The Brisbane Golf Club – Top 100 review
Golfplus Media visited The Brisbane Golf Club in early 2024 for a Golf Australia Magazine Top 100 feature; to be greeted by a hive of activity. New pro shop under construction, a new Crafter Mogford-designed short game area being developed and a host of on-course vegetation and other improvement projects in full swing. […]
Bougle Run – Barnbougle, Tasmania
Continuing on the short course theme following the 2022 Masters Par-Three Tournament, New Zealand’s The Cut Magazine have showcased my (short) piece on the fantastic Bougle Run course at Barnbougle, Tasmania as part of a longer ‘Aussie’ golf feature in their Autumn edition. The 14-hole Bougle Run opened for play in March 2021 and […]
Sanctuary Cove – The Pines renovation
The Arnold Palmer-designed Pines layout at Queensland’s Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club re-opened to members in July 2021 after a multi-million dollar upgrade of tees, greens, bunkers and sub-surface drainage systems. Players are now enjoying surfaces that are far superior to at any time in the course’s 30+ year history. Download article from —- […]
2020 – Renovations & Restorations
Extracting a shred of positivity from a year none of us will look back on with fondness, many exciting course renovations and restorations have been completed over the past 12-18 months and are waiting to be explored as borders and restrictions open up. Download article from The Cut Magazine (NZ and Australia)
Victoria Golf Club
Victoria Golf Club’s recent renovation project has elevated an already Top 100 world ranked golf course and a Sandbelt favourite to even loftier standards of course presentation. The quality of the putting surfaces in particular are a standout having been fully renovated for the first time since they were laid nearly a century ago. The […]
Peninsula Kingswood
One of Golfplus Media’s most exciting recent projects was the opportunity to showcase the astounding work completed recently at the 36-hole Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club on the outskirts of Melbourne. The golf courses at the longstanding Melboune Sandbelt club were completely overhauled following the merger of Peninsula and Kingswood Golf Clubs. Funds from the […]
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
‘Golf as it was meant to be’ on the remote, sandy clifftops of the Pacific Coast of Oregon in the United States. Links golf that is as British an experience as you can find outside of Britain. No tricks, no gimmicks, just you and the elements. An essential inclusion on every serious golfer’s bucket list. […]
Pasatiempo Golf Club – Santa Cruz, California
Perched in the hills above Santa Cruz on the northern tip of the Monterey Peninsula, Pasatiempo is one of Dr Alister MacKenzie’s most enduring legacies in a life’s work that gave us Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne West, Augusta National and Lahinch, among many around the world. Bobby Jones was so taken by Pasatiempo that he […]
Wollongong Golf Club – NSW
Not many golf clubs established in the 19th century are still going strong, if not stronger than ever. One of Australia’s oldest golf clubs to Sydney’s south, is doing just that. Download article from Golf Magazine (Australia)
St Andrews Beach – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
A Tom Doak-design which in a short history has opened, closed and re-opened again, is now starting to gain the attention and plaudits it deserves with a recent ranking among the Top Ten courses in Australia. Download article from Golf Vacation & Lifestyle Magazine (China) Download article from Golf Malaysia Magazine
