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Australian Karl Vilips, a winner in Puerto Rico in just his fourth start on the PGA TOUR. FOR Australian Karl Vilips, while it has seemingly happened very quickly, it’s also been a long time coming. A child prodigy, who won two US Kids Championships at seven and nine years of age, then a Callaway Junior […]
The German legend to bid the Masters a fond farewell Bernhard Langer’s remarkable career has seen him win 47 tournaments on the PGA TOUR Champions, the most recent at the Charles Schwab Tour Championship in 2024, 42 times in Europe and in numerous events around the world, including two triumphs at the Australian Masters. However, […]
WHILE it’s still early in the season on the LPGA Tour, Australia’s highest-ranked golfer Hannah Green has all but given up her dream of becoming the world’s No 1 player. For this year, anyway. “Realistically, with Nelly (Korda) winning as many times as she did last year, I don’t think I can achieve No 1 […]
LYDIA Ko, nursing an overnight three-stroke lead, knew that if she played steady golf on the final day of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa’s Tanjong course in Singapore, she’d win the tournament. “I started off really consistently,” she said. “I hit a lot of greens, and I think that was going to be […]
EARLY this year Grace Kim did something she’d never done before – she took a break from golf. She put away her golf clubs, packed her bags, and took a three-week holiday in Korea with her best friend. No gym, no practice, no competition. Just relaxing in the country where her parents were born. “It’s […]
MINUTES after completing her final round in the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, Lydia Ko stood behind the 18th green, chatting with her fans, signing hats and clothing, and posing for selfies with admirers of all ages and gender. The session was a commitment she had made early in the day, before teeing off, […]
JAMIE Morrison, a knockabout bloke from Perth, is no stranger to Singapore. He’s been there a dozen times and, last year, his annual holiday coincided with the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa. Morrison contacted tournament organisers and offered his services as a volunteer. They accepted and allocated him the task of carrying a portable […]
BACK in 1995 PGA Chaplain Graham Lawrence established the Oberon PGA trainee Pro Am to support Trainee Golf Professionals throughout NSW. A successful and well-supported event, played at Oberon Golf Club just west of theBlue Mountains, the Pro-am celebrated it’s 30th anniversary on the first weekend in March. Lawrence, who recently retired as the PGA […]
IT’S appropriate that Wollongong Golf Club should host the Alex Lowe Trophy, an event for players using hickory-shafted clubs. That’s because this popular layout is among the oldest in the state and dates back as far as 1897. The event is named after Alex Lowe, who was one of the early professionals moving from The […]
THE happenings at Scotchman’s Creek Golf Club would not make the New York Times. The 110-member strong social golf club plays at Malvern Valley public course in Melbourne’s inner east. The club is made up mostly of retirees with an average age of 78 and six golfers in their 90’s. And it is celebrating its […]
The Phillip Island Golf Club recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Heritage Golf Day. Seventy-five years ago, the first official golf competition was held at the Cowes Golf Club, now known as Phillip Island Golf Club. To celebrate this milestone, the club recently hosted a Heritage Golf Day which was a great day, great […]
Inside Golf went inside the grounds at Augusta National, with Editor Rob Willis conducting an exclusive interview with Warren Smith, host of the Fox Sports coverage of the 2025 US Masters. THE hype is real around the 2025 US Masters, as the best players in the world assemble for the first of this year’s four […]
HAS a dominant performance, at one of golf’s iconic venues, given Rory McIlroy the confidence to claim an elusive major championship victory in 2025? McIlroy was spectacular at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his power and precision there for all to see, and when combined with a cooperative putter, […]
NOT EVEN eight wins in his first year as a trainee professional, including the associate championship of NSW, could convince Jack Wright that he’d made the right decision in choosing golf as his career. But a year later, with another eight wins under his belt and with the inner confidence that only maturity can provide, […]
WHEN strangers ask Mark Tickle what he does for a living, the veteran pro usually replies: “I play golf. I followed in the footsteps of Greg Norman.” While that may sound a tad immodest, it’s literally 100 percent accurate. One of Tickle’s first jobs was as a storeman and packer in golf equipment manufacturer PGF’s […]
(Image credit: Getty Images) LYDIA Ko reclaimed her position as the queen of world golf today when she led throughout the final round to win her first HSBC Women’s World Championship at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club. Ko, the New Zealander who was elevated into golf’s Hall of Fame last year after winning gold at the […]
(Image credit: Getty Images) LYDIA Ko, with a round that included seven birdies, and Charley Hull, the English player who focuses as much on her early morning running as she does on golf, have the lead after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. Ko, the latest member of golf’s Hall of Fame and […]
LYDIA Ko, the Kiwi star who, at just 27, has achieved more in golf than almost anybody in history, roared into contention today with a brilliant second round five-under-par 67 in the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa in Singapore. Ko (71, 67) vaulted into second place in the event, referred to as Asia’s ‘major’, […]
Minjee Lee plays her approach to the first green in the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore today. MINJEE Lee, despite almost losing her ball in shoulder high grass on the sixth hole, was the best of a disappointing Australian contingent after the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship […]
Lydia Ko, a member of golf’s Hall of Fame at just 27 and one of the game’s superstars, will be highly fancied to take the HSBC Women’s World Championship, which begins at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. But on the eve of the event, known widely as ‘Asia’s Major,’ all anybody wanted to talk […]
WHENEVER Hannah Green returns to Singapore, she’s impressed anew at the quality of the beautiful Sentosa golf course, situated on the banks of the city’s spectacular harbour. It’s the scene of one of her biggest wins – last year’s HSBC Women’s World Championship – and this year, as the defending champion, she’s greeted as she […]
WHILE many of her rivals were competing in the Honda LPGA Thailand this week, Hannah Green has been at her Perth home, quietly preparing for her defence of the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Green, the world No 6 player, won the title at the Sentosa Golf Club last year, birdieing the last three […]
OKAY senior and veteran golfers, what’s your plan to remain healthy so that you can extend your golfing careers into your 80s or 90s? One man who knows something about longevity is 89-year-old Gary Player, who in a long career has racked up 159 professional tournament victories including nine majors and seven Australian Opens. Perhaps […]
IF you thought playing 58 events across the country in a single year, as well as tournaments in New Zealand, Fiji and the United States, was tough enough for a 54-year-old with a dicky wrist and bad feet, just wait until you hear what Andre Stolz has planned for 2025. Stolz, who has been a […]
Geelong’s PGA Professional Darrell Brown still pinches himself when he walks along the practice tee at the US Champions Tour. “I look one way and there’s Bernhard Langer, beside him Jose Maria Olazabal, over there Fred Couples and think ‘what am I doing with these guys, am i dreaming? All around me are legends of […]
GET set for a spectacular showcase of women’s golf as one of Australia’s most prestigious championships returns to the national sporting stage in early 2025 at an exciting new home. The Australian Women’s Classic, after six years at the renowned Bonville Golf Resort, will now take place at the stunning Coffs Harbour Golf Club on […]
THE locals reigned supreme at the Webex Players Series Perth, with two Western Australians on top, while leading lady Kirsten Rudgeley was a close third, in an event hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee. In the end it came down to the all-West Australian play-off, with 25-year-old Jordan Doull outlasting Haydn Barron on the […]
HE was Rookie of the Year in his first season on the PGA Tour, has earned more than $US16 million in prizemoney, is one of the few golfers to have shot 59 in competition, represented his country in a Presidents Cup and is estimated to be worth more than $US17 million. But you get the […]
Ian Gilligan, a one-shot winner of the men’s championship at the 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs. AMERICAN Ian Gilligan and Hyojin Yang of South Korea have held off the challenge of the Australian contingent to win the men’s and women’s Master of the Amateurs titles. Played at the Southern Golf Club on the Melbourne […]
JYE Halls and Rachel Lee are the new adidas Australian Amateur champions after the two NSW golfers scored dominant wins at Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne during January. Lee, from the Avondale Golf Club, claimed the women’s title by three shots over Queensland’s Sarah Hammett, while Jye Halls, originally from Mollymook on the NSW south […]
LOCATED just a short 10-minute drive from Noosa on the way to the iconic Eumundi Markets, Noosa Hills Par 3 and Mini Golf is the ultimate destination for a relaxed, welcoming golfing experience. Whether a seasoned golfer, a beginner, or simply seeking a family-friendly activity, Noosa Hills offers something for everyone. Known as the friendliest […]
LET us introduce you to Esprit de Vie a fresh take on the art of ageing that trades bingo halls for wine tastings, and lonely evenings for lively community vibes.. Nestled in the heart of Mermaid Waters, with a convenient walkway to the Q-Centre for shopping and essentials, this isn’t just later living – it’s […]
IT GLORIES in the title of a world championship. And, though this year’s winner may not be universally recognised as the world’s best, as the winner would if it were, say, boxing or swimming, this year’s HSBC Women’s World Championship is certain to produce a champion of rare quality. The event, of which Inside Golf […]
A popular addition to the field at the recent Australian PGA Championship, Jason Day performed strongly, finished in the top 10 and was well received by the crowds. Following his first tournament appearance on home soil after an absence of seven years, Day spoke to Inside Golf’s US correspondent Garrett Johnston upon his return to […]
Brendan Jones is headed for the PGA TOUR Champions in 2025 after successfully negotiating the qualifying school. Brendan Jones will become the 10th fully exempt Australian on the PGA TOUR Champions when he turns 50 in March after winning one of five tour cards at the recent qualifying school. After a sluggish front nine on […]
IN addition to Hannah Green’s second Greg Norman Medal, as announced in the December issue of Inside Golf, another nine high achievers were singled out and acknowledged at the PGA Awards Gala Dinner, held during the week of the recent Australian PGA Championship. More than 350 guests, including Cam Smith, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee […]
IT’S the last week of November, and Mark Gibson (aka Gibbo) is celebrating a significant milestone – 30 years as a full-time teaching professional at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. Mind you, the 66-year-old, who runs Exceptional Golf at Royal Pines, was well-credentialled long before arriving there after having spent time working as […]
TEVEN Valley Golf Course nestled in the green rolling hills of the Ballina hinterland of northern NSW might be a small nine-hole facility but that doesn’t stop it dreaming big ideas … and scoring the occasional win. Take the month of August, for example. Golf NSW called upon Teven Valley GC to host the $50,000 […]
EARLIER this year GreenSpace Management became the first “off course” provider globally to become a signatory to the R&A Women in Golf Charter, and as part of this commitment, GreenSpace has been flying along with numerous amazing Women focused initiatives at their golf and mini golf courses nationally. The latest initiative, the ‘Women’s Golf Morning […]
AHEAD of celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Burleigh Golf Club is continuing with its beautification and course upgrade program. Last year the popular Gold Coast club engaged renowned golf course architect Graham Marsh to redesign the par-three 17th hole and the third green. Last month the new-look lakeside 17th hole opened for play with […]
