Courtesy of the Golf Architecture Magazine ‘A hole is not worth a damn if no one comments on it one way or another” – Alex Russell Alex Russell was arguably Australia’s finest golf course architect and yet little is generally known of his life, until …
Australian PGA Professionals Terry Pilkadaris, Adrian Percey and PGA Trainee Professional Frazer Droop are flying high after sharing one million Qantas Points courtesy of the Qantas Golf Club One Million Qantas Points Hole-in-One promotion during the 2017 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia season. As …
Inspired by owner David Evans’ affinity for Augusta National, Cathedral Lodge sits two hours north-east of Melbourne on the banks of the Goulburn River, near Alexandra in the Murrindindi Shire, and leaves nothing to the imagination. Carved out of natural canyon land and intersected with …
Central North Island iwi Ngati Tuwharetoa is buying the Hole in One tourist attraction at Lake Taupo. The attraction offers punters the chance to hit golf balls out to a floating lake pontoon, and a big cheer goes up for a hole in one about …
Tony Rafty, former Fairfax cartoonist, war correspondent and author, died on this day a year ago – three days short of his 100th birthday. Tony was an avid golfer and one of the earliest members of the Australain Golf Media Association (former AGWA) and a staunch …
For the next print Volume of Caddie magazine, the team have joined forces with award winning Mona Vale brewery Modus Operandi to create Australia’s first dedicated golf beer. Inspired by the ‘Arnold Palmer’, a concoction of lemonade and iced tea made famous by The King, …
The ‘Patron Saint of Club Golfers’ as known throughout the golfing world, Dr Frank Barney Gorton Stableford is one of the most prominent figures in the history and development of the game. Like the good doctor he was, Stableford introduced and developed a scoring system …
Ernie Els, a four-time major champion, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame (2010) and founder of the Els for Autism Foundation (2009), will be the recipient of the 2018 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Els …
The PGA of Australia are excited to welcome Helloworld Travel as sponsor of the Australian PGA Championship and ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth tournaments. As Official Travel Agency Partner of the PGA, Helloworld Travel looks forward to hosting first-class golf trip experiences beginning with …
Australian legend golfer Peter Thomson, best known for his five wins in The Open Championship and his course design, yesterday turned 88 years old. Between 1954 and 1965, Thomson won the British Open five times. He and Young Tom Morris were among only four men …
