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Each month, Golf Australia showcases great Australian courses and golfing holidays, profiles players and conducts road tests of the latest equipment. Leading PGA professional share instruction tips to improve your game and keep your handicap tumbling.

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“… SMALL CROWDS, QUALITY COURSE, GREAT GOLF, NO GALLERY ROPES – I WANT MORE.”

NAROOMA GOLF CLUB SOUTH COAST NEW SOUTH WALES • In this era of holidaying at home, ‘taking the scenic route’ is one sure way to make a golfing discovery that will live long in the memory. Here is one course to be found on the road less travelled that we’re sure you will agree is simply spectacular.

FACT FILE

“THE PROFESSIONAL GAME, AS A WHOLE, HAS DEFINITELY NOT IMPROVED ... NOT AS A SPECTACLE.”

A BRAND (LESS) NEW DAY • Jason Day is hoping wholesale changes in his golfing life will stave off more back injuries and return him to the pointy end of the world ranking.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

R&A/USGA CONSIDER DISTANCE ROLLBACK

WHAT IT ALL MEANS

THE REACTION

GAMEZ: THE LATEST SHARK SLAYER MARCH 25, 1990

TASSIE SEVEN MILE BEACH PROJECT UNDERWAY

OTHER COURSE PROJECTS IN THE WORKS

“OUR BEST AMATEURS NEED TO BE PLAYING MORE. AND TO THAT END, MAYBE I COULD HELP ...”

“MY best golf IS STILL IN FRONT OF ME” • Aaron Baddeley turns 40 this month ... his Australian Open triumph over Greg Norman and Colin Montgomerie now more than 20 years in the rear view mirror. It was a victory that anointed ‘Badds’ as golf’s next superstar, the man to beat Tiger Woods. His career over the past two decades never lived up to the hype but the now married father-of-six says his best golf is still to come.

BADDS’ BEST PUTTING TIP

Finding KAMERUKA • In another time, the sprawling Kameruka Estate was one of Australia’s largest cattle runs. It was also home to a nine-hole course with links to St. Andrews in Scotland, but has long since disappeared under lush pasture. Here, we go in search of the lost course of Kameruka.

KAMERUKA GOLF COURSE Circa. 1917

A QUESTION OF STRATEGY • Great golf holes afford players of all standards the opportunity to test their skills against the questions being asked by the design. How you answer those questions isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach.

HOW SHOT SCOPE WORKS

SIX SHOTS THAT WILL KEEP YOUR SCORECARD IN ONE PIECE

WHY LAG IS IMPORTANT

KEEP YOUR SHORT GAME SIMPLE

CHECK YOUR SWING PLANE

2021 GOLF BALL GUIDE

MAKING THE NO.1 BALL IN GOLF • There is plenty of focus on drivers in the world of equipment, everyone wants to hit it a long way after all. Irons and putters are often considered pieces of art and wedges are praised for their versatility. But what of the golf ball? We sat down with Titleist’s Jeremy Stone to discuss what goes into making the No.1 Ball in Golf.

PRO SHOP

CALLAWAY MACK DADDY CB WEDGE

2021 GETAWAYS GUIDE

THE GLADES GOLF CLUB GOLD COAST • QUEENSLAND • One of the best courses to be found on the golf rich Gold Coast has had recent refurbishments validated with an improved national ranking. Here’s why The Glades’ popularity is growing.

FACT FILE

THE ULTIMATE SYDNEY TOUR

TOAST TO THE COAST

MAGICAL MOONAH

STEPH KYRIACOU