Unlike some more overtly dramatic courses, Royal Adelaide’s charm may not be immediately obvious to first-time players. Its classic design unfolds gradually, revealing subtleties that tend to grow on golfers with each round.
Royal Adelaide Golf Club, tucked away in Seaton, South Australia, holds a unique status among Australia’s top courses.
Read MoreDon’t miss a chance to play Ardglass Golf Club if you’re near County Down in Northern Ireland. It’s a true gem offering breathtaking landscapes, a historic clubhouse, and a spectacular golf course you’ll never forget.
Last summer, last Irish summer, I had just a handful of days in Dublin to see old friends, sink a few pints of Guinness and play some golf.
Read MoreRoyal Melbourne reigns … Packer’s pride disappears from view… 18 holes not required.
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Released every two years, the industry standard rankings of Australia’s best golf courses have just been released. Royal Melbourne (West) continues to reign supreme, but Kerry Packer’s masterpiece Ellerston has been omitted from the latest list … due to COVID.
Read MoreWestern Australia’s The Cut Golf Club is leading the way by investing in renewable energy.
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The Solar Index report by Solahart revealed that savings and a renewable energy future are key motivators for the growing population of Australian business owners embracing the renewable revolution.
Read MoreThe redeveloped Scone Golf Course should be in the conversation as one of the best nine-hole golf courses in Australia and a template for how to keep costs down, and the fun up.
The best way to play some without disrupting the flow of a family road trip is to get up before dawn and whip around nine holes so you’re back before anyone really knew you were gone.
Read MoreIn case you missed the issue August issue of Golf Australia magazine, they’ve published the list of Australia’s 100 best par-3 golf holes online.
Listed state-by-state, it won’t come as a surprise to see that in the list of Australia’s best par-3 golf holes, the well-known one-shotters are all there such as Kingston Heath’s 15th hole, Barnbougle Dunes’ 7th, New South Wales’ 6th, and also Narooma’s famous 3rd hole across the ocean.
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.
Read MoreThere are few golfing facilities in Australia that can cater for the range of golfers like West Beach Parks Golf.
Adelaide, Australia – West Beach Parks Golf, situated between the dynamic airport and the tranquil coastline, has emerged as a versatile golfing facility that accommodates a wide spectrum of golfers.
Read MoreGolf.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.
Read MoreRan Morrissett casts his eye over one of Australia’s best golf courses; Barnbougle Dunes
If you love Barnbougle Dunes, want to go play golf there or simply a connoisseur of great golf course design, you must read this review of Barnbougle Dunes by Ran Morrissett.
As founder of Golf Club Atlas, Morrissett is a doyen in the realm of golf course architecture and his captivating review of Barnbougle begins with a great overview of the history of its construction; from the initial consultations with land owner (and non-golfer) Richard Sattler to the intricacies and challenges of the layout:
In the end the routing became a classic figure 8 with the clubhouse in the middle.
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