Golf’s governing bodies agree that the golf ball is being hit further than ever and something needs to be done about it.
Earlier this week, the golf’s governing bodies the R&A and USGA released the results of a multi-year Distance Insights Project – an examination into whether the modern golf ball, with modern equipment hit by modern players, is going too far.
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Confused about your Presidents Cup formats? Here is the low-down on foursomes along with a few other variations.
Foursomes is played at both the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup, but it is often confused with ambrose. I think it is worthwhile just making the format clear.
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The demise of Handy Cap appears to be premature with Golf Australia offering to help fix the popular app.
The Handy Cap app looks set to survive after Golf Australia said they will work with the developer to ensure it has access to Australian golfer handicaps.
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In case you missed it, Laurent Hurtubise was born with one arm and carded a hole-in-one last week during round one of PGA Tour’s The American Express tournament.
Playing as part of the pro-am over the first three days of the tournament, Hurtubise holed out during round one nailing a 6-iron at the 151 yards par-3, 4th hole at the PGA West Stadium.
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The self-standing putter is no longer a gimmick after it was used to win a golf tournament.
Former major league baseballer John Smoltz has turned the self-standing putter from a gimmick into something more golfers may be considering buying.
Smoltz won the celebrity title at the 2020 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions last weekend using a self-standing putter.
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A look at some of the great holes at Barnbougle that don’t get the same attention as some of the others.
It isn’t hard to appreciate how good the golf is at Barnbougle.
Few golfers are left unmoved by the rugged, unpretentious beauty of both golf courses with many coming away with strong opinions on which one is better.
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Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith have started a campaign to raise money for the Australian bushfires relief effort.
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With the support of other Australian tour players and the PGA Tour, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith have vowed to kick in money for each birdie or eagle they make this week at the Sony Open in Hawaii, with the PGA Tour matching up to $125,000.
Read MoreAustralians love to hear what Americans think of our home shores. And this one was a glowing endorsement of one of our most spectacular golf courses.
About a month ago now, two well-known American golf writers spent a few weeks travelling around Australia and New Zealand.
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Golf.com have released their latest list of the top-100 golf courses in the world and eight Australian golf courses have made the cut.
Pine Valley has once again come out on top of the latest list of the world’s best golf courses followed by Cypress Point and St.
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Golfers around the world will soon play under a standardized handicapping system, but what will it mean for Australian golfers?
A new World Handicap System will take effect in Australia from January 30, 2020 meaning that you can take your handicap to any golf destination in the world.
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