Daniel Gale carded a hole-in-one as he bolted home to win the 2023 Sandbelt Invitational at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Media release
For much of the Sandbelt Invitational’s final day at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, it looked as if nearly any of the contenders other than 54-hole leader Daniel Gale would walk away the victor as he battled his game and an unfamiliar layout.
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New distribution partnership with Champion Sports ensures golfers in Australia and New Zealand have access to some of the world’s finest golf clubs.
Media release
Adelaide, South Australia (Dec. 12, 2023) – PXG, a company dedicated to developing the world’s finest golf equipment and apparel, is finally making its way to Australia through a partnership with top-distributor, Champion Sports.
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The golf ball rollback, a proposed measure by the R&A and USGA, aims to restrict golf ball manufacturing starting January 1, 2028, in response to escalating hitting distances, especially among professionals.
In a significant move to address concerns about the escalating distances golf balls are being hit, the R&A and USGA have unveiled proposed restrictions on golf ball manufacturing set to take effect from January 1, 2028.
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The winners of the 2023 Australian Golf Media Association Awards were announced on Saturday evening at the annual AGMA Awards dinner.
Announced by former AGMA President Martin Blake, Golf Australia Magazine writers scooped a stack of the 2023 Australian Golf Media Associations Awards. Mark Hayes took home three trophies for his features on Peter Fowler, Annika Rathbone, and a critique of the PGA Tour.
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Fire has destroyed the pro shop at Brisbane Golf Club with early reports indicating lithium batteries to blame.
The pro shop at Brisbane Golf Club has burned down with firefighters managing to save the nearby historic clubhouse.
The fire comes after the entire clubhouse at Eastern Golf Club was burned down after a lithium-ion battery in one of the push buggies was revealed as the cause.
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Deciphering golf formats, the distinction between a Scramble and Ambrose is a subtle one. Plus we explore variations like Texas Scramble, Florida Scramble, and the intriguing Bramble.
For a long time, I assumed the Ambrose and Scramble golf formats were the same thing. And while some people do tend to use the terms interchangeably, particularly in Australia where it is commonly played, they have one subtle difference.
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A list of the world’s best golf courses without Cape Wickham isn’t one to take too seriously. But that’s probably good advice for any of these types of lists.
Golf.com dropped its biennial list of the Top-100 Golf Courses in the World a few weeks ago.
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Social Golf Australia and Future Golf have more members than the big, more traditional Australia golf clubs.
We have just picked up on this article at Golf Industry Central about the Top 10 Australian Golf Clubs by membership which highlights the interesting numbers about golf in Australia.
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Rockingham residents have scored a hole-in-one as Australia’s biggest indoor golf brand, X-Golf, prepares to open its doors in the heart of the city next month.
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X-Golf’s second dual-brand location to open in Western Australia since 2021, golfing enthusiasts will be able to test their skills at the six-simulator indoor venue or putt for fun at the brand’s unique 18-hole mini golf experience, Hey Caddy.
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Australian Jasper Stubbs has earned himself a spot in field at The Masters and The Open Championship after winning the Asia-Pacific Championship.
Melburnian Jasper Stubbs has earned himself life-changing start in the Open Championship and the Masters in 2022 after he won a dramatic playoff victory in the Asia-Pacific Championship at Royal Melbourne.
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