Former Morgan Stanley investment banker Jack Dahan has acquired the Sands golf resort in Torquay on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula for $12.8 million, paying just over half what it changed hands for four years ago. Half price The 76-hectare resort, originally developed by Rupert Murdoch’s nephew, …
Sir Russell Coutts once told Mountain Scene his golf game’s ”crap”, but that isn’t stopping the yachting legend from hoping to extend his field of dreams on the Crown Terrace. He’s applied to Queenstown’s council for resource consent to add another three holes to the …
A band of unruly dirt bikers have been filmed taking to an East Auckland golf course doing wheelies and “boosting around” greens and roads while players try to execute shots. Golfers enjoying a quiet round yesterday afternoon at Howick Golf Course found themselves sharing the …
The Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club has hit the rough with its plan to rezone its 80 hectare course in Papatoetoe. The Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board voted on Tuesday to unanimously oppose the proposal. But despite the board’s decision, the exclusive golf club is still …
The new look Fremantle Public Golf Course is taking shape, with fresh turf being laid on the newly contoured greens. Fun & interesting challenges The makeover of the course, which has been developed as a result of the Main Roads WA High Street upgrade, includes …
Don’t let your insurance be your handicap. It’s an inconvenient truth for golf clubs and pro shop businesses in Australia today that there’s a lack of options for industry specific insurance protection. Unfortunately, many of the available coverages are packaged as a one-size-fits-all policy. These …
A prominent Auckland golf club is looking to rezone its 80 hectare course in a bid to stave off future development. But not everyone is pleased with the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club’s proposal. Recreation zone Under the Auckland Unitary Plan, the Papatoetoe property …
The draft master plan for the former Belair Golf Course and Country Club precinct – including opportunities to increase nature-based tourism experiences in the national park – is now open for community consultation. Key upgrades proposed in the master plan and draft amendment include: The …
Troon has been selected to manage the Golf Course Maintenance at the famous Delhi Golf Club in India. A new Golf Course Superintendent, Ben McLean has been appointed to lead Troon’s engagement and to oversee enhancement projects including improving the golf course’s playing surfaces. A …
The Hills International College and Golf Academy in Jimboomba, Queensland (QLD), which boasts former World Number 1 Jason Day as an alumnus, is partnering with Sydney-based renewable energy outfit Energy Estate to develop the Jimboomba Renewable Hydrogen Plant. Learning opportunities The solar hydrogen project is …
