Articles by Steve Keipert

Top 100 Spotlight: The Grand Golf Club

No other Australian Open venue – and perhaps no other Australian golf course – has shut its doors a day after it first opened. Yet that’s the bizarre tale of The Grand, tucked away in the Gold Coast hinterland. Designed by Greg Norman and former design partner Bob Harrison for a consortium of Japanese owners, Read more…

Top 100 Spotlight: The Vintage Golf Club

The Hunter Valley wine region of New South Wales lacks few attractions, but until 2003 it was missing a top-shelf golf course. Cypress Lakes had opened 11 years earlier but wasn’t yet in the elite class. That changed when Greg Norman and Bob Harrison weaved fairways between the grapevines at The Vintage. With both the Read more…

Coastal Style: NSW North Coast

Touring the portion of coastline between Sydney and the Queensland border reveals a region rich in diversity and golf surprises.

Editor’s Letter: The Next 100 Years, Mk II

How far has the Australian Open come in the past two decades? Nostalgia can be a funny thing – sometimes pointless, other times enlightening and occasionally helpful. I’ll let those behind the running of our national championship this month decide which category this falls into. Exactly 20 years ago, I penned a column [above] in Read more…

Top 100 Spotlight: Lonsdale Links

Part of the rising fascination with Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula can be attributed to the ambitious yet impressive overhaul of the course now known as Lonsdale Links. When the design firm of Ogilvy Cocking Mead (OCM) embarked on the redesign of the old Lonsdale Golf Club, they took a gamble that paid off. The course today Read more…

cluBarham

Course Review: cluBarham Golf & Sports, NSW

Making its mark: With great golf – including its iconic “Gallipoli” hole – live shows, fine food and three choices of accommodation, cluBarham offers everything you need for a memorable weekend on the mighty Murray River. 

Gavin Kirkman

Gavin Kirkman: Standing Strong

PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman on the state of tournament golf, answering to nearly 3,000 members and the ever-changing role of a PGA professional. 

7 Mile Beach

7 Mile Beach: Reasons to SMile

With the much-anticipated opening of Hobart’s 7 Mile Beach course on the horizon, it’s just one reason why Tasmania is the envy of golfers across the country.

Top 100 Spotlight: Kooyonga Golf Club

Adelaide is a fortunate city. For its population, the South Australian capital is well served for world-class golf courses. Right among them is Kooyonga Golf Club, which ranks second in the city on our list but sits first in the hearts of many who prefer the nuances of the course in the suburb of Lockleys. Read more…

State Of The Game

Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland talks everything to do with the Australian Open, plus the War on Golf, the role LIV Golf plays in the current landscape and more.

Melbourne: A Sandbelt Renaissance

The story behind the redesign of Yarra Yarra then Commonwealth by Renaissance Golf Design provides insights into the best way forward for the Melbourne Sandbelt.

Liv Golf
Team Finals
RankTeam NameTotalScore
1RIPPER GC-11277
T24ACES GC-8280
T2IRON HEADS GC-8280
4LEGION XIII-6282
5STINGER GC-15273
6FIREBALLS GC-14274
T7CRUSHERS GC-2286
T7HYFLYERS GC-2286
9MAJESTICKS GC-5283
10TORQUE GC-4284
11CLEEKS GC-1287
12RANGEGOATS GC+4292
13SMASH GC+12300