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Power Balance band scam: Ditch the plastic, hit some golf balls

Golf is no stranger to quick cures and accessories claiming to improve your game. The latest nostrum has many golfers reaching for their wallet. Update: Power Balance bands a sham: ACCC Power Balance bands have begun adorning the wrists golfers worldwide. A whole range of famous athletes has been seen promoting trialling the piece of plastic including professional golfers, Paul McGinley and Jose Maria Olazabal. Read More

The world’s most famous par-4 just got longer

When you’re on to a good thing, stick to it. Don’t change a winning team. Don’t spoil the ship for a ha’pworth of tar. Don’t change the Road Hole at St.Andrews, ’tis great as it is. The last phrase I made up but one wonders whether the R&A had ever heard of the other ones.

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Australian golf club’s ‘racist’ policy?

Gerard Healy on Melbourne 3AW radio yesterday alluded to some potential racist policies regarding membership at one of Australia’s most famous golf clubs.He has yet to name the offending golf club but promises to follow this up in the next few days.

It is hard to know exactly what club or what policy he may be referring to but this sort of policy hads been known to exist at other Australian golf clubs in the past.

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Caddy for a pro on the Nationwide Tour

Have you ever thought you would like to try your hand at golf caddying? Now is your chance with Moonah Classic organisers looking for keen golfers to caddy for the professionals.

The Moonah Classic is a Nationwide Tour event and takes place at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula (just outside of Melbourne) from February 4 – 7, 2010.

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Horses for courses

As 2010 really starts to pick up steam I thought this was a nice reminder of the sort of contrasts across world golf.

Shane Bacon at Dogs That Chase Cars posted this image below of St.Andrews under a little snow just before Christmas. I’ve never seen the hallowed grounds like this before.

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What is Australia’s Oldest Golf Course?

Quick quiz, where is the oldest existing golf course outside of Scotland?

If you’ve been reading Aussie Golfer for some time, you may remember this question from golf trivia a while ago and you may have guessed it is in Australia.

It is no surprise to learn it is Australia’s oldest golf course too and it is in Tasmania in a place called Bothwell about 70 kilometres north of Hobart.

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Here’s an idea, 14-hole golf courses

Sometimes even the wacky ideas need some space. Aussie Golfer spent most of last weekend at the Australian Open but the most interesting, craziest and “will not happen” golf idea came at an unrelated event.

It came from your everyday golfer. A mid-week social player who loves his golf and it came after we had been discussing the time it takes to play golf and its effect on family life.

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The reason for Australia’s new golf course ratings

There have been a number of readers asking why Golf Australia is implementing the USGA course rating system?

Due to roll out in the near future with expectations it will be fully implemented across Australia by late 2011, the new course rating system will also lead to a drastic change in the handicapping structure.

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Kingston Heath v NSW Golf Club

Last month I asked whether readers were more interested in seeing Tiger Woods at the Australian Masters or Greg Norman at the Australian Open.There were some mixed opinions with some readers mentioning that the tournament courses is also a determining factor. Maybe some more information on each course in required and for international readers, bear in mind the courses are about a 900 km apart from each other.

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Hamilton Island Golf Club opens for business

Just when you thought this part of the world couldn’t get any better, Peter Thomson and Ross Perret have designed and unveiled Hamilton Island Golf Club.

It’s Australia’s newest and only island-based championship golf course and it opened last week in the heart of one of the greatest spots in the world, The Whitsunday Islands.

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