Fun Stuff

Callaway are trying to find Australia’s best golf backyard

The Ultimate Backyard Challenge is a search for the best golf backyard in Australia that could net you a set of Callaway golf clubs.

There is barely a golfer on the planet that hasn’t thought about building some sort of golf course in their backyard and this new competition from Callaway Australia is on the lookout for Australia’s best golf backyard.

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New look party hole at Australian PGA Championship

How does the Australian PGA party hole measure up to TPC Sawgrass?

Media release

Veteran Rod Pampling has compared the tee shot at Royal Queensland Golf Club’s party hole to that of the iconic 17th at TPC Sawgrass… with one significant exception.

Up to 3,000 golf fans a day will be able to experience the electric atmosphere of the Southern Comfort Party Hole at this week’s Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, capacity expanded by 50 per cent compared to last year.

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Ryan Fox gives cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar a putting lesson

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest to ever hold a cricket bat. And it seems he’s also no slouch with a putter in his hand.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was on course ahead of last week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

(Tendulkar was in Mumbai to see India defeat New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup a day earlier – so he clearly gets around a bit.)

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Netflix Cup: Unconventional golf-racing mashup does its best to entertain

Netflix’s latest venture into live sports, the Netflix Cup, was a little different from its usual sports documentary series.

The Netflix Cup was a live event featuring PGA Tour golfers paired with Formula One drivers in Las Vegas ahead of this weekend’s F1 race. Each team competed on a nearby golf course in a chaotic mash-up of golf and racing broadcasted in real-time.

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SPEED GOLF ROB: You’ve never seen golf tips like this before

You won’t regret watching these wild instructional golf videos from Speed Golf Rob – “Make your golf swing an adventure!”

There is a growing number of golf fans following along with the instruction videos from Speed Golf Rob. If you haven’t seen them bedore, we can assure you they’re nothing like you’ve ever seen before.

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X-Golf Indoor Golf Venue Set To Tee Off In Rockingham

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.

Media release

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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Golfer lives on a golf course until he makes a hole-in-one

Pitch a tent and live on a golf hole until you make a hole-in-one.

We’ve featured Random Golf Club’s Keffer Rhodes here before when he challenged himself to live in a golf simulator until he got a hole-in-one.

In that challenge, Rhodes went a little crazy before finally achieving the feat after 36 hours.

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