Golf Australia

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.

“CHASING YOUR DREAMS AND REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY DOESN’T COME CHEAP.”

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ALBANY GOLF CLUB • Western Australia’s oldest club still on its original site is quickly transforming from hidden links gem to Top-100 ranking mainstay.

“… SPIETH IS INCREASINGLY AN EXCEPTION AMONGST GOLF’S ELITE PLAYERS.”

AUSTRALIAN OPENS FOLLOW VIC OPEN LEAD

SAM HARROP

Long rough or short grass – what is the best defence?

BLADES (1989)

BUMPERS TO A TEE

STRANGE PREVAILS IN HISTORIC PLAYOFF JUNE 20, 1988

“A FEW MINUTES AFTER, THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THE 1ST TEE WHERE 15,000 PEOPLE HAD JUST GATHERED”

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A SET OF ZX4 IRONS FROM SRIXON!

MOREE GOLF CLUB • Mother Nature and unheralded course designer, Arthur East, conspired to create a simple but fun layout that has withstood great floods and the test of time.

WHO CAN CATCH KO? • South Korean World No.1 Jin Young Ko might be an almost unbackable favourite to win the U.S. Women’s Open this month. But she will have a host of eager pursuers, including two in-form Aussies.

ANNIKA RETURNS

THE UNWRITTEN STORY OF Kirsten Rudgeley • Australia’s leading female amateur followed a brilliant 2021 by winning the television event, The Athena, and finishing top-10 in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in the United States. Her dream of a professional career is now well in her sights.

TIGER & PHIL THE FINAL SHOWDOWN • Another chapter in the rich history of The Country Club at Brookline will be written this month when the club hosts its fourth U.S. Open Championship … and one of the last majors with both Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods in the field.

AUSSIES HEADING TO BROOKLINE

THE COMPLETE GARDENER’S PACK

POWER SECRETS OF THE STARS • Driver further and score better with help from some of golf’s most powerful players …

BRYSON DECHAMBEAU • Average drive 323.7 yards

DUSTIN JOHNSON • Average drive 312.9 yards

RORY MCILROY • Average drive 319.3 yards

TOMMY FLEETWOOD • Average drive 300.8 yards

CHARLEY HULL • Average drive 266.4 yards

COLLIN MORIKAWA • Average drive 295.2 yards

WHEN THE GOING GETS REALLY ROUGH

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH SHOT TO PLAY – AND WHEN? • Shot selection is a fundamental element of the short game. How often are you selecting the right shot at the right time?

VIKTOR HOVLAND • Four wins worldwide in the past 10 months has Norway’s Viktor Hovland entrenched in the top-10 of the world ranking and pundits predicting a huge future for the 24-year-old. Here’s the swing that has yielded nearly A$12 million since last August.

HOVLAND’S STATS AT A GLANCE

WHAT’S IN HOVLAND’S BAG?

CLOTHES FOR THE COURSE & BEYOND

BUILT DIFFERENT

LIFT YOUR LID GAME

MIZUNO ST-Z 220 & ST-X 220 DRIVERS

FACTS AND FIGURES

A BALL FOR ALL 2022 Golf Ball Guide

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS … AND FOR BROOKS

YOUR ULTIMATE MURRAY RIVER GOLF GUIDE

MURRAY DISCOVERIES

WHERE TO STAY

WHERE TO PLAY

MT COOLUM GOLF CLUB

FUN TROPICAL TOURNEY

LADY IS A CHAMP

THE CUT GOLF COURSE

“Mackenzie’s potential journey from campervan to cosier accommodations is exactly that”