picturesque.
Country Club to suit all budgets. And best of all, you don’t need to travel
Enquiries far when you’ve completed the game. The
(02) 4472 4022 accommodation is right there–just a short stroll
www.catalinacountryclub.com.au from the 18th green.
Calderwood Valley welcomes social group
Calderwood Valley bookings. The weekday discount for groups of

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becoming increasingly popular with golfers from
Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. Finding a course
along this stretch isn’t difficult. You’ll rarely have to
drive far to come across a gem of a layout. When
you find some time off the course, be sure to take
in the region’s many attractions. Great beaches and
wineries make it an ideal destination for families
and groups of golf mates.
Club Catalina
Catalina Country Club is one golf course you just
can’t ignore. The 27-hole club is widely regarded
as one of Australia’s most progressive.
That’s because it offers everything a five-star
resort can but at a price which is affordable for
everyone.
done to make the club a destination in its own
right. Catalina Country Club is also moving
to become one of the state’s top event driven
destinations. The club already plays host to the
PGA Futures tournament, the national trainee
title as well as the Jack Newton Junior Golf
Foundation state age championship.
“We’ve got the perfect facility to host these
events and the feedback we’ve had has been
fantastic.
“The experience we get from hosting these
events also makes us better at catering to large
and small groups who visit here.”
Aside from golf, Bateman’s Bay is home to
countless off course activities with stunning
scenery and some of the best fishing in Australia.
It’s little surprise that Calderwood Valley is so
popular with social golfers. The course was built
and designed for social groups and players. With
no need to work around competition days the
course is theirs seven days a week.
Nestled in a picturesque valley 20 minutes
south of Wollongong, the Ken McKay designed
course offers a relaxed round. Each of the 18
holes has its unique features, combining clear
creeks, native plant species, and stunning scenery.
The breathtaking surrounds feature the rugged
Illawarra escarpment as a backdrop.
The course is always immaculately presented
with well contoured fairways and true greens.
There are 18 beautiful holes, but the 6th is our
favourite. It’s not the toughest hole but definitely
12 or more players brings the green fees down
to $16 each. Every group of 24 or more players
receive a free shirt when mentioning the Inside
Golf advertisement. They also have weekday
discounts for senior card holders at $14 each.
Being a locally owned and operated business,
Calderwood Valley take pride in their course
and the service they provide. They love to have
visiting golfers and they’ll treat you like the
valued patrons you are.
Be sure to book ahead and speak with the
friendly staff who are sure to make your next
visit memorable.
Enquiries
(02) 4256 3055
www.calderwoodgolf.com.au

Noosa’s only championship golf course

~ 3mins from Hastings Street ~

Accommodation in a luxury two bedroom apartment

Full buffet breakfast daily pp
Daily Unlimited Golf pp (includes motorised cart)
OR
Daily Spa Passport pp (2hrs)

Complimentary access to 25m heated pool and Fitness Centre

Complimentary shuttle bus to Hastings Street available twice daily

$199* Twin Share ~ per person per day

$159* Quad Share ~ per person per day
Links Drive, Noosa Heads, Qld ~ Phone (07) 5440 3333
resort@noosasprings.com.au ~ www.noosasprings.com.au
*Terms & conditions apply. 2 night minimum. Block out days may apply. Excludes peak periods.
New bookings only. Valid until 21 Dec 2011
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Gold Coast/Qld
There is no doubting the Gold Coast is
Australia’s most famous tourist destination, with
more than four million visitors annually. Boasting
70km of spectacular coastline and beaches and
sprawling over a 5000 square kilometre area,
the Gold Coast seemingly lacks nothing for the
international or domestic tourist.
The Goldie, as it is affectionately known, is
the place to go if you want to get away from it
all – play golf at some of the best courses the
country has to offer and maybe engage in some
of the other niceties of life. There are many other
distractions like great beaches, great shopping,
sightseeing, boat cruises, national parks, wildlife
sanctuaries, theme parks, fine restaurants, casino,
discos and jazz bars … and more.
There are many factors that may make a
sojourn to the Gold Coast nigh impossible if it
isn’t planned properly. To begin with, the Gold
Coast continues to grow at a rapid rate and has
become a popular destination for golf tourists.
So before getting to the important matter of
organising your golf itinerary it is wise to deal
with some of the many other arrangements –
Queensland
like accommodation.
Because the courses stretch from Coolangatta
on the NSW-Queensland border north to
Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island, it’s sometimes
a good idea to find a central location. A number
of the resorts do offer accommodation packages
including Royal Pines Resort, Radisson Resort
and others.
Once you have established your
accommodation base you’ll need to do some
advance planning to ensure you can get onto
the best courses. Gaining access to Member
courses on weekends can be difficult but most
will accommodate you mid-week. The resort
RACV Royal Pines
courses differ and you will find it easier to step
out on to the sun-drenched fairways that flow
like green rivers.
Here are a few of the many options to choose
from.
RACV Royal Pines
Smart, contemporary and set on a world-
class golf course, RACV Royal Pines Resort
offers everything needed for your next golf
getaway on Queensland’s most famous stretch
of coastline. Set a short distance from the white
sandy beaches of the Gold Coast, and at the heart
of the region’s sand belt, it’s midway between the
sparkling coastline and the lush beauty of the
hinterland rainforests.
The jewel of the resort’s recreational facilities
is the 27-hole composite golf course and state-
of-the-art driving range, which offers the best
in world-class golfing for both the amateur
and serious golfer. With undulating terrain,
magnificent greens and tight fairways that
demand respect, this is the golf encounter you’ve
been waiting for. The course is regularly voted
as one of the best 60 public courses in Australia
and is the proud home of the ANZ RACV Ladies
Masters golf tournament.
Complete your golfing escape with 5-star
accommodation with spacious rooms and
excellent views of either the coastline or
hinterland and the golf course. RACV Royal Pines
Resort boasts a total of five restaurants, a cafe
and two bars, offering a wide variety of cuisines.
Guests can enjoy contemporary dining, alfresco
poolside meals, pasta, wood fired pizza, cafe
style snacks with coffee and cakes, a spectacular
seafood buffet, and authentic Japanese such as
teppanyaki, sushi, sashimi or á la carte.
The entire group or family will find something
fun and exciting to enjoy while staying at Royal
Pines Resort. Discover the magnificent beaches
of Surfers Paradise, the buzz of Broadbeach and
within striking distance of all of the Gold Coast’s
attractions, theme parks, coastline, dining and
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shopping facilities. Or, revitalise and rejuvenate
with a wealth of beauty and hair treatments
delivered by highly-trained therapists and stylists
at One Spa.
With 5-star accommodation, award-winning
restaurants and a championship golf course that
draws the masters, you’ll wish your stay at RACV
Royal Pines Resort would go on and on.
Enquiries
07 5597 8700
Ross Street, Benowa,
QLD 4217
royalpines_enquiries@racv.com.au
www.royalpinesresort.com.au
Above Par Golf Tours
Golf tours and holidays with Above Par golf
tours are truly an ‘Above Par experience.’ As
one of Australia’s leading golf tour operators,
Above Par will take the stress out of organising
your next holiday.
Privileged access to the finest public and
private golf courses on Australia’s Gold Coast
and Sunshine Coast ensure that they can satisfy
the most discerning of golfers, and with 300+
days of sunshine each year the Gold Coast and
Sunshine Coast offer the best year round golfing
destinations in Australia.
Hope Island, The Glades, Lakelands,
Brookwater, Hyatt Coolum, Noosa Springs,
Twin Waters and Club Pelican Golf Clubs all
feature in the top 60 public access courses in
Australia, and are available to you along with
many other highly rated golf courses. Above
Par Golf Tours’ buying power at the courses and
accommodation venues allow them to pass on
significant discounts to all golfers, ensuring you
save money as well as having an unforgettable
golf experience.
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Stunning vistas at Lakelands Golf Club

The Above Par Golf Tours team has many years designed to an international standard, and the day. Their experienced team will happily help hitting bays for inclement weather, electric golf

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experience in organising golf, accommodation
and transport requirements for thousands of
happy golfers.
They offer fast, efficient and great value
solutions for your next golfing holiday.
www.abovepargolf.com.au
enquiries@abovepargolf.com.au
1300 798 552 or +61 7 5522 9055
Lakelands Golf Club
Lakelands Golf Club is well established
amongst Australia’s leading courses. The 18-
hole, par 72 Jack Nicklaus Signature course was
talented staff ensure it is maintained that way.
The layout can be adjusted on any given day to
accommodate the specific needs of your group.
As many corporate and social group golfers play
golf only on a limited basis, Lakelands event
coordinators will assist you in identifying the best
set up for the course to allow every participant
maximum enjoyment.
Lakelands employs a team of professionals
skilled and experienced in assessing and
identifying the specific requirements of a wide
range of groups. They will work with you to ensure
that both you and your guests have an enjoyable
make your event a success by assisting with
things like player registration, handling entry fees,
printing team draws and cart cards, organising
novelty hole competitions, conducting player
briefings, scoring/presentations and more.
Lakelands enjoys the reputation of Queensland’s
finest conditioned public golf course having been
voted as such several times since its opening in
1996. The course is available to groups of 100 or
more on Mondays or Fridays with availability to
smaller groups from Monday through Sunday. In
addition, Lakelands offers an extensive practice
facility with 5 target greens and undercover
carts (four seat carts available on request), public
locker rooms and facilities, on-course drink carts
and more. In short, they offer everything you
need for a successful group outing.
Enquiries
07 5579 8700
proshop@lakelandsgolfclub.com.au
www.lakelandsgolfclub.com.au
Radisson Resort Gold Coast
Radisson Resort Gold Coast is the home of
golf on the Gold Coast. This tranquil resort is
surrounded by two golf courses and hectares

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of landscaped grounds. Palm Meadows and
Lakelands Golf courses are a few metres from
the resort, while the Palm Meadows driving
range is a short stroll from the resort entrance,
and coaching can be arranged.
Guests can play up to five challenging
championship partner golf courses including
The Colonial, Lakelands, Palm Meadows, Robina
Woods and The Glades. Radisson guests are
offered discounted green fees on all courses and

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fitness centre. Dine at the award-winning Chelos
at Radisson Restaurant and Bar or relax with a
drink in Rex Lounge.

Radisson Resort Gold coast is 10 minutes’
drive from Broadbeach, entertainment and
shopping precincts, the casino, two major sports
stadiums and golden beaches. The shuttle bus
travels regularly to these destinations and the
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centre, heated pool, tennis courts, conference
centre and amazing views throughout, the
facility is now one of Australia’s premier 18-
Pavilions available at Radisson Resort Gold Coast
overlooking the 1st and 10th tees and the 9th and The 329m par-4 fifth hole is a real beauty.
18th greens. Even if you’ve had a bad day on the The hole is a slight dog-leg to the right with a
golf course the magnificent balcony overlooking lake all the way down the right-hand side while

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Gold Coast’s famous theme parks. hole championship resort courses. the course is one of the more relaxing and Lake Weyba flanks the left side of the fairway
The resort offers a range of golfing packages Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort is the enjoyable experiences you will ever come across. and extends beyond the green. It requires an

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for individual holiday makers and couples, social ideal location for a coastal golfing getaway with The golf course is built on undulating aggressive tee shot and a challenging second

Queensland
golfers and corporate groups. friends. It’s ideally positioned in Noosa’s natural topography and provides a variety of challenges shot. In addition, the par-3s are a delight and
Enquiries beauty yet only three minutes from the activity for differing standards of play in pleasant not overly long.

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Palm Meadows Drive, Carrara Qld 4211

of Hastings Street and stunning beaches
From the moment you drive in, there is an
air of absolute class about the facilities. Once
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surroundings. Each nine comprises the
traditional mix of two par-5s, five par-4s and two
par-3s with the alignment of the fairways taking
Noosa Springs has all the modern facilities
including a floodlit driving range, chipping
and putting green and a well-stocked pro
into account the prevailing breezes and the sun. shop. And as we said, the clubhouse facilities

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Noosa Springs Resort has undergone an
immediately drop. The landscaping on the
drive into and surrounding the clubhouse has
There are plenty of strategically placed
bunkers off the tee that force you to think
are magnificent and the ideal place to relax
after a round.
about club selection while the water hazards Enquiries

amazing transformation from what was
originally market gardens and animal grazing
land. With a stunning clubhouse, world-class spa,
award-winning restaurant, state-of-the-art fitness
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Western Australia
From Seaside links to Country layouts; from
Alpine resorts to City tracks, Western Australia
offers a wide variety of the country’s best golf.
While it may seem a world away, Western
Australia is amazingly close. If you take a morning
flight from Sydney or Melbourne, you’ll land in
Perth around noon – which gives you plenty of
time to squeeze in 18 holes (or more) on the
same day. In fact, during Inside Golf ’s recent
whirlwind adventure in Perth, we tackled 9
courses in 6 days. You can do the same!
The golf in WA is top notch – featuring some
of Australia’s highest-rated golf courses like
Joondalup, The Cut, Kennedy Bay and Lake
Karrinyup – to name but a few – while other truly
fantastic courses dot the landscape, including
Araluen, Sanctuary Golf Resort, Secret Harbour
and The Vines.
Here are a couple of our favourites: The magnificent 3rd hole at Joondalup

Joondalup Though only 136m from the back tees, the scenery all combined for a 5-star experience. Kalgoorlie
You’ve likely heard of Joondalup, as it Quarry 3rd is one of the more intimidating Be sure to make your way to the Kangaroo While better known for its gold mining, red
regularly features near the top of many of holes in Australia, as hitting the green requires Arms pub for some post-round drinks, followed earth and blue skies, the Western Australia

Western Australia
the regular golf course rankings.
In truth, this is one spectacular facility, and
is less than 30 minutes’ drive from Perth. With
three 9-hole layouts – The Dune, The Quarry
and The Lake – Joondalup offers something for
golfers of all levels. The Quarry 9 is the most
spectacular of the layouts, as it wends its way
around steep limestone quarries and deep,
menacing valleys. It is certainly the star of
the facility – and a definite must-play layout.
It’s hard to name just one standout hole at
Joondalup–as there are many breathtaking
(and jaw-dropping) choices. But you simply
can’t go past the Quarry’s 3rd and 4th
holes.
a forced carry over a “valley of death” in the
front and right. If you do miss the green right,
there is a steep path down to the bunker below
(though this is not a recommended approach
option!)
After navigating this tricky par-3, you then
must tackle the challenging par-5 4th, a double
dog-leg uphill monster which wends its way
around a large limestone cliff that protects an
elevated green. A par on this hole almost feels
like an eagle.
From tee to green, Joondalup is one of
our favourite courses in WA. The perfectly
manicured fairways, the soft and true greens,
the tremendous staff and the breathtaking
by, followed by a relaxing stay at the amazing
on-site resort, which is another spectacular
feature of this remarkable facility.
The resort features 70 beautiful rooms and
suites, six function rooms, an outdoor lagoon
style pool and heated spa, tennis courts, mini
gymnasium, massage and beauty treatments,
a cafe, restaurant, and cocktail lounge. In short
– it is a perfect location for a golf getaway for
groups of any sizes. Play here. Soon.
Enquiries
Country Club Boulevard, Connolly, Western
Australia, 6027
(08) 9400 8888
www.joondalupresort.com.au
town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is soon to be
known for its amazing greens, following the
launch of the new Kalgoorlie Golf Course.
Inside Golf made the trek out west to play
this amazing facility, and we were blown away
by the quality of the course, the amazing
scenery and the hospitality throughout.
If you expect Kalgoorlie to be full of rough-
and-tumble pubs, gruff goldminers and a dry
and dusty landscape, well, you couldn’t be
further from the truth. In reality, Kalgoorlie
is a fairly bustling regional centre with a
population of 30,000 and all the modern
conveniences of any Australian country
town.
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And now, they can boast to having one of
the finest golf courses in Australia.
The brand-new Kalgoorlie Golf Course is
an absolute gem, and may very well be one
of the most “Australian” courses you will ever
play. Designed by Graham Marsh, and owned
by the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, this 18-
hole par-72 championship track features an
extremely playable layout, set in one of the most
magnificent settings in the country.
With six different tee boxes, Kalgoorlie is
playable for any–and I mean ANY–skill level.
Played from the black tees, the course measures
a staggering 6768m, making it one of the longest
courses (if not THE longest) in Australia. The
“public” tees are a more manageable 5933m,
while other tees are available for members,
ladies and even juniors.
Most of the holes are quite straight and wide,
meaning that you’ll be relatively safe to hit driver
throughout the day. But that doesn’t mean the
holes are easy; on the contrary, they are anything
but. A few of the doglegs – notably the par-4
12th – will require careful club selection and
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a step beyond the usual golf club grub. It’s
also great for functions and events.
With a course of this calibre on offer, Kalgoorlie
is a fantastic destination for a quick golfing
holiday or Social Golf Weekend, as it offers
world-class golf, comfortable accommodation,
and a unique nightlife scene. (Hint: try one of
the thick and juicy Pepper-crusted eye fillets at
the Balcony Restaurant above the Palace Hotel.
We’re talking Fred Flintstone-sized portions
here). After dinner, grab a few beers and mingle
with the locals at one of the historic pubs, or
kick back in your room at one of the 25 local
hotels and dream about the next day’s round at
Kalgoorlie GC. (Note – check out the stay and
play packages are available via Rydges Kalgoorlie:
www.Rydges.com/Kalgoorlie)
All in all, Kalgoorlie Golf Course is an amazing
track with a setting that is second to none. We
are confident that this course will one day find
itself listed among Australia’s top rated courses.
And don’t be surprised if you see large
tournaments hosted here in the future. Yes, it’s
The 8th hole at Kalgoorlie that good. Play it before the word gets out.

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course management if you want any hope of
par. The same can be said for holes like the par-
5 9th, which features a massive (yet narrow),
three-tiered green that slopes from front to
back (i.e. AWAY from you), and is guarded
by a deep pot bunker on the front-right. If the
pin is cut on the first/front tier, prepare for an
automatic 3-putt.
The par-3s at Kalgoorlie are glorious,
especially the 218m 8th. With a slightly raised
green, strategic bunkers and plenty of danger on
each side, it’s the type of hole that can destroy a
scorecard. Especially if the wind is in your face.
Same with the 202m 17th, which features its
own selection of nightmarish bunkers.
The par-5s are equally strong. All four of them
are solid three-shotters, including the monstrous
15th. Nicknamed the “Golden Mile”, this 569m
beauty features a blind second shot, a valley of
death along the right, bunkers at every turn and
a very treacherous green.
Of course, the main feature of Kalgoorlie GC
is the red earth surrounding the course. It not
only “frames” the course in a stunning visual
display, but it also provides a notorious hazard
for wayward shots. Playing off the red earth is
akin to a soft clay, and requires plenty of practice
to master. The same can be said for the various
orange-coloured “waste bunkers” throughout
the course: pretty, but deadly.
The sparse surrounds beyond the rough
means you’ll likely find your wayward shots.
But it’s a hollow victory, as the numerous
prickly desert shrubs and bushes provide
their own layer of peril; it is nigh impossible
to play out of many of them. Also, much of
the course is slightly “raised” off the ground
– so if your ball rolls just off the fairway
onto the red earth, you can find yourself
wedged against a raised grass “lip”, which
requires a tricky wedge shot to get back onto
the fairway.
Post-round drinks and food are a delight,
courtesy of The Waterhole restaurant in the
clubhouse. The food here is high-quality, and
Enquiries
93 Aslett Drive
Kalgoorlie WA 6430
08 9026 2626
Email: golf@kalgoorliegolfcourse.com
Website: www.kalgoorliegolfcourse.com
Golf Tourism Western Australia (GTWA)
offers a very cool Golf Map of the area (it was
invaluable on our trip), and provides a detailed
review of golf courses and accommodation
options for the visiting golfer. Get your
copy from the Tourism Western Australia
website: www.golftourismwa.com or e-mail
info@golftourismwa.com

Stay & Play

in the Bay!
2 x Nights Accommodation in a 2 or 3
Bedroom Apartment
1 x Round of Golf each at Nelson Bay
Golf Club
$140 per person Quad Share
$125 per person Six Share

(02) 4916 4777

www.aquaresort.com.au
enquiries@aquaresort.com.au

Package subject to availability. Rates are for unserviced accommodation only.

Excludes all school holidays, public holidays & long weekends. Golf cart hire
not included.
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Island Golf
Nothing quite compares to an Island
Getaway. The feeling of being “detached” from
the mainland can often add excitement, intrigue
and adventure to a trip. For others, being on an
island nourishes the soul and brings a feeling of
well-being. And when you add a bit of world-
class golf to the equation, the sky is the limit!
There are plenty of great options for an Island
Golf Holiday in Australia. Here are a couple of
our favourites.

Hamilton Island
The mere mention of Hamilton Island is
enough to get most tongues wagging. The tropical
surrounds, the laid-back island atmosphere and
the overall friendliness of the locals are all world

Island Golf
renowned.
And now, you can add “World-class golf ”
to the list.
The brand-new Hamilton Island Golf Course
– situated on the nearby Dent Island – offers a
truly unique golfing experience. Designed by
the skilled magicians at Thomson Perrett, the
course wends its way around (and over, and
through) a lush, tropical paradise that has a
distinct “Hawaiian Golf ” feel.
It’s hardly a location that you’d expect to find
a course – the rocky and hilly landscape seem
more suited to mountaineering than golf. But
Thomson Perrett did a remarkable job in making
the course seem natural and inviting.
You have a choice of three alternative tees,
which offer differing degrees of difficulty to
all players. In fact, they are cleverly designed
to make it feel like there are three completely
different golf courses on the one site. The long
“Hoop Pine Course” could easily host any major
championship in the world. If you don’t feel like
Hamilton Island - Island golf does not get any better
challenging yourself to that degree, then you can
play the “Pandanus Course” or the shorter “Grass
Tree course”, which is perfect for the casual golfer.
Certainly part of the challenge when tackling the
Hamilton Island Golf Course are the magnificent
ocean views throughout. The tropical blue water
contrasting against the green grass is mesmerising,
and you can be forgiven for forgetting how to hit
a golf ball. And with many elevated tees, you can’t
HELP but want to let the big dog eat.
But be warned: club selection is critical here. You
don’t need to hit your driver off the tee on every
par-4 and par-5. In fact, you may find yourself
hitting irons or hybrids off most tees.
The four par-3s are a real treat. Especially the
175m fourth, which is a challenge played across
a valley to a large angled green. It’s the longest
par-3 on the golf course, but it can be played
from the Pandanus (161m) or the Grass Tree
(110m) for a bit of relief. Similarly, the par-3
14th hole has its own valley of death, but this
can be avoided by playing from the shorter tees,
which are cleverly positioned at a near 90-degree
angle from the Hoop Pine tees, thus creating a
completely different hole.
The longer holes are also special. The par-5 sixth
hole is a solid three-shotter, requiring finesse and
solid lay-up skills. So too is the par-4 ninth, which
is guarded by the resident lake (which also houses
the aquatic driving range). You’ll need nerves of
steel to make that approach shot to the heavily
protected green.
What really gives the golf course a unique feel
is that there are virtually no parallel holes, which
gives the impression your group is the only one
on the course. Such is the seclusion of this hilly,
island adventure that you might almost forget you
are playing golf in a world heritage marine park.
The clubhouse is something special as
well, with its entire eastern side open to the
magnificent views and cooling breezes. It isn’t
hard to kick back with a cold beer while feasting
on a sumptuous meal, and reflecting on the day’s
golf adventure.
With 6 different styles of accommodation on
the island — from the opulent luxury of Qualia
or the boutique Beach Club, to the more family-
friendly hotels and self-catering apartments —
there’s a little something for everyone.
Enquiries:
(07) 4948 9760
golf@hamiltonisland.com.au
www.hamiltonislandgolfclub.com.au
Barnbougle Dunes & Lost Farm
It’s hard to go past Barnbougle Dunes and the
Lost Farm when planning an island golf holiday.
With two spectacular golf courses, on-course
accommodation and amazing food on offer, it
is an ideal destination for golf lovers.

ARE YOU GAME?

Come and test your golf in the Cobram Barooga Golf Challenge
16th and 17th July 2011

OVER $2500 IN PRIZES TO BE WON

• All golfers welcome
• 2-day Stableford handicap event
• Special 2-day non-handicap event
• Nearest the pin competitions
• Daily winner and runner up prizes
• Dinner on Saturday night with live
entertainment
• Cobram Barooga Golf Challenge polo shirt
• $120 per golfer ($40 for dinner and
entertainment only)

This will be the friendliest golf weekend you have ever experienced.
The catch… to be eligible to test yourself in this fabulous golfing challenge you must
stay at one of the following seven great accommodation destinations in Barooga.
Bookings need to close on June 17th so don’t be late.

Cobram Barooga is back on track to be All you need to do is ring or email and book direct with the
accommodation provider….

No. 1 along the Murray The village of Barooga a great place to stay and play.
Since the amalgamation with the Barooga Sports Club the Cobram A little over 2 hours from Melbourne
and just over 6 hours from Sydney
Barooga Golf Club’s two championship courses continue along a Cobram Barooga Golf Club is situated
in the village of Barooga on the mighty
dramatic improvement phase. The couch fairways have progressed Murray River on the Victorian NSW
significantly over the past couple of years and the greens continue border next to Cobram. Not only do
golfers have the choice of our great
their upward rise to golfing heaven. two courses, only 12 minutes away
Tocumwal Golf Club has 36 holes and
20 minutes in the opposite direction
Yarrawonga has 45 holes. Barooga is
obviously an ideal place to stay and
base yourself for your next golfing
holiday.
Barooga is the place that has more
sunny days than Queensland, has all
the watersports, all the fishing, 2 great
Clubs and a real country pub, fantastic
bowling greens, a gym with an indoor
pool,spa and sauna and seven great
accommodation venues that offer great
deals all year round, find all of this in
one place… Barooga the place to stay
and play.

Barooga River Gums Motor Inn Comfort Inn Cobram Barooga GC

(03) 5873 4575 (Rod or Jan) (03) 5873 4357 (Alan)
Sportsmans Motor Inn El Sierra Motel
(03) 5873 4444 (Paul or Wendy) (03) 5873 4477 (Michael or Lorraine)
Bullanginya Lodge Barooga Golf View Motel
(03) 5873 4636 (Bill or Libby) (03)5873 4555 (Phil or Julie)
Cobram Barooga Golf Resort
(03) 5873 4523 (Chris or Bec)

Or visit www.cobrambaroogaholidays.com
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Phillip Island
Probably one of the most underrated golf
courses in Country Victoria, Phillip Island
Golf Course is one of regional Victoria’s most
challenging and enjoyable courses. Host to the
Phillip Island Linfox Pro-Am – which featured
amateurs playing alongside professionals from
the Mens, Womens and Legends tours in one
event – the course offers something for every
level of golfer.
Despite being a country course, it is no snack.
Though the fairways are generally wide and
generous, there is plenty of thick foliage to grab
wayward balls. The pair of U-shaped double-
dogleg par-5s also add to the challenge, giving
golfers many blind shots throughout the day.
The course is also presented in excellent

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Barnbougle Dunes
Barnbougle Dunes is a true golfer’s golf
course. Rated Australia’s #1 public golf course,
the World #7 public access course and #35 in
the world overall, it’s for the traditionalists
who adore rugged, raw, “knock-down-bump-
and-run-the-way-the-game-was-meant-to-
be-played” golf. It’s a humbling, awe-inspiring
course that demands accuracy, exceptional
course management skills, and a smidgen of
good-old-fashioned risk-taking “guts”.
Golf “purists” will revel in Barnbougle’s
simple, non-commercial splendour, and the
absence of the modern-era “just make it
long” mentality. Golf “tragics” will become
mesmerised with the sheer “work-of-art”
beauty of each hole, and the Zen-like feel of
the course itself.
The impeccably-manicured fairways and
greens are among the most beautiful and
challenging in Australia. To say that designers
Phillip Island
Tom Doak and Mike Clayton followed the
natural lay of the land is an understatement.
It’s as if they simply unrolled a grass carpet
across the undulating landscape. Players will
love the challenge of snaking a putt through
the enigmatic left-right-left-downhill breaks on
the slick 13th green. Or “threading the needle”
on the monstrous 8th to carefully place a drive
on a narrow strip of elevated fairway — flirting
precariously with the ball-devouring rough on
the left, and the valley of death on the right.
Indeed, this is golf at its finest!
The elements play a pivotal role at Barnbougle.
On a calm day, golfers will have many
opportunities for creative, glorious, “tell-your-
friends-about-it” shotmaking. On a windy
day, however, you’ll use all 14 clubs in your
bag (maybe all on the same hole!). But Doak
and Clayton have masterfully (and mercifully)
arranged the holes so that the wind is generally
either in your face, or at your back. So even in the
heaviest of gales the course is very playable for
the smart golfer. Add to this the course’s nearly
unlimited combinations of clever tee-boxes and
creative pin placements, and you end up with
a course that is deliciously unpredictable, and
highly addictive. The only drawback for many
social groups is the lack of golf carts. But if you’re
used to walking a course (especially a hilly one)
then the inconvenience is minor.
With the addition of the new 20-hole Lost
Farm course adjacent to Barnbougle Dunes – and
the new Lodge and Health Spa – the Barnbougle
facility now gives golf groups of all shapes and
sizes an interesting and exciting holiday option.
Enquiries
03 6356 0094
www.barnbougledunes.com.au
03 6356 1124
www.lostfarm.com.au
condition. The greens are soft, true and very
consistent, while the fairways are generally lush
and playable. And the friendly and helpful staff
make every visitor feel like they are special.
Accommodation on Phillip Island is also great
for a getaway. During a recent trip, we stayed
at the All Seasons Phillip Island Resort, which
is a 4-star Accor hotel that features 211 villas
among lush bushlike surroundings. With family-
friendly facilities including outdoor swimming
and toddler’s pool, gym, spa, sauna, Kidz Zone
games room, playground, tennis, BBQs and
kilometres of walking tracks, it is a great location
for the family to while away the time while you
or your group are out on the course.
And don’t forget about the many activities that
are available on Phillip Island. From the Penguin
Parade to the Grand Prix to the Amaze’N Things
kids park, there is something for everyone.
Enquiries
03 5952 1121
www.phillipislandgolfclub.com.au

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• 2 x continental breakfast
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• 2 days golf (18 holes) at
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• Cart included
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What to pack for a golf weekend

RichardFellner {{ Ear plugs {{ Personal medications
{{ Extra blanket {{ Asthma inhalers, etc
For some of us, “packing” for a golf {{ Shoe polish {{ Sleeping aids
trip away is a simple affair: 1) the bag, {{ Cold/Flu medication
2) shoes, and 3) a handful of clothes. Because Accidents {{ Nail clippers/file
Anything else can either be bought, happen {{ Throat lozenges
borrowed, or (in some cases) stolen. {{ Talcum powder
But for the rest of us, preparing for a {{ Small broom {{ Soap & Shampoo
golf weekend is a more involved affair, {{ Spare $ for poker {{ Moleskin/blister cream
requiring a full arsenal of equipment, {{ Spare $ for TAB {{ Anti-chafing cream
attire and assorted personal items. {{ Spare car keys
Either way, there’s nothing worse than {{ Spare shoelaces First Aid Kit
arriving at the course and realising that {{ Fix-a-flat {{ Band-aids
you’ve forgotten something. But never Food & Drink {{ Jumper, Scarf {{ Jumper cables {{ Sterile gauze
fear – we’ve done the hard work for {{ Beer/Alcohol {{ Thick Socks {{ Safety pins {{ Athletic tape
you! Just clip out this handy checklist {{ Ice & Mixers {{ Water-proofing spray {{ Sewing kit {{ Ace bandage
and ensure you’re fully prepared for {{ Water, juice {{ Hand warmers {{ Small tool kit {{ Heat/cold packs
your next social golf weekend! {{ Sports drinks {{ Spare eyeglasses {{ Anti-inflammatories
{{ Deli meat & cheese For the Organiser {{ Eyeglass repair kit {{ Burn/sunburn cream
Golf Gear Basics {{ Bikkies/snacks {{ Prizes & Trophies {{ Handwipes/towelettes {{ Antiseptic wipes
{{ Clubs & bag {{ Bananas/fruit {{ NTP and LD markers {{ Duct tape {{ Hydrogen peroxide

PLANNING
{{ Golf shoes {{ Vegemite/spreads {{ Scoring sheets {{ Wire, Rope, twine {{ Petroleum jelly
{{ Spare golf shoes {{ Granola/Energy Bars {{ Paper, pens, texters {{ Super glue {{ Anti-itch ointment
{{ Pull-buggy {{ Coffee/Tea {{ Player handicaps {{ Bungee cords {{ Allergy medication
{{ Golf towels {{ Sugar/Sweetener {{ Course fees {{ Snake/spider/bee kit
{{ Tees and balls {{ Milk (UHT) {{ Side bet envelopes Electronics {{ Ipecac
{{ Markers, divot tool {{ R&A Rules Book {{ Alkaline Batteries {{ Antacids
{{ Golf gloves Clothing {{ Player handouts {{ Book light {{ Eyedrops
{{ Extra spikes + wrench {{ T-shirts & undies {{ Players’ mobile no’s {{ Portable radio {{ Whistle
{{ Course research/yardages {{ Cotton socks + spares {{ Course/lodge contact no’s {{ Alarm clock {{ Tweezers
{{ Rain gear & umbrella {{ Water-resistant socks {{ Push pins, stapler {{ Walkie talkies {{ Small mirror
{{ Hat & sunnies {{ Golf shirts & trousers {{ Scissors {{ Camera (and SD card)
{{ Sunscreen {{ Lucky shirt/hat {{ Laptop & battery {{ Mobile phone {{ Extra suitcase to carry all this stuff!
{{ Insect repellant {{ Poker/Pub clothes {{ Traditional group stuff {{ iPod, headphones {{ Other Items
{{ Sleeping attire {{ Elastics {{ Chargers & cases _____________________________
Kitchen Gear {{ Belt (reversible) {{ Money box {{ DVDs/CDs _____________________________
{{ Can/bottle opener {{ Vest or jacket {{ A/V cables _____________________________
{{ Corkscrew {{ Swimmers & shorts Miscellaneous {{ Travel adapters _____________________________
{{ Lighter {{ Lightweight shoes {{ ID and Wallet _____________________________
{{ Esky {{ Laundry bag {{ Reservation info Toiletries
{{ Pocket knife {{ Shower shoes {{ Directions & maps {{ Deodorant Got a suggestion for something
{{ Thermos/bottles {{ Cards/Poker chips {{ Toothpaste/brush we missed? Email us your idea – we’d
{{ Toothpicks Cold Weather Gear {{ Torch {{ Hairbrush love to hear it!
{{ Paper towels {{ Long underwear {{ Bath Towels {{ Shaving razor, cream
{{ Ziplock bags {{ Long-sleeve shirts {{ “Extracurricular” items {{ Chapstick * Some items may not be suitable
{{ Rubbish bags {{ Mittens/Gloves {{ Home pillow {{ Dental floss for airline carry-on, or international
{{ Knit cap/beanie {{ Portable heater {{ Vitamins, Berocca travel. Check with the airline first.

Moss Vale Golf Club is a golfer’s paradise 2 Day Golf School at Moss Vale Golf Club
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*Offer based on 2 persons per room in a standard room. Minimum 2 night stay, mid-week only. Valid 1st June 2011 - 30th September 2011 Dates: 29th, 30th, 31st May; 4th, 5th, 6th Sept; 11th, 12th, 13th Dec
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10 things to remember when planning your golf weekend

MatthewPitt
Bushranger Golf & Social Golf Australia
The planning you put into your golf trip can
make all the difference to how much fun your
golfers have. It is important to look at all the
elements you can control and plan accordingly
to give your trip the best chance of success. The
important factors to consider are who, where,
what, when, how and why and then go from there.
1. Your Golfers–this may seem obvious, but
it is critical to consider what type of golfers
you are catering for, what they want from the
trip and then make your plans accordingly.
other factors to consider are quality, price,
availability, layout and proximity to other
facilities and services. One of the best venues
we have used is a lodge the sleeps 20 with
common dining, sitting and living rooms.
The community areas made for a very social
environment between rounds and a great
golf event.
6. Course Condition–Nothing is more
disappointing than being excited about
playing a course and arriving to find the greens
have just been cored and sanded. In your
planning, inquire with courses about their
Proper planning prior to your getaway can have maintenance schedules and course works to
a major impact on the success of your event
check if this will impact on your trip.
dimension of excitement and prestige to
your event if there is a glittering prize of
intrinsic value.
The event becomes a quest and this adds
anticipation, excitement and glory to any
golfing adventure.
9. The Numbers–How many people are going
on your trip? Whether it is 8 or 28 or more
has a major bearing on all the other plans.
What accommodation is available for a
group of your size? How long will your field
take to play? Do you use one-tee, two-tee or
shotgun starts? How many are you catering
for? What are the group discount rates at the
golf courses?

PLANNING
Every golfer has their own idea of what is
fun. Golf purists will want to walk 36 holes
a day on classical links courses, while mates
on a leisure weekend may prefer 18 holes on
a deluxe resort course in a cart with plenty
of refreshments handy.
2. The Venue–Pick the right venue to suit your
golfers’ needs. Consider the location, quality
and style of the golf courses, location of
accommodation, the size of the cart fleet, the
quality of service and what other dining and
entertainment options are near the courses.
How far your golfers have to travel to reach the
venue and at what cost can be a key element
in the value proposition.
3. The Timing–You need to avoid Mother’s
Day and Father’s Day. Easter can be tricky
and some public and school holiday times
can be an issue. There are also local weather
patterns–many Victorians enjoy a winter
trip to the Gold Coast and Tasmania is calm
in April, May & June but then gets plenty
of rain in the Spring. Do a little research on
the local weather before your plan the dates
for your trip.
4. The Budget–how much time and money do
your golfers have to spend? A CEO who is
time poor and cashed up may want a private
jet for one round with three pals on an
exclusive course, while folks with more time
and less coin may prefer two weeks touring
country courses with a big group staying in
budget accommodation. Consider also what
you include in the ticket price - golf, carts,
accommodation, travel, catering, prizes, gifts,
drinks, transfers, etc. The inclusions you opt
for have a big impact on the total ticket price
and the perceived value.
5. The Accommodation–Most golfers prefer
to be on the course, or very close by. The
7. The Competition–Are you even having one?
Some trips are simply for the love of golf and
there is no competition. Some mates enjoy
a lot of side-betting on every round and
some groups have an organised competition
for the event. Consider your golfers when
planning a competition–what do they want,
what can they do, do they have handicaps
and what will deliver the most fun for the
most people? Your options include singles,
pairs, teams of four, stroke, par, stableford,
ambrose or a mixture of different formats.
8. Prizes & Trophies–If you do have an event,
you may require prizes and trophies. Don’t
forget to include these in your budget.
You will also need a name for your event–
preferably with some relevant history
among your golfers and a good back-story.
Perhaps the most important thing is a great
Perpetual Trophy–this can add an extra
The more players there are, the more
complex a competition will be to run.
When planning your event, start with how
many golfers you plan to take.
10. The Deposit–This cuts both ways: most
courses will want a deposit to sure up your
commitment and you should thus require a
deposit from your golfers. Some golfers say
‘yes’ to everything but they are not committed
until they have to reach for their purse. Every
event we have ever run, someone has pulled
out. To help with your planning, ask your
golfers for a deposit. This will weed out who
is half-baked and help you finance the deposit
your venues will require.
Bushranger Golf and Social Golf Australia run
events around Australia. For more information,
visit www.bushrangergolf.com.au or
www.socialgolfaustralia.com.au.

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Side bets and wagers
RichardFellner
Wagering on the golf course is probably as old
as the game itself, and while there’s no definitive
history of when the first golfer asked his partner
“So, MacDougal…you wanna make this a wee
bit more…interesting?”, stories abound of the
first golfers competing for animal pelts, “skins”
or whatever they could afford to wager.
So we thought it would be fun to examine the
various games and side bets that golfers play.
I encourage you to experiment with different
variations of these games to find a structure that
works for you and your group.
(Note – please keep in mind that Inside Golf does
not condone or encourage gambling on the course.
That said, these games can all be played for money,
points, beers or just bragging rights.)
To make things easy, let’s imagine four golfers:
Angus (hdcp: 2), Ben (hdcp: 10), Charlie (hdcp:
15), and Dan (hdcp: 30). “Nett scores” refer to the
player’s score after handicap strokes are subtracted
Nassau (or 2-2-2)
The most common side-betting game.
Essentially it contains three bets: low score on
the front nine holes, low score on the back nine
holes and low score over the full 18. It can be
played individually or as a team, and is suited
to most types of scoring, whether you’re playing
ambrose, stroke/match, alternate shot or best ball.
Stakes can be anything you want, though a
$2 Nassau is the most common: earning $2 for
winning the front nine, $2 for the back, and $2
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for the round. If you or your team win all 3 bets,
you collect $6 each.
A common feature to this bet is the “press”.
A team or player who is trailing at any point
(generally two holes down), may elect to “press
the bet”, essentially starting a new bet that runs
in conjunction with the original bet.
For example: 17th tee, Ben is two holes down
to Angus (so the best Ben can hope for is a tie).
Ben can elect to “press” the first bet, and if Angus
accepts, a new $2 bet starts in conjunction with
the first bet, covering the 17th and 18th holes only.
If, say, Ben beats Angus on both of the final two
holes – then he ties the original bet, but wins the
pressed bet. With pressing, and re-pressing, this
can add up, so be careful!
Skins
You’ve probably seen this one on TV – where
the networks entice top pros to “battle it out” at
some tropical course for hundreds of thousands
of dollars. But here in the real world, it’s a much
more modest game.
To play: Prior to play, either establish the value
of each “Skin”, or simply have each player put a set
amount into the “pot”. The player who wins a hole
outright (lowest nett score) earns one “Skin”. If two
players tie for the lowest score, then the Skin carries
over to the next hole, and the outright winner of
the next hole would claim two Skins, and so on. At
the end of the round, players count the number of
Skins they’ve won, and then collect the established
Skin value from each player in the foursome (or,
alternately, collect a percentage of the pot, etc).
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Example: First hole nett scores: Angus: 4, Ben: it from you. The goal is to be holding the Rabbit
5, Charlie: 5, Dan: 8. Angus wins one Skin. Hole on either the 9th or the 18th hole.
2 nett scores: Angus: 4, Ben: 4, Charlie: 5, Dan: Example: Hole #1 nett scores: Angus: 4,
7. No Skin awarded, carry-over (thus Hole #3 is Ben: 5, Charlie: 6, Dan: 11. Angus captures the
worth two Skins to the outright winner, and so Rabbit with the best outright nett score. Hole 2
on). In most cases, you’ll see Skins carry over for nett scores: Angus: 4, Ben: 4, Charlie: 5, Dan:
many holes – I’ve played in a foursome where we 8. Angus retains the Rabbit (i.e. no outright
had carryover for almost the full round, with the winner). Hole 3 nett scores: Angus: 5, Ben: 4,
18th hole valued at 16 Skins! My mate holed out Charlie: 4, Dan: 6. (Angus loses the rabbit–it is
from the bunker for a nett eagle to steal the lot, but “set free”). Hole 4: Angus: 3, Ben: 3, Charlie: 4,
we made him pay heavily for the beer at the 19th! Dan: 2 (Dan immediately captures the rabbit!).
After 9 holes, let’s say Dan has held on to the
Rabbit Rabbit: he wins the front 9, (“holes” the Rabbit)
Rabbit is a fun and simple game that I’ve and wins the pot for the front 9. A new Rabbit
played for years. is available for the back 9.
To play: Set the value for the Rabbit (there
are only two available to be won in the round). The Wolf (or Ship, Captain & Crew)
Similar to Skins, it is based on a player winning I’ve won (and lost) more money on this game
a hole outright. Once you win a hole, you are than I care to remember. A great game, full of
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To play: Wolf is a “points” system game designed
for 4 players, and is a combination of team and
individual play. Players rotate as “Wolf ” on each
hole, and the Wolf alone decides whether that hole
is to be played as 2-vs-2, or 1-vs-3. Thus, every
hole can have different partners.
The player teeing off first is the Wolf. He then
watches as each of the other players hit their tee
shots. The Wolf has the option to pick one of them
as his partner on the hole – but he must choose the
player immediately after that player has hit (i.e. if
Angus is the Wolf, and wants Ben as his partner
for that hole, he must announce it immediately
after Ben’s drive — before Charlie tees off, and so
on.). If the Wolf decides that none of the other
3 shots were to his liking, he may play the hole
alone, against the other three.
To win a hole, the Wolf’s Team must have a lower
better ball score than the opposing (or “Hunting”)
team. If so, then both the Wolf and his partner score
1 point each (If they lose, then the Hunters get 1
point each). Ties may be carried over, or erased.
A Wolf playing alone receives double the points
if he wins, or loses double points to each of the
other three players if he loses.
Here’s where the fun begins: After hitting his
tee shot, and before anyone else tees off, the Wolf
can announce “Lone Wolf ” in which he will
automatically play solo vs three Hunters. In Lone
Wolf, the winnings are worth triple (but so are
losses). For those truly adventurous (or foolhardy),
the Lone Wolf may declare his intentions to go it
alone before his own tee shot. In this case, all bets
are quadrupled.
The payout: Whomever has the most points after
18 holes wins (either “winner take all”, or $1 per
point, or whatever). Note: The player in last place
after the 16th hole is usually given the courtesy of
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This game can be played by any number of
players, and is based on points. The beauty
of this game is that it puts hackers on an
equal footing with scratch players – without
handicaps being needed.
To Play: There are three points available
on each hole. The first player to get his ball
on the green gets a point (Bingo). Once all
balls are on the green, the player whose ball
is closest to the pin gets a point (Bango).
And the player who is first to hole out gets
a point (Bongo).
Example: Our foursome tees off on a par-4,
and everyone outdrives Dan. Being furthest
from the hole, Dan is “away”, and is first to play
his approach shot — thus having first crack at
getting on the green. Let’s say he’s successful,
and thus wins the Bingo point. Angus and Ben
both hit their approach shots safely onto the
green, but Charlie leaves it just short, on the
fringe. Being off the green, Charlie is “away”
and thus plays his third shot; a nice chip to
within a few inches of the cup. Now that all
4 balls are on the green, the closest to the pin
(Charlie) gets the Bango point. Finally, Ben is
“away” and putts next – draining a 30-footer
for birdie. He is the first to hole out, and earns
the Bongo point.
The payout: At the end of 18, the player
with the most points wins. Note that this
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The Leave Pass

Of course, no great Boys Weekend would be
hard. Knowing that she wants another
child more than anything, I came
dangerously close to saying “yes” to
her wish. Thank God she came to her
senses (she saw how much the golf
possible without wrangling a leave pass from weekend meant to me) and granted the
the better half. Here are a selection of stories, leave pass before I had to go that far.”
Submitted by “Lee”
compromises and “little white lies” that have been
submitted to us at Inside Golf. The names have The all-time classics:
1. I’ll have the kids next weekend...
been changed to protect the truly guilty. 2. I really need to catch up with the
boys to see how they are handling
fatherhood...
RichardFellner golf outing. Upon arriving at the 3. I’ll make it up to you babe in more
course, a terrible rainstorm forced ways than one...if you know what
The “Slight distortion of the course to close. What were we to I mean...
the truth” strategy: do? As we were only minutes from a 4. This is a serious golf event, babe,
large airport, we decided to fly to Las with very little drinking going
The Pitch: “Tee off is around 8am, Vegas, as we heard that it was sunny on...I’ll behave for sure....
Honey, so with 4 hrs for the round I there. On the third day, I finally had to broach the subject with the wife, I the pub delivery boy but what’s the 5. You won’t believe it but a client of
should be home early enough that to call my soon to be ex-wife to tell left it as late as possible and then tried difference?) - and do you think that got mine is going on the trip so we can
we can still spend most of the day her not to worry, that I was still alive, the old “I’m sure we discussed this and me out of the sh#t??? NO CHANCE. talk heaps of business...my boss
shopping together.” but didn’t have enough money for a you agreed it was OK, it was booked 8 I was punished for the next week and wants me to go
The Reality: Tee off is 8:57am. plane trip home. Exactly 6 days later, months ago” etc. but there was more the credit card copped a pounding as 6. You need to spend some one-on-
5 hour round due to typical slow I returned home to find my suitcases chance of me shooting 59 than getting she elected for some “retail therapy”. one time with the kids, babe, it’s’
play. One hour for the 19th hole & packed and sitting by the front door. this past her. Being possibly the most Suffice to say I will be checking my an important time of their lives...
presentations. Home in time for dinner The good news was that everything accommodating female on the entire calendar more carefully next time!” 7. I’m going for a prostate check, it
and the footy replay. The excuse: that happened in Vegas stayed there.” planet she begrudgingly agreed (seeing Submitted by “Phil” could take a while, I’ll probably
“Sorry, Honey, but the traffic...!” Submitted by “Ernie” as I’d already forked out the cash) but need a second opinion…
Submitted by “Sergio” said that I’d have to make it up to her The “Yes, I would almost
The “I’m SURE we in a big way. Luckily one of the boys go that far for a round” Your Say
The old “Say nothing and discussed this” gambit on the trip was the publican at our
manoeuvre What was the best excuse, biggest
it will be ok” ploy: local who also happened to know the
compromise or craziest little white
“Last year I inadvertently agreed local florist quite well, so I organised “I once double booked a golf
lie you’ve ever used to get a game of
“S ome years back while in to attending a 4-day golf trip with the through him to get a bottle of French weekend on the same night as a night
golf? What was the result? Email us
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at ed@insidegolf.com.au and share
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Ladies golf – Posture-Perfect An easy exercise for learning the correct body movement

LeeHarrington
As a golf professional involved
in introducing a lot of beginner
ladies to the game, I often get
asked how a female’s golf swing differs from
a male’s.
The main differences are built around our
body shape differences plus also the different
body movement patterns developed through
the different sports we play in our younger years.
Boys tend to play cricket, rugby and soccer. Girls
tend to play netball, hockey and tennis.
Women tend to carry more weight in the hip
area, and a bend from the hips can feel unnatural.
The set-up position comes more naturally to men
as they create a similar position to, say, fielding
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soccer goal keeper.
When you create correct posture from set-up this
allows a proper rotational motion in your swing,
leading to better balance, weight shift and body turn.
Most players I see place the club on their shoulders
and rotate back and forth standing totally upright.
Grab a golf club and place it on your shoulders.
Make sure you start this movement from a squat
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Do you take a divot?

DavidWilliams
It seems logical to many golfers
that, since the ball is sitting on
the ground and needs to go in
the air, that they need to scoop
or lift the ball to get it to go up. The plain truth,
however, is that this is exactly what is preventing
them from success.
Good players hit DOWN on the ball–NOT
up—when playing a shot off the ground. There
should be no attempt to scoop or lift the ball
into the air.
Good players turn their 5-iron into a 3- or
4-iron by leaning the shaft forwards and striking
down on the ball, which leads to a penetrating
ball flight and increased distance. The average
player, however, effectively turns their 5-iron
into a 6- or 7-iron, which leads to a high ball
flight and loss of distance.
Good players always take a divot past the ball
when playing a shot from the fairway; this is a
sign they are hitting down on the ball. Average
players rarely take divots and if they do it will How do we impart backspin on SET UP the club head too early, you will hit the towel.
usually be behind or under the ball. the golf ball? • Place a rolled up golf towel approximately 8” Practicing this drill regularly, starting with very
– 10” behind the ball. small shots and gradually building to ¾ swings will
Why do we need to hit down? We impart backspin on the ball by applying a • Play the ball back in the stance help improve consistency in ball striking, trajectory,
The ball MUST have backspin for it to downward force to it. To do this we need to hit • Weight forwards compression and distance.
aerodynamically fly through the air effectively. DOWN on the back of the ball. • Hands forwards
A backward-spinning ball has lift, and it is this To effectively hit down on the back of the ball, the David Williams is a AAA Rated PGA Professional
lift that keeps the ball in the air for as long as good player ensures their hands are in front of the SWING at Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Links. He is
possible. ball at impact and the club shaft is leaning towards Ensure you miss the towel by having a steep angle also a Master Instructor at Medicus Golf
Hitting up on the ball is the cause for almost the target. This is a trait of ALL good players. of attack on the golf ball. Institute. Contact him on: 0422 276 142, or at
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Putting Series: Correctly reading a green

Instruction team

GlennWhittle (Note on grain: In hot climates such as North

Statistics show that nearly
50% of your shots from your
last game were putts, yet a
large number of club golfers still spend most
of their small amount of practice time on
trying to hit their driver straight or hit that
sweet 5-iron. In reality, the driver is only
approximately 20% of your game and 5-iron
even less again.
In this continuing series for Inside Golf,
I’ll focus on helping you master your putting.
We’ll start with improving your level of ability
to read greens.
Studies have shown that 90% of amateur
golfers under-read putts — in other words
do not allow enough break.
Reading the green will give you the visual
information you need to get the ball started in
the right direction to compensate for whatever
break there is. It is a skill that is learned from
experience; the more time you spend putting
on a variety of greens, and the more attention
you pay, the better you will get.
Putting is always a combination of speed
and line. The slower the ball is travelling, the
more it will break off its initial starting line.
The faster the ball is travelling, the less it will
break. It’s a good idea when practicing to read
a putt then try and hit the ball on the same
line but at three or four different speeds, this
will show you that the ball travelling faster
will break later than the ball travelling slower.
Judging the speed and line of your putts can
be obvious or very subtle from putt to putt.
But with a little time and experience and lots
of trial and error anybody can develop the
ability to read greens. It’s an art, but nothing
that focusing your attention won’t get you.
What factors can affect the amount of break
a putt has?
• Slope
• Speed of the green (grass length)
• Moisture on the grass
• Wind
• Grain
Queensland, Course Superintendants can only
grow a broader leaf grass such as 328. This
grainier grass also affects the break of the putt
— but I will leave this for another article.)
GET DOWN LOW
Why do all PGA Tour players on television
squat down to read the putts? It’s simple: the
closer your eyes are to the level of the plane
you’re trying to see, the better your perspective.
STAND FAR ENOUGH BACK
Ensure you give yourself enough room to be
able to see the small subtle undulations of the
greens. A good place to start, at least on shorter
putts, is to get back as far away from the ball as
the ball is from the hole.
WATCH OTHER PEOPLES’
PUTTS
Get any information you can from approaching
putts — yours or those of the other players in
your group — especially if they’re on a similar
line to the putt you will hit next. It’s especially
good to see how the ball behaves as it slows down
and gets closer to the hole.
GET A SECOND LOOK
If you’ve a had a good a good look from behind
the ball, and you either cannot get a read or if you
are unsure, then have a look from the opposite
direction, looking from the hole towards the ball.
IMAGINE POURING WATER
If you were to pour water on the green between
your ball and the hole, which way would the
water run? Towards you or away from you? To
the left or to the right?
USE YOUR TIME WISELY To teach students about break, I use a combination of a “green reader” ramp and a string line. This
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while your playing partners are reading theirs
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Source of Stability part 2:
One Swing Centre
PeterCroker
Everyone knows that you
have to keep your head steady
as you are hitting a golf ball.
This is fundamental to all great
golfers. No statement about golf was truer or
more basic.
Stability also means remaining centred during
the downswing and through the impact zone and
then finishing centred and balanced over your
front foot at the finish.
In this next lesson we will discuss how to create
this stability from change of backswing to start
of downswing - through impact - to a full and
complete finish in the swing.
In order to have stability in your swing,
the centre that you are swinging around must
be stable. The centre of the radius of your
throughswing is your left shoulder.
If your left shoulder is pulling away from
your head this causes some real problems; you
could end up breaking your neck trying to keep
your head still.
Golfers often end up with two opposing
swing centres:
1. Left Shoulder
2. Head
Now if the left shoulder starts going into
motion independently of your head, you can end
up with a golf swing that is extremely unstable.
Afinal answer to all of this is that the action
of your hands pushing the clubhead through the
ball must force your left shoulder:
A) Up toward your head
B) Back toward your head
When A) and B) are occurring you are
swinging around one swing centre and real
stability in the swing is a piece of cake.
One swing centre exercise
Make some practice swings, and as you
approach impact, pull down and forward with
your left shoulder while trying to keep your
head stationary. Pretty impossible. Notice how
the pulling left shoulder is what pulls on your
head. It is important though, that you understand
what this feels like so that you can recognise it
in your swing. Can you spot for yourself the two
different swing centres?
Now, throw the clubhead through impact.
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Two opposing swing centres
The force of this action should force your left
shoulder Up toward your head and Back toward
your head. Notice how when the hitting action
is against and forcing your left shoulder back,
out, and up, your head simply stays where it is
without reacting. Can you feel yourself working
with one swing centre?
Your swing will be no more stable than your
head has stability in the golf swing.
Left Shoulder - Its Central Role
Look at a high handicapper and look at a low
handicapper. The real difference, and the source
of all the trouble, is the left shoulder.
When you hit a ball, the left shoulder is the
centre of the radius in the troughswing. If that
centre is stable, you have power. If that centre
is moving away from the ball you will not have
power. Also, pulling in on the shoulder drastically
shortens the effective swing radius, making
the clubhead go much slower. Keeping the left
shoulder out extends the swing radius, greatly
increasing clubhead speed at impact.
Left shoulder pull is the source of the syndrome
of swinging faster and having less power and less
control. This is the source of essentially every
bad part of a golf swing.
Notice that your shoulders can make two
motions. They can rock and they can turn. Your
shoulders are free to rock as you hit that ball,
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Shoulder turning Shoulders rocking
but the force of hitting that ball is causing your clubhead and real satisfaction from playing the
left shoulder to stay momentarily turned back game to your natural ability, will always elude you.
from the target. Fortunately it is very easy to rectify. And
Anything that would cause your left shoulder because it is the basic mechanical problem for
to turn past parallel to the target line before you many golfers, when you do rectify it, you will
have hit the ball, will be the source of failure for then be able to bring your skill to bear.
that swing. When you push the clubhead out away from
Your left shoulder is free to rock upwards when the centre of the radius, the centre of the radius
hitting the ball. (Alternately rock and then turn (left shoulder) must be stable. Many golfers are
your shoulders so you can see the difference.) spinning out of their shots (left shoulder pulling)
The choice: and so find it impossible to generate any real
1. The left shoulder being forced back from the power or accuracy.
target by the action of your hands pushing Your left shoulder begins the throughswing
against and out from your left shoulder (centre turned away from the target. All you have to do
of the radius) when hitting that ball. is leave it there as you throw the clubhead down
2. The left shoulder is turning toward the target as out and through the golf ball.
it pulls on your hands and clubhead, dissipating When executed correctly, the force of hitting
any power or alignments. that ball causes your left shoulder to be delayed
in any turn forward, even through impact. This
1 & 2 above are the two different worlds of is a key mechanical part of any golf swing and
golf In 1) your skill will be allowed to come to helps create a solid impact and more accurate
the surface. In 2) you will be forever chasing the and consistent shots.
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Right here, right now This shot!

JamieGlazier
For the amateur or
casual golfer, finding
the necessary time to
put into improving your game is always
a challenge. Now that Daylight Saving is
over, this challenge is made even more
difficult. If you are fortunate enough to
find some spare time, the decision is
usually ‘what aspect of your game do
you need to focus on that will help you
get the greatest rewards?’
The good news is, you have the
ability to improve your golf game,
24hrs a day; 7 days a week and it will
help you achieve tremendous results
RIGHT NOW!
The secret to your golfing success is
being able to train your mind to stay in
the present; to be totally absorbed with
what is happening RIGHT NOW. It
sounds extremely simple, and in theory
is it amazingly simple, but unfortunately
for most people this is a challenge they
cannot seem to master.
The world we live in unconsciously
forces us to have our mind jumping
forward into the future, then in a split
second, focusing on something that
happened in the past.
For example, if I asked you — while
eating your breakfast this morning or
kissing your loved ones goodbye for the
day — were you completely present to
the experience?
Were you enjoying your decision of what
to eat for breakfast, or were you simply
throwing something down because that’s
what is best for you? When you kissed
your loved ones goodbye, was your mind
focused on the day ahead, or in the present
during one of the most important parts
of the day?
What does eating your breakfast or
kissing a loved one have to do with golf?
EVERYTHING!
The game of golf is all about being
completely focused on the moment. Not
the past or the future, but the experience
you have in front of you RIGHT NOW.
This skill can be practiced all day every day;
the challenging part is that mind control
is one of the most under developed skills
in all humans.
An easy way to begin developing mind
control, ensuring your mind is completely
focused on the shot you have in front of
you RIGHT NOW, is creating a trigger
statement before you hit every shot. A
trigger statement is a cue to help remind
you to focus on the shot RIGHT NOW, to
block out everything in the past, the future
and just to be completely immersed with
the shot you want to hit. A trigger statement
such as “This Shot” can help direct your
mind to the shot you have in front of you,
focusing only on what you want to do.
If you can train your mind to stay in
the present, you will begin to eliminate
powerful negative emotions such as fear
and doubt, as they are emotions that are
triggered when the mind is focused on
future results. Training the mind to be
completely focused on the moment helps
the mind achieve clarity and a level of
functioning that is completely immersed
with one of the most important aspects of
achieving success in anything we do, that
aspect is simply DOING.
Being able to control your mind to focus
completely on what you are doing, right
now, will help you begin to perform – in
both golf and life — at a level that you only
seem to experience on the odd occasion,
and have no conscious understanding of
how you got there or how to get back there.
In your next round of golf, let go of what
happened in the past and the possibilities
of this round, and try and control your
mind to be completely immersed with
every single shot you have. THIS SHOT,
RIGHT NOW. You will give yourself
the best possible chance to fall into that
place, at times we can only dream of:
THE ZONE!
Jamie Glazier is a qualified peak performance and mental conditioning coach specializing in the fields of sport and
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The PGA IGI’s Ben Murphy, Mark Hawley, Jo Mansfield and Michael Levick recently received their community coaching
certificates. (Inset) PGA IGI students go through the course with Golf Queensland
For the good of the game
DavidNewbery
THE rollout of Golf Australia’s MYGolf
national junior program is gaining
momentum as more community golf
coaches complete their coaching
qualifications.
Recently 12 PGA International Golf
Institute (PGA IGI) students received
their Level 1 Community Golf Coach
Certificates from the Australian Sports
Commission – a further step towards
developing their golf coaching skills,
which allows them to teach beginner
golfers.
The PGA IGI’s programs development
manager Michael Levick said the PGA
IGI students would assist fully-qualified
PGA professionals involved with the
program.
“They will also assist Golf Queensland’s
golf development officers Lee Harrington,
Andrea Davis and Adrian Hewat to
deliver golf development programs into
local schools,” he said.
“Our objective, with the support of
Golf Queensland, is that we will actually
accredit 12 of our students each semester
to assist in delivering national junior
programs such as MYGolf, PumpGolf
and club-based junior development
programs.
“So effectively in another 12 months
there’ll be 24 qualified students, who can
be called up by PGA professionals, Golf
Queensland or Junior Golf Foundations
to assist with their beginner golf
programs.
“So it’s a win-win for everyone
involved.
“In the past most new players to the
game were taught the basics by their
parents, grandparents or friends at the
local driving range, nine-hole course, in
the suburban backyard or the local park.
“How far and how quickly, the new
player’s progress is largely determined by
their own personal goals, skill levels and
the quality of the coaches and coaching
programs and player support structures.”
Harrington said the PGA IGI students
were critical to golf ’s grass roots
development.
“PGA IGI students are now being
asked to fit in with their already busy
schedules to assist us in delivering golf
into local schools,” she said.
“It is exciting for the golf industry to
gain this stronger link between schools
and golf clubs to increase membership
of juniors.
“The students are an integral part of
our commitment to school programs and
this relationship will only grow in time.
“They are also gaining valuable
experience in this coaching area, which
is also assisting us with the rollout of the
MyGolf program.”
Levick said the PGA IGI students
would also work closely with Robina State
High School’s golf excellence program.
The highly successful program is run
by the school’s golf coordinator Shane
Stevenson.
Stevenson said getting juniors involved
in golf at a young age was a step in the
right direction.
He’s proved that at Robina State High
School, who have had excellent results
over many years.
“It jumped in its profile when Amy
Yang won the ANZ Ladies Masters,”
he said.
“She had been with the program for
two years and was still at school.
“We have had Amy through the
pgaigi
program and also Heiji Kang, who is also
on the US LPGA Tour.
“We have a number of boys who are now
playing the Korean Tour and some of the
students have represented Queensland,
including Courtney Massey and Cecilia Na.
“Last year we took a group of nine boys
to Tasmania for the Australian Junior and
this year five boys have qualified for the
Aussie Junior,” Stevenson said.
“We have worked informally with PGA
IGI for last 18 months.
“What I have noticed is the PGA IGI
students connect well with the younger
students. They speak the same language.
“It’s a good initiative the PGA IGI
students are also getting experience
working with other students from our
program in a mentoring roll under the
guidance of our PGA coach David Nable
and myself.
“It will also give our students the
opportunity to talk to the PGA IGI
students about how they find their studies
and what they would like to do within the
golf industry.”
FOOTNOTE: PGA IGI students
graduate with Australia’s only Diploma
of Golf Management from PGA IGI and
a Bachelor of Business degree majoring
in Sports Management from Griffith
University.
For more information, telephone
(07) 5657 6116 or go to the website
www.pgaigi.com
The community coaching course is
open to community members interested in
getting involved in local schools and grass
roots development. The next course is at
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9. Visit www.golfqueensland.org.au for
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Increase stability and strength

through the deadlift
RichardNizielski
The deadlift is often considered
an exercise only reserved for
powerlifters and old-school
hardcore gym users. With the popularity of
machine weights in gyms the benefits of using
the deadlift for enhancing strength and stability
is often neglected.
When performed correctly the deadlift is a
natural and safe movement, in fact if you have
ever been taught to lift a box from the floor in
the same manner as many OH&S courses do,
then you have acquired most of the principles
of a deadlift.
Just like picking a heavy box off the floor,
deadlifts require the entire postural chain of
the body – legs, glute, abdomen, as well as the
middle and lower back to successfully lift the
barbell and its weight off the floor. The power
to lift the weight comes from the legs and glute,
while the muscles of the trunk are activated to
stabilise and maintain a strong, neutral spine
angle.
Completing the postural chain is the muscles
around the shoulder blades that hold the scapula
in their neutral position resisting the weight
of the barbell, which is pulling the shoulders
forward and round.
It could be said that of all the free-weight gym
exercises, no other comes close to achieving
the postural benefits that the deadlift provides.
These include:
• Development of leg and glute strength for
a strong base which, may increase distance
to your shots
• Develop trunk stability needed in the
maintenance of posture and spine angle
at address and throughout the golf swing
• Increased muscle strength around the
shoulder blades which provide upper body
posture both at address and throughout
your swing
• When performed correctly, the overall
activation and strengthening benefits of
the deadlift exercise to the postural and • Take a breath in and initiate the lift through When performed correctly the deadlift is
prime mover muscles can help decrease and your legs. Once the bar reaches your knees, an exercise which can benefit the strength and
prevent low back weakness and associated drive your hips forward, exhaling throughout stability of the entire body.
pain and finishing the lift in a standing position. Like any activity or exercise, the deadlift can
You should not have an excessive arch in your be considered “dangerous” or “bad for your back”
Performing the Deadlift lower back. when performed incorrectly. If you are unsure
• Address the bar with feet about shoulder width • Return the weight to the floor with control, of the technique for the deadlift, seek expert
apart, and with your feet directly below the bar. ready to repeat the exercise again. instruction from the Strength & Conditioning
• Bend from the hips and knees and grip the At all times, keep your abdominal muscles Coach in your gymnasium.
bar with an overhand grip just slightly wider engaged, stabilising your trunk. Shoulder blades When performed with sound technique, the
than your thighs. The bar will be close to your always down and back at neutral, engaging the deadlift can provide many benefits, which can
shins, your shoulders should be held back and muscles in-between your shoulder blades. be incorporated into your golf swing.
arms straight. Checking your alignment and
posture in the mirror will help. Richard Nizielski is a Brisbane-based golf fitness expert and the Director of Golf Fit Solutions. A
• Before attempting to lift the bar, it is important three-time Olympian and medallist in the sport of short track speed skating, Richard is a qualified
to ensure the spine is set in a neutral posture. sports and personal trainer designing individual fitness and nutrition programs for both professional
At this point, be sure to engage the lower and amateur golfers here in Australia and overseas.
abdominal muscles adding stability and Richard Nizielski from Golf Fit Solutions can be reached on 0438 027 768 or
strength to the trunk. richardniz@gmail.com and richard@golffitsolutions.com

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Consistent chipping and pitching can really improve your scores. Try this simple method for
improved results. Set up with both elbows touching your sides, stand a little closer to the ball,
and position the ball in the middle of your stance.
On the backswing turn your left shoulder, left hand and left hip away together. Then on the
downswing turn right shoulder, right hand and right hip into the ball together. Chipping and
pitching shots should have little or NO WRIST ACTION!
Backswing and follow through should be equal. Now you should be hitting the ball crisply and

John Victorsen
distance control will be much more consistent.
And with a little practice you will be more confident when chipping and pitching.
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Golf and baseball
ScottBeaumont
Last month we spoke about ground forces and
how the body moves and creates power. Next,
we are going to compare golf to baseball and the
similarities in how the body creates the power
generation process (kinetic link).
Believe it or not, golf and baseball swings
are biomechanically comparable. Hitters in
baseball and golfers use similar muscles and
coordination patterns to develop swing power.
These similarities provide insight into efficient
power generation for the golf swing. I will
illustrate the mechanical correlation between
the two motions by describing the baseball
movement mechanics and relating them to the
corresponding golf movement mechanics.
Ballistic Power Movement
Baseball hitters effectively use muscular
preload to develop optimal power, which results
from their ability to stretch and contract muscles.
Golf: A Smooth transition from backswing
(stretch) to downswing power generation
(contraction) will allow muscles to create
and use potential energy. A forced, erratic or
excessively fast tempo inhibits muscular stretch.
An excessively slow tempo, especially with a pause
between the backswing and the downswing allows
potential energy to be dissipated.
Big Muscle Power Generation
Baseball hitters allow the big muscles of the
lower body to drive power generation. Weight
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transfer and force applied by the feet and legs create
hip segment speed.
Golf: the lower body power generation process
is a result of weight transferred within a stable
foundation and the feet and legs’ muscular power.
If the lower body moves laterally (or slides), energy
and power is lost. If hips “spin” to clear, power
production is lost.
Spine Angle
Baseball Hitters maintain a “spine angle” or upper
body orientation that allows for muscular symmetry
around the axis of the spine or rotation during
the power generation process. When upper body
muscles are symmetric they work very efficiently
in creating rotational speed.
Golf: The most important thing to remember
about “spine angle” during the golf swing is that
your orientation should allow symmetric muscular
contraction. If you begin to “tilt” your spine either
to the left or right, some muscles will be compressed
and others lengthened. In either case, not only is swing should drive the arms into impact. The create club linear speed and angular speed
power production sacrificed, but increased stress on bigger muscles accelerate the smaller muscles (club release), placing the club head square on
the back and upper body may result in back injuries. (upper body arm relationship in muscular the ball at impact given proper setup and swing
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Thirdly we want to get our eyes over the ball to
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go and to help roll the ball where we want it to go.
A great drill to get our eyes over the golf ball
is to setup to hit a putt. Then with another ball
in your hand bring it up to your eyes and drop
it. The ball should drop on top of the ball about
to be hit.
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Lisa reigns with distinction
DavidNewbery
Lisa Shaw is a self-described hard
worker.
Just as well because her fiscal
discipline was needed just after landing
the job as general manager at Bribie
Island Golf Club eight months ago.
“Unfortunately, when I arrived there
was no outgoing manager so I came
in blind,” she said.
“It’s also been a difficult time with
the weather and we have had some
staff and committee changes.
“But I thrive on hard work and I
love my job.
“The committee and members have
been very supportive and I feel that we
have turned the corner.”
Shaw took the helm after a 10-year
stint at nearby Beerwah Golf Club
where she served as office manager
for four years and secretary manager
for six years.
The 39-year-old American-born,
Canada-educated Shaw came to
Australia nearly 13 years ago and
just after graduating with a political
science and economics degree from
Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario,
Canada.
She told Inside Golf her first foray
into the golf industry happened almost
by accident.
interaction with members and getting
their feedback,” she said.
“There’s nothing better than getting
feedback from members in terms of
not only the job you are doing but the
direction the club is going in.
“I like to be hands-on and out
amongst the membership.
“Unfortunately, I have not been able
to devote enough time as I would have
liked since arriving at Bribie Island
because there have been so many
issues to deal with.”
A heavy work load has also meant
that Shaw has not had the chance to
dust off the golf clubs for a round
Lisa Shaw is justifiably proud of her club’s reputation and is determined to of golf.
maintain the club’s standards and improve the golfer’s experience “I haven’t picked up a golf club
for about nine months,” said the 14
“I moved to Brisbane and worked manager as the club got bigger. marker.
for the Accor Hotel Group in the “Beerwah is a wonderful club with “Anyway, when things settle down
finance department for two years wonderful members. I will get out there and play.
before moving to the Sunshine Coast. “The club really grew and became “I have had a lot of offers from
“When I moved to Australia my more of a professional business. members and I can’t wait to take
partner at the time was a dual citizen “I had achieved what I had set out them up on that.
and he wanted to study here,” she to do so it was time to move on and “Bribie is a beautiful golf course
explained. take on a new challenge. – it’s interesting, challenging and at
“His father was a member of the “I knew Bribie Island had a good the same time it’s a fair golf course.
Beerwah Golf Club and he told me reputation and when I was offered “That’s why it’s so popular with
the club was looking for somebody the job I thought it would be a new members and visitors alike.”
to work in the office. challenge.” I ask if there are certain dislikes that
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do Shaw believes she has found her come with the general manager’s job.
so I applied and got the job as office niche in the golf industry. “Anyone in the golf industry,
manager, which grew into secretary “The thing I enjoy most is the especially in a member-based club,
May 2011
will tell you politics within a golf
club can be somewhat disruptive and
unhelpful,” she said.
“You have to be aware of these
things and communicate to your
members to deflate that kind of
activity.”
And do women have to worker hard
to receive recognition in the industry?
“Perhaps a little,” she said. “It’s not
directly felt, but sometimes you know
part of the membership is not used to
seeing a woman in that role.
“I do think there is a great onus on
you to prove yourself initially.”
Away from the rigors of work, Shaw
enjoys jogging, walks on the beach
and travelling.
Last year she travelled to Kenya’s
Masai Mara National Reserve where
she came face-to-face with the wildlife.
“It was an amazing experience,”
Shaw said. “At one point we were in a
jeep when the guide told us to look up.
“Well, there was a lion lying on a
tree branch just above us.
“The young male, about two years
old, was just staring down at us.
“His eyes were penetrating and we
were so close we could have touched
him.
“My heart was racing and, as scared
as I was, I just couldn’t take my eyes
off of him.”
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Dave smashes world long-drive record
DavidNewbery
ONE telephone call was all it took to convince
David Sawtell he was capable of breaking a
world long-drive record.
When Jason Gruber, tour director for Long
Drive Events Australia, suggested Sawtell enter
the RE/MAX World Long Drive (Australia)
tournament he didn’t need a second invitation.
The Gold Coast-based long-drive specialist
packed his favourite Callaway driver and
headed for Gold Creek Country Club in
Canberra.
The move paid off because he smashed the
Guinness Book of Records for the longest one-
handed drive from a wheelchair.
Sawtell, 45, hit his drive 143.7m easily beating
the old mark of 113.55m.
“I beat it by an extra 30 metres,” said Sawtell,
who was born with spina bifida and a paraplegic.
“That measurement is only on flight through
the air and where the ball first lands.
“I also competed in the amateur section
against able-bodied golfers and smashed the
ball 176 metres.
“But my best, which I did at another long-
drive event, is 181 metres.”
Sawtell discovered golf less than six years ago
after dabbling with weightlifting and kayaking.
His best friend Brad Thompson introduced
him to the game and Jeff Holloway allows him
to practice at Chinderah golf course and driving
range at Tweed Heads.
He also has a supportive family.
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“My dad and all my family are very supportive
of me and dad comes to competitions when he
can,” Sawtell said.
“I can do anything with golf. I can hit all the
clubs in the bag and putting is quite easy, but my
forte is the long-drive competitions.
“I would love to play competition golf against
disabled and able-bodied golfers, but I don’t have
an electric golf cart because being on a disability
pension I can’t afford it.
“When it comes to golf clubs, I put together
whatever I can with my mates.
“My mate Brad (Thompson) has been a great
help especially after I lost my mum to cancer
15 years ago.
“He is always there for me and if it wasn’t for
him I’d still be sitting around doing nothing. He
is a legend as far as I am concerned.
“He knew I was struggling getting golf clubs so
he went around and found clubs for me.
“After mum passed away I got into weightlifting, New world record holder David Sawtell celebrates with RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship
kayaking and golf. winner Brendan Moylan (left) and tour director Jason Gruber. INSET: Sawtell’s world record drive
“I decided then that I wasn’t going to let “I go around teaching disabled people and I am disabled doesn’t mean you can’t get out and do
anything beat me. trying to get to a point where I can do my own weightlifting and golf or whatever you want to do
“I have done some pretty good stuff with the private teaching. as long as you set your mind to it.
kayaking and weightlifting, but golf is my life now. “My goal is to get more disabled wheelchair- “If I can convince one person of that, disabled or
“I kayaked from South Bank in Brisbane to bound people playing golf so we can get a little able-bodied, then I have succeeded at something.”
Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, which took tour going. Personally, Sawtell would like to represent
me 15 hours straight. “I want to do the tour around Australia so that Australia at the World Long-Drive Championship
“But nothing beats what I am doing with golf.” I can show people what disabled people can do in the United States.
Now Sawtell wants to help other disabled and achieve. Unfortunately, without a sponsor that’s out of
people get into the sport. “I have a saying: being in a wheelchair is not a the question.
“I am a community golf coach and do a bit of disability. It’s a way of life, so live. “I’d love to go to America and be able to compete
work with Golf Queensland,” he said. “That can go for all forms of disabilities. Being in the world titles,” he enthused.
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It’s a hard road for a good cause
DavidNewbery
I’M NOT sure what’s on David Wren’s
bucket list, but I reckon he’s already
ticked more boxes than most people
will achieve in two lifetimes.
“I have to keep challenging myself,”
said the adventurous Melbourne-based
professional.
“I try to find things to do so that I
don’t get stuck in a rut. I have applied
that philosophy all my life.”
Some of his challenges include
running marathons, climbing the
world’s tallest mountains in the
Himalayas, Scotland and New Zealand.
And then there’s the pushbike rides
across South America, Tibet, Napal
and Vietnam.
Last month, the 47-year-old
embarked on his latest adventure –
a 22,000-kilometre pushbike ride
halfway around the world.
While his other challenges have
been for personal satisfaction, this
journey is about the love for his mum
who suffers from dementia.
“I will be doing this to raise money
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Australia),” Wren said.
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“The reasons are therefore obvious
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Wren’s journey starts in Ireland, his
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He’ll ride between 500 and 600kms a
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His purpose-built bicycle has a
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“Equipment is by far the most
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“A bike straight off the rack would
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The physical challenge will be
arduous, but the mental challenge
will be far more demanding.
He survived previous bike rides
without incident, but concedes
there are always dangers travelling
on open roads in far away places.
“You do worry about being hit
by a bus or a car, but generally
people in far out places give you a
wide berth.”
Wren, who quit his job as head
pro at Werribee Park golf course,
says he is looking forward to a visit
from his wife Susan.
“She is not interested in visiting
me in Iran so she’ll probably come
over to Italy or somewhere like that.”
Wren is already planning his next
challenge.
“When I finish this trip I have
pencilled in getting to one of the
Poles – the Arctic or Antarctica is
my next plan of attack.”
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King Henry turns on the magic

DavidNewbery
LONG before Tiger Woods’ television
advert had him juggling a golf ball on
the face of his wedge and smashing it
into the distance with a baseball swing
there was Henry Epstein.
Epstein, the colourful Brisbane-
based professional, started doing trick
shots and magic tricks to supplement
his income while playing the pro
circuits.
“I started in 2000 just after
winning the Queensland amateur
championship because I needed
money to turn professional,” he said.
“My sister made a movie of me
juggling a golf ball on top of a 356-
foot high cliff in the Blue Mountains.
“I was juggling the ball between my
legs and making the ball disappear and
reappear and I packaged it up and sent
it to IMG and a few of the other big
players in the industry.
“I was devastated when I didn’t
hear back because qualifying school
was coming around and I didn’t have
a lot of money.
“Anyway, then the Tiger Woods ad
came out on TV and I got a call from a
company asking me to do a 15 minute
show at Terrey Hills in Sydney.
“It was going to cost me $5000 to
go to tour school so I said to the guy I’d
do it for $5000 and he agreed.
“I hadn’t even thought of the other
five grand I needed to go and play in
my first few events.
“I was good at doing magic tricks with
cards and that’s how I started to mix the
two together to come up with the show.
“I am always working on developing
new magic tricks and different ideas
with golf shots to keep the show fresh
and entertaining for the fans.”
Epstein entered the Guinness Book
of Records for the longest time spinning
a golf ball on a putter face.
He still holds the record of two
minutes and 22 seconds.
He also set the record for the longest
time juggling a golf ball between two
sand wedges – one in each hand.
His record of 33 minutes and 33
seconds has since been broken by a
Portuguese golfer who got to 59 minutes
and 57 seconds.
Epstein had an attempt at regaining
the record, but fell just short.
“I got to 56 minutes and 59 seconds
and shanked it,” he said.
“I couldn’t believe it – I was only
three minutes away from beating him.”
Born in Hong Kong, Epstein spent
the first seven years of his life in his
country of birth.
“My dad was a pro tennis player and
represented Hong Kong in Davis Cup,”
the 32-year-old said.
“He ended up being an architect over
there, but we moved to Cooma in the
Snowy Mountains when I was seven.
“I used to play tennis and was a
downhill skier and went to the Junior
Olympics when I was 15.”
It was around that time that Epstein
discovered golf.
“The golf course wasn’t far away and
I could ride my bike there and play golf
with my dad because there weren’t too
many things to do in Cooma.”
Golf became Epstein’s preferred
sport and he attended the Kooralbyn
International School along with Adam
Scott, Andrew Buckle and Steven
Bowditch.
He turned professional in 2004 and
quickly found out how tough the play-
for-pay ranks can be.
He went to America and Europe to
play the minor tours, but the money
soon dried up.
“I thought I had better start again
and got my card in Australia,” he said.
“In 2006-’07, I played the Korean
and Australian tours and in 2008
I played Korea, Asia and Australia
and in 2009 the Korean and OneAsia
tours.”
Professional Henry Epstein always has a few tricks up his sleeve
Epstein believes a win on the
OneAsia Tour is not far away.
“Last year was pretty exciting
because personally I had a little bit
of success.
“I got on the leaderboard a few
times just creeping around the events.
“I led the SK Telecom and a few of
the other events towards the end of the
year trying to have a shot at the title.
“It’s pretty exciting the way my game
is heading and hopefully this year I
can consolidate it a bit and actually
put four rounds together and remain
in that leaderboard.
“This year I can see myself breaking
through for a few big finishes in the
million dollar tournaments.
“That’s my goal. It’s just a matter of
doing the little things right and getting
the job done.
“My plan is to get some good world
ranking points and have a bit of an
explosion on OneAsia,” said Epstein,
who not surprisingly possesses a good
short game.
“I also have good scrambling skills.
“My nickname is King Henry on
the tour and most guys will say I can
get the ball in the hole when it counts.
“I love a challenge and the
competition so if someone wants to
make a bet I usually take them up on it.
“It can be anything from ping
pong to Nintendo Wii,” said Epstein,
who has had seven holes-in-one in
his career.
One thing is certain: if Henry
Epstein can break through for his
maiden win on the OneAsia Tour it
will be magic.
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Ever heard of ‘diegeling’ a putt?

DavidNewbery
YOU can rack you brains about
golf lore, and find few examples of
something named after a player.
Of course, one notable exception is
the Vardon over-lapping grip.
The late, great Harry Vardon
is credited, albeit controversially,
with having invented the grip used
today by most of the world’s golfers,
though history says really this honour
belonged to amateur Johnny Laidlay.
Nevertheless, it’s called the Vardon
grip.
But who has heard of “diegeling”
a putt?
This term became popular in both
the United States and the United
Kingdom during the 1920s and 1930s.
The term was caused by a wonderful
player from America called Leo Diegel.
It resulted from his desperate
attempts to cure the putting yips when
they began to wreck his career.
His new technique was to spread
his legs as far as possible, then point
both elbows parallel with his chest.
The stroke looked like a clock
pendulum swinging, but had no wrist
movement, only arms and shoulders.
Initially, it worked, resulting in the
coining of the new phrase “to diegel
a putt”.
Leo Diegel was known for his highly unorthodox putting style. Photo courtesy
of Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Diegel stooped so low with this
technique that his chin nearly touched
the top of his conventional putter.
Golfers in the putting doldrums
warmed in their thousands to the new
method, hailing it as a way to conquer
nerves on the greens.
Ultimately, though, it let Diegel
himself down and faded from the
news.
Before adopting it, Leo Diegel, born
in Detroit in 1899, produced some
awesome golf.
But he was in putting trouble by
1933 where he had a short putt on
the final green to tie for the Open
Championship that year.
Unfortunately, he “yipped” it a
foot wide.
That led him to comment: “They
keep trying to give me a championship,
but I won’t take it.”
It was Diegel two years before who
came in for one of Walter Hagen’s
famous quips.
Hagen was out on the town, as usual,
when a worried friend reminded him
that Diegel, leading him by two strokes
with a day to go, was home in bed.
“Yes,” replied Hagen, “but he won’t
be sleeping.”
Sure enough, Diegel blew it and
finished third – seven shots behind
‘The Haig’.
Diegel was a persistent individual
and worked tirelessly in his attempt
to win the US Open and Open
Championship.
He finished in the top-eight on 11
occasions, and was in the top-four in
seven of them.
He did win two majors, back-to-
back US PGA Championships in 1928
and 1929.
Nerves or not (and he was one of the
most hyper-tense players in history) he
still won 31 tournaments in his career
and was a Ryder Cup representative
four times between 1927 and 1933.
In 1925, his best year as a
professional, Diegel won five events
including his second of four Canadian
Opens.
Diegel was a brilliant and accurate
iron player and was almost unbeatable
when it came to matchplay.
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Redland Bay ticks the right boxes

DavidNewbery
FOR the third time in six years,
Redland Bay Golf Club in Brisbane’s
east has been named Queensland Club
of the Year.
Accolades like this don’t come
around all that often unless a club is
doing something right for its members
and visitors.
For Redland Bay’s 1100 members,
additional social members and visitors,
the golf club certainly ticks all the right
boxes.
“ We a r e m a k i n g c o n s t a nt
improvements to the golf club,” the club’s
general manager Aaron Muirhead said.
“It’s been a focus, not only on the
championship golf course, but on the
clubhouse and facilities. The club, he says, is an entertainment “We keep the condition of the golf the level we want to be and then the books golfers wanting to escape to one of the
“Last year we spent over $300,000 venue just as much as it is a golf club. course the same throughout the entire will be closed again,” Muirhead said. many islands after a day on the golf
on capital improvements.” And each year Redland Bay puts year. So, what can new members look course.
He says the club’s membership through more than 70,000 rounds “We don’t just make it good for a forward to? Of course, the golf club has its own
numbers remain steady. of golf. championship event and then drop off “It’s a relaxing and very welcoming lure – comfortable clubhouse, fine dining,
“Our membership is strong. There’s First-time visitors and potential the standard for our members and guests. club. a purpose-build function room and a
only been a slight drop over the last members will be pleasantly surprised So it’s always in peak condition. “It’s a place where you can come and huge deck with sweeping views of the
five years and our social membership at just how good the golf course is. “It’s a golf course the professionals play a very picturesque and challenging golf course.
is very strong. “It’s a championship par-72 golf enjoy and it’s not too hard for the average golf course in an extremely nice part of The club’s well-stocked pro shop is
“On Wednesday and Thursday night course that has hosted the Queensland golfer.” the world.” manned by Len Beck and his team of
we are doing in excess of 120 meals and PGA Seniors Championship for many Surprisingly, Redland Bay Golf Club Located just 40 minutes from Brisbane’s experts.
on Friday and Saturday nights up to 100. years,” Muirhead said. has a number of membership vacancies CBD, Redland Bay is the gateway to Beck has spent the past 30 years
“This year we already have 57 “We don’t change the condition of in all categories. Moreton Bay and the bay islands. servicing the members and visitors.
weddings and 36 corporate days the golf course just for that event,” “Membership opportunities are The cool sea breezes are a constant For further information, call the club
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Last word with Larry Canning

A master cover
Well, it was another Aussie heartbreak at Augusta. But
even though we didn’t come home with a Green Jacket,
we did finish soundly, with Scott, Day and Ogilvy all in
the top 5. Interestingly, if you take a quick peek at our
Masters Preview cover from last month, you’ll note The history, the
course and the Au
ssie hopefuls
that Inside Golf had those exact 3 guys on the cover.
I have to say, a lot of blood, sweat and was going to happen at Augusta this year and I Coincidence? (well, of course it was, but it’s still pretty
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well as I do, you recognize that when he says
“Mate…I need your piece ASAP” he’s actually
suggesting if he doesn’t receive it within the hour,
he will claim a piece of my anatomy instead,
which would be a shame as ‘Big Lazz’ has come
to depend on the twins to keep him company
over the past 50 years.
Mind you…. I have missed my preceding
24 deadlines by a similar distance to my drive
at Highlands Golf Club last Friday, which is
currently sitting on top of the second carriage
on the 12.45 to Central. All this adds up to the
fact that even though the US Masters is over and
Butler Cabin has again been full to the brim with
last year’s winner, this year’s winner, last month’s
monthly medal winner, Jim Nantz, Jim’s Nann,
Hootie Johnson, Hootie and the Blowfish and a
moose head hanging over the fireplace which
looks uncannily like Arnold Palmer, I really
should have had my column in and Long Shanks
should have stopped threatening me.
Please forgive me, Richard, but I just had this
weird feeling that something strangely Aussie
Here is my account of that Masters Monday.
4 a.m.: My alarm clock goes off. Sandra sends
it off the bedside table with a thud at 4.05 a.m.
4.06 a.m.: I make my first trip to the ensuite.
4.10 a.m.: my 50-year-old prostate has delayed
my arrival to the kitchen where I eventually
prepare the first cup of Riva Gold (can’t afford
Moccona because Richard won’t pay me until
he gets this column). I take my position on the
lounge with my weight evenly distributed and
posture as rounded as I can manage.
5.30 a.m.: It’s clear Tiger is going to be a factor
with his 4 birdies and an eagle on the front nine.
It’s also clear I’m going to run out of honey before
I get to my last two crumpets.
Something-or-other a.m.: I’ve lost track of
the time but I want to give poor Rory a famous
“Larry man-hug” as I watch him chip out from
some bloke’s garage en route to a Masters-ending
triple bogey. Moments later Adam Scott brushes
in another birdie putt with the broom on the 11th
and goes into the lead with Tiger.
Half-an-hour-later a.m.: Jason Day has joined
Scott and Tiger, and my son Heath has joined me
in the lounge room. That was after I went into his
room and slapped him on the face and screamed
out something along the lines of “Tiger’s in the
lead with Jason Day and Adam Scott and mine
is white with one sugar!”.
A little time later a.m.: Geoff Ogilvy has made
5 birdies in a row and shares the lead as well.
“Three Aussies in the Masters lead! This can
mean only one thing… an Aussie winner!” Heath
tries to convince me. Now, I’ve always told my
sons to think positively at all costs, whatever the
odds. So I reply with “I’m positive I will see John
Howard open the bowling for Australia before
an Aussie wins the Masters.”
About 8.am: Charl Schwartzel just won’t go
away. Heath has. He just can’t stand my lounge
room negativity and my TV ad for “The Links
Shell Cove” which comes on our local regional
station every 4 minutes or so. Mum, on the other
hand reckons there’s a Logie in it for me.
Its somewhere around the usual time on
Masters Monday when I start getting disappointed
with an Aussie making a charge but coming up
just short-- and Charl Bloody Schnitzel is not
disappointing me. In fact the South African
storms over the top of our boys and finally puts
me out of my misery, winning by two.
Don’t get me wrong and I’m proud of Geoff
Ogilvy, young Jason Day and Adam Scott who
finally looks like realising his massive talents
by featuring in Majors. I’m a little sorry I now
kept Richard waiting. (Probably not quite as
sorry as he is).
9 a.m.: I promise to change my attitude and
start thinking with a little more optimism. If
John Howard works on his release he could
be first change bowler for the upcoming tests
in Bangladesh. And I might get my column in
on time.
Editor’s note: I’m positive I’ll see an Aussie
winning the Masters before I see Larry deliver a
column on time.

Odyssey’s most exclusive product ever goes on sale in Harrods

One of the most luxurious golf products ever
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Under tight security and displayed in its own
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Nick commented: “I regard my Odyssey putter
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this specially commissioned 2-Ball takes things
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“I can recall when the first 2-Ball putter was celebrate its impact on so many golfers’ scores,
introduced on Tour back in 2001 – and how it including my own, than by creating a one-off
went on to take the professional and amateur like this.”

The quick nine quiz by David Newbery

1. How many shots under par was US Masters 6. Who introduced the golf term “caddie”?
winner Charl Schwartzel at the end of the
gruelling 72 holes of this year’s event? 7. In 1913 the Australian Open had to be
switched from The Australian GC in Sydney
2. How many Australians made the cut at the to Royal Melbourne. Why?
2011 US Masters?
8. Which top American golfer was once fined
3. How many times did former world number for making derogatory comments about the
one Greg Norman finish runner-up at the US great Royal Melbourne layout in 1974?
Masters?
9. Is a snake an outside agency or a loose
4. Who won this year’s first major championship impediment?
for women – the Kraft Nabisco?
5. How many shots did American Tom Answers at the bottom of the page
Weiskopf take on Augusta National’s 140m
par-3 12th hole during one round of the 1980
US Masters – 11, 13 or 15?
epidemic in Sydney and heavy rains had also flooded the course; (8). Lee Trevino; (9). A live snake is an outside agency and a dead snake is a loose impediment.
ANSWERS: (1). 14-under par; (2). Four – Jason Day, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and Aaron Baddeley; (3). Three times; (4). Stacy Lewis; (5). 13; (6). Mary Queen of Scots; (7). There was a smallpox
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The Grange Golf Club Kembla Grange NSW 2526
Ph: 42 61 1647 E:info@thegrangegolfclub.com.au
Midweek Club Competition Wed & Fri 10 + 10
Visitors $10 Comp Fee and $10 Green Fee
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Location Day Date Time
New South Wales
Georges River Golf Club Monday May 02 3 - 6pm
Concord Golf Club Tuesday May 03 1 - 5pm
The Ridge Driving Range Wednesday May 04 4 - 7pm
St Micheals Golf Club Thursday May 05 10am - 2pm
The Lakes Golf Club Friday May 06 10am - 3pm
Hudson Park Driving Range Monday May 09 4 - 7pm
Lynwood Golf Club Tuesday May 10 9am - 1pm
New South Wales Golf Club Wednesday May 11 9am - 1pm
Avondale Golf Club Thursday May 12 8am - 1pm
Narrabeen Driving Range Thursday May 12 4 - 7pm
Morisset Golf Club Friday May 13 11am - 3pm
Illawarra Golf Driving Range Tuesday May 17 10am - 2pm
Castle Hill Country Club Wednesday May 18 9am - 1pm
Oatlands Golf Club Thursday May 19 1 - 5pm
Gosford Race Course Driving Range Friday May 20 10am - 3pm
Mollymook Golf Club Monday May 23 11am - 3pm
Eden Gardens Golf Club Tuesday May 24 10am - 3pm
Tura Beach Country Club Wednesday May 25 9am - 1pm
Bega Golf Club Wednesday May 25 3 - 5pm
Narooma Golf Club Thursday May 26 8am - 12pm
Catalina Country Club Friday May 27 9am - 1pm
Olympic Park Driving Range Tuesday May 31 4 - 7pm
Queensland
Victoria Park Driving Range Tuesday May 03 4:30pm - 12am
Virginia Golf Club Friday May 06 1pm - 12am
Hope Island Saturday May 07 9am - 1pm
Tewantin Noosa Golf Club Tuesday May 10 10am - 4pm
Burleigh GC Wednesday May 11 10am - 2pm
Deception Bay Driving Range Thursday May 12 5:30 - 7:30pm
Coolangatta Tweed Heads GC Friday May 13 2:30 - 5:30pm
Parkwood Golf Club Saturday May 14 9am - 1pm
Gold Coast Country Club Thursday May 19 4:30 - 7:30pm
Royal Queensland** Friday May 20 1 - 5pm
Indooroopilly GC Saturday May 21 9am - 1pm
HOG @ Lakelands GC Wednesday May 25 9am - 1pm
Palm Meadows Driving Range Friday May 27 1 - 5pm
Victoria
Kooringal Golf Club* Tuesday May 03 1 - 5pm
Huntingdale Golf Club* Wednesday May 04 10am - 2pm
Heritage Golf & Country Club* Saturday May 07 10am - 2pm
Warragul Country Club* Monday May 09 10am - 2pm
Green Acres Golf Club* Tuesday May 10 1 - 5pm
Metropolitan Golf Club* Wednesday May 11 10am - 2pm
Eastwood Golf Club* Friday May 13 10am - 2pm
Ranfurlie Golf Club* Saturday May 14 10am - 2pm
Peninsula Country Golf Club* Tuesday May 17 10am - 2pm
Yarra Yarra Golf Club* Wednesday May 18 10am - 2pm
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May 2011
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Location Day Date Time
Sandringham Golf Range Wednesday May 18 5 - 7pm
Kew Golf Club* Friday May 20 10am - 2pm
HOG Ringwood* Tuesday May 24 12.30 - 5.30pm
Bulleen Golf Driving Range Wednesday May 25 3 - 6pm
Patterson River Country Club* Friday May 27 12 - 4pm
National Golf Club* Saturday May 28 10am - 2pm
Spring Valley Golf Club* Tuesday May 31 10am - 2pm
South Australia
Grange Golf Club Saturday May 07 10am - 2pm
The Vines Of Reynella Wednesday May 11 1 - 5pm
Royal adelaide Golf Club Saturday May 14 10am - 2pm
Kooyonga Golf Club Wednesday May 18 10am - 1.30pm
Western Australia
Hartfield Country Club Saturday May 07 10am - 2pm
Wanneroo Golf Club Wednesday May 11 10am - 2pm
Wembley Golf Course* Saturday May 14 10am - 2pm
Maylands Penisnular Golf Course* Wednesday May 18 12 - 5pm
Western Australia Golf Club* Friday May 20 10am - 2pm
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Location Day Date Time
New South Wales
Morisset Golf Club Friday May 06 2 - 5pm
Gosford Racecourse (Drummond Golf) Friday May 20 10am - 2pm
Young Golf Club Thursday May 26 9am - 1pm
Queensland
Victoria Park Golf Complex Tuesday May 03 5.30 - 7.30pm
Woodford Golf Club Wednesday May 04 7.30 - 9.30am
Virginia Golf Club Friday May 06 1 - 5pm
Peregian Springs Golf Club Friday May 06 8 - 10am
Horton Park Golf Club Wednesday May 11 10am - 12pm
Tee 2 Green Driving Range Thursday May 12 5.30 - 7.30pm
Borneo Barracks Golf Centre Saturday May 14 10am - 1pm
Golf Coast Country Club Thursday May 19 4.30 - 7pm
Palm Meadows Golf Course Friday May 27 2 - 5pm
Victoria
Melbourne Golf Academy Wednesday May 04 4 - 7pm
Albert Park Driving Range* Thursday May 12 2 - 7pm
Werribee Park Golf Club* Saturday May 14 10am - 2pm
Growling Frog Golf Course* Saturday May 21 10am - 2pm
Yarra Bend Driving Range* Thursday May 26 4 - 7pm
The Nationals Golf Club Saturday May 28 9am - 1pm
South Australia
Drummond Golf D West Beach Wednesday May 04 3 - 7pm
Western Australia
Lakelands Country Club Wednesday May 18 10am - 1pm
Sun City Golf Course Thursday May 26 10am - 1pm
Wembley Golf Complex Saturday May 28 9am - 5pm
Wembley Golf Complex Sunday May 29 9am - 5pm
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