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Royal Melbourne GC Appoints New General Manager

POSTED ON February 11, 2025 @ 2:53 pm

After an extensive executive search process, The Royal Melbourne Golf Club has appointed Michael Burgess to the role of General Manager. Burgess is an experienced leader in the Australian golf industry and is currently the General Manager of The Metropolitan Golf Club and has previously …

Golf carts lost in fire at Joondalup Resort in WA

POSTED ON January 24, 2025 @ 11:32 am

Emergency services were called to Joondalup Resort Golf Course, Connolly, about 12.40am following reports of smoke coming from the resort’s building. Six golf buggies caught fire at the golf course in Perth’s northern suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday 22 January 2025. A Department …

First-of-its-Kind Synthetic Turf Green Sets Benchmark in Australia

POSTED ON January 22, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

Flagstaff Hill Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, is undergoing a groundbreaking upgrade to its golf facilities, spearheaded by Himalayas Golf, a global golf design and construction firm. This ambitious project, set to transform the clubhouse area, comprises three key phases: Synthetic turf practice green 18-hole …

Seven Network retains LIV Golf global golf rights in multi-year extension

POSTED ON January 16, 2025 @ 11:19 am

LIV Golf will again be airing on the Seven Network, with the station retaining the broadcast rights for every round of the 2025 league. Seven’s coverage of the tournament begins with LIV Golf Riyadh from 6 – 8 February and then LIV Golf Adelaide from …

Australian Golf Participation hits fifth consecutive year of Growth 

POSTED ON December 18, 2024 @ 2:54 pm

Golf in Australia is riding a wave of unprecedented growth, celebrating its fifth consecutive year of Club Membership growth and a record amount of people playing golf with 3.8 million adult Australians playing golf in 2023-24. The figures were revealed in the annual participation report …

Kura Golf Course Design prepares remodeling plans for Boulcott’s Farm

POSTED ON December 13, 2024 @ 9:52 am

Kristine Kerr of Kura Golf Course Design has prepared plans to remodel six holes at Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club near Wellington, New Zealand. In 2010, the nine-hole Boulcott Golf Club (1938) merged with the 18-hole Hutt Golf Club (1909), following the sale of land …

Royal Hobart GC Confirmed As Future Location of Tasmanian Cricket Centre

POSTED ON December 11, 2024 @ 3:48 pm

Cricket Tasmania can confirm that there is an intended purchase of land at the Royal Hobart Golf Club (RHGC) for the future development of a Tasmanian Cricket Centre for Excellence and Community facility. The growth of the game, particularly the expansion and professionalisation of our …

City of Stirling unveils $20 million Hamersley Public Golf Course redevelopment

POSTED ON December 9, 2024 @ 5:56 pm

  A fully licensed entertainment-focused driving range is the star attraction of the City of Stirling’s $20 million redevelopment of Hamersley Public Golf Course. Stirling Leisure – Hamersley Public Golf Course will reopen to the public on Monday 16 December, featuring a variety of new …

Launceston Country Club receiving modern upgrades

POSTED ON November 13, 2024 @ 5:51 pm

Northern Tasmania is set to welcome a “first-of-its-kind” mini golf course as part of a major upgrade to the Launceston Country Club. Work on the new mini golf course began in September and is scheduled for completion in April 2025, coinciding with the opening of …