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You might look at this photo and think, “Wait, is this Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, or some AI fantasy world?” But it’s real. That’s American Megan Khang on the third hole, walking past waterfalls that look like they belong in a movie, perfectly sculpted bunkers, and grass so green it practically glows. We had to pinch ourselves, too. Those trees, that waterfall, it all looks unreal, but it’s exactly what the course looks like. No AI involved, just one seriously stunning pro-am setup.…

MOLLY MOOK • NEW SOUTH WALES The 1970s was a transformative decade for golf course design and construction in this country. The architects of the Australian “Golden Age” had been resigned to history, while the golf course building boom of the 1980s and early 1990s was still to come. And somewhere in between, you had the 1970s, which has often been overshadowed by the celebrated courses built in years gone by and the big-budget resort courses and golf real estate developments which followed. The fact is, however, there were some superb courses created in Australia during the ’70s, with the Jack Nicklaus rebuild of The Australian Golf Club (1977) being arguably the most high-profile “new” course of the era. Of the 40-odd courses founded during that decade, Mollymook Golf Club’s…

On a day of wild weather at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club in March, New South Wales local Kelsey Bennett claimed the Australian Women’s Classic, the most significant performance of her young career. The final round included an incredible rainstorm as the leaders made the turn that sent all on course ducking for cover. Bennett’s score of 71 (-1) was one of just three Sunday rounds under par, and enough for a classy 13-under total that won the co-sanctioned WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies EuropeanTour (LET) event by four. “I actually really was stoked when I woke up and the conditions were really tough because I knew it wasn’t going to be anyone’s. And if I hung in there well, it was mine for the taking, so that…

Luke Donald will be targeting an unprecedented third consecutive victory as Ryder Cup captain when Europe defends the trophy in Ireland next year – and he hopes Jon Rahm will be part of the team. The Spaniard is currently locked in a dispute with the DP WorldTour over sanctions imposed for playing in LIV Golf events without the necessary releases as a tour member. Rahm reportedly owes more than £2 million ($A3.8 million) in fines, although he has appealed the penalties. The appeal process was delayed long enough for him to remain eligible to play in September’s Ryder Cup victory in New York. Other LIV players, including Australian star Elvis Smylie, have agreed to pay their outstanding fines and commit to playing additional DP WorldTour events in order to secure…

The course is approachable from the first tee, encouraging confidence and enjoyment for those new to the game. At the same time, its thoughtful design rewards patience and strategic decision-making, testing golfers who are ready to take the next step in their play. Freeway’s relaxed culture sets it apart. With a casual dress code, pet-friendly fairways, and music on course encouraged, the focus is on playing comfortably and enjoying the experience rather than following tradition. Since reopening in 2023 under Green Space Management, Freeway Golf Course has seen a steady increase in rounds played reflecting a growing appetite for golf that is accessible, relaxed, and genuinely enjoyable. Freeway Golf Course is a pure public access golf course without memberships - tee times available 7-days a week.…

Okay, hands up. Is there anyone out there who thinks Scottie Scheffler isn’t the overwhelming favourite to win this year’s Masters? The case for the 29-year-old American donning a third green jacket is strongly persuasive. Most convincingly, the nowlong-time world number-one has attained a consistently high level of performance unheard of since the peak years ofTiger Woods and, before that, Jack Nicklaus. Pretty much every time he tees-up, Scheffler either wins, or is within a shot or two of victory. Anything else comes as a bit of a shock. Maybe the most interesting aspect of Scheffler’s supremacy is that he doesn’t do anything most of his fellow tour pros cannot also achieve. He doesn’t have a shot no one else can hit. No one else on tour is looking at…

People have asked me, had I been in the same position as Elvis Smylie – 23 years old, Australian golf’s “next big thing”, the cliched “world at your feet” - would I have done the same thing and signed with LIV Golf. The answer is yes. Let’s say I’d been slip-streaming his level of golf, and we were duelling it out as amateurs, kids, from ages 16, 18, and into our early 20s as budding pros on the Australasian Tour. And someone came to me with a contract, which was substantially many times above what I would have to work my arse off for on a tour – or even to get a start on that tour. I don’t see why you wouldn’t sign up. I don’t blame Elvis for…

Michael Bolton was singing a love song down the phone to Mat Rogers’ mother-in-law, after the crooner and the dual international had played golf at The Grand on the Gold Coast. The pair was having dinner in the casino at Broadbeach when the multi-Emmy-award winning vocalist gave Rogers’ relation a few bars of How Am I Supposed To Live Without You. For Rogers, though, cool a tale as this is, it’s not even the most interesting part of this particular day out. “I was four down with five to play – he had me done,” Rogers explains, while piloting a golf cart up the par-5 fifth hole at Glenelg. “But I beat him! I won the last five holes and knocked him over on the last. And he gave me…

How did you first get into golf, and what sparked your passion for the game? My older brother, Jack played here as a junior; actually a sub-junior, which meant under-15s. The club had a really good cadet program and always has, so I used to caddie for him when I was about seven years old. Then, in the afternoons, I’d go out and caddie for Dad in the Saturday competition with all his mates. This was before motorised carts, so I was just a little tacker carrying the bag around. After the round, Dad would go and have a couple of beers with his mates and I’d take his clubs out and chip balls around and muck about. That’s really how it all started for me. I was thinking about…