Green speeds is an ongoing discussion topic at golf clubs around the world and throughout golf-course architecture Architect Brian Schneider, a long-time associate of Tom Doak and partner at Renaissance Golf Design, has renovated clubs like Hollywood Golf Club in New Jersey (No.170 on America’s Greatest Courses), Tamarack Country Club in Connecticut, Llanerch Country Club Read more…
How some of Australia’s top golfers are ensuring future generations of up-and-coming talent have the same opportunities, if not more. Australia is often seen as the envy of the world. The lucky country. And it is – even if such sentiments perhaps ignore our real estate prices, or isolation from the rest of the world Read more…
The professional tournament for amateurs If you’re a passionate amateur golfer, let us introduce you to the World Amateur 4 Player Best Ball Champions Tournament (WACT4BBB). WACT4BBB is a first-of- its-kind tournament that will fly 22 qualifying teams to play in an all-expenses-paid Finals Championship held across four premium Australian golf courses. If you make Read more…
After noticing a concerning sunspot near his neck, tests revealed Aussie tour veteran Cameron Percy had malignant melanoma. After successful surgery, the 50-year-old is back playing with a very important message for you.
As he celebrates 70 years as a member of the PGA of Australia, this is Charlie Earp’s unlikely story of becoming one of the most influential figures in Australian golf.
One thing I love about mallet putters is how easy they are to align with your intended start line. Knowing this, I scratch my head when I give a lesson on the green and see a golfer step into their putts in a manner that makes it harder to get aligned properly. Let me explain. Read more…
There is more than one way to add loft to a wedge shot, but some are easier than others – an important point for those who don’t have a lot of time for short-game practice. The method I teach a lot of golfers gets much of the work done at address. When trying to Read more…
If you prefer the look of a blade putter over a mallet, that’s fine, but I’ve always felt that blade models are more challenging to align. A mallet offers more of a straight-back and straight-through feel to the stroke, but a blade seems to move on a slight in-to-in arc in relation to the line Read more…
You might have been told to get really good with one of your wedges and rely on it for most of your short-game shots. But let me ask you something: why do you have three or four wedges in your bag if you’re only going to pull out the same one every time? Get to Read more…
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