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IT was a routine phone call to a golf club manager that should have been dealt with quickly, but instead it turned into an unnecessary marathon. The rigmarole left me bewildered and convinced some golf club managers still fail the “communicating with the media” test. The number of phone calls to general managers that remain unanswered is staggering. It’s the bane of all golf writers. The frustration started after I had come across some information about an innovative idea a club had introduced to attract people to its club. I wanted to report about it because I thought it would be beneficial. To cut a long story short, it took five days and five phone calls to get the manager on the telephone. “Ah, you have been leaving messages for me to call you,” he said when answering my fifth call. “What can I do for you?”

His question made me think of John F. Kennedy’s famous quote made at his inaugural address immediately before taking the presidential oath of office. “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Substitute the words “country” with “club” and you’ll get my drift. By his own admission, the club was struggling and needed new members and he asks “what can I do for you”? “I had a group of 100 influential people who were interested in holding a corporate day at the club, but because I hadn’t heard from you they have taken their business elsewhere,” I said tongue in cheek. I remember top sports

administrator John Ribot warned golf clubs about staffing in 2004. “Get the front office right and everything else will fall into place,” he told delegates at a golf industry conference. “If you don’t change or challenge yourself you won’t get there.” In 2011, it’s clear there are still golf club managers that have a lot to learn – not only about communication, but other issues. The good news is help is just a phone call away. Later this year, Golf Management Australia is holding a national conference for its members. Learn, Lead and Inspire is the theme of the conference, which is shaping up as a not-to-bemissed educational experience. Oftentimes it is less-skilled managers who believe they already possess all the expertise needed to be a good GM and will give the conference a wide berth. Meanwhile, the professional club managers will jump at the chance to improve their knowledge. Of course, savvy golf club board members will insist their managers attend the conference. Attendance should be compulsory for all golf club general managers as a better-informed manager can ultimately help the club’s bottom line through the introduction of innovative ideas picked up at these conferences. Who knows, the conference could help rescue some of the golf industry’s under-strength GMs. FOOTNOTE: GMA has secured a number of top guest speakers for its conference to be held at Melbourne’s Crown Promenade Conference Centre from October 3-7. To find out more, log on to www.gma.org.au

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Last month’s Page 5 column (The membership model is (nearly) dead) elicited a massive response from readers. From social golfers, to club golfers to GMs and professionals, our inbox and website were overflowing with your letters — nearly all of you in agreement that the traditional membership model is outdated and in need of change. Here are some of your comments:

Letter of the month Your thoughts on restricted membership are interesting and should be discussed by club boards. However, for restricted memberships to work equitably there need to be changes at the administration level of our game. The problem I have with restricted membership is that there are people who take advantage. They pay reduced fees for 5-day (Mon to Fri) membership at one club and then play in club competitions as a visitor at neighbouring clubs on the weekend. This can be addressed if the Golf Link Software is changed so restricted membership means exactly that. If a person is a 5-day member of a club then Golf Link should reject their handicap enquiry to play anywhere on a weekend. Junior membership should be kept to a minimum of affiliation fees only. We need to encourage today’s youth to play a game that is not only fun, but provides special Letters ofcan the month qualities that have a powerful and lasting

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impact on young people’s self-image, personal development and confidence. Also, I think the rules of amateur status need revising. Anyone winning a club voucher in any golf competition should be able to use these vouchers at membership renewal time to pay all or part of the annual subscription. I agree that the reciprocal club arrangement should be encouraged. Clubs should have reciprocal rights for their members at as many clubs as possible throughout Australia. It is only a matter of clubs writing to one another and making the arrangements. The suggestions of restricted membership / family membership / membership credits / expanding reciprocal rights are all commendable but it won’t work unless we stop the “smarties” from taking advantage of the system. Dave Parkinson, via email

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When discussing options of joining a golf club, the joining fee is always an issue. In Sydney, the joining fee is often double the annual fee, or more. Just on this basis, the current membership model is dead. It is difficult to justify such large joining fees unless you can commit to being a member of the club for 5 or 10 years. However, how can you predict where you will be in 10 years? These days the average time staying at a residence is 7 years, your job and area may change. More flexibility and more options are now required for golf membership. Rodney Forrester, via our website Why aren’t all golf clubs reciprocal with each other, especially for competition? This could be an added incentive for players to join a golf club. I realise that there are arguments against this proposal but there are solutions to issues such as small clubs battling to maintain fields, variations

in the status of clubs and maintaining access for members of popular clubs to competitions in their own club. The broadening of reciprocal rights is especially important for golfers who travel regularly. With the average age of golfers increasing, and especially so for retirees, it is important that they be encouraged to maintain club membership. Brian, via our website You are so right about clubs stuck in the mud. Been a member of clubs all my life. I am a 5-day member (should be called a 1-day member between corporate days and ‘this day’ and ‘that day’). The only point of a membership is being able to play more than once a week. There are many great public access courses out there now, we’re spoiled for choice. So from now on I will just pay as I go and I’m sure I will be well in front. Mark, via our website

I recently changed clubs in Canberra. It was not about the cost of the membership, it was more about how the club treated its current members. My new club is very friendly, has cold beer and, most importantly to me, is open to suggestions on how to improve the club and get more people involved. For example: a guy on secondment from Victoria wanted to join a club here in Canberra for a three month period. As he was a keen golfer, he wanted to play at least every Saturday in the competition. He researched the different clubs trying to get a good deal and a three month membership. As you said in your article, “clubs are stodgy and archaic” in their approach. I contacted my club manager and explained the situation. The manager said it was an interesting aspect of membership which they had never before addressed. To cut a long story short, the guy from Victoria got his three month membership, at a good price and, is very pleased with the treatment he received. I think this is the type of “forward and progressive” thinking you are alluding to in your article. Is the membership model of yesteryear dead? Not yet. But unless clubs can think outside the box and adapt to differing requirements then, death is not too far away for some clubs. Wazza Gray, via email It is time that ALL Clubs look into the future at affordable memberships that will increase numbers within your club. It is far better to have more people on the course and within the clubhouse than to have none. I live in the SE Qld, and I have the opportunity of playing on many courses within a 200km radius, but what these clubs are asking to pay is over my budget. Suggestion: If I am a current member of a club, then would it not be in the best interest of other clubs to offer to me a game at members guests rates? I usually play in a group of 2 or 4, so that would mean that the club would gain around $60 for course play ,plus buggies, along with takings in the clubhouse – bar / food etc. Also there are many “Grey Nomads” who are on the road for many months at a time —wouldn’t it be nice to offer them games at members guest prices? Whilst these people may be financially better than most, they are still watching their budget whilst on the road. The more players we can get onto the golf courses, the better off golf clubs will be. Karen, via our website

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Aussie golfers dominate at Special Olympics Athens’ Glyfada Golf Course bore witness to an Australian talent onslaught last month, as every member of Australia’s Special Olympics golf team won a medal in their division. With remarkable performances all around, the Aussie team returned from Greece with two gold (Steve Robson, Matthew Culkin), three silver (Amanda Patterson, Alexander Hayes, Kate Wilson) and two bronze (Matthew Curley, Craig Read). Robson, who is a member of Everglades Golf Club, took home the gold medal when he came home with a wet sail to defeat frontrunner Tom Petersen of Denmark. Placed in Division 2 after the first two rounds, Robson started the final day of the four-round tournament nine shots behind. Things didn’t exactly go to plan, however, when he four-putted the first hole, but he quickly rallied and turned a 13-shot deficit into what would become a fourshot victory. It took until the 17th hole for Robson to get the upper hand when he bombed a 275m drive and followed it up with a nice up-and-down for par. He took a two-shot lead to the 18th, a short but tough dogleg par-4 hole with a tiered small green surrounded by heavy US Open-style rough. Despite finishing with a bogey, Robson’s final round of 75 was a personal best and set a new Special Olympics course record.

Newcastle to host NSW Open Newcastle Golf Club has secured the hosting rights of the NSW Open Golf Championship for 3 years from 2011 through to and including 2013. Golf NSW CEO, Greg Mills and Newcastle Golf Club Captain, Michael Mulvaney, in the company of two former winners in Owen Beldham and Aaron Townsend, signed off on an agreement for the club to again become the host venue. Beldham won the event as an amateur back in 1972, the last time Newcastle staged the event, while Townsend is a local Novocastrian and a member at the Newcastle club. Townsend won the NSW Open in 2008.

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L-R Assistant Coach John Borger, Matthew Culkin and Amanda Patterson. (Photo: John Barker) With rounds of 92-92-88-75 (347) the result placed Robson fifth behind Division 1 winner Thomas Lugg of South Africa. He was ecstatic with the result and thanked all his supporters and friends afterwards. Robson’s display set the tone and he was followed onto the course by Read, Wilson, Curley and Hayes. Silver medallist and Queenslander Patterson, later admitted feeling a little nervous and her

form dropped off. Not that she was unhappy with a silver. “It’s a lovely course,” she said earlier in the day. “Much better than the course at Rhodes where we had trouble getting tees into the rocky ground.” Patterson had plenty of support from back home with hero-grams from her mother and her friends at the Pine Rivers Golf Club in north Brisbane where she plays every Monday.

Carbrook Classic success

The 2011 NSW Open will this year be held from the 17th to 20th of November and in continuing the recent tradition, entry to the course will be free of charge.

CARBROOK Golf Club captain and club champion Peter Cramp stretched out and snared the prestigious Premium Plant and Haulage Carbrook Classic. Cramp carded rounds of 75-74 for a 149 total to finished two shots clear of Tony Fuchs (73-78). Tyler Herd finished with Windaroo’s Gavin Simonds next. Logan’s Jason Weir (72-67) won the nett section. In the women’s nett event, Christine Newton (7372) edged out Melissa Mason (72-74). The women’s gross was even closer when Debbie Mackenroth and Lisa Fuchs both finishing with a 174 total. Mackenroth was declared the winner on a countback courtesy of her final round 83 – one shot better than Fuch’s.

TOM Crothers has been re-elected chair of Golf Queensland. Crothers has led the board since the establishment of Golf Queensland in 2007. He is joined in the leadership role by board directors Carmel Smith, Peter Castrisos, Trish Harding, Graeme Mathers, Brad Petley, Carmel O’Keeffe and Matthew Toomey. “It’s been a tough six months for our industry, but Golf Queensland has been at the forefront in the supporting of clubs in their recovery from the natural disasters over the summer,” he said. Crothers said Golf Queensland was working with Golf Australia on the Golf Industry Recovery Fund allocations and expected to make an announcement soon. “In addition to the Golf Industry Recovery Fund, the Queensland Government has provided many opportunities for clubs to obtain funding to become operational again. “We’ve had enormous support from the Queensland Government in the recovery of our clubs following the flooding and cyclones.”

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ROWES Bay’s Eileen Bell maintained her good form to win the Queensland Women’s Sand Green Championship by 12 shots at Hughenden Golf Club. Bell fired a course record 69 in the first round and followed that up with an even-par 70 to win the title from Mackay’s Shae Holmes. Loretta Mauro (Ayr) finished in third place. Jandowae’s Iris Thompson made it back-to-back wins to defend her Bronze I division title with consecutive rounds of 84. She finished five shots clear of Rowes Bay’s Priscilla Tehana (89-84). Judith Carswell (Capricorn) was ecstatic with her victory in the Bronze II division after consistent rounds of 92-92 (184). She finished five shots clear of Anne Robinson (Mackay) with Cathy Snelson (Rowes Bay) next.

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Australian PGA member Colin Field, now the distributor of PING products in Queensland, has been honoured with a prestigious Distinguished Service Award from Karsten Manufacturing in the US. An award which is traditionally confined to PING employees at the company headquarters in Phoenix, Field, who was instrumental in the design of the PING InFlight fitting system, was recognised for his contributions to PING and PING Club Fitting excellence throughout the world. “I have a good relationship with John Solheim (PING CEO) and have built a level of trust with

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For those with a passion for the sport contemplating a career in golf, applications have now opened for the 2012 PGA Australia Trainee Program. Open to male and female golfers, the three-year trainee program provides invaluable on-the-job training and experience at a golf facility, whilst at the same time it offers formal education in a variety of vocational areas. On completion of the program successful

him from working with him over a long period of time,” said Field, who prior to returning home had been working in Asia for PING for over a decade. “If I suggest something to him he tends to take it on board and listen. “The beauty of the InFlight is that it is visual. The consumers can see and understand what they are doing. Plus it gives the pros more consistency and more tools when it comes to them fitting clubs.” Field, who competed on the Australasian Tour and has been a PGA member for 20 years, is now the man for all things PING in the Sunshine State.

graduates become Full Vocational Members of the PGA of Australia, while also receiving Certificates II and III in Sport (Career Oriented Participation), Vocational Golf Coach Accreditation through the Australian Sports Commission and a diploma of Diploma of Sport (Coaching). The application period runs until August 31, with information available at the PGA Australia website, the respective state PGA offices or by contacting PGA Academy on 03 8320 1911.

STATE teams taking part in the Australian Men’s and Women’s Interstate Teams Matches to be played in Perth from September 13-16 will have an extra incentive to perform well. For the first time in the history of the event, a final will be contested between the two teams who finish with the most contest wins after five rounds of matchplay singles. In previous years, the championship has involved teams from each State contesting foursomes and singles matchplay. “The introduction of the final is expected to ensure an exciting conclusion to the event. And it is hoped it will further develop the country’s elite golfers, who will be required to play under pressure. Manager of Golf Australia’s amateur championships, Therese Ritter, said it was a new era for the event.

New South Welshman Peter Lonard continues to show glimpses of what everyone knows he is capable as he attempts to battle his way back to the US PGA Tour. Now playing the Nationwide Tour after a series of setbacks and surgeries, Lonard found himself back in the thick of the action at the Mexico Open recently when sitting in a tie for first place with just one round to go. Unfortunately for Lonard, a winner at the MCI Heritage Classic on the US Tour back in 2005 and an eight-time champ on the Australasian Tour,

his final round 73 wasn’t what he had hoped for as he dropped back into 11th position. His next tournament, the PGA Viking Classic, saw him achieve a top-10 finish, with an 18-under total to secure a T9 placing, his best finish of the year. So he is making some positive steps in the right direction. Lonard was 78th on the moneylist after Mexico and while he has his work in front of him in trying to climb into the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour by year’s end, recent performances have certainly given him more than a glimmer of hope.

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An Australian Sports Commission report has revealed that golf is Victoria’s sixth most popular participation sport, attracting more than 40,000 new players between 2009 and 2010 into the sport in that state. Taking from the sports commission report, the Herald Sun wrote that 319,000 Victorians, or 7.3% of the state’s population, played golf in 2010, up from 278,000 the previous year. Walking is still the highest participation sport with 1.6 million people taking part last year while aerobics/fitness is the biggest growing category.

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Australian team named TWO Queenslanders and two New South Welshmen will carry Australia’s hopes at the AsiaPacific Team Championship to be played in Fiji later this month. Queenslanders Cameron Smith and Rika Batibasaga and NSW’s Jake Higgenbottom and Daniel Bringolf will tee off in the biennial event at Natadola and Denarau golf clubs from August 16-19. The format is 72 holes stroke play with the best three scores to count each day. Australia has a good record in the event, which started in 1963. Teams from Down Under have won the Nomura Cup eight times despite not playing in the first seven events. Australia’s victories came in 1985, ’91, ’93, ’99, ’01, ’03, ’05 and ’07. The Asia-Pacific nations are: Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vanuatu.

Qld junior decided INDOOROOPILLY’S Viraat Badhwar and Lauren Mason (Horton Park) have taken out their respective titles at the Queensland Boys’ and Girls’ amateur champions at Bargara. Badhwar, who plays off a one handicap, returned rounds of 73-70-68. The 15-year-old’s three round total of 211 – five-under par – was too good for the rest of the championship field, which included the under-18 age category. Badhwar finished six shots clear of Alexander Wall (Virginia), Jack Huyler (Coolangatta Tweed) and Sam Daley (Wynnum). In the girls’ section, Mason also scored a runaway win. She fired rounds of 76-74-75 for a 225 total to secure one of the biggest wins in her young career. Tiffany-Claire Lewis (Pelican Waters), Gennai Goodwin (Mossman) and Anna Stanton (Woodford) finished six shots further back.

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Johnson right at home MACKAY’S Anthony Johnson used local knowledge to win his second $70,000 Meng Tyre and Mechanical City of Mackay Pro-Am. Johnson carded rounds of 68-71-65-68 for a 272 total – 12-under par – to finish one shot ahead of roommate for the week Rowan Beste, who came home strong with the best round of the day – a five-under par 66. Second round leader Jun Seok Lee and Queenslander Paul Donahoo shared third place three shot behind. “It’s nice to be able to win my home event for the second time, but to do it in front of all my family is just something that I thought would never happen,” John said. “Golf is a funny game and I guess this week was just meant to be my week.”

The seven District Teams of the Junior Jug The Junior Jug is an Inter-District Matchplay Tournament held every year and played between Junior girls from the seven districts in Queensland. The event was first played in 1984 at Bargara Golf Club and has continued to foster and develop the talent of junior female golfers in Queensland. Teams of 3 players are selected to represent their home district: Far North Queensland, North Queensland, Central Queensland, Wide Bay Burnett, Downs & South Western, Gold

Coast & Brisbane & Districts. Each district takes their turn to host the event and this year Brisbane & Districts hosted the event at Gailes Golf Club from 27-30June. This year a tie for first place saw Wide Bay Burnett & Central Queensland sharing the title. Congratulations to all golfers, Team Captains, Team Managers , B&D Committee members, volunteers and Gailes staff for a great week of golf.

Creswick to host VIC PGA The PGA Tour of Australasia is headed to the Ballarat region for the first time in its history following the announcement that the Victorian PGA Championship has a new home at Forest Resort Creswick. The Victorian PGA Championship will be contested at Forest Resort Creswick from February 13 – 19, 2012 bringing with it a field of 144 professionals from all corners of Australia. “The PGA is pleased to add Creswick to its growing list of tournament hosts and we look forward to what will be a fantastic Victorian PGA Championship come February,” said Brian Thorburn, CEO of the PGA of Australia. “Regional areas such as Ballarat are an

important part of the PGA’s tournament strategy and with the support of the local community we look forward to ensuring this event is a huge success.” With this announcement the Victorian PGA Championship says goodbye to its recent host venue at Sandhurst and moves to regional Victoria for the first time in over 20 years. With a prize purse in 2012 of $120,000 the winner will also take home a start in the PGA Tour of Australasia’s biggest events including the Australian Open, PGA Championship, NZ Open and JBWere Masters. The Champion will also be granted exemptions for OneAsia, the world’s newest and fastest growing professional golf tour.

New-look website GOLF Qld launched its new-look website recently. Golf Queensland chair Tom Crothers said the significant change allowed the organisation to take a fresh look at its branding, which identified the need for a stronger visual statement. “The new corporate brand now clearly demonstrates who we are and what we are about without any confusion,” he said. “It’s important to get this right, particularly when we are competing against other strong sporting organisations for participation and funding. “The new brand unmistakably identifies golf and Queensland without the need for any text. “We are also planning to step up our marketing and promotion of our sport and this change will help get our message across to non-golf club players and existing club members.” He said the new website was significantly more sophisticated in its functionality and was a lot more visually appealing. “We looked at what people did when they visited our site and we have made changes to get the information to them easier, quicker and more direct. “The first stage is to get the basic information live so we don’t disrupt our business and more importantly our state tournament entry processes.” “Progressively, we will be looking at introducing other elements to the website to further improve its functionality.”

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Nisbet back in the fold

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Former Keperra Bowl winner Daniel Nisbet CHAMPION Queensland amateur Daniel Nisbet is back. Nisbet, who returned to tournament golf in May after an 18-month ban, has been named in the Queensland team to play in the Australia Interstate Teams Matches to be held in September. In 2009, Nisbet was banned for bringing a bottle of steroids into the country that he bought over the counter in the US for a friend. Nisbet, who plays out of Caboolture Golf Club, will be joined in the Queensland team by Maverick Antcliff (Hills International), Tim Hart (Indooroopilly), Taylor MacDonald (Redcliffe), Kevin Marques (Indooroopilly), Dan McGraw (Gailes), Cameron Smith (Royal Queensland) and Chris Wood (Wynnum). Richard Harris is the team coach and Don Palmer is manager.

Queensland chairman of selectors Barry Shepherd said there was an impressive pool of talented players to choose from. “There is a wealth of talent in the Queensland ranks and the selection process was not taken lightly,” he said. “Unfortunately we had to leave out some highly credentialed players.” The women’s team is: Jessica Jenkins (Oxley), Christina Mew (Royal Queensland), Ashley Ona (Gailes), Ali Orchard (Surfers Paradise), Michele Pericic (Southport) and Corinne Swan (Burleigh). Tony Meyer is the team’s coach and Hayley Wilkinson will manage the team. The Australian Interstate Series will be played at Royal Perth Golf Club (men) and Western Australian Golf Club (women) from September 13-16.

INFLUENTIAL golf writer Tom Ramsey, who died last month aged 75 following a long battle with cancer, was a powerful figure in Australian golf – especially during the late 1970s and 1980s. Renowned for knowledge of the game, Ramsey covered 140 majors and was extremely well-known in the UK and America where he crossed paths with superstars including Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan. Born in Northern Ireland, Ramsey was News Limited’s chief golf writer for more than 40 years. Bernie Pramberg, who followed Ramsey as News Limited group golf writer in 1998, said he was widely read and had a vast knowledge of the game. “He knew the game, had connections and was not backward in taking on individuals or organisations he thought deserved challenging,” Pramberg said. “He was feisty and could divide opinion. “But he was also very generous and he certainly helped me when I started out covering golf. “Tom was among the last of an oldschool of newspaper men whose travel, accommodation and lifestyle was vastly different to what most of us are accustomed to. “For Tom, it was first-class all the way. “Unlike most of the blokes who write about

golf, Tom was a very fine player who liked nothing more than wager on the course.” Ramsey played off a one handicap and word has it he never lost when there was money on the line. He won the Australian Golf Writers’ Association championship 12 times and is the only person to win the Australian, US and British golf writers’ titles. My first contact with Ramsey was in the 1980s at a Skins tournament at Mirage, Port Douglas where he introduced me to some of the players including Wayne Grady and Greg Norman. Our association continued in the 1990s when he wrote for a golf publication I was editing at the time. Former colleague, Mick Court, knew him for 30 years and called him a friend. “Tom was a great friend,” he said. “I remember playing golf with him on his 50th birthday at The Australian. “He was, quite simply, the doyen of Australian golf writers. “He introduced me to the legendary Gene Sarazen on my first trip to Augusta in 1997. “I watched him play golf with Sean Connery … and write about it. “There’ll never be another golf writer like him. “Golf professionals and clubs all around this country would fear Tom’s annual awards for fear of earning ‘the wrath of Rambo’ when he handed out his gongs.” Ramsey is survived by his wife Carmel and son Andrew. RIP mate, you played well.

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Gary Player named honorary starter for 2012 Masters The Masters is arguably the most storied championship in the game and Gary Player is one of its greatest champions. Paying tribute to one of the legends of the game, Augusta National announced that Gary Player will join Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters to open the 2012 Masters. “I am thrilled to join my friends Jack and Arnold as an honorary starter,” Player said. “Augusta National is a special place that holds many memories for me. When I won my first Green Jacket in 1961, Arnold put it on my back. In 1962, Arnold beat me in an 18-hole playoff to win his second in three years. The year after my second win in 1974, Jack became the second man at the time to ever win four Masters. I was there to put the Green Jacket on both of them. Moments like those are so special and to be able to experience those memories with friends and competitors is something I will never forget.” Gary Player’s career at Augusta National began in 1957 with an invitation from then chairman Clifford Roberts. Player credits his father Harry for getting him the invitation after he wrote a letter encouraging Augusta National to invite his son who was beginning to win regularly in South Africa, Europe, The Middle East and Australia. In 2009, 52 appearances and three Green Jackets later, an emotional and grateful Gary Player made his final appearance as a competitor. His 52 appearances are the most ever. In 1961 Player became the first international player to ever win at Augusta National and is one of only 8 men to win 3 or more Green Jackets. He captured his second title in 1974 and in 1978 with one of the greatest back nine performances in

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“If there’s a golf course in heaven, I hope it’s like Augusta National. I just don’t want an early tee time.”–Gary Player Masters history, Player roared back from 7 shots down to win his third Championship. “I remember when Seve and I were on the 11th tee some patrons said that I was so far behind that it was not worth following our group. I told them not to leave because I was going to win. Seve looked at me and asked if I really thought that I could, and I told him that one can never give up and to always believe. That is the way I live my life; with a positive attitude no matter what. It is one of the biggest reasons for my success,” said Player. In 1998 at the age of 62 he became the oldest player to ever make the cut. He holds the record of 23 consecutive cuts made and is second all

time with number of cuts made with 30 (the record is held by Jack Nicklaus). Although his competitive career at Augusta National has ended, Player continues to remain involved at The Masters. The Big Three (Player, Palmer and Nicklaus) are the featured group during the Par-3 Competition and he represents global companies like SAP, Callaway and CocaCola during Masters week. He also hosted the US leg of the Gary Player Invitational Series of charity golf tournament at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta following the 2011 Masters. Champions Retreat the first golf course in the world to feature designs by Player, Palmer and Nicklaus on the same property.

Competitors at OneAsia’s Charity High 1 Resort Open in Korea had a long week of waiting until weather finally intervened, allowing just one round to be completed and causing the cancellation of the event. With thick fog refusing to go away, OneAsia officials had no choice but to cancel the US$1 million event, with the end result seeing 50 per cent of the prize pool split evenly amongst the 153 professionals in the field. The money distributed however did not count towards the OneAsia order of merit. The unluckiest man when the weather failed to respond and the decision to cancel came through was young NSW professional Damon Welsford, who when left stranded 15 holes into his second round was on top of the leaderboard at 9-under par and heading for what might have been the biggest week of his career. Only three players managed to complete 36-holes of the tournament, leaving officials with little choice but to cancel proceedings.

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Club Car appointed preferred golf car of Ogilvy, Clayton to master plan Sun City FORMER US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy and the Presidents Cup professional golfer and course designer Michael

Club Car Asia/Pacific Vice President Kevin Gates with Team Captains Greg Norman and Fred Couples at Presidents Cup 2011 Captain’s Day Club Car has been appointed preferred Golf Car of the Presidents Cup 2011 and will be providing over 200 golf and utility vehicles to tournament organisers, players and broadcasters during the event at Royal Melbourne in November. “This will be the biggest single golf event in Australia over a 20 year period and I’m delighted that we are able to play a part in staging and supporting it,” said Kevin Gates, Vice President, Asia/Pacific at Club Car NBC Sports Golf Channel will make exclusive use of Club Car Turf Utility Vehicles during the event. Over 40 Club Car Turf 2 Utility Vehicles will provide transportation solutions to the production crews and cameras across the facility.

“Given the significance of The Presidents Cup 2011, we’ve opted to supply all vehicles to the event brand new – we see no point in supplying anything less than new, premium product to this premier event” added Club Car CEO Gary Michel from his office in Augusta Georgia. “The Presidents Cup 2011 at Royal Melbourne will provide a wonderful opportunity for us to demonstrate our willingness and ability to support world class events in any part of the world.” Vehicles for The Presidents Cup 2011 will begin arriving in Australia in September and will be prepared, dressed with Presidents Cup 2011 livery and stored in preparation for the tournament.

Hole sale divides residents

LOCAL residents are divided over Bendigo Golf Club’s (Victoria) plans to allow residential development on the course’s 475-metre 13th hole. The hole’s redevelopment, which is one option in the golf club’s plan to resurrect its dire financial situation, has received mixed responses from nearby Ascot residents. One adjacent neighbour, Trish, said she would not support the proposed sale of land. “I would be unhappy and angry if the redevelopment went ahead, because the reason we bought the land here was because of the quietness of the area and any redevelopment would really encroach on our living,” she said. Trish said she hoped residential consultation would take place before any decision was made.

On the other side of the spectrum, Taylor Street resident and Bendigo Golf Club Committee Member Mark Bell said the land development would be a small price to pay to keep the club afloat. “I support the idea because it’s either sell that bit of land or the whole thing goes,” he said. “It’s either 20 houses now or 250 if the club goes under.” Mr Bell said he would be willing to sacrifice his home’s golf course view to prevent major housing development on the land. “I support the land development. It would affect me badly personally, but you’ve got to think big picture and it would be good for Bendigo Golf Club, good for Bendigo, so I think you need to look to the wider community.” The Bendigo Golf Club is trialling two new membership categories, including a $13,000 life membership, before considering selling off the land.

Clayton have commenced work on a Master Plan to redesign the Sun City Country Club at Yanchep (WA) - the club’s first major works since it opened in the 1970s. The Ogilvy-Clayton team is internationally acclaimed for their work on some of Australia’s most iconic and exciting courses and at Sun City, the new master plan promises to deliver a championship course of international standing. Their portfolio currently includes Kingston Heath, The Lakes in Sydney, Lake Karrinyup and Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania which after just 6 years has been ranked as the number 1 public course in Australia and number 35 in the world. Sun City is a privately owned Club that was originally designed by Murray Dawson in 1974. The course has always enjoyed a reputation as a challenging long-driver’s course. The new master plan, whilst still being developed and undergoing member consultation will include realignment of several fairways to enhance the strategic element of the course, making it more enticing for golfers of all abilities. Clayton said that the redesign would reflect his team’s belief that every course should draw inspiration from the surrounding natural landscape, making the setting a critical element. “The land north of Perth where Sun City is located – sandy and undulating natural dunes land - is unbelievably good for golf ” he said. “By far the best land near to any capital city in Australia and in fact anywhere in Australia – incredible golfing land”. Sun City Country Club General Manager and tournament amateur Doug Hannaford, a member

Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking, Ashley Mead and Mike Clayton of the Top 100 Courses in Australia judging panel said Ogilvy Clayton’s purist approach blends traditional design principles and firsthand experience of many of the world’s greatest golf courses”. The Sun City upgrade is timely and in line with significant growth and development in the Yanchep region. New residential development, arterial road extensions and planned transport links are closing the distance between Yanchep and the Perth CBD, making Sun City an even more attractive proposition for golfers from the wider metro area. “Sun City Country Club is a club on the move,” Doug said. The area is growing rapidly and we’ve enlisted the services of this internationally renowned team to take the Club to the next level. With our resident kangaroos, emus and a major reticulation upgrade already underway, Sun City promises to become an iconic Australian golf experience”. For more information about the Sun City Country Club master plan, contact Doug Hannaford on 08 9561 1148 or email club@suncitycountryclub.com.au.

Palmer buys Hyatt Regency Coolum CLIVE Palmer, Queensland’s richest man, has bought one of the state’s prime tourist venues, the Hyatt Regency Coolum resort on the Sunshine Coast, reports 9News. It’s the mining magnate’s first venture into the tourism industry, but he’s not revealing how much it cost. “The Hyatt Regency is one of the state’s leading resorts and has a rich history,” he said. “We have plans to increase the occupancy of the Hyatt Regency and make it one of the best resorts in the world.” Given its premium beachside resort amenities and close proximity to the Sunshine Coast Airport, I see enormous scope to build on Hyatt Regency Coolum’s already very strong appeal.” Mr Palmer says the Hyatt will continue to manage the resort,

while Lend Lease and Sekisui House, Japan’s largest builder of premium homes, will focus on creating a world class beachfront residential community. The complex boasts two kilometres of beach frontage and 150 hectares of natural bushland. It has a golf course which hosts the Australian PGA Championship each year, beach club, privately patrolled beach, tennis centre, arts centre, conference centre and the largest day spa in the southern hemisphere. Mr Palmer, who is listed on BRW’s Rich List as having over $6 billion in assets, also has plans to develop an $8 billion coal mine and infrastructure project in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland.He also owns the Gold Coast United Football Club which competes in the Hyundai A-League.

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Head Aussie super steps down JOHN Neylan has officially tendered his resignation as general manager of the Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association (AGCSA). Neylan, 55, broke the news to a shellshocked AGCSA team at a staff meeting citing a number of reasons for making the decision to depart after 11 years’ service. “It was a very difficult decision on the one hand but a very easy one on the other,” says Neylan, who has been sole general manager since 2009. “I have had 11 wonderful and challenging years at the AGCSA during which time we have achieved many great things. It was a difficult decision because of the great relationship I have with the staff, the board and the members, but it was easy when I came to grips with the fact that I needed to start thinking outside the job more and looking after myself better.”

Toro Australia appoints new Area Sales Manager – Golf

Australia’s leading supplier of irrigation and turf care equipment, Toro Australia, has appointed Mr Ben Cavanagh as Area Sales Manager - Golf for northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Ben has 20 years of experience in the turf industry, and formerly held the position of Golf Course Superintendant at Brisbane Golf Club. He will deal directly with golf customers from Grafton in northern New South Wales to Yeppoon in Queensland. Ben Cavanagh can be contacted on 0400 868 383 or email ben.cavanagh@toro.com

Neylan has had to combat a number of external issues over the past year which contributed greatly to his eventual decision. Among those was the mild heart attack he suffered in the lead up to the Gold Coast conference last year which forced him to miss the event. “When you give your wife and children a scare like that you really start to put things in perspective and it certainly gave me a wakeup call,” adds Neylan. “It’s the responsibility of the job too. I suppose I have got to a point to where I don’t think I can do the job as well as it needs to be done. Looking forward there will be a number of challenges facing the AGCSA over the next 3-5 years and I probably don’t have the expertise to tackle these in the manner in which they need to be.”

Keysborough GC announces new general manager

MR. Dee Healey has been appointed as the new general manager of Keysborough Golf Club. Mr Healey comes from the Cypress Lakes Group where he was previously the Chief Operating Officer. He brings to the club 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry.

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Ian Triggs Golf at Brookwater DavidNewbery IAN Triggs Golf has landed at Brookwater Golf and Country Club on the outskirts of Brisbane. Triggs was last month joined at the opening of his academy by Brookwater ambassadors Ian Healy, Peter Meares and Ipswich mayor Cr Paul Pisasale as well as Golf Queensland CEO Lindsay Ellis and Springfield Land Corporation chairman Maha Sinnathamby. Triggs, who coaches a host of big-name players including Karrie Webb and John Senden, said he was hoping to make the academy a specialist centre in coaching. “I’m really excited about moving to Brookwater,” Triggs said at the official launch. “The facility at Brookwater will be the only one in Australia, so it will be great to have a base again after so many years of travelling. “The academy will service the members, the general public and provide high performance aspects for everyone from beginners to elite players,” he said. “The focus is also going to be on junior golf. “My aim is to create one of the best facilities for children’s golfing development. “I’ll be working with Golf Australia, Golf Queensland, the Greg Norman Golf Foundation and the PGA to bring a world-class trainee program to Brookwater. “This is a great opportunity to get back into coaching at a grassroots level and to work towards developing Brookwater into a hotspot of emerging professional golfers.” At the open day, Triggs provided free golf lessons and tips and demonstrated the latest in

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Is this going to be the biggest ever year for Australian golf? It certainly looks like it. As we fast approach the business end of the season, enthusiasm for what lies ahead for Australian golf fans continues to grow. The 2011 PGA Tour of Australasia season will re-start in September with a new tournament in the South Pacific. Following a number of successful years on the NSW/ ACT Pro Am circuit, the South Pacific Open Golf Championship has been elevated to our main Tour offering the most exotic Tour destination ever for our Tour players. The tournament will kick-start an action packed Summer of

Golf that over the coming months will travel through the South Pacific as well as Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and into New Zealand, meaning golfers everywhere will have the opportunity to see some of the world’s and Australia’s best golfers in action. Last month IMG confirmed the JBWere Masters will be played from December 8-11 at Victoria Golf Club which will conclude the Tour season for 2011. With Luke Donald, Ian Poulter and defending Champion Stuart Appleby already confirmed, the JBWere Masters will ensure an exciting finish to the 2011 Order of Merit which will again be hotly contested. Tickets for this and all other events will

go on sale in the coming months, so keep an eye out to make sure you are a part of the biggest ever season of Australian golf. It would be remiss of me not to congratulate Jason Day for his second place in the US Open, a feat that pushed him up the world rankings into 9th position. Jason is an outstanding Ambassador for Australian golf and we can’t wait to see him back home towards the end of the year. I’d also like to mention one of our more experienced PGA Members in Peter “Chook” Fowler who at 52 years old just took out his second European Seniors Tour title for 2011. Congratulations Peter on behalf of the PGA and all your fellow Members and again we hope to see you back in Australia in the coming months.

the year which are of most benefit to them. There is no onus on clubs to commit to selling for an extended period – although clubs often find an arrangement which suits their needs over the longer term. The database which Stardeals promotes club offers to is considerable and creates a whole new audience who may be interested in playing at your golf club. This audience’s interaction with your club is not limited to playing golf. They may also be interested in booking a business luncheon or wedding at your golf club. The diversity of business opportunities is large. This is clearly a business avenue clubs may want to explore further. It will not be the right method for all clubs, but for some it will present an opportunity to strengthen their business. The important thing for clubs who utilise this marketing / sales approach is to have a clear understanding on how it can benefit your club and to approach it

as an opportunity to build a connection with a new audience. The greatest success will come for clubs who are able to offer a very positive experience to this audience and from there to generate a supply of repeat business and also memberships. One of the reasons we decided to work with Groupon was that their subscriber list is directly sourced and presents a group of people who are more likely to become longer term customers of clubs. In other news, next month sees a revamped edition of the Australian Interstate Teams Matches take place at Royal Perth Golf Club and The Western Australian Golf Club from 1316 September. This keenly contested national championship brings together the best men and women from around the country in a fierce state versus state rivalry. Follow all the results on our website at www.golfaustralia.org.au or on Twitter @golf_australia .

total prizemoney in a third of the LPGA Tour’s events (8 of 24 total events.) LET members meanwhile, will compete for just under 50% of the Tour’s total offerings in the four events comprising the Evian Masters, Women’s British Open, Ladies Irish Open and Ladies Scottish Open. With the LPGA Tour offering a total of $14.75 million (of a total $42m) in the space of eight events, the final money lists and indeed Rolex World Rankings end of year standings could well be shaped during these eight pressurepacked weeks. Leading LPGA players along with those LET members, who qualify to play the big events, face a wonderful opportunity to line their pockets, and secure 2012 status, with strong performances in these events. They will have to do so against the strongest possible competition as none of the top payers are likely to miss any of these key tournaments.

Meanwhile, the LPGA of Japan Tour continues to roll along with its 34 event calendar, presenting a total of A$35m to their members who, in comparison to LPGA and LET, enjoy the luxury of continuity and a momentum building schedule, year round. Their August schedule includes the LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup – the year’s second major – which posts the schedule’s equal highest purse of Yen 140,000,000 (A$1,620,000) We wish all Aussie players the best of luck during these bumper months. Whilst talking schedules, I am confident of being in a position to release the ALPG Tour’s 2012 calendar of events by mid August. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement regarding the Women’s Australian Open and a new tournament which could see us playing six tournaments in the space of seven weeks, commencing early January.

Golf Australia StephenPitt As we recently announced, Golf Aust ra li a re cent ly entered into a partnership with group buying site Stardeals, which is operated by Groupon Australia. Our partnership will help Australian golf clubs to market themselves to a new audience, offering the chance to experience what the club has to offer through a special deal offered via Stardeals. Group buying is now extremely popular and represents a desirable purchasing method for customers. Golf is a particularly strong fit for this type of marketing and sales with a range of options which clubs can package together to offer guests at the time of the club’s choosing. Occupancy in quieter months of the year is a key issue for golf clubs and this sales format allows golf clubs to attract new customers at times of

ALPG WarrenSevil Timing is everything, and on the women’s world schedule the pressure is on as the big bucks are up for grabs during a busy couple of months on all Tours. By the time you have read this article the women will have just completed the US Women’s Open and Evian Masters, the two richest tournaments in women’s world golf. With both offering a cool US$3.25 million prizemoney and the next tournament being the $2.5m Ricoh Women’s British Open, players will be hoping their games – and minds – have peaked at the right time to take advantage of the “money months” of July and August where the bulk of the year’s total prizemoney is on offer. During this run of eight weeks, LPGA players will compete for a third of the year’s

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QUEENSLAND golf clubs and a PGA member hardest hit by January’s floods and cyclone have received financial assistance to the tune of $472,000. Golf Queensland (GQ) and Golf Australia (GA) made the announcement at McLeod Country Golf Club in Brisbane recently. The Golf Industry Recovery Fund, which was initiated by Golf Australia, raised close to $500,000. Golf Queensland chair Tom Crothers said 18 golf clubs and one PGA member had submitted applications for assistance. Depending on the scale of damage, between $9000 and $50,000 was paid out to applicants. “Golf Queensland and Golf Australia are pleased to be able to provide the funding to the industry after such a tough six months,” Crothers said. He said GQ had facilitated the process and called for applications from Queensland clubs and PGA members outlining the project costs associated with the recovery. A panel assessed the applications and also conducted several on-course visits before allocating the funding. “We have distributed most of the money raised, but some of it is pending the outcome of clubs applying for Queensland Government funding,” he said. “Some clubs have had money allocated to their projects pending the

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Golf Queensland chair Tom Crothers and McLeod Country Golf Club president Di Paez at the recovery fund announcement success of the QRAA applications and the payment of capitation fees. “If clubs receive their full QRAA grant funds and no longer need the Golf Industry Funding, we will be in a position to re-open the process for a second round.” He added GQ had also provided emergency financial support of more than $46,000 to nine golf clubs and the Australian Golf Course Superintendents’ Association. “Golf Queensland realised, in many cases, clubs had to close their doors for weeks, even months because of the wet season. “It was important to get the doors of clubs open for business and we offered

financial support immediately to assist those clubs to get back up-andrunning as soon as possible.” Golf Queensland has also provided support for several clubs though GQ’s Grants Writing Assistance Program. Allocation of funding: Bargara GC ($10,000), The Brisbane GC ($50,000), Capricorn CC ($17,182), Cardwell GC ($30,000), Code Golf (PGA member – $10,468), Indooroopilly GC ($50,000), Ipswich GC ($50,000), Jindalee GC ($25,000), Logan City GC ($40,000), Magnetic Island GC ($15,000), McLeod CGC ($50,000), Oxley GC ($25,000), Proserpine GC ($17,000), Tully GC ($25,000), Willows Resort ($9000) and Wolston Park GC ($22,550). The following clubs received financial assistance to the tune of $46,000 immediately after the flood: Bribie Island, Brisbane, Capricorn, Dalby, Indooroopilly, Jindalee, Karana Downs, McLeod and Wolston Park golf clubs and the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association. And Tara, Willows and Yowah golf clubs have been offered support through the Grants Writing Assistance Program (GWAP). Caboolture, Indooroopilly, Ingham, Isis, Logan, McLeod Mount Perry and Oxley received grants from the Sport and Recreation Disaster Assistance Fund after receiving assistance through GWAP.

Online counterfeiting on the rise in US U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seizing an increasing number of counterfeit golf products ordered by consumers over the internet. Seizures of counterfeit golf goods increased by 33 percent from fiscal years 2009 to 2010 and 37 percent in 2009 compared to 2008. “CBP is sounding the alarm on a growing trend in the purchase of fake golf equipment,” said Commissioner Alan D. Bersin. “Consumers should know that purchasing a counterfeit product supports an illegal activity, harms U.S. businesses and takes jobs away from Americans.” With the rising popularity of internet shopping, counterfeiters are able to sell directly to consumers. Consumers looking for less expensive products are going online, ordering directly from Chinese suppliers, and shipping the goods home. In fiscal year 2010, CBP officers were responsible for 19,959 intellectual property rights seizures with a domestic value of $188.1 million. Counterfeit golf equipment accounted for 786 seizures, compared to 519 seizures in fiscal year 2009. To avoid the purchase of counterfeit golf equipment, consumers should consider the following tips: • Purchase from a reputable dealer. • Contact brand owner for list of authorized dealers. • Be skeptical of “too good to be true” deals.

Counterfeit PING golf clubs imported from China had the same serial number on every club • Be aware of return policy if not satisfied with product. • Be aware of money-back policies. • Research legitimacy of foreign websites. Of course, the best way to ensure you are buying an authentic product is to buy in person from an On-Course shop or via a trusted off-course retail outlet. In addition, a growing number of legitimate golf websites/businesses are entering the fray by garnering online “endorsements” via manufacturers. GolfClubs.com announced recently that it has become part of an elite group of golf retailers receiving Callaway Golf ’s Authorized Internet Dealer endorsement. The process to become an authorized Internet dealer from Callaway entails several steps of approvals and best business practices by the retailer. It is assumed that more manufacturers will begin to offer similar “endorsements”

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Americans on run in final major DavidNewbery CAN an Englishman break a 92-year US PGA Championship drought by winning at the Atlanta Athletic Club this month? England’s Jim Barnes (1916 and 1919) was the first and last player from the Old Dart to achieve the feat. Nick Faldo got as near as anyone to breaking the jinx on English golfers in golf ’s minor major. The six-time major winner gave England a glimmer of hope in 1992 when he finished in a tie for second behind another Nick – Zimbabwe’s Nick Price. In 1993, Faldo, who won three US Masters and three Open Championships, came in third and in 1994 he finished in a tie for fourth and that’s about as close as he got. Currently, there are four Englishmen ranked in the top-20 in the world and all want to make up for lost time and lift the Wanamaker Trophy. At the time of writing, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood are ranked number one and two respectively while Paul Casey (15) and Ian Poulter (16) make up the quartet. Add South African-born Englishman Justin Rose (ranked 32 in the world) to the mix and you start to think 2011 could be the year of the English. If you are a betting man and think the Poms are too risky you may want to stick with the tried and tested Americans. History tells us the Americans have lifted the trophy 76 times (54 different winners) while the rest of the world’s golfers have only made it to the podium 15 times. But it seems the Americans are starting to lose their mojo. Tiger Woods (remember him?) was the last American to win the title in 2007. German Martin Kaymer was victorious last year while Y.E. Yang (Korea) and Irishman Padraig Harrington were victorious in 2009 and 2008 respectively. In the past few years, the game has changed dramatically and now it’s a group of young Europeans, Aussies and South Africans who have the Americans on the run. US Open champion Rory McIlroy, US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen and Australian Jason Day are no longer in the

Americans’ rear-vision mirror – they have caught up and are about to pull away. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy is well and truly over his US Masters meltdown and it won’t be long before he’s the number one golfer in the world. Both he and Day are excitement machines and will challenge each other for many years to come. While the Americans have dominated the event, it’s the Australians who are next with four wins. Big Jim Ferrier got the ball rolling for Australia when he won in 1947. He passed the baton to David Graham who won in 1979 and he was followed into the winner’s circle by Wayne Grady (1990) and Steve Elkington (1995). In 1986, the name that should have been on the trophy was Greg Norman’s. Instead, Bob Tway, that tall and severe American with a laid-back personality, ripped it from the Shark’s grasp when he holed a memorable bunker shot on the 72nd hole. Norman had led from day one when he fired a 65, but he let himself down with a final round 76. In 1993, Norman came close again but was beaten in a playoff by American Paul Azinger and he, like Faldo, never really challenged again. So who will win this time? Since 1962 Gary Player (twice), Nick Price (twice), Vijay Singh (twice) David Graham, Grady, Elkington, Yang, Harrington and Kaymer have wrested the crown from the Americans. Kaymer, Harrington and Barnes, albeit a long time ago, proved the Europeans can do it. What often beats them is the US’s sticky weather and that’s why the bookies just may give some juicy odds on the Europeans – particularly the English. The conditions won’t worry Spaniard Sergio Garcia, who is playing well again and could go one better than his second behind Tiger in 1999. Jason Day is a Queenslander so the hot weather won’t worry him and he will start as one of the favourites. Of the rest of the Aussie contingent, Aaron Baddeley looks the most likely as he has been making regular appearances on the leaderboards. If he can hit more fairways and greens in regulation and keep his putter hot he could challenge. Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby seem to be wavering, though Scott did show some promise at the recent Open Championship, finishing T25.

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Matt Kuchar is one of many PGA Tour professionals hoping to break America’s three-year podium drought at the PGA Championship Oftentimes, an outsider has a habit of sneaking up to win the US PGA Championship so perhaps tall Queenslander John Senden could do a Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel or Mark Brooks. He’s a terrific ball-striker who just needs to get the flat-stick working for four days in August. If you are looking for a speculator, pick Rory – Rory Sabbatini. If you are looking to put your hard earned on an American look for Matt Kuchar, Bubba

Watson, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney, Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker or even aging David Toms, who won at the Atlanta Athletic Club 10 years ago. Of course, Phil Mickelson is always a chief threat. FOOTNOTE: The 93nd US PGA Championship will be played at Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia from August 11-14.

The defending champion DEFENDING US PGA champion Martin Kaymer got his first look at the Atlanta Athletic Club’s Highlands course recently and declared he was ready for the challenge. The big-hitting German played the 7467yard (6828 metres) par-70 layout in threeunder par. In 2001, the course played to 7213 yards when David Toms won the title with a 15-under-par 265 total. “I don’t see a guy winning here with 15-, 16- or 18-under par,” Kaymer said at a media day held at the club. “I’m sure they’re going to change the rough a little bit, so you get even more penalised when you’re in there. “It’s a long golf course, so you have to strike the ball well. I like those golf courses when you have to hit it straight and it’s not only a putting competition. “It will be a very difficult challenge and it’s

easy to make double bogeys on this golf course – especially the last four holes. “I think there might be some people struggling to get home in two on the par-4s.” When Kaymer teed it up in the media day he played aggressively. “I wanted to see how far I can go, how short the golf course can play. “I think a lot of players will take driver because it’s a long golf course, but sometimes it’s more important to hit the fairway even though you have a longer club into the green because the rough will be thick. “I have to say, the par-4s and par-5s combined, you’d probably hit eight or nine times a driver and the others only 3-wood. There are a couple of short par-4s, a couple dog-legs here and there where you can’t hit driver, but on some holes like 16 and 18, I’m happy to have the big one in the bag.”

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Holden Scramble winners now head to China Now there’s even more reason to play in the Holden Scramble in 2011, with the top three teams having the opportunity to play in China in 2012. The Holden Scramble will be heading to China after the PGA of Australia and the China Golf Association agreed to join forces to create an International Golf Tournament. The first part of the tournament will include the top three teams from the 2010 Holden Scramble Championship Final to be invited to play off against the top 12 amateurs from the China Golf League in a 36-hole stroke play handicap tournament. The first tournament will be held on home soil, with the Chinese players coming to Twin Waters, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in November. The tournament comes at an excellent time for the PGA as they celebrate their Centenary year during the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola. The Holden Scramble has even more reason to celebrate the new China Tournament, as the friendly match will coincide with the commencement of Holden Scramble Championship Final during its 20th Anniversary year. Australia will then go from host to visitor, as the top three teams from this year’s Holden Scramble Championship Final head to China in April to play the Chinese on their own turf. CEO of the PGA of Australia, Brian Thorburn, said the PGA is very excited about the developments with the China Golf Association. “This new tournament is a fantastic opportunity to create even more excitement around the 20th

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CEO of the PGA of Australia, Brain Thorburn with Vice President and Secretary General of the China Golf Association, Zhang Xiaoning Anniversary Holden Scramble and continue to grow the PGA’s relationship with the China Golf Association.” The competition will see the three Australian Scramble teams accompanied by their Team Captains and Club Professionals to help inspire them to victory. The twelve Australian amateurs will compete as one team, with the lowest aggregate net scores over 36 holes deciding the result. Natalie Ritter, National Events Manager for the PGA, said the Events Division was very excited about the new relationship with China.

“The Holden Scramble has always brought people of all ages, ability and backgrounds together, so we can’t wait to have the Chinese players join us at Twin Waters for what is sure to be a fantastic finale to the 20th Anniversary season.” So make sure you register for your local Holden Scramble today, and you could have the opportunity to play in China! For more information including a list of events please visit www.holdenscramble.com or contact the PGA Events Division on (03) 9320 1999.

LAST month, PGA CEO Brian Thorburn launched the Association’s Centenary celebrations and spoke of the upcoming summer of golf, which is set to launch the PGA into the future. At the event, Thorburn released a new PGA Centenary logo and announced an exciting schedule of events and programs to commemorate the Centenary of professional golf. “Australian professional golf has an incredible history and over the last hundred years we have produced some of the greatest champions ever seen on the international stage. But what’s more our future is even brighter,” said Thorburn. “This is shaping up to be the biggest ever year for Australian golf and will ensure the next century begins on a high.” With the Centenary celebrations set to begin from September 19, the date of the Association’s inauguration, PGA Life Member Greg Norman will take on the role of the PGA’s Centenary Patron for the next 12 months. “I look forward to sharing such an historic occasion with you all that will not only celebrate the last 100 years, but also launch our great game into the future,” Norman said. The PGA also named 10 additional PGA Members who will serve as Centenary Ambassadors through the next 12 months, including Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, Charlie Earp, Matt Jager, Mat Goggin, Col Swatton, Lisa Newling, Kevin Conlong, Peter Ormsby and Bruce Green. www.pga.org.au/centenary

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22 upcomingevents....................................................................................................................................................................................www.insidegolf.com.au YEPPOON OPEN Thursday 25th August Friday 26th August Contact: Eric Collins 4939 2778 Email: eric.collins@bigpond.com CAPRICORN RESORT OPEN Monday 29th August Contact: Simon Sanderson 4925 2621 Email: simon_sanderson@rydges.com C.Q. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CAPRICORN RESORT Tuesday 30th August Contact: Ray Kahl 4936 2776 E: raykahl@aapt.net.au For more information contact Ray Kahl 4936 2776, Email: raykahl@aapt.net.au. Or visit www.cqdistvetsgolf.wetpaint.com.

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AUGUST Men’s and Women’s NSW Foursomes Championship August 28 Oatlands Golf Club The 2011 Men’s and Women’s NSW Foursome’s Championship is being held at Oatlands Golf Club on Sunday 28 August 2011. The Championship will be stroke play over 36 holes, with both morning and afternoon rounds. A strong field is expected, with members of the men’s and women’s senior and junior representative squads all participating. 2011 is the first year the men’s and women’s events have been held together. Previously they were held separately, however with the merger of the men’s and women’s bodies in 2010, it paved an opportunity to unite the two events, and be held together on the same day.

in a professional tournament atmosphere. In 2011, the tournament will start and finish at the foundation course, Palm Meadows, with the middle rounds played at the superb Lakelands Golf Club and Robina Woods. There will also be an increase in the prize pool in 2011 to over $12,000 of prizes, trophies and

Prizes awarded for the Championship will be: Men’s Foursomes • 36 Holes Scratch Winners (Bruce Nairn Trophy) • 36 Holes Scratch Runners-up • 36 Holes Scratch Third Place • 18 Holes (am) Winners • 18 Holes (pm) Winners Women’s Foursomes • 36 Holes Scratch Winners • 36 Holes Scratch Runners-up • 18 Holes (am) Scratch Winners • 18 Holes (am) Nett Winners • 18 Holes (pm) Scratch Winners • 18 Holes (pm) Nett Winners Entries are now open–$90 via hard copy entry form, or $80 online. To enter, or for more information, log onto www.golfnsw.org or contact Christy Collier by email on Christy.collier@golfnsw.org. Entries close Friday 12 August 2011.

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2011 Tropic of Capricorn Veteran Golfers Carnival The Central Qld District Veteran Golfers Association cordially invites all Veteran Men and Women Golfers to join the fun at the 2011 Tropic of Capricorn Veteran Golfers Carnival held over twelve days from 19th to 30th August. EMU PARK OPEN Friday 19th August Contact: Dave Wills 4938 8005 Email: dwi68504@bigpond.net.au ROCKHAMPTON OPEN Monday 22nd August Contact: Col McKendry 4928 8754 Email: moldboard@optusnet.com.au CAPRICORNIA COUNTRY CLUB OPEN Tuesday 23rd August Contact: Ray Kahl 4936 2776 E: raykahl@aapt.net.au

Qualifying Round September 9th Royal Melbourne (West Course) Ever wanted to play a round with the likes of Rickie Fowler, Jason Day, Brendan Jones or other top players? The Australian Master of the Amateurs is your chance to tee it up with some of the future’s brightest young stars, before they become big. Since its first year in 1997, the Master of the Amateurs has been used as a stepping stone by the world’s top amateurs on their way to professional careers. And if you’ve got a handicap of 3.4 or less, then you can play with these young guns. If you’re good enough, you may even beat them! The Qualifying Round for the 2012 Championship will be played on Friday 9th September at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, on Melbourne’s famous sandbelt. The course will be in top shape in preparation for the upcoming Presidents Cup. This Qualifying Round is open to players with a handicap not exceeding 3.4. The top eight players plus ties will receive exemptions into the 2012 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship, which is Australia’s top ranked amateur event on the R&A World Rankings list. Entries close soon, so be quick. More info: www.masteroftheamateurs.com.au, email: amann@masteroftheamateurs.com.au, or phone: 03 9877 9155

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(Benefiting Queensland and the Adam Scott Foundation) September 12th to September 15th. Royal Pines, Robina Woods and Lakelands golf courses Casino employees around Australasia will descend onto the Gold Coast next month as they tee it up (and shuffle it up) as part of the 2011 Casino Staff Golf and Poker Tournament, September 12-15. This unique three-day golf tournament and associated poker tournament is being hosted by Jupiters Hotel & Casino, along with Royal Pines, Robina Woods and Lakelands golf courses. Revenues from the event will benefit the Adam Scott Foundation. The foundation supports the disadvantaged and underprivileged youth by providing opportunities to fulfil potential or overcome difficulties throughout life’s journeys. It also is a massive supporter of Autism Australia with many programs in place. Over 400 Casino employees Australasia will

enjoy three days of amazing golf at the Gold Coast’s favourite courses, and one day at the poker table while catching up with industry mates in the awesome Jupiters Poker Room. The golf event is limited to 34 teams of four, while the poker tournament limited to 160 players, so you will need to book as soon as you can. Register at www.ctpromotions.com.au, or visit www.Jupitersgoldcoast.com.au, for more information.

September 25-27 Charlestown Golf Club Are you under 18 and enjoy your golf ? Then come and participate in this year’s 2011 NSW Junior Boys Championship, being held at Charlestown Golf Club on Sunday 25th, Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th September 2011 – three days of great golfing and meeting other young golfers from around NSW. This event is not just for the elite golfer– there are handicap limits and prizes for each age category: Section A (16-17 years): Handicap limit of 8.4. Section B (1415 years): Handicap limit of 12.4 Section C (13 years and under): Handicap limit of 16.4 “This tournament is about providing young golfers from around the state and opportunity to participate in a State Championship event. Participants range from state representatives, to those who are continuing to learn the game. It’s always a great couple of days, played with enthusiasm and sportsmanship from all participants” stated Christy Collier, Events Manager at Golf NSW. 2009 Champion Jake Higginbottom (Bonnie Doon Golf Club) will again compete and will be favourite for the title. Higginbottom is currently ranked number two in Australia in the Junior Boys Ranking and this year has claimed titles in the 2011 Queensland Amateur and the Keppera Bowl. E nt r i e s a r e n ow o p e n o n l i n e at www.golfnsw.org. Online entry is just $70, while all other forms of entry are $80. Entries close Friday 9 September 2011. For all enquiries please contact Christy Collier on Christy.collier@golfnsw.org.

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E-Z-Go Australian Legends Circuit–Victorian Swing The Victorian Swing of the E-Z-Go Australian Legends Pro-Am schedule will be in the spotlight next month, as a variety of top courses have lined up to play host to these popular events. The circuit swing will begin on September 19th at the challenging Graham Marsh-designed Growling Frog golf course, and will culminate with the 36-hole Victorian Senior Open at the beautiful Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Links from Sept 2930. There will also be a presentation dinner at Portsea Golf Club for a $10,000 circuit prize. The current schedule is as follows: Sept 19: McMullin Legends Pro-Am at Growling Frog Sept 20-21: Victorian Legends PGA at Neanger Park (TBC) Sept 22: The National Legends Charity ProAm at The National Golf Club Sept 25th: Kooringal Golf Club Legends ProAm Sept 26th: Sorrento Golf Club Legends Pro-Am Sept 27th: Portsea Golf Club Legends Pro-Am Sept 29th-30th: Victorian Seniors Open at Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Links The circuit is sure to be a great 10 days of golf leading up to the AFL Grand Final Week. Many Australian Senior Legends are likely to compete, including Rodger Davis, Brian Jones, Ossie Moore, Mike Harwood, David Good, Simon Owen (NZ), Jim Lapsley (NZ), Brett Officer, Lucien Tinkler, Ian Stanley, Bob Shearer, Gary Merrick and Inside Golf ’s very own Larry Canning. For more info, visit www.pga.org.au, or contact Nick Dastey at the PGA: ndastey@pga. org.au, telephone 03 8320 1911 or 0402 142 492.

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Captains of Industry Golf Series Final qualifying event September 15th Brookwater Golf & Country Club This annual event continues to grow yearly, attracting over 200 industry delegates from around Australia, offering participants a platform for excellent business networking opportunities. The event is open to all industries. Entrants receive 18 holes of championship golf with shared electric cart, Postround cocktail reception & prize presentation. Entry fee is $280 per Team of 2 ($240 per Team of 2 Troon Card Holders. Brookwater Golf & Country Club Members $70 per person) To enter please contact Shahaad Suleman at Brookwater Golf & Country Club on (07) 3814 5500 or Email: ssuleman@brookwatergolf.com

Inaugural Longdrive Events Australia Golf Day September 16 Palm Meadows Golf Course and Resort Tee it up alongside some of Australia’s biggest hitters in a fun and “relaxed” open golf day. Open to everyone (not just the big hitters), the event is a great chance to start the weekend off before the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Australia final. Cost is $70 per person which includes your game and cart hire, along with the chance to win great prizes for the winning teams. Format will be a blind draw Two-man Ambrose (11am start), giving newcomers the chance to meet some of Australia’s biggest personalities in Long Drive golf today! Every long drive competitor who enters the championship and the golf day will have a chance to have a crack at an Australian first: every Longdriver will be given 3 balls to see if they can make the 18th Green from a designated Tee on the 18th. The first one to make the green with all carry will win $1000 cash and the best bragging rights in the sport! The hole is all water carry and approx. 370 metres from Tee to Green . Sp ots are f i l ling fast. Emai l longdriveeventsaustralia@gmail.com, or visit www.longdrive.com.au for more information on the Championship.

The 2011 Australian School Teachers’ Golf Championships Palm Meadows Golf Course, Gold Coast Sun 25 Sept – RACQ CareFlight Rescue Charity Day Mon 26 Sept – Day 1 of Teachers’ Championship Tue 27 Sept – Day 2 of Teachers’ Championship

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Wed 28 Sept – Community Coaching Golf Accreditation Course No handicap necessary. Friends and family who are not teachers are welcome to play. Playing Categories and prizes include: • Men’s and Ladies’ A-Grade Stroke Event • Men’s and Ladies’ B and C Grade Stableford Event • Non-Handicap Points Event Register your interest via email to: admin@thegolfschool.com.au. For all enquiries regarding the 2011 Australian Teachers’ Golf Championship, please contact: Sean Hughes, Tallebudgera Beach School. 0400 117 210, thehueys1@ bigpond.com

Charity Festival of Golf September 29-October 1 Gibraltar Country Club

Parkinson’s NSW has been selected as the charity of choice for the 2011 Tulip Time Festival in the picturesque Southern Highlands. As part of our fundraising efforts Parkinson’s NSW along with Gibraltar Country Club, Tourism Southern Highlands & Golf Link will host the Parkinson’s NSW Festival of Golf. The Festival of Golf will start with a Corporate Day on the Thursday, followed by a Ladies Day on Friday and finishing with the John Daly Social Golf Day on the Saturday. (It is not a requirement to throw your golf clubs in the lake). There are also fantastic accommodation packages available for all the family to enjoy at the brand new Gibraltar Hotel Bowral (60% off rack rate) adjacent to the course for entrants in the Charity Golf Festival. To make a booking please call 02 4862 8600 or reservations@gibraltarbowral. com.au and mention the Charity Golf Festival to take advantage of this great offer. The aim is to raise funds to improve our services in the region in support of people with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s NSW Incorporated is a non-profit, community-based organisation which provides information, counselling and support to people living with Parkinson’s disease, their partners, carers and families. Phone: (02) 8875 8900, Free Call: 1800 644 189, Website: www.parkinsonsnsw. org.au, Email: pnsw@parkinsonsnsw. org.au

NOVEMBER The 14th Angel Billy Golf Classic November 13th Nelson Bay Golf Club Tee it up on Sunday, November 13th for the Angel Billy Golf Classic, a 4-person Ambrose event that benefits the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, a vital and

free service that covers Port Stephens, Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, New England and North West Regions of NSW. Entry Fee is $75 per person and includes one playing position in the field, sausage sizzle, dinner and a great prize pool. Registration 10am for 11:30am shotgun start. Generous sponsorship opportunities are also available to companies wishing to support this event and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. For further information, please contact Dianne Every at dianne@la.net.au or mobile 0418 170 242

DECEMBER 6th Annual Australian Father and Son Open Golf Championship December 2nd-4th Launceston, Tasmania Get your entries in early to secure your place in the 2011 Father and Son Open Golf Championship. It is also your invitation to compete in the South African Father and Son golf tournament in April, 2012 if you are the winners of this event. Entries are limited to 80 teams. Fo r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s a n d t o download your entry form visit www. Fatherandsongolfchampionship. com.au or call (03) 6394 4158

2012 Open Heart Open The Victorian Open Heart Open is an annual event for golfers who have had open heart surgery. Held the first week in May in conjunction with Heart Week, it is an 18-hole Stableford event open to all Victorian golfers with a current registered handicap. First held in 1989 at Royal Melbourne and Victoria, the event is always held at a notable sandbelt course such as Commonwealth, Woodlands, Kingston Heath, etc. The event was initiated by Commonwealth Golf Club member Con Davie and the late Don Lawrence, a Victoria Golf Club member and renowned golf writer for many years with the Melbourne Herald. The event has grown and gone from strength to strength during the 90’s with large fields. Former British Open Champion and revered Australian Professional Kel Nagle competed in the 1993 Championship at Kingston Heath following his own open heart surgery. The event is viewed as very special by the Victorian golf community because of the excellent camaraderie and fellowship which exist between the players. For further information contact Kahlee Rennes at Golf Victoria: P.O. B ox 287 Mulgrave 3170. Ph 03 8545 6200.

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Victoria’s Paul Lulofs shows that age is no barrier

2011 NSW Senior Order of Merit Player Club 1 Denis Dale Twin Creeks 2 Stefan Albinski Mona Vale 3 Steve Gibson St Michael’s 4 Terry Small Kogarah 5 Greg Stanford Mona Vale

At age 71 Paul Lulofs is showing the “younger seniors” that passing 70 is just another number. After 17 of 26 scheduled events in the Victorian Senior Order of Merit competition, Lulofs— a member at The National Golf Club — holds third place in the scratch section. Cobram-Barooga golfer Ross Percy maintains his lead over John Wheeler, also from The National. More info on: www.golfvic.org.au.

2011 Victorian Senior Order of Merit Player Club 1 Ross Percy Cobram-Barooga 2 John Wheeler The National 3 Paul Lulofs The National 4 Guy Krall Yarra Yarra 5 Alan Bullas Commonwealth

Queensland Senior Club Team Challenge

2011 Australian Senior team (l to r)–Chris Coats, Col Hallam, Ross Percy, Denis Dale, Greg Corben, Paul Maslen, John Beaumont, Roy Vandersluis, Peter King, Rick Oliver, Grahame MacDonald, Stefan Albinski and Phil Billings the non-playing captain

The 2011 Queensland Senior Club Team Challenge was open to all Queensland Golf Clubs. Teams of eight compete in single scratch and handicap fourball match play. After three months of keenly contested home and away matches involving seventeen clubs, three divisional winners have been determined – Coolangatta-Tweed Heads (the 2010 champions and undefeated in 2011), Redcliffe and Brisbane golf clubs. Redcliffe and Brisbane will now play in the elimination final for the right to play top seeds Coolangatta Tweed in the grand final. More information visit the Golf Qld site: www.golfqueensland.org.au.

Gibson chases leaders in NSW Senior Order of Merit

competitions every event has prizes for handicap and age sections. More info: www.golfnsw.org.

St Michael’s golfer Steve Gibson has hit a purple patch and is closing in on the leaders in the 2011 NSW Senior Order of Merit competition. During June and July Gibson won 3 events in a row and now holds third place overall. With 4 season victories Gibson also leads the way in tournament wins. After 22 of 36 events Twin Creeks senior Denis Dale leads the Order of Merit from Stefan Albinski (Mona Vale). All golfers over 55 years are welcome to play in any of the NSW Senior Order of Merit events. As well as scratch

Aussie seniors too strong at Sanctuary Cove A tradition started in 2007 when a twelve-man team of Australian senior golfers hosted New Zealand at The Pines course at Sanctuary Cove. Played in a Ryder Cup format with foursomes, fourballs and individual match play, the result that year was a convincing 19-5 win to the Aussies. Four years later, with the record now standing at two wins for each country, there was a lot to play for as the two national teams again lined up

2011 Australian Senior Rankings Player State 1 Stefan Albinski NSW 2 Denis Dale NSW 3 Roy Vandersluis NSW 4 Rick Oliver NSW 5 Greg Corben NSW

at The Pines for the 2011 Sanctuary Cove Trophy. On Day one the all-important opening foursomes went to Australia by a 3½ to 2½ margin. The fourballs followed in the afternoon and the Aussies were again the winners 4 points to 2. With just the12 individual matches to play the visiting Kiwis trailed by three points. In an exciting final day the New Zealanders started well and with early wins they had drawn level. The Australians fought back to win the vital final games and when the individual matches ended at 6 points each it was an overall result of 13½ to 10½ and victory for the very happy Australian team.

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Aug 12–Royal Melb Seniors Aug 15–Yarra Yarra Seniors Aug 16 – Kingston Heath Seniors Aug 17–Victoria Seniors Sept 5-7 – Coomealla Seniors Sept 5 – Twin Creeks Seniors Sept 12 – Kooindah Waters Seniors Sept 19-21 – SA Senior Amateur Championship Oct 7 – Liverpool Seniors Oct 9-10–Mollymook Seniors Oct 13 – Windsor Seniors Oct 18-20 – Victorian Senior Amateur Championship Oct 24-26 – Australian Senior Match Play Championship

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Strong performances at Women’s Grade Competition The Australian Golf Club cruised to victory in the 2011 Golf NSW Women’s Grade 1 Competition. Heading into the final round with an insurmountable lead (based on the previous week’s competition), the ladies merely had to sit back and watch the battle unfold for second place. In the end it was Pennant Hills who finished runner up on 8 points, four behind The Australian’s total. The winning team proved to be far too dominant throughout the Grade season going through undefeated, which is quite a remarkable achievement when considering the other strong opposition that were also in the division. Concord were the winners in Grade 2, with 10 points and 31.5 games, finishing just two games ahead of Bankstown to seal victory on game differential. In third place it was Avondale Golf Club with a total of 8 points from the 7 rounds that were staged throughout the season. The Grade 3 pennant flag went to Royal Sydney, with a comprehensive final round win over Cabramatta 5.5 matches to 1.5 at Cumberland Golf Club. The last round triumph placed Royal Sydney (10 points) only one point ahead of Killara and North Ryde who both finished on 9 points falling agonisingly short of claiming the flag if either was able to secure just one more

win throughout the season. Wakehurst Golf Club took home the Grade 4 flag after claiming the title with 9 points and 28 games from Bayview Golf Club, who finished just behind with the same number of points and 24.5 games over the 7 rounds of the competition. With Wakehurst having a final round bye, a win for Bayview over Cromer would have seen them leap frog Wakehurst and finish 1st, however the Cromer team did them no favours by closing with a 4 matches to 3 final result. Mona Vale Golf Club were the victors in the Grade 5 Competition, winning from Asquith by ½ a game. The final score was Mona Vale 8 Points with 16 ½ games and Asquith 8 Points with 16 games. There were only a few points separating the winners from the other teams in Grade 5 which were Randwick, Macquarie Links, Massey Park and The Coast all playing solidly throughout the Grade competition this year. Camden Lakeside Golf Club was the host for the final day, with the home team taking top honours over Moore Park. The final score for Camden Lakeside was 10 Points and 20 games with Moore Park on 8 Points and 20 ½ games. Full results and prize winners are now av ai l abl e on l i ne at www.golfnsw.org.

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Kooindah, The Lakes victorious at Northern Weekend Tournament

Winners of the Teams v Par event: Sharne Aldridge, Prescila Babalo-Keogh, Rod Dixon and Tim Keogh The Golf NSW 2011 Northern Weekend Tournament, held at Pacific Dunes Golf Club in June, proved popular this year with a total of 88 players hitting off in the tournament. This year saw a large number of entries from clubs in the Southern Highlands and Central Coast areas of NSW which are both within a few hours’ drive of the Pacific Dunes course. The Killara Golf Club also had a large contingent of entrants who were happy to leave the city behind them for the weekend and enjoy the Medowie and Nelson Bay areas. The winners of the Fourball held on Day One were Merilyn Newbury (39 hcp) and Craig Bailey (13hcp) both from Kooindah Waters on the Central Coast of NSW. They scored

51 points and won on a countback to snatch victory from Stephanie (24hcp) and Greg Rapmund (27hcp) from Mangrove Mountain. This pairing also had 51 points which is a fantastic score to achieve at Pacific Dunes. Third place went to Alice Wood (21hcp) and Karen Wood (9hcp) both from Killara their team scoring 45 points. Day Two was a Teams V Par event. Winning with a solid score of +15 were Sharne Aldridge (25hcp) from The Lakes, Rod Dixon (26hcp) from Terry Hills, Prescila Babalo-Keogh (9hcp) and Tim Keogh (21hcp) both from Avondale. Full results and prize winners are n ow av ai l abl e on l i n e at www.golfnsw.org.

Croben wins Qld Senior GREG Corben of Twin Creeks (NSW) has won the Queensland S e n i o r M e n’s A m a t e u r Championship at Southport Golf Club. Corben was a model of consistency carding rounds of 7372-74 for a 219 total to finish six shot clear of Roy Vanderslvis (7574-76–225) of The Lakes. Tewantin’s Greg Collins, Peeck Michael (Dalby), Slade Ror y (Surfers Paradise) and defending champion John Beaumont (Mt Gambier) tied for third on 226. Beaumont was in the race until the final round when he carded an eight-over par 79. Windsor’s Robert Lewis (71-6870) took out the Nett Championship on a countback from The Grange’s Joseph Scopacasa (69-70-70). The National’s Paul Lulofs, 71, was the only player to shoot under par during the tournament when he fired a 70 in the final round. His round produced the rare feat of a player breaking his age in a State senior championship. In the Teams Championship, The National Golf Club’s John Wheeler, Adrian Barr, Paul Lulofs and Michal Holloway edged out The Lakes by two shots to win the nett aggregate event.

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28 results..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................www.insidegolf.com.au THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke broke through for his first Major Championship at Royal St Georges, capturing the 2011 Open Championship by a 3-shot margin over Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who both faltered on the Sunday Back-9 after impressive starts. In the process, Clarke claimed Northern Ireland’s third major championship trophy from the last six (with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell both taking the podium at the last two US Opens) and he became the oldest player to win the Open Championship since Roberto de Vicenzo, who was 44 when he won in 1967, and the oldest major winner since 43-year-old Ben Crenshaw took the title at the 1995 Masters.

PGA TOUR AT&T NATIONAL 2011 Pos Player Total Thru 1 Nick Watney -13 F 2 K.J. Choi -11 F T3 Charles Howell III -9 F T3 Jeff Overton -9 F T3 Adam Scott -9 F T6 Robert Allenby -8 F T6 Chris Stroud -8 F AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND RESULTS T38 Rod Pampling 1 F T57 Geoff Ogilvy 4 F CUT Matt Jones CUT Nick O’Hern CUT Greg Chalmers CUT Steven Bowditch CUT Marc Leishman DQ Stuart Appleby JOHN DEERE CLASSIC 2011 Pos Player Total Thru 1 Steve Stricker -22 F 2 Kyle Stanley -21 F T3 Matt McQuillan -17 F T3 Zach Johnson -17 F T5 Charles Howell III -16 F T5 Chez Reavie -16 F Australia/New Zealand Results T7 Cameron Percy -15 F T12 Aron Price -13 F T38 Steven Bowditch -9 F T45 Rod Pampling -8 F T60 Nathan Green -5 F T68 Jason Day -2 F CUT Mark Hensby CUT Marc Leishman CUT Greg Chalmers CUT Matt Jones CUT Jarrod Lyle -

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Results Pos Player Total Thru 1 Darren Clarke -5 F T2 Phil Mickelson -2 F T2 Dustin Johnson -2 F 4 Thomas Bjorn -1 F T5 Chad Campbell E F T5 Anthony Kim E F T5 Rickie Fowler E F Australia/New Zealand Results T16 Richard Green 5 F T25 Adam Scott 7 F T30 Jason Day 9 F T48 Robert Allenby 12 F T63 Matthew Millar 16 F MC Rick Kulacz 74 70 MC Bryden MacPherson 71 73 MC Geoff Ogilvy 74 73 MC Kurt Barnes 68 81 MC Brad Kennedy 77 72 MC Aaron Baddeley 77 73 MC Nathan Green 74 76

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PRESIDENTS CUP TRACKER

Points 13,317,831 12,211,399 11,659,018 11,415,249 10,383,297 9,498,874 8,290,237 7,826,048 7,829,375 7,018,706

INTERNATIONAL Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Player Jason Day Charl Schwartzel KJ Choi Adam Scott Retief Goosen Ernie Els Kyung-Tae Kim Louis Oosthuizen Tim Clark YE Yang

Avg Pts 5.46 5.23 4.75 4.08 3.80 3.71 3.34 3.25 3.09 3.06

EUROPEAN TOUR THE BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN 2011 Pos Player Total Thru 1 Luke Donald -19 F 2 Fredrik Andersson Hed -15 F T3 Martin Wiegele -14 F T3 Lorenzo Gagli -14 F T3 Mark Tullo -14 F T3 Angel Cabrera -14 F T3 George Coetzee -14 F T3 Nicolas Colsaerts -14 F T3 Scott Jamieson -14 F Australia/New Zealand Results T49 Michael Campbell -8 F T66 Richard Green -5 F CUT Andrew Dodt CUT Daniel Gaunt CUT Brett Rumford -

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player, Retief Goosen, withdrew from the Open because of a back injury. The twotime US Open champion pulled out after carded a 76 in the first round.

amateurs made the Open Championship cut – England’s Tom Lewis and American Peter Uihlein. Lewis finished in a tied for 39th and Uihlein in a tie for 48th.

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Australians – Richard Green, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Robert Allenby and Matt Miller – made the cut.

Australians – Rick Kulacz, Bryden Macpherson, Geoff Ogilvy, Kurt Barnes, Brad Kennedy, Aaron Baddeley and Nathan Green – missed the cut.

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Americans made the Open Championship cut – 19 more than the next best, England.

UNITED STATES Player Steve Stricker Matt Kuchar Phil Mickelson Nick Watney Dustin Johnson Bubba Watson Hunter Mahan Jim Furyk David Toms Bill Haas

INSIDE GOLF looks at the facts and figures of the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s.

countries teed off in the 140th Open Championship – seven dropped out after the cut was made.

Following The Open Chamionship

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By the numbers

ALSTOM OPEN DE FRANCE 2011 Pos Player Total Thru 1 Thomas Levet -7 F T2 Thorbjorn Olesen -6 F T2 Mark Foster -6 F 4 Martin Kaymer -4 F T5 Simon Khan -3 F T5 Richie Ramsay -3 F Australia/New Zealand Results T11 Richard Green E F T15 Daniel Gaunt 1 F T21 Matthew Zions 2 F T60 Michael Campbell 11 F CUT Andrew Dodt CUT Brett Rumford CUT Scott Strange CUT Mark Brown -

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the number of shots between Open Champion Darren Clarke and last placegetter Jung-Gon Hwang of South Korea.

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is the age of the Open Championship winner Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland. the best final round score was recorded by Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia. of the 71 players who made the cut finished with an over-par total. players failed to make the Open Championship cut.

the highest score recorded in the Open was by Craig Hinton of England in the second round.

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was the maximum score (three-over-par) needed to play on the weekend. was the number of shots Open champion Darren Clarke took at Royal St George’s.

1,367,333

the number of dollars Darren Clarke banked after winning the 140th Open Championship.

World Rankings Following The Open Championship Top 20 Australians Top 20 Rolex World Rankings in Australia 1. Jason Day (9 in world rankings) 2. Adam Scott (17) 3. Robert Allenby (43) 4. Geoff Ogilvy (44) 5. Aaron Baddeley (54) 6. Brendan Jones (73) 7. Richard Green (79) 8. John Senden (93) 9. Stuart Appleby (111) 10. Marc Leishman (119) 11. Marcus Fraser (147) 12. Brett Rumford (159) 13. Matthew Jones (166) 14. Greg Chalmers (176) 15. Mathew Goggin (182) 16. Daniel Gaunt (185) 17. Nick O’Hern (197) 18. Michael Sim (241) 19. Matthew Zions (263) 20. Andre Stolz (272)

1. Karrie Webb (9 in world) 2. Katherine Hull (29) 3. Nikki Campbell (44) 4. Kristie Smith (87) 5. Tamie Durdin (115) 6. Lindsey Wright (126) 7. Sarah Jane Smith (136) 8. Sarah Kemp (164) 9. Nikki Garrett (185) 10. Karen Lunn (192) 11. Frances Bondad (193) 12. Ashley Ona (256) 13. Stephanie Na (277) 14. Rebecca Flood (316) 15. Stacey Keating (320) 16. Rachel Bailey (356) 17. Rachel Hetherington (386) 18. Alison Whitaker (398) 19. Anna Rawson (410) 20. Vicky Thomas (454)

Top 5 World Rankings

Top 5 Rolex Rankings

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Luke Donald (averaged points 9.64) Lee Westwood (8.48) Martin Kaymer (7.38) Rory McIlroy (7.16) Steve Stricker (7.05)

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Yani Tseng (14.37) Cristie Kerr (11.82) Suzann Pettersen (10.78) Ji-Yai Shin (9.56) Na Yeon Choi (8.30)

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Mornington juniors score Shootout success As Michael Faraone, the professional at the Mornington Country Club in Victoria, readily admits, there is nothing like success to get the word out and to positively promote an event or an initiative. Faraone, who oversees a strong junior program, has no doubt the hype around the achievements of a number of his young members has helped push the cause of not only his junior program but more specifically the Pump Golf Shootout as well. “Success breeds success,” Faraone said. “We’ve had juniors go up (to the Pump Golf Junior Festival) every year and because we’ve had a lot of success we can leverage off that.” After seeing firsthand how the Pump Golf Junior Festival operates, Faraone understands why his junior members are so keen to follow in the footsteps of some of those to have gone before. “I’ve been up at the Holden Scramble Final which is on about the same time and I’ve seen what a good time the guys have at the junior festival,” Faraone said. “We had two go last year (to the Pump Golf Junior Festival). Jack McDonald is a member at Mornington and a part of our junior program but he won through from the Amstel Shootout and then we had Ed Hodge go up and win the event last year at Twin Waters, so we’ve had a good run.”

Last year’s Pump Golf Junior Festival winner Ed Hodge Hodge, then 16 and a junior member at the Mornington Country Club, won the overall gross score at the Pump Golf Junior Festival last year. After qualifying as the net winner at his club’s Pump Shootout event, Hodge shot rounds of 75-74 at Twin Waters to beat all comers for the scratch score trophy at Twin Waters. Originally from the Dudsbury Golf Club in the UK, Hodge moved to Australia with his family in 2007, was off a nine handicap just 12 months ago and has since benefitted from Faraone’s assistance and from the Pump Golf Junior program at the Mornington club.

As is usually the case with those who make the trip to Twin Waters, Hodge thoroughly enjoyed his Queensland golfing adventure, with his only regret, having now turned 17, that he won’t have the opportunity make the trip again. “I’d certainly love to be able to go up again. It was a great experience,” said Hodge, who has reduced his handicap to four. Hodge was also quick to praise the efforts of his club professional Faraone for his work with him and his fellow juniors and hoped he could continue to improve his golf in the years ahead. “We’ve got a lot of juniors at

Mornington and Michael is always keen help and to give lessons,” he said. “My golf is going well, but I’d love to get to scratch in the near future, then to practice hard and see where the game takes me.” At Mornington, Faraone has added the 9-Hole Pump Shootout to his junior syllabus, using it as a vehicle to encourage the not-so-regular to play. Pump Golf Shootouts are currently taking place at golfing facilities all over the country, with October 9 the cut off date for courses to stage local events. Juniors from ages 12 to 16 who take out local shootouts, in both gross and net categories, are eligible to go into the draw to win a trip to the Pump Golf Junior Festival, this year scheduled to take place from November 22 to 25. In all, 80 juniors will be drawn from Shootout winners all over the country, with those lucky enough to have their names called to head to Twin Waters for what is the ultimate golfing experience. At the Pump Junior Festival they will be joined by a collection of international guests, compete for prizes, receive first class golfing instruction, meet a selection of Australasian Tour stars and take in some of the action from the Australian PGA Championship presented by ‘Coca-Cola,’ all while staying at the magnificent Novotel Twin Waters Resort.

Higginbottom a class above Youngster Jake Higginbottom has blown away his opposition in winning the Jack Newton Junior Golf Subaru State Age Championships by a staggering 19shot margin. Playing three of Sydney’s most challenging courses over four days in cold and blustery conditions, Higginbottom shot rounds of 68 at the Lakes, 71 at Terrey Hills and 7870 at the Australian in registering a 1-under par tournament total. Joint runners-up Roland Krelle and Mac Marr returned 72-hole scores of 18-over par, which if leaving Higginbottom out of the equation, were strong performances in the extremely demanding conditions. The victory was a continuation of some outstanding form from the 17-year-old Higginbottom, who in recent months has also won the Queensland Amateur title and the Keperra Bowl in Brisbane, which doubles as a National Selection event. He also won the NSW Amateur in 2010 as a 16-year-old. Talented 16-year-old Lakes member Cathleen Santoso collected the main prize in the girls section, winning by two shots from Chantal Hodson and Tahnia Ravnjak.

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Old Tom and Morris Minor the best THE record books don’t lie. Tom Morris Snr and Tom Morris Jnr would have to go down as golf ’s greatest father and son combination. Affectionately known as Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, the Scottish pair dominated Open Championship golf from 1861 to 1872. Between them, they won the Open eight times (four each). Still, they didn’t always have it their own way in Open Championship history. Around the same time, Scotland’s Willie Park Snr managed to win four Open Championships and later his son Willie Park Jnr captured the title on two occasions. Born at St Andrews in 1821, Old Tom, the son of a handloom weaver, showed an interest in golf when he was 10 years old. He would knock wine-bottle corks pierced with nails around the streets using a homemade club. Old Tom also caddied and was apprenticed to Allan Robertson as a feathery (golf ball) maker when he was 14. Robertson, generally regarded as the world’s first professional, ran St Andrews Links and an equipment making business. Old Tom served a four-year apprenticeship and stayed on as a craftsman for another five years. In the early 1840s, Robertson and Old Tom were a formidable twosome. They played in challenge matches, the format being alternate shots, which were the main form of competition at that time. It’s been reported the pair never lost a team match played on even terms. Old Tom was fired by Robertson in 1851 having annoyed the Scottish champion by using a guttapercha ball – a golf ball advancement that seemed to threaten the livelihood of the feathery-makers. He went to Prestwick, a golf course he designed, built and maintained. Later, Prestwick Golf Club became the site for the first 12 Open Championships. Old Tom was somewhat of a jack-of-alltrades working as a greenkeeper, club-maker, ball-maker, golf instructor and golf course designer.

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In 1853, he defeated Robertson in a singles challenge match after which Robertson said he would never play against him again. Old Tom played in every Open Championship from 1860 till 1896 when he was 75. He narrowly missed out on winning the first Open in 1860 when he finished runner-up to Willie Park Snr. He turned the tables on Park the following

year when he was 39 and won in three of the ensuing four years. In 1864, Old Tom returned to St Andrews to work as the professional and greenkeeper and he kept working right up until his death. He died at the age of 86 after falling down a flight of stairs in the clubhouse of the New Golf Club at St Andrews. It’s difficult to estimate how good a player

Old Tom was as his abilities are clouded by the achievements of his son. Apart from his four wins, Old Tom finished runner-up in the Open three times. Like his father, Young Tom was born at St Andrews – the home of golf – and was the first golfer to be solely a tournament player. Morris Minor was a fabulous player and won tournaments against professionals when he was 13 years old. He really came to notice when he tied with Willie Park Snr and Bob Anderson in a Carnoustie tournament and then won the playoff. In 1868, the 17-year-old won his first Open Championship and repeated this the following year when he edged out his father. Young Tom’s dominance came to the fore a year later when he won his third Open title by a margin of 12 shots. He went round Prestwick’s 12 holes three times in 149 strokes. Although this represents a score in the mid-70s it must be remembered golf in those days was a cross-country game played through gorse, hillocks and sand where nature put it. There was no Open Championship in 1871 as Young Tom had won the Championship Belt outright. In 1872, his was the first name on the now familiar Auld Claret Jug. After that he suffered from poor health and his best result was a runner-up finish. Not a lot is known about how the 5’8” (172cm) player with a sturdy, wiry build and strong wrists played the game, but it is said he used to break the shafts of his clubs with his powerful hitting. In 1875, Young Tom’s life changed dramatically when his wife Margaret died during childbirth along with the baby. He was heart-broken, became depressed and took to heavy drinking. Four months later, on Christmas day, he had a heart attack and died. He was 24. It is said Young Tom may have been weakened by playing a marathon challenge match in terrible weather conditions a few weeks earlier.

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Father’s Day Gear

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and there’s no better way to honour the ‘Old Man’ than with the latest gadget or gear for the sport he loves. Here are a few gift ideas from the team at Inside Golf. Titleist Lightweight Stand Bag The Titleist Lightweight Stand Bag is proven for its lightweight, fully featured performance and tested durability. An extensive list of features such as the padded mesh top-cuff and full length club dividers make this bag a frequent choice of serious players. A four-point easily adjustable double strap assembly and foam hip pad ensure a comfortable hassle-free carry for the serious walker, whilst the easy-lift integrated polyurethane handle and Velcro® leg lock strap ensure that this quality stand bag is also golf cart friendly. Available in a range of colours.

Eagles & Birdies Tour Plus This hybrid golf bag can be used as a deluxe golf travel bag or an everyday bag. It has two lockable pockets, thick PVC-padded hood system and inline skate rear wheels for easy rolling. Tour Plus has eleven roomy pockets including two separate golf shoe ventilated storage compartments, insulated cooler pocket with drainage holes, velour lined valuables pocket, I.D. transparent pocket, magnetic ball markers and ample room for wet weather garments. Colours; black, black/silver, navy, navy/silver www.underpar.com.au Ph: (02) 9417 4055

RRP: $249 www.titleist.com.au Ph 1800 660 535

Smoothy Square 122 cm long-shafted umbrella

HX Diablo Golf Balls With the HX Diablo golf ball, long just got a whole lot longer. A thin Ionomer cover promotes the lowest driver spin in Callaway’s range, so players of all abilities gain better distance and accuracy from their drives. The proprietary core formulation increases ball speed for better distance while maintaining the soft feel off the clubface that most golfers prefer. HEX Aerodynamics also replace conventional dimples to reduce drag and produce a more penetrating ball flight in various weather conditions. HX Diablo incorporates everything a golfer could want in a 2-piece ball.

RRP: $29 /doz

The revolutionary second version of the Smoothy square 122 cm longshafted umbrella has eliminated the need for the ‘extra hand’ golf buggy accessory. By widening the thickness and extending the length of the fibreglass shaft it increases the height of the umbrella when connected into the holder. The Smoothy umbrella has a revolutionary square, flatter vented canopy and a maximum sun protection rating of 50+ UPF. It has a 97cm square rib length, a 194 cm canopy and is ultra light weight at 0.75 kgs. Available in Black/Silver and Navy/Silver www.underpar.com.au Ph: (02) 9417 4055

A REVOLUTION IN GOLF MAT PERFORMANCE™ Experience It Yourself In Your Own Backyard

TrueStrike® golf mats are the latest advancement in golf mat performance. They are revolutionising golfers playing experience at driving ranges and golf courses by replacing unrealistic, hard synthetic grass golf mats with a realistic representation of a fairway. TrueStrike golf mats have a gel-filled divot simulating subsurface which accurately recreates the effects of playing off a natural fairway by allowing the club head to play through the playing surface as it would on turf.

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GolfBuddy World and World Platinum GolfBuddy “World” and “World Platinum” units are powerful interactive touchscreen GPS rangefinders designed to give golfers the ultimate game management tool. The units come preloaded with over 33,000 global course maps. Just switch on GolfBuddy and it automatically recognises which course (and hole) you’re playing. You can track, record and analyse playing statistics and view full hole layouts with distances to and from any point on the course. There are no membership or annual fees. World Platinum now comes with a FREE World Platinum Car Charger and World Platinum Leather Holster ($75 value). (At participating stockists from 1/8/11)

RRP: World $379.95 World Platinum $449.95

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The World’s Top 1000 Golf Courses Melbourne’s Kingston Heath and Royal Adelaide have been judged to be on par with Augusta National, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Cypress Point according to the Rolex World’s Top 1000 Golf Courses. There are 32,000 golf courses to be found around the world and the best of them have been assiduously assessed by a network of more than 200 independent inspectors. Each golf course has been the subject of an in-depth examination based on a 100-point questionnaire to establish the level of site excellence, quality of course architecture and standard of maintenance. Just 15 received a score of 100. In all, 65 Australian golf courses made the top 1000. The book gives a list of practical information, some recommended accommodation, restaurants and sites of local interest together with local maps.

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TaylorMade Ghost Spider What do you get when you combine the extraordinary stability/MOI of the Monza Spider with the easy-toaim/low-glare colouring of the Corza Ghost? Well, if you’re Jason Day, you get to the front page of the leaderboard. TaylorMade’s new Ghost Spider features a white head that contrasts with the turf to make it easier to determine your aim. It also incorporates the Monza Spider’s “basketball court” system of alignment on the crown to further facilitate proper alignment. Like the Monza Spider, the Ghost Spider creates high MOI that makes the putterhead highly resistant to twisting on off-center hits. It is also equipped with TaylorMade’s PURE ROLL insert, which promotes forward spin to help reduce skidding to encourage a smooth, accurate roll and precise speed control. No wonder Jason Day credits much of his recent success to his new Ghost Spider putter! Available in single-bend and center-shafted models in the 33”, 34” and 35” stock lengths, left- and right-handed. A mid-length “belly” version is available in 41” and 43” stock lengths.

RRP: $209 Std / $229 Belly www.taylormadegolf.com

ebook The Nine Tenths Rule

(A Bainbridge Diaries golf themed legal mystery novel) Stephen E Mitchell Life was on an even keel for two well-to-do English families. But all that changed with a chance discovery of a cryptic declaration penned to the reverse of an old lithograph print hanging on a wall. Three generations prior, a winner-takes-all pact had been signed in rivalry by their competing great grandfathers. Unresolved for decades, their ruinous legacy is waiting to be finally called in. Blending golfing nostalgia with good old fashioned intrigue this book is an enjoyable read for any golf enthusiast who enjoys the traditional legal mystery.

RRP: US$2.99

Available for most eBook readers (Kindle/ePub/etc) www.amazon.com www.thebainbridgediaries.com

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• Return airfare Sydney – Beijing (Air China) • Visa fee ($138) • Travel insurance • 6 nights 5 stars hotel (CNCC Grand Hotel Beijing) Twin Share • 5 round golf green fees and twin share golf cart

• All transfers and English speaking local tour guide services • 6 days breakfast, lunch (quick lunch box on golf course) and 6 days dinner • All local tours after golf (Great Walls, Tianan Man Square, The palace Museum, Lam Temple) • More tours in 2012!

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Package does not include: Single room supplement $450. Tip for the guides (about $6pp), bus drivers (about $4pp), and Caddy services (less then AU15 per round) luggage porters, etc. Personal expenses. Any expenses beyond the itinerary.

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36 gear............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................www.insidegolf.com.au 2011 Callaway Spring/Summer Apparel Collection Ready2Golf trousers Treat your old man this Father’s Day with a pair of the best trousers in the market. Designed specifically for the rigors of golf but also comfortable and stylish to wear off the course at work or at a restaurant, Ready2Golf ’s trousers make the perfect gift. We suggest you treat yourself to a pair also!

Exclusively designed by Perry Ellis, the range includes some key pieces for both men and women that can be worn for golf or any other sports/leisure activities. The range will be available from mid September from selected on-course and off-course golfing retailers. www.callawaygolf.com/au

Intarsia Knit Sweater

RRP:$129

For the summer evenings spent at the clubhouse this lightweight long sleeve sweater is made from 100 per cent mercerized cotton and is a great gift for the colder evenings on the golf course. Sizes: S/M/L/XL

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RRP: $99.95

Glenayr Belts Handcrafted in Canada, Glenayr belts are designed and marketed specifically for the golf market. The Classic range is a timeless collection of genuine leather straps in both smooth and exotic grains. The Modern range is an assortment of leather and fabrics whilst all buckles are the latest in design to enhance the belts’ style. The smart fashionable Ladies range adds the final touch to a quality belt collection from Glenayr. Pictured are the 014071-101, a 40mm leather strap with plaque buckle featuring cut out argyle design (RRP $75), and the 013091-209, a 30mm Italian hand-finished croco embossed leather w/3pc buckle set & golf concho (RRP $99) www.glenayrgolf.com

Chev Mesh polo Available in four colours, the finestripe polo uses an anti microbial treatment that keeps the garment fresh over time and helps maintain durability. It has also been designed with a UPF 15 which will allow for UV protection both on and off the golf course. Sizes: S/M/L/XL

RRP: 79.95

Boomerang Putting Pro The Inside Golf editorial office is packed with just about every type of putting aid imaginable. (Yet we still can’t sink those knee-knockers on the course when it counts). So when we received the Boomerang last month, we put it through the motions – half expecting it to be relegated to the pile of other devices in the corner. We were surprised, however, at just how addictive this little unit is. In fact, it was downright fun. And we felt like our stroke was actually getting better! It’s a very simple device; basically an adjustable-height plastic ramp, with an adjustable-depth cup at the top. You also get a rollable 3-metre length of felt to simulate a putting green. The aim is to putt a ball so that it just “catches” the lip of the cup and stays there. You then putt a second ball and try to knock the first ball back down the ramp. It’s not as easy as it seems. Trust us! The unit encourages a solid, aggressive putting stroke, and it will certainly give you hours of good practice. Available at many pro shops www.boomgolf.com

What ’s your colour code? demo the new Ping G10 range in your area, and get a perfect custom fit with your size and your colour.

Tech Shorts A must-have for the Summer, the flat front tech shorts features a vented back and easily accessible pockets as well as providing some UV protection by blocking out harmful ultraviolet rays. Sizes: 32 – 40

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LOCATION

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sanctuary cove (member only)

wednesday

22nd July

9.30am - 1.30pm

horton park

saturday

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9:00am - 1:00pm

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sanctuary cove (member only)

wednesday

22nd July

9.30am - 1.30pm

horton park

saturday

8th auGust

9:00am - 1:00pm

GET FIT TODAY Turn to page 68 for a complete list of fitting days this month

For more information please contact American Golf Supplies on 02 9524 8233or ping@americangolf.com.au or visit www.pinggolf.com

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Gear for the Family

Of course, shopping for Dad is only half the fun. Why not pick up something for yourself while you’re at it:

The Grip Master grips

GREG NORMAN – EPIC RAINWEAR

Australian leather grip company, The Grip Master, are celebrating their 10year anniversary by offering Australian golfers a gift to mark the occasion. The maker of the highly popular golf grips are heavily reducing prices on their classic range, with prices reduced by almost 25%. Plus, with every set of classic grips purchased, Grip Master are also offering a free putter grip. Grip Master are the most used leather grip on any tour in the world and are used by US Tour players such as Geoff Ogilvy and Retief Goosen. www.thegripmaster.com

Greg Norman Collection announces the launch of a new outerwear range featuring Epic Performance Fabric. Unlike other fabrics that offer wind and water protection, Epic also provides unparalleled breathability and comfort. Currently used by the U.S. Army, Epic’s patented unique silicon technology has revolutionised the performance of breathable weather protective systems by allowing both moisture and air to escape through fabric creating up to 3X greater breathability than conventional weather protective apparel. Other features of EPIC: Water Impermeable, Guaranteed Waterproof, Quick Dry, Low Absorption, Packable and Comfortable The collection includes: Ultra-Light ½ Sleeve Rain Jacket, Ultra-Light Rain Jacket and Rain Pant in Black.

RRP: from $219.95 to $259.95 Contact Sporte Leisure on 02 9693 5777

GREG NORMAN – WOMEN’S LEISURE KNIT

Play Bridgestone to win $5000 cash

Greg Norman women’s leisure pullover takes top honours for its versatility because it can be worn for so many activities including the golf course, yoga classes, shopping or almost anywhere else. The Nylon/Spandex fabric blend offers a soft-comfort factor, while the styling is both active and fashionable, sporting a flattering fit. Moisture wicking material, easy care, UV 50+ protection. Available in Blue Ribbon, Wild Orchid and White.

Bridgestone Golf ’s TOUR B330 family of balls have been among the most heralded golf ball series over the last 5 years. With 4 models designed to fit the needs of specific types of golfers, Bridgestone currently offers more options in the Tour performance premium golf ball segment than any other manufacturer. Starting this month, Bridgestone Golf will give away $5000 cash to 3 lucky customers over 3 monthly draws. All runners up will go in the draw to win a free dozen balls. Simply purchase 1 dozen B330 Series, e Series, XFixx or Precept Lady iQ Golf Balls from a participating outlet during August, September or October to enter the draw. To find a participating outlet phone Bridgestone Golf on 1300 138 353. www.bridgestonegolf.com.au

RRP $99.95 Image shown is teamed with Sunset Printed Skort in Cotton/Spandex RRP $99.95 Contact Sporte Leisure on 02 9693 5777

Winter Golf Special $39* ...you really save in August

Play this Championship Resort Course and really save in August! • • •

Play any time Monday to Friday or Sunday after 12 noon 18 Holes of great golf Open to the public 7 days

The Brasserie Restaurant open daily for lunch (11am - 3pm)

Bookings essential via the Pro Shop ph: 02 4560 3220 Riverside Oaks Golf Resort 74 O’Briens Road Cattai NSW 2756 email: info@riversideoaks.com.au Par 72 Championship Resort Course www.riversideoaks.com.au

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Offer available until August 31st 2011. $39 walking rate only or $60 includes a shared cart. Conditions apply*

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Live the life of a WIN! Callaway Tour Pro

Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a touring professional like Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson or Annika Sorenstam? Playing with the latest gear, hitting the newest balls and wearing the snazziest attire? Well now you can, courtesy of Inside Golf and Callaway Golf Asia Pacific. In our ‘Live the Life of a Callaway Tour Pro’ giveaway, we’re giving one lucky entrant a complete ‘head-to-toe’ Callaway makeover. Custom-fitted at If you win, Callaway will come to your home, your home or office office or club and set you up with a full set of brand-new custom-fitted Callaway clubs, bag, balls, hat, shoes, shirt and glove. The works! You’ll look and feel just like a Touring Professional. (Squillion-dollar paycheck not included!) Imagine teeing off in your next comp armed Full set of Callaway clubs with a new set of Callaway Razr irons and woods, Callaway bag custom-fitted to your swing specifications. The Callaway shoes Forged Composite technology in the Razr woods has allowed Callaway engineers to position weight exactly where it’s needed to maximise distance, accuracy and workability. The new Callaway Razr X irons deliver the distance and forgiveness of a wide sole iron while retaining the playability of a thin sole iron. Just like the pros, your clubs will be customfitted to match your specific swing and body type. From loft and lie to shaft flex and grip— and everything in between—Callaway’s mobile fitting professionals will employ the latest in (Note: images and descriptions are for illustrative purposes only. Exact prizes & gear will be determined via a custom-fitting by Callaway, as this will result in an ideal gear & attire configuration for the winner. See terms and conditions on our website for more.)

clubfitting technology to ensure a perfect fit. You’ll also get two dozen brand-new HX Diablo golf balls. The HX Diablo offers the lowest driver spin, increased ball speed for better distance and a soft feel off the clubface. HEX Aerodynamics also replace conventional dimples to reduce drag and produce a more penetrating ball flight in various weather conditions. Finally, you’ll need to look the part. The Callaway Spring/Summer Apparel Collection, designed by Perry Ellis, includes some fantastic pieces for both men and women that can be worn for golf or any other sports/leisure activities. You’ll look great both on and off the course! To enter, simply visit the Inside Golf Facebook page (facebook.com/insidegolf) or our competitions page on our website: www.insidegolf.com.au/competitions, and follow the entry instructions. Contest closes on Monday, September 12, so be quick!

Winner

Last month’s winner of the Presidents Cup Season Tickets: Geoff Ball, NSW Congratulations Geoff!

St Andrews Beach Golf Course 2011 Winter Special

Free Golf Carts

Midweek

St Andrews Beach Golf Course is dry all year round, so take advantage of our winter special. “Membership to Gunnamatta Golf club now available! Visit www.standrewsbeachgolf.com.au for details!” Offer applies to all 18 hole midweek play including group, seniors and afternoon deals. Players must be over the age of 18 to drive a cart and a deposit is required. * Winter Special ends September 30 2011

Contact: 03 5988 6000 or www.standrewsbeachgolf.com.au

On course livinG Residential Golf Courses RossPerrett

Living on a golf course is a dream for many golfers. Social researchers refer to this phenomenon as ‘lifestyle living’ where residents seek to live in a location that enhances their desired lifestyle, whether it be access to the beach, to their boat, to the golf course or a vibrant city life. Golf residential developments are not new. They have been with us for decades, particularly in the United States where golf resorts and golf residential boomed for over 40 years only to come to a screaming halt over the past few years. One of the original golf residential communities was Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey in The United Kingdom. Built in the 1920’s it is now the home of The European PGA and famous golfers such as Sir Nick Faldo and Ernie Els. In Australia, the first golf residential projects were built by housebuilding giant AV Jennings at Turu Beach on the southern coast of NSW and at The Launceston Casino in Tasmania. These were followed in the 1980’s by landmark projects such as Mike Gore’s bold Sanctuary Cove on The Gold Coast and Christopher Skase’s Mirage at Port Douglas. Both projects were pioneers in integrated residential development and set a new benchmark for development. Sanctuary Cove was to become Australia’s largest brick paving project as all the roads were brick paved. Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer designed the course and a concert by Frank Sinatra launched the project amid unprecedented hype. At Port Douglas, Skase used Thomson Wolveridge to design the course and transformed the sleepy seaside port by importing thousands of established palm trees and put Port Douglas and the Barrier Reef on the international tourist map. The rest is history as other developers followed with major projects like The National Golf Club in Victoria, Palm Meadows and Hope Island in Queensland and Joondalup and The Vines in Western Australia. The earlier projects generally had a resort component and were the forerunners to

On Course living is a dream for many — even for those who don’t play golf. residential communities which are more the norm today. Golf community development has boomed around our capital cities with projects like Sanctuary Lakes, Sandhurst, The Heritage, Moonah Links and 13th Beach around Melbourne, Brookwater and North Lakes in Brisbane and Magenta Shores, Kooindah Waters and Stonecutters Ridge in Sydney. In the future, golf community development will more likely be in regional cities and the larger country towns where land availability and planning controls are more favourable. Many regional courses will secure a sustainable future by embracing associated residential development. The majority of new golf course developments rely on associated residential development to fund the golf course, a fact that some golf purists find abhorrent. Golf Community development has also had its battles in the planning environment as some politicians have referred to golf developments as real estate by stealth. Old hang

ups that golf is an elitist game and bad for the environment still exist in government circles but are gradually being broken down by the excellence that the golf industry is promoting. Other key considerations with integrated developments are safety, golf layout and housing design. Technological advances in golf equipment have resulted in the golf ball travelling greater distances, which in turn demands more land for the course and greater setbacks for the housing. Safety is essential for community living and whist the incidence of personal injury is very low, property damage is quite common, particularly adjacent to existing courses that predated the surrounding real estate. Whilst golf authorities and golf architects are reluctant to set arbitrary limits for setbacks they have generally increased in response to changes in technology and the trend towards a more litigious society. Whereas 20 years ago the Urban Land Institute of USA

recommended 45 meters as a desirable setback for real estate boundaries from the centreline of the golf hole, most architects would now recommend 70 meters. Internal safety setbacks are generally 60 meters between centrelines. The golf layout must respond to the land form and it is desirable for the residential land to sit above the golf course. Golf holes are generally laid out in pairs to optimise the usage. This improves the views, increases safety and allows the golf course to accommodate stormwater drainage. As the majority of golfers are right handed and slice the ball, it is best to place the real estate on the left side of the hole. Fundamental to living on a golf course is the ability to look over the golf course and enjoy a landscape managed by others. However, the golfers have no desire to look at the houses, so managing the interface between the golf course and the associated development is important. By controlling the orientation of the houses and the design of the interface landscape it is possible to satisfy this potential conflict. It is interesting that only about 30% of those who live on golf courses actually play golf, the majority being attracted by the landscape setting. The interface is further improved by the use of design guidelines that control both building design and the landscape character. Design guidelines work best when they are not overly prescriptive but set principles that inspire creativity and design excellence. Residential golf communities will remain popular in the short- to medium-term providing the current fall off in golf participation does not continue. Hopefully the standard of housing will improve to match the courses which are already of an international standard. Ross Perrett is Managing Director of Thomson Perrett Golf Course Architects, one of the world’s premier golf course design companies. Together with Australian legend Peter Thomson, Thomson Perrett has worked on over 250 projects around the globe. They can be contacted by phone on +61 3 8698 8000, or via thomsonperrett.com.au

Sea Temple Golf Club | Port Douglas, Queensland Located beside the beach in tropical Port Douglas, Sea Temple Golf Course is carefully sculpted across the stunning landcape by world-renowned architects Thomson, Wolveridge & Perett.

* Accommodation at Sea Temple Resort & Spa Port Douglas in a Studio Spa Room. Also available on Two Bedroom Apartments (surcharges apply). Offer valid until 30 December 2011. Offer subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply.

To book the STAY & PLAY package visit www.seatempleresorts.com and enter promotion code GOLFSTAY or phone 1800 833 762 www.mirvachotels.com managed by Mirvac Hotels & Resorts

On course livinG Living the Golf Course Lifestyle The lush, rolling fairways of Pacific Dunes are a delight to behold, whether you’re playing a round, enjoying a stroll along the many walking tracks or simply relaxing on your back deck. It’s this enviable array of options that attracts Pacific Dunes’ residents— with some securing land from as little as $195,000 and others choosing one of the many home and land packages on offer. The award-winning development is a spacious, master-planned residential estate set on 135 hectares of natural bushland less than half an hour from Newcastle or the golden beaches of Port Stephens and only an hour from the renowned Hunter Valley wine region. Sydney is an easy two-hour drive and the region’s airport is just minutes away, offering direct services to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Residents have access to the 25-metre pool, tennis courts, a community summerhouse, café, BBQ area, kids’ playground, parks and walking tracks as well as the highly regarded championship golf course. Pacific Dunes is already a well-established neighbourhood, so the community spirit is alive and well. Young families will enjoy the parks and playgrounds, while Pacific Dunes’ own bar and restaurant offer the perfect places to meet with friends and neighbours for a meal or a drink. The nearby township of Medowie has a host of established community facilities, including day care centres, primary schools, medical centres, sporting facilities and a shopping village. Private and public high schools are close by, along with the highly regarded University of Newcastle.

According to Sales Agent Sam Budden from Robinson Property, Pacific Dunes is now offering a wide range of new home and land packages from the Hunter’s leading builders to suit all budgets. “With land prices starting from $195,000, the Fairways and Hillside Precincts offer a rare opportunity for people to discover the relaxed, spacious lifestyle on offer at Pacific Dunes,” said Mr Budden. “We’re offering single, split-level and two-storey designs on low-maintenance lots right through to half an acre. “Pacific Dunes’ prestigious Fairways precinct has only 8 premium home sites remaining that

enjoy some of the best views and aspects never before seen at Pacific Dunes. “The blocks on offer are large and flat and have sweeping views over the greens and fairways.” Another benefit of joining the Pacific Dunes community is that you can choose your own builder; there are no restrictions on which building company you choose to create your dream home. Two residential Pacific Dunes Golf memberships are included with every land purchase. Designed by renowned course architect James Wilcher, Pacific Dunes’ championship 18-hole golf course is ranked amongst the country’s best and has earned accolades for its design.

The par-72 course is based on strategic design principles that will challenge and excite golfers of all abilities. The 6403-metre layout comprises two distinct loops of nine holes that are beautifully balanced in terms of length and difficulty. The back nine are interwoven among natural lakes and wetlands, while the outward nine meander through the tall, native timber. The waterways act as feature hazards on some holes, dictating the line of play on tee shots and making club selection critical on approaches. Native angophoras and mahogany trees frame the back nine, encouraging the course to become an extension of the natural landscape. Gently undulating fairways with distinct mounding and beautiful bunkering set into the landing areas offer sand traps with location and orientation worth special mention. The golf club is managed by Troon Golf, a recognised leader in prestige golf course management and development around the world. Troon’s Brendan Currie said there are many benefits available to members, with unlimited golf, preferred tee times, member guest rates and lots more. “Members are entitled to access the Troon Golf Advantage Program, including complimentary vouchers to play other Troon Golf managed courses around Australia, up to $4000 in value.” Yet another reason to consider making the ‘green change’. Visit: www.pacificdunes.com.au www.pacificdunesgolf.com.au

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“The beauty of The Boulevarde’s architecture is that all rooms in the homes over look gardens, providing a continuous connection with the natural environment.” At the heart of these two courses is Sanctuary Cove’s exclusive Country Club, which serves members almost as an extension of their home. Residents can also enjoy all the benefits of the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, including its five-star wood-fired cuisine. Mr Abedian stated that every design element of The Address has been seamlessly integrated and connected, from the position and architecture of individual homes to their interior space, landscaping and outlook. The two-storey garden residences are priced from $735,000. Lakefront residences at The Address are priced from $1.02 million. Elsewhere on the Gold Coast, Sunland’s new residential enclaves at the prestigious Royal Pines Resort are also attracting strong buyer interest. After more than two decades of investment in design, amenity and infrastructure, Royal Pines Resort has developed an international reputation as one of Australia’s most vibrant master-planned resort and residential communities. Set amongst 200 hectares of manicured landscaping and world-class fairways, and featuring its own private harbour and marine village, the prestigious gated community has created a private haven for relaxation and indulgence. This design-driven balance, from the curves of the golfing greens to the elegant linear forms of the private residences, creates a rare and unrepeatable fusion of nature and art at its most elegant. At the heart of the resort lie the sweeping greens of the region’s only championship 27 hole composite golf course, which are home to the ANZ Ladies Masters and a number of other notable golf tournaments. Originally designed by highly regarded Japanese golf course architect Tomojiro Maruyama, the championship course was expanded in 2002 with nine new holes create by Graham Marsh Golf Design. The three individual course layouts are further complemented by a

pro shop, daytime driving range and chipping and putting greens. Royal Pines is also home to Mark Gibson’s Exceptional Golf, a purpose-built facility drawing on the expertise of the two-time Australian PGA Teacher of the Year winner. Residents will also enjoy access to state-ofthe-art health facilities including tennis courts, a fully-equipped gym and a heated, 25 metre swimming pool and Residents’ Club. The first of the two new collections to be released by Sunland at Royal Pines is The Boulevarde Residences. Designed by Sunland in collaboration with celebrated Australian architect Elizabeth WatsonBrown, The Boulevarde Residences showcases a suite of home designs which celebrate the beauty and privacy of the exclusive golf course resort community. Graceful and imaginative, the collection of 10 free-standing residences and 16 duplex apartments were conceived as sub-tropical pavilions, each featuring their own private courtyard and overlooking the magnificent fairways of the championship golf course. The Boulevarde’s ‘pavilion’ typology incorporates a courtyard at the heart of each home embracing the Gold Coast’s benign subtropical, creating ‘liveable gardens’ and private sanctuaries. “We share with Elizabeth a belief that if homes are to be truly connected to their environment they must have physical and visual contact with the outdoors,” said Mr Abedian. “The beauty of The Boulevarde’s architecture is that all rooms in the homes over look gardens, providing a continuous connection with the natural environment.” Mr Abedian said the intricate screen designs featured on the facade of each home symbolised and celebrated their connection with the environment, drawing their inspiration from the frangipani, pandanus palm and a

simple timber pattern referring to traditional batten screening. The 10 freestanding residences will span 300 square metres and feature three bedrooms and a study, downstairs powder room, double garage and ducted air-conditioning. The 16 duplex apartments will span 234 square metres and feature three bedrooms, downstairs powder room, double garage and ducted air-conditioning. Residents will enjoy all the benefits of the gated master-planned residential resort, enveloped within 200 hectares of manicured gardens and lush green fairways. They will also have access to the resort’s own Angsana Day Spa, health club, tennis centre and marina shopping village. Sunland is also releasing The Concourse at Royal Pines Resort, featuring architecturally designed river and golf-course homes. Twenty-six elevated lots overlooking the sweeping greens of the golf course, facing north and northeast, were the first to be released at The Concourse. Residences overlooking the golf course are priced from $1.3 million and include a mix of single and double-storey homes. “The limited release of Sunland-designed residences within The Concourse imbues the style and sophistication inherent within this prestigious lifestyle precinct,” Mr Abedian said. “Each home design incorporates private courtyards and gardens, offset by generous, flowing open-plan living spaces. The use of luxurious, detailed embellishments within the home will be complemented by a modern, spacious design profile.” “At The Concourse, residents will enjoy the amenity of the surrounding fairways as well as access to the Broadwater and the Pacific Ocean from their mooring within the secure marina precinct. All of life’s luxuries are provided for within the sophisticated marina precinct, featuring restaurants, al fresco cafes, stylish retail and other amenities.” For more info visit www.sunlandgroup.com.au.

Live your golf It was good to see that the RBA decided to hold interest rates for the time being. They revealed that there was no “urgency” for the need for an adjustment to policy and therefore “it would be prudent to leave the stance of policy unchanged”. National auction clearance rates have improved from 32% in January 2011 to an average of 55% over the following four months with Victoria and NSW leading the way. This bodes well for prospective purchasers and vendors alike with an interest in golf course associated properties. Patsi from golfinghomes.com.au has noticed a marked increase in the clearance rate of properties listed on her web site over the last six weeks. Interest in these properties attracts attention from over 25 countries worldwide, however, Australia continues to generate the dominant interest stream. Marketers of golf course property are obviously seeing positive market trends in vacant land as they continue to forge ahead with new land releases. This trend looks to be across the board with land releases at Settlers Run in Victoria, Harrington Waters, Stonecutters Ridge and Stonebridge in NSW and Sea Temple and Gainsborough Greens in Queensland. For those golfers travelling north during the winter months, Sanctuary Cove with its newly renovated Palms Golf Course or RACV Royal Pines Resort are both in terrific order and have new land releases for those considering purchasing real estate.

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John Senden – life begins at 40 DavidNewbery YOUNG guns Rory McIlroy and Jason Day might be the hottest golfers on the planet right now, but that won’t stop John Senden believing he can win this month’s US PGA Championship. The former Australian Open champion will tee it up in golf ’s final major at the Atlanta Athletic Club (August 11-14) secure in the knowledge he has done everything he can to give himself the best possible chance. Senden even made a flying visit to Brisbane to see his long-time coach Ian Triggs, who is delighted with his protégé’s game going into the PGA Championship. Triggs, who recently set up his Ian Triggs Golf Academy at Brookwater, said Senden was playing “exceptionally well”. “He’s has proved that over the last 10 months by being on the leaderboard 90 per cent of the events at some stage,” he said. “Physically and technically John is really well-organised so it’s just a matter of being patient. “He’s really starting to get some great consistency in his game and, like most people near the lead, just needs that little bit of a break to totally compete. “I think the US PGA Championship

suits his game. He went close in 2007 when he finished fourth behind Tiger Woods. “The event is being played at a place

called Johns Creek so I think that’s a bit of an omen.” Senden, who won the John Deere Classic on the US PGA Tour in 2006,

said he felt confident going into the US PGA Championship. The tall Queenslander turned 40 in April and believes it’s the start of a new chapter in his life. “I’m 40 years old now so I’ll be playing using my experience.” I ask him if he will put himself in contention if his putter is red hot. “Absolutely, you need to be putting well and it’s a matter of being hot in the scrambling department as well,” he said. “In fact, every part of your game has to be in place, although the strongest battle is mentally. “My results in major championships haven’t been brilliant, but I have had a fourth place in the US PGA so it’s there. “You saw what Rory McIlroy did in the US Open. He had a great attitude all week and kept pressing forward, committing well and that’s where I need to be.” Senden believes his biggest challenge will come from proven young performers like Day and McIlroy as well as a number of experienced veterans. “Rory (McIlroy), Jason (Day) and American Rickie Fowler are the men to beat now and are looking the goods at the moment,” he conceded. “They are all playing very well and so is Bubba Watson.

“And then you’ve got the veterans like Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Tiger, who has been a little bit up-anddown, but they have the experience to win the PGA Championship.” Asked to rate the rest of the Australians’ chances, Senden said: “Jason Day is extremely focussed and so is Adam Scott, who has unfinished business in the majors. “Aaron Baddeley is going great, Geoff Ogilvy is playing well and (Robert) Allenby and (Stuart) Appleby have been solid their whole careers.” JOHN SENDEN PROFILE Age: 40 Turned pro: 1992 Height: 190.5cm (6’3”) Weight: 90kg (198lb) Lives: Dallas, Texas and Brisbane, Australia Family: Jackie and son Jacob, 7 Interests: Family, bike riding, fishing and boating Tournament wins: Australian Open (2006), Indonesian PGA Championship (1996), Interlaken Open, Alliance Open (1998 European Challenge Tour), 2006 John Deere Classic (US PGA Tour) Career prizemoney: $US12m+.

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PROFESSIONAL golfer and halfway-aroundthe-world adventurer David Wren has hit a road block. You may recall our story back in May where we reported how David had quit his job as a club pro to embark on an 11-month, 22,000-kilometre bicycle ride to raise money for Spark of Life (Dementia Care Australia). Well, after completing more than 5000 kilometres, the 47-year-old Victorian has been forced to return home to sort out a visa issue. He reached Turkey hoping to cross in Iran and Central Asia when his progress was halted by authorities, who refused to grant him a visa. “I had planned to come home once I got to Tehran for a break anyway so it just meant I had to change plans,” he said. He says he hopes to be back in the saddle in early August. Starting in Ireland (his ancestral home), David has ridden through France, Italy, the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, the Balkans, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey. “I have enjoyed every second of it,” David said. “There are so many highlights, but the Dalmatian Coast (Croatia) was pretty good and I loved Italy. “Riding into Modena, Italy was great. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit because one of my favourite live albums by Peter Gabriel is recorded there. “And it’s flat, the food is tasty and the people are friendly although they seem to be a little noisier than the French.” Still, he has had the odd distractions like fending off vicious dogs and deadly snakes in Croatia.

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David Wren “I can handle the dead snakes, but the live ones are a little freaky. “And the dogs aren’t my greatest friend. You have just got to get off the bike, stand up nice and tall and that tends to calm them down.” David’s pushbike has stood up to the rigors of the ride and, in fact, he hasn’t even had a puncture. Mind you, he has had a fall. “It was nothing serious, just a little embarrassing,” he said. “I had just had a tea with a guy at a service station, jumped on my bike and started riding. “I turned around to give him a wave and hit an oil slick. My shoes were clipped in so it must have looked very funny from where he was.”

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Still, one of the scariest moments was negotiating a four-kilometre tunnel in Turkey – the longest he’s encountered on the trip. “I had to get off the bike and push it on the shoulder because it’s too dangerous to ride. “The drivers in this part of the country are crazy.” In France, David got lost and finished up on the Le Mans race track. “I made it over the Alps, which was the hardest riding I have ever done,” he said. “I decided I had reached my limits and took a bus from Grenoble, France to Torino, Italy. “It was just too hard and the road was, in my judgment, unsafe as there was no shoulder to ride on and a couple of tunnels as well.”

He was often drawn to interesting looking places on the map, but when he got there they were “like ghost towns”. It was during these moments when his thoughts turned to his late mum Althea, who he has dedicated the ride to. He said the Balkans was the hardest section of the trip to negotiate. “The Balkans is a very harsh place and the mountains were punishing,” he said. “I could not ride all the way as the border officials in Kosovo would only let me across if I took a bus to Macedonia and the city of Skopje. “The big plus on the bike is that you see so many interesting places and things every day. “You see local people living their day-to-day lives. I am a big coffee drinker so stopping at places to find a cup is fun as is the interaction with locals. “The downside on the bike is not stopping at places that you really like. If I did stop it would take me five years to get home. One of the joys of riding through Greece was eating a whole freshly-cooked squid. When David crossed the border into Turkey he headed for Anzac Cove, Gallipoli where he spent several hours reflecting on its history. From there, David rode to Istanbul where he enjoyed a three-day break trying to sort out his visa into Iran. “Istanbul is a fantastic place and the perfect place to make the transition to the Muslim culture. “The people here are friendly and helpful and that’s in the tourist area. “I am told it gets even better out in the countryside so really looking forward to the next part of the journey.”

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Jason RobWillis Jason Day officially announced himself to the golfing world with a joint runner-up finish at the US Masters, before confirming his status amongst the games’ elite with another second place finish at the US Open. In a teleconference held with a select group of journalists during early July, Day opened up about a whole range of subjects, including his play in the first two majors of 2011, what he hopes will be a long and exciting rivalry with McIlroy and the improvements in the mental aspect of his game. Day also weighs into the debate about Tiger Woods and what he believes lies ahead for the world’s most recognisable golfer. Honest and articulate, Day’s words came without fear or favour and gave a perfect insight into the inner workings of a young man who could one day be mentioned in the same breath as the best golfers to ever come out of Australia.

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Without being rated a serious contender at Augusta, Day chased down the leaders and at

the end of the week only one man, South African Charl Schwartzel, stood between him a coveted green jacket. As a result, Day’s name was being called when it came to identifying the contenders at Congressional for the US Open. Day lived up to the hype and produced an outstanding tournament. Only problem was, he ran into a red-hot Irishman in Rory McIlroy. “What Rory did at the US Open was quite ridiculous,” Day began. “He went out and lapped the field and he did it really easily and he looked like he was having a lot of fun. We got wiped out at the US Open, but to finish second was great. “ When analysing his efforts at Congressional, Day took most satisfaction out of the fact that he achieved his outstanding result without his “A” game in the all-important final round. “It was a very tough day. My driver was a little erratic. It was just such a grind for me the whole day. I was battling myself and I was making some really, really good up and downs to get the momentum swinging in my direction “To play the last 45 holes of a US Open without a bogey is very tough and I was very happy with that achievement.”

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Often forgotten is the fact that Day is only 23 years of age with what promises to be a long and successful career in front of him. To perform as he has in the Masters and US Open is a confirmation of his talent and an indication of what might lie ahead. “Playing great in the first two majors this year has given me a lot of confidence that I’m starting to trust my game a lot better than I did in the past,” he said. “At the Masters I obviously didn’t expect to finish second but I really enjoyed being put under pressure in that certain situation, just to see what I need to do out there. “I’m feeling a lot more comfortable in my skin and a lot more comfortable out on the golf course in front of a lot of people and in front of a large fan base, which is really special.” Such is his belief that he can compete in the biggest tournaments on the international schedule, Day has his sights firmly set on golf ’s big four events, not just this year but into the future. “That’s the big thing. We only have four chances each year playing in majors and I’ve had three top 10’s in my first four, and the chance

to win the Masters. I’m happy with where my game is right now. But I can’t stop. I’ve got to keep trying to improve every week.”

The new breed: Jason and Rory

McIlroy and Day are a part of the new breed, the next generation to carry the game forward. Will there be a long and exciting rivalry as is the suggestion? Only time will tell. But Day is determined to learn from his young rival and to do his best to challenge McIlroy and the other young guns into the future. “He learnt from the US Masters very quickly,” Day said of McIlroy and his win at the US Open. “But he’s been a talented golfer from 15 when I first met him and he’s got better every single year. “He’s going to have multiple wins on the major stage so I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me. “I think the Rory McIlroy generation— if that’s what you call it—the younger kids coming up pushing forwards, are going to inspire a lot of younger guys to push forward as well and to try harder and perform a little better. “The next generation is very young, but given a little bit of time, three to five years from now there’s going to be a lot of solid golfers.”

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The mental battle

Praised for his physical talents, Day identified an area of his game which needed attention and turned to California-based Australian sports psych Neale Smith for guidance. With the assistance of Smith, a former US Tour player, Day has made enormous strides with the mental side of his game, with the results evident for all to see. “My mental game is on the right path and every other aspect of my game is heading in the right direction. I would like to get over the line one day (in a major) but I’m not going out at the British and the PGA expecting to win. The moment I go out and expect to win is the moment I won’t perform as well as I should. “I just need to go out there and keep working hard and play one shot at a time. When I was playing the Masters and US Open I was focusing on what I needed to do out there and that pretty much took the nerves away. “All I was trying to focus on was what I needed to do to get the ball from here to the hole in the least amount of strokes.”

is to rest physically and mentally. He’s going to be back. Is he going to dominate like he was when he was dominating a lot, I don’t know. But I know he’s going to be back and he’s going to have a lot of good chances to win majors. “

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Ask Day for an opinion and he will give it, so when quizzed as to what he expects from Tiger Woods when he eventually returns from his leg injuries, he was happy to offer a response. Showing tremendous respect for his achievements, Day believes we haven’t yet seen the last of Woods in the big events. “He’s Tiger Woods. I still think he’s the best player in the world, not going off the world rankings, but just going on what he’s done in the past,” Day said. “Tiger Woods is 35 right now. Jack Nicklaus won his last major at 46. The best thing for him

A young Jason Day shows off the hardware (with ladies champion Emma Bennett)

McIlroy v Day: The early years

Since turning professional in 2007, Day has yet to play an event on home soil. Having signed on to compete at the Australian Open and PGA Championships, and being a lock for a place on the International Team at the President’s Cup, Australian audiences are about to get their chance to see our newest golfing superstar up close and in person. “If I can keep playing well hopefully that creates a lot of buzz back home. I think that being a bit younger I can try to bring a younger crowd to Australian golf,” Day said. “I haven’t played there as a professional yet. I haven’t played there for

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four or five years now and I’m looking forward to getting back, just seeing my mates and spending time with my family and having my family watch me play golf. “But I’m not going back there just to relax and have a good time. I’m going to knuckle down. I really want to go out and win the Australian Open and the Australian PGA if I can. It would be good to win in front of an Australian crowd.” Day, currently ninth on the official world golf rankings, will also play a part in the President’s Cup. He is hoping there will be a number of Aussies by his side. “It’s great to have Charl (Schwartzel) and Louis (Oosthuizen) and Ernie (Els) but the more Aussies we can have at the President’s Cup is going to help a lot. The fans are going to be behind us, it’s a home game. It’s going to be tough for the International side to pull through again but playing on our home course gives us another advantage.”

All golfers watched spellbound as Rory McIlroy crushed the field in his dramatic victory in the US Open at Congressional GC. Australian Jason Day was one of the few to show some fight coming second in this most prestigious of tournaments. However, few know that back in 2005 they competed against each other in The Dunes’ Medal down on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The Dunes’ Medal is a 72-hole stroke event played annually in early December each year. The event attracts Australia’s best amateurs and is also one of the 7 tournaments used to select Australian amateur teams. Back to 2005, playing against each other for the first time Jason Day won the tournament shooting 276 – 12 under. Rory finished a distant seventh, 8 shots behind Jason. Clearly they were very classy golfers even back then as 16 (McIlroy) and 17 (Day) year-olds.

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Ballard kicks ahead in golf DavidNewbery THE day Matthew Ballard’s parents presented him with his first set of golf clubs virtually spelt the end of what was looming as a promising rugby league career. In the early 1990s, Ballard was a football playing fanatic and had ambitions of forging a career in the game. “I was always a rugby league player and my parents bought me a set of clubs when I was 14 or 15 and although I picked it up quickly, I didn’t have aspirations of being a golfer,” Ballard said. Around that time Ballard was in the Queensland touch footy team playing alongside Darren Lockyer, who went on to become one of the greatest league players to pull on a pair of boots. But soon Ballard was spending more time on the golf course and eventually quit rugby league to concentrate on golf – a move he has never regretted. “I am a golf pro now, have been for a long time and I am happy with my decision because my career is still going and Darren’s has just finished,” he laughed. The 34-year-old Gold Coast resident turned professional at the end of 2001, just after captaining

Matt Ballard hasn’t looked back after swapping his footy boots for a set of golf clubs the Queensland team to an historic Australian Interstate Teams Series victory. His amateur career included victories in the Indooroopilly Jug and the Dunes Medal – both national selection events. Ballard’s professional career has included a stint playing in the US where he won the Desert Mountain Classic on the Gateway Tour by eight shots.

He finished 24-under par and equalled or broke the course record three times. “On the second day I equalled the course record with a 65, beat it with a 64 in round 3 and equalled that in the final round,” he said. “But I think my career highlight was winning the $125,000 Papua New Guinea Open a few weeks ago.” The victory gets him a start in the $3 million Asia-Pacific Panasonic

Championship in Japan in September and he will stay on and contest the Japan Tour qualifying school. “It’s a good fit for me to play up there because I have a young family and it’s easy for me to commute back and forth,” he said. (Ballard and partner Alison have a one-year-old daughter). I ask Ballard what is the strength of his game. “If you ask my peers they will say I am a good driver of the golf ball, but I tend to think when I am playing my best I am a good putter,” he offered. Since returning from the US, Ballard has mostly played on the Queensland Sunshine Tour and in Australasia’s big three events – the Australian Open, Australian PGA and the Australian Masters. His best result was a top-10 finish in the Australian Open in 2005. “The Troppo Tour has been good to me,” he said. “It’s not easy out there because there are a lot of guys playing and competing and it’s a good place to learn how to play. “I always say if you can play well on Troppo you can play well on any tour because you have got to put up with a lot of distractions and not-soperfect golf courses.

“If you can deal with all that you can deal with a lot of other stuff.” In the past year, Ballard has been a regular winner with victories in the Glenden (2010 and 2011), Rockhampton, Horton Park, Yamba and Wynnum pro-ams. During his career, Ballard has played golf with players like Adam Scott, Jason Day and Michael Sim. “But one of the most talented golfers I played with and went to the US with was Travis Johns,” he said. “Some guys who you think won’t make good pros go on to make careers out of the game while others who have the world at their feet don’t do anything.” Johns has quit as a touring pro and is working as a club pro in Chicago. Ballard told Inside Golf that Adam Scott gave him a good tip early in his career. “When I first turned pro I was playing in a practice round with Adam in the lead-up to the Aussie Masters and he told me to ‘make sure you play well in the right events’. “If you play well in the big events everything else takes care of itself. “It’s pretty true because if you win small events it doesn’t count for much, but if you play well in the big events it opens a lot of doors.”

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Whatever happened to…

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FIFTEEN years ago, Simone Williams’ life changed forever. “Simone Who?” you may ask. In the mid-1990s, Simone Williams was Australia’s top-ranked female amateur golfer. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Melbourne and was a prolific winner, taking out the Australian and Queensland Schoolgirls’ Championships and the Australian, Queensland and NSW junior championships. The Queenslander, who played out of the Redcliffe Golf Club in Brisbane, also captured the NSW, Victorian, West Australian and South Australian strokeplay championships. In 1994, Williams represented Australia in the World Cup in France along with Karrie Webb and South Australian Anne-Marie Knight. Laurie Montague, who was the national women’s coach, said at that time Williams “had the world at her feet”. We all know Webb took the professional golf world by storm reaching world No.1, winning seven majors and banking millions of dollars. Knight also turned professional and plied her trade with some success on the Ladies European Tour. But whatever happened to Williams – the champion golfer who, at 19, was primed to turn professional? Well, she’s alive and well and living in Melbourne with her husband and two-and-ahalf-year-old son Bailey. She never did turn professional because in 1996 she had a serious car accident that left her with an injury that dented her hopes of joining the play-for-pay ranks. “I was moving back to Queensland from Melbourne when I had the car accident,” the 35-year-old explained. “About five kilometres north of Moree I got to a corner, hit some gravel and rolled the car five times. “I had a few scratches and cut my head open, but I was pretty lucky to get away with it and didn’t

think there was anything wrong.” But there was. Coach Ian Triggs identified a problem with her swing and sent her to a physiotherapist, who found that her shoulder was out of its socket. With her shoulder back in place, Williams, who played off a +2 handicap before the accident, worked tirelessly on her swing and returned to the national squad. But the damage was done – physically and mentally – and she quit the game. “After the accident I never really played well again,” she said. “I tried and tried and decided if I couldn’t play at the level I knew I was capable of I thought I’d rather quit. “When you are used to playing at a level and then struggle to break 90 it’s frustrating and upsetting.” There are those who find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that someone who was the best amateur in the country could be content walking away from the game. “I am happy now because I love being a mum

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and I still work part-time in finance,” she said. One of Williams’ career highlights was playing alongside former world No.1 Annika Sorenstam at the Australian Ladies Masters. “It was great to watch how Annika went about her business,” she says. “She made it look so easy, hitting fairways and greens and making birdies. She was so cool, calm and collected and went on to win the tournament. “I was really nervous and shot a couple over, but it was good experience and it was then that I realised I wanted to be a professional golfer.” Unfortunately, Williams didn’t get to fulfill her dream, but she’s not complaining. “I think things happen for a reason – maybe turning pro wasn’t what I was meant to do,” she said. “Sometimes, after I have had a social game and hit a great shot, I think ‘what if?’. “I feel I should get back into it, but then again I hit plenty of other very ordinary shots. “And besides, I just don’t have the time to dedicate to golf anymore.”

IN recent years, Korea has been the biggest mover in women’s professional golf. The country has four players inside the top-10. Recently, Jiyai Shin, Na Yeon Choi, Sun Ju Ahn and I.K. Kim were ranked numbers four, five, six and seven respectively. The Americans no longer dominate and have just two players inside the top-10 – Cristie Kerr (2) and Paula Creamer (8). So, why have the Koreans swept to power in women’s professional golf? It has something to do with their culture according to LET chairman and top Australian player Karen Lunn. “They are very different people,” she said. “The main thing is the talented players are pushed by their parents and coaches from a very young age. “That’s all they do – play golf. There is no balance in their lives and school, as far as I know, is pretty much out the window. “It’s all about golf from when they start playing and from a very young age the parents see them as their meal ticket to riches, which has happened with many of them.” Lunn says the Korean golf system is like a production line. “They get out there from 11 or 12 years old and practice 10 hours a day, but most of them will burn out by 25. “They are very good, but if you are spending 10 hours a day with the right coaches and right people around you and have a bit of talent you are going to be better than somebody that’s out there practicing two hours a day.” Lunn said the Korean girls were always the first to arrive on the practice ground in the morning and the last to leave the putting green at night. “They spend hours and hours and hours on the putting green and if you watch them in tournaments they just putt unbelievably well. “So, they are good because of the time they put into it. “If you put that much time into it you are going to be that much better.”

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There has been a lot written about St Andrews Beach Golf Course. Rated among the Top 10 courses in Australia, St Andrews Beach offers a challenging test of golf in one of Australia’s best settings – The Cups region of Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula. Last month, the course announced the establishment of Gunnamatta Golf Club, an affordable membership option to play this exciting Tom Doakdesigned course. Membership to The Gunnamatta Golf Club is only $175 per year and gives all golfers the opportunity to join a club and get an official Golf Australia Handicap, access to competition play, golfer’s insurance as well as other benefits including discounts on

motorised cart hire. Upon membership approval all new Members get one free round of golf (off peak), and then have the option of paying as they play by means of a discounted green fee ($49 Off Peak, $59 Peak), or they can elect to purchase either a Mid Week Season Pass or full 7-Day Access. The Gunnamatta Golf Club also provides flexible payment plans meaning you can pay off your season pass in 6 monthly instalments. There is also a Gunnamatta Off Peak season pass, valid midweek only (excludes public holidays and December 26 – January 13) for only $1295. The Gunnamatta Peak Season Pass (no restrictions) offers Unlimited golf 7 days a week for only $1995. Junior passes are also available for

players 12-21 years (some restrictions apply peak days). Season Pass payment plans are available in 6 x monthly instalments to approved members, and the Club is offering a special offer this month: join now and your renewal won’t be due until October 2012. The Gunnamatta Golf Course is presented in excellent condition all year round and continues to improve with internationally recognised Turnpoint Golf providing industry leading course maintenance, whilst plans are underway which will see a new Clubhouse as well as accommodation on site in the near future. More info: (03) 5988 6000 or www.standrewsbeachgolf.com.au

MELBOURNE’S Eastern Golf Club has every right to be proud of their culinary staff. The team, consisting of Tony Rush, Head Chef and Minh Nguyen, Sous Chef, has been selected for the second year running as one of only ten pairs in Victoria to reach the finals of the Chef ’s Table 2011 culinary competition. Now in its third year, this culinary competition, ‘Chef ’s Table – awarding culinary innovation’ has been created by Clubs Victoria (ClubsVIC) to recognise and award the many talented, creative chefs and cooks within the not-forprofit, community clubs of Victoria. Chef ’s Table encourages club chefs to think way beyond ‘chicken parma’ and Sunday roasts. “Our menu has provided myself and team with a great opportunity to push

the boundaries and showcase some truly great food which will no doubt be matched with great service from our catering staff at the Club,’ Rush said. In the Finals Event last month, teams were judged on the execution of a threecourse menu, including preparation of the dishes, taste, presentation and keeping within the given budget. Wine matching of the dishes was also a requirement of the competition. Inside Golf was on hand to witness (and taste!) the excellent dishes put forth by the Eastern team, and we were extremely impressed. Winners of the overall competition will be announced at the ClubsVIC Chef ’s Table presentation and dinner in Melbourne on Monday 8th August.

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Mr Sunny Sun (centre) with his team of shareholders and advisors: Mr Jin, Russ Powell, Greg McPherson along with club member Master Lu (left) A Melbourne businessman and property developer has bought the Heritage Golf and Country Club Golf Course outside Melbourne for an undisclosed sum. Mr Sunny Sun, through his company Golden Heritage Golf Pty Ltd, took over the 175.95 hectare Heritage Estate following settlement last month Mr Sun is the managing director of Australian Chinese News, Chinese Weekend and Chinese Property Weekly in Melbourne, along with Asian Weekend and Chinese Property Weekly. The Heritage Golf and Country Club is 43 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD on the outskirts of the Yarra Valley and includes two 36-hole golf courses — one designed by Jack Nicklaus — as well as club

facilities, a spa complex and extensive land holdings. It is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading ecologically sustainable golf, residential and leisure developments, with Yarra River frontage extending more than 2 kilometres, 28 hectares of native bushland and 30 hectares of wetlands including lakes and rivers. Over 1000 members play at the St John and Henley courses on site at Heritage, which were respectively ranked 19 and 47 in Ausgolf ’s Australian golf course rankings in 2009. Finalising the sale, Mr. Sun said he planned to ensure the establishment reinforced its standing as a five star golfing and hospitality facility, stating that his company would now focus

on plans to build new restaurants, wedding facilities including a chapel and corporate function rooms on site. Mr Sun said he was optimistic about future plans for the course and its members. “This is one of only two signature golf courses established in Australia that have been overseen by world champion golfer Jack Nicklaus,” he said. “We are committed to ensuring his vision remains a reality for golfing enthusiasts who frequent this course.” Mr Sun said the takeover would not affect day to day operations of the businesses on site at the facility, including the country club and Sebel Hotel. The Estate’s Sebel Hotel complex will continue to be managed by Mirvac Holdings Pty Ltd.

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OFTENTIMES young people are criticised for being impolite, rude, selfish and arrogant. Well, Queensland young gun Cameron Smith, the Australian Stroke Play and Boys’ Amateur champion, did his country proud during a trip to the USA. Smith (pictured) received high praise from members of the Hope Valley Country Club in North Carolina where he qualified to play in the US Junior Amateur Championship. In fact, a member of the country club was so impressed with Smith he wrote a letter to Golf Queensland praising the young man. “He was so nice to our members and kids,” the member wrote. “I would like to send him a stick (golf club) and golf ball out to Seattle

to play with during his down time out there.” T he U S Ju n i or Amate u r Championship is played at Gold Mountain Golf Club’s Olympic Course in Seattle. “I have family and friends who are members at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania, site of the 2013 US Open. “I would like to connect Cameron with a good family, who can caddie for him for the week. “It will be a big event as it will be the 100th anniversary of Francis Ouimet winning the US Open at age 19 – the same age Cameron will be. “Merion Golf Club is where Australian David Graham won the US Open in 1981.”

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The four-step pre-shot routine SteveBann In this lesson, my first goal is to describe the complete pre-shot routine into the vital four steps that each great routine includes. My next goal is for you to understand the importance of each of these steps and then work toward developing your own routine and incorporate it into your own game. The result I can guarantee. Your game, with a complete and ritualised routine, will benefit greatly. The Pre-shot routine, as it is described in many magazine articles and instruction, is often incomplete and misunderstood. I know this because I fell into believing most of this available information myself for many years as a player. The purpose of a quality pre-shot routine is to trigger a repeatable and automatic reaction from our coordination system resulting in good golf shots. It seems that when our brain recognises the pattern of movement we are going through it triggers a confident ‘I know you response’ and we complete the task at hand with comfort and ease. When we throw a spanner in the works and try to use a different pattern of movement to our usual, our brain says ‘I am not sure about this’ and the result is often an awkward and uncomfortable physical response.

If you want to test this, try crossing your arms across your chest and take note of whether your left arm is over right or right over left. Now uncross your arms and recross them in the opposite way. This is a very basic motor pattern example of a movement that is very simple, but you have made a habit of your way by consistently doing it the same every time. The good news is, that if you now want to learn to cross your arms in the opposite way with confidence, all you have to do is practice it every day for about one month and it will become a new habit. The same goes for your golf swing: spend a month working on a four-step pre-shot routine, and it will become a habit. I have read and heard many times, as you probably have, of the importance of the preshot routine being the same on every shot we play. We’ve read how great players, when timed, go through the same pattern of movements on every shot and do not vary by more than a second throughout an entire 18 holes. This is true, but I promise you that if go out and try and time your routine and make every movement the same on each shot the next time you play, you will most likely have the worst round of your life. The reason is this: The physical routine is just the physical third step of a four-step routine. I refer to the physical routine as the “Set-up

Great players like K.J. Choi go through a consistent and repeatable pre-shot routine that rarely varies from shot to shot (Photo courtesy USGA/ Darren Carroll) Routine” and it is a vital and important third start thinking about the swing until you have step that must eventually become ritualised and gathered this information. This is called external a comfortable pattern of movement. But there concentration. All of your focus during step one are actually three other steps to consider. is outside your body and your thoughts are totally on what is in front of you. The reason that the set-up routine is often described as the entire pre-shot routine is because it is the step we can see, quantify and measure. Step two – Program the feel Every pre-shot routine has four sequential Program the feel of the swing that you decided on in step one. This is called internal steps. Each step must be consistently adhered to if you are to produce the consistent and confident concentration. You are no longer thinking quality golf shots we all hope to achieve. about what is out in front of you–you are focussing on your body and feel of the swing. Step one – Decide on the shot You can do this by having practice swings, What do you need to know? Target, Distance, visualising, doing a drill or two–or what I call wind, uphill /downhill, how will the ball react “feelising”–which is a combination of visualising when it lands? Only after gathering and assessing the shot while going through some matching this vital information can you confidently select movements that complement the feel of the a club and shot type. Never pull a club out and swing that is required for the shot. The problem

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often encountered here is that the golfer starts having practice swings, or thinking about the swing before deciding on the shot (step 1), and the two don’t match, creating uncertainty.

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Step three – The set-up routine

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Many of my students choose to write these down on a card when they are learning their routine. This card becomes like their pilot’s checklist he/she goes through every time before pushing forward on the throttle and the plane hurtles down the runway. We wouldn’t want our pilot to skip this pre flight routine checklist and

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just let it fly in the hope that everything should be okay! Plenty of golfers do the equivalent. However, learning this pre-shot routine will help you raise your game to the next level. I suggest you write down your new 4-step routine, practice it and set yourself a goal going through your routine on each and every shot every time you play. If you do this, I promise your concentration on the course and your scoring average will improve dramatically.

Craig Goodall is an AAA PGA Teaching Professional at Sandgate & Nudgee College Golf Clubs in Sandgate Queensland. For lesson bookings please phone (07) 3269 3252 or email goodygolf@bigpond.com

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Step four is to commit to and repeat the feel of the shot you programmed (in step two) without any further thought. This is control concentration. The total golf swing will take about 1.5 seconds and your challenge is to repeat the programmed swing of step two that matches the decision made in step one and the set-up you created in step three without your mind wandering. This is the hardest thing to do in golf–or in fact any complex task with a measurable outcome attached. When we do it for just a few shots a

round it is an amazing feeling that is addictive and we want more of it–and why not? The best golfers in the world have always been the masters of committing to their four-step routines without fail. Jack Nicklaus states he has never hit a shot in competition without visualising a positive outcome beforehand ( step 2 ) and Tiger Woods often measures his round with a statement like he was happy with his commitment to every shot today regardless of score. (step 4)

Step four – Commit to planned shot

Your pre-shot routine begins before you even take a club out of your bag, as you assess and decide the type of shot you must play. (Photo courtesy USGA/Steve Gibbons)

One of the most common faults in a golfer’s short game is not enough control when chipping. This can result in many extra shots during a round of golf. When chipping, remember to set up with your weight on your front leg, as this will stabilise your lower body movement. Your hands also must be slightly forward towards the inside of your front leg. When hitting the ball keep your wrists firm. This will give you the control you need to get the golf ball closer to the hole. If you continue to have problems with your chipping, a one-on-one lesson with a golf professional can help you to improve your golf game.

You now have to go through your ritualised set-up routine that I described earlier. It is the set-up routine that must match the programmed feel of the swing that matches the shot you decided on after completing step one. The set-up routine must include the five absolutes of your set-up–grip, stance, ball position, posture and aim. It might also include two waggles, a shuffle of your feet, one look at the target and a forward press to trigger the back swing. But these additional movements are totally up to you and should be developed and ritualised over time for you to become totally comfortable with this also vital third step. This is still internal concentration, and even more so than step two, helping you shut out any external distractions. Step three is virtually useless without step one and two.

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Am I a carrier, a skidder or a roller? GlennWhittle Since writing the last putting article for Inside Golf, I have given a number of putting lessons and have been surprised at just how many players are using putters that are not suited to them. This is probably not unexpected when most golfers I suppose just pick up a putter in a golf store have a few putts to check the feel and weight and then buy it. But what they are not aware of is their putting will more then likely suffer as a result. At the end of the day, putting is 50% of the game so it is important that we take putter fitting seriously. There are three basic “types” of putting styles/ characteristics: • Carrier = A player whose golf ball carries a long way through the air before it begins to roll • Skidder= A player whose golf ball skids along the green a long way after they strike it • Roller= A players whose ball rolls almost immediately after it is struck (This is ideal-You want to be a roller!) It is important to understand what happens when we strike a ball with the putter. As you can see from the photos, I actually use a high speed camera to determine whether I am working with a “Carrier”, a “Skidder” or a “Roller” when doing a putter fit.

Let’s clear up a few myths while we are at it: Every putt skids before it begins to roll regardless of what the advertisers would like you to believe. A minimum amount of carry or skid and maximum amount of roll would be the best situation to control direction and distance. Minimum carry or skidding can be obtained by striking the ball just above the middle of the ball (the equator, if you like). Combined with the correct loft, this gets the ball rolling quickly. Let me explain LOFT for a second – The putterface has loft (let’s call this Loft A). Many golfers still believe the putterface is straight up and down (zero loft) but this is not true. The reason we need loft is simple: the ball sits down IN the grass not ON the grass as we would like to think, so the loft lifts the ball up onto the surface of the grass. Depending on where your hands are positioned in relation to the putterface as you strike the ball, the initial loft (A) may have changed (Loft B). Sometimes I will increase or decrease the loft on a player’s putter and keep the stroke they have, knowing that it will produce minimal carry or skid and result in a consistent roll. Research I have done at The Sydney Putting Studio has proven that a putted ball performs more consistently when it is struck with approximately 3.5 degrees of loft at impact (when it is struck correctly, that is).

In these two photos I have drawn a vertical line through each ball, a red line through mine, and a blue line through the ball of a junior golfer I gave a lesson to recently. You can see the ball with the red line is rolling almost immediately and my shaft is fairly straight, whereas the ball with the blue line has been carried and hasn’t started rolling as yet If you are having trouble with your putting – wouldn’t you like to know if your putter is actually helping or hurting your game ? If so, perhaps it is time to get properly fit for a putter.

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Should we listen to our playing partners for golf tips? LisaNewling Most regular golfers have a fairly consistent playing routine; they look forward to having a game with friends, family, partner, husband or wife or quite often a total stranger will join the group. Unfortunately the more familiar we are with people, the more critical we tend to be and the more information we feel we can offer. As teachers ourselves we understand how many of our students end up very confused about things they have been told to do on the golf course by their playing partners. Many golfers have golf lessons, and many try and go it alone reading articles, watching tournaments on TV, watching DVD’s and spending countless hours researching information on the web. The hard part about teaching yourself is interpretation of what you are reading or seeing, and then physically doing it yourself. I think everyone reading this article at some point would have experienced someone in their group trying to help you or another playing partner during your round. Often you are willing to listen because things can’t be any worse than they currently are. Or alternatively you have been listening very politely, but it’s really driving you nuts! Often club golfers are very good at seeing something is not quite right in a golf swing, or they will easily see some swing flaws. Seeing the flaws is the easy part. The part that is most important is how we go about fixing the problems. PGA Professionals serve a 3 year Traineeship

to ensure they are trained to the standard the PGA expects in various areas of our profession. Here are some common comments that our students come to us with that their playing partners have told them (and the resulting error that the advice can cause). • Keep your head down (This can cause poor rotation) • Stay still and don’t sway (This can cause a reverse pivot) • You aren’t aimed correctly (You are probably doing this to allow for the shape of your ball flight) • Keep your left arm straight (This encourages poor rotation, limited wrist hinge and could cause possible injuries) • You’re swinging too fast (You can have a fast swing and still be effective if you stay in balance) • Your swing is too long (This can be for a few reasons. Poor Grip, lack of upper body rotation, late wrist hinge) • Take the club straight back (Your swing is circular, not straight up and down. The thought to take the club straight back will usually cause a slice and not enough an angle in your wrist hinge) Do these tips sound familiar? Your playing partners mean well, and are genuinely trying to help you. Often this does more harm than good and really confuses your thought process and doesn’t fix the real problem. So should we listen to our playing partners? If you are sick, you go and see a doctor to get well again, don’t you?

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Unless your partner is a PGA professional, it’s probably not a good idea to take their advice about your golf swing. (Photo: USGA/Michael Cohen) If you are serious about enjoying and improving your golf, we suggest you go and see your local PGA Professional. We are specialists in our field and you need to communicate with your Pro and discuss the things that are bothering

you and work together to achieve your goals. Thank your playing partners for their advice and let them know you are working with your Professional and hand them this month’s edition of Inside Golf.

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Hit drill: Building power and accuracy PeterCroker

Part 2

Power and Accuracy go well together. The alternative of “short and crooked” is not what we need or want. The great thing is that when the alignment of the clubshaft unhinging in line with the left arm in its downswing motion as caused by the uncocking action of the hands–we get both power and accuracy in our shots. This drill helps golfers build a powerful and repeating golf swing and of all the drills that can be used, this drill has produced the greatest results in minimising the slice for those suffering this “power sapping” swing fault. In the process it also adds metres to your drive and as an added benefit lessens the stress on the back and other body parts. The PURPOSE of this drill is to train in the correct downswing path and release of the clubhead and clubface. It truly demonstrates how the hands direct both the clubhead and body in a powerful and accurate golf swing.

TRAINING STRESS:

1. Do this drill very slowly to start and focus on using the hands to move the clubshaft into line with the left arm in the downswing. Watch your hands as they commit this inline uncocking action. 2. Stabilize the body so that there is no forward rotation or sway of the body while training the hands and arms to make their downswing release in Part 1 of the Drill.

Without a club, freeze your body at the top of the backswing position and do not allow your body to move at all through this exercise. Uncock your hands directly at the ball. Drill this in.

Part 3

Wrong: Uncocking above

Right: Uncocking below

As in Part 2 above with your body frozen in position. But after impact, allow the momentum of your hands to pull your body up to a full finish. Drill this in with a really aggressive swing.

Part 4

Take some full practice swings with a club retaining the ‘feeling’you had from Part 3.

Part 5

Hit some balls retaining the “feeling” you had from Part 3. 3. When you add speed to this action allow the body to respond naturally–do not stop the body from rotating when it wants to at this phase of the drill.

right from wrong. Un-Cocking under has a very distinct feeling.

Hands Direct Clubhead and Body Exercise

Freeze your body at the top of the backswing position and do not let it move at all through this exercise. Attempt to uncock your hands under, pushing the clubhead directly at the ball. Because you are pushing out down the clubshaft, your hands will automatically uncock over through impact. Drill this in.

Purpose: To remove any illusions as to how the hands direct the clubhead and body. Un-Cock the clubhead under (not over) your hands from the top. You are pushing the clubhead directly at the ball (Ato B). Work with both to know

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Yips – Please leave me alone Chipping into the grain of the grass LeeHarrington

The Langer grip may help you avoid the Yips

BrentGerman Bernard Langer is the most notable golfer to have recovered from the dreaded ‘putting yips’. Mayo Clinic researcher and Arizona State Professor Dr Debbie Crews labelled the yips ‘focal dystonia’. When this happens, the brain tends to ‘go off ’ like a lightning bolt when close to approaching impact with the ball. This is the effect, not the cause. A reason for this appears to be that the neurological wiring is frayed in the player’s dominant back arm and hand. Constant repetition, combined with poor results and an ongoing mental replay of negative results in your brain, are huge contributing factors. Langer toyed around with different ways to hold the putter and also different putter types and now has a grip named after him (as pictured). To

form the Langer grip, place your left hand at the lowest point on the putter grip and point your index finger down the shaft. Now add your right hand at the top of the grip so that the fingers touch the back of your left arm and your thumb rests just above the wrist joint of the left arm. I believe if you experiment with various lengths of putters, head types and grip formations these may help you to free yourself from the dreaded yips. Brent German is an AAA Accredited PGA Golf Teaching Professional based at Albert Park Driving Range in Melbourne. Check out more tips at www.BrentGermanGolf.com or contact him via email at bgerman@pgamember.org.au or call direct on 0412 533 555 for any queries.

We all know that the short game is the crucial area that we can improve to knock shots of your score. Being armed with a variety of different technique options in your chipping game will give you more success and better results. Have you ever played a course where the blades of grass lie at different angles around the green? This is the Grain of the grass, and chipping into the grain of the grass is one of the toughest chip shots to get consistently good contact and results. When you are chipping against the grain, it is important to make good consistent contact with the ball first. Here is a little technique change to combat this: • Place the ball a little further back in your stance and keep the face of the club a little more open • Raise your hands higher with the club like a putter set up. This will place the heel of the club off the ground at address • Weaken your left hand grip to see fewer knuckles • Place your weight on the left (or forward) foot during set up and during the shot • During the shot, turn through with your chest and hip

Club upright like a putter

Weight forward, with the club’s heel slightly raised

Addressing the ball like a putter with the heel off the ground will create less drag into the grain because less bottom edge will contact the grass. Weakening the left hand will keep the clubface open therefore allowing the club to slide and not dig into the grain of the grass. Turning your chest and hip through to face the target

line will keep the club head trailing the shaft. Try these changes when next facing a chip shop into the grain.

Lee Harrington is a PGA Member and is also the Development Officer at Golf Queensland. Her passion for teaching and an eye for detail is recognised in her reputation as a leading female teacher in Australia. Lee’s experience in teaching provide a basis for programs delivered The Golf School, a Queensland-based teaching facility. Lee teaches at the Gold Coast Carrara weekly. www.thegolfschool.com.au. Email: admin@thegolfschool.com.au, or phone (07) 5596 3373.

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The “Right” 1 body motion

When to break your wrists

JimLaw The right side (or l e f t s i d e for l e f t handed golfers) is misunderstood and not given enough attention in the swing. The reality is that right-handed golfers should swing through the ball with their right side. When you swing too much with your left side, there is a tendency to do one of 2 things (or both): • Pull the club outside-to-in, which imparts slice spin to the ball • Pull the left shoulder up, which results in the body hanging back, causing fat/thin contact The body motion in your golf swing should resemble that of a tennis forehand or skipping a stone across water. From the backswing, you push off your right foot and the right side of your body ROTATES around the left. This transfer of weight enables you to create more clubhead speed and encourages better contact at the same time. To get a feel of this, set-up with a chair against your right hip and your right hand out like the face of a racquet. Swing back without bumping the chair and then swing

You will have 90 degrees of wrist break (between the left arm and club) by the time you reach the top of the backswing

forward as you would with a tennis forehand. When you do this right, you should finish with

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Wrist break adds power and height to your shots, so if you hit the ball too low and lack distance, check you have sufficient wrist break, early on, in your backswing. Anne is an ALPG Golf Professional teachng at Muirifeld Golf Club, North Rocks, Sydney and is a Europen Tournament Winner and record holder. www.fixmygolfswing.com.au

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I am often asked “When, on the backswing, should I break my wrists”? The answer is very simple: straight away. But it should accompany your shoulder turn at the same time. Your wrist break starts to happen immediately, but gradually, as you take the club back. This is crucial because if you fail to break your wrists early in the backswing you will bend at the elbow instead, which will cause you to hit the ground behind the ball, then “top” the ball and generally connect inconsistently. There was a trend in the 80’s for the big sweeping take away usually attributed to Greg Norman and sometimes called the ‘one piece take away’ but it is very easy to overdo this and sway on the backswing and much

more suited to men with strength than most lady golfers. The other thing that causes the left elbow to break is a lack of rotation or shoulder turn on the back swing so make sure your left shoulder is under your chin at the top of the backswing to achieve a full shoulder turn.

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The ‘write’ way to fitness RichardNizielski I don’t know about other people, but I have never been one to keep a personal diary or journal. The type of diary where you write about what happened during the day while confiding personal thoughts and feelings. However, there is one type of diary I have kept that I have found invaluable, and much like a personal diary it contained my thoughts and feeling and was something I would look back on later for guidance. I am talking about a training diary. As an athlete, I religiously kept a training diary. In fact, it was part of our sporting scholarship requirements to do so. I am glad I did keep training diaries as I found them to be one of the most valuable training tools available to me. If you have a goal to improve your game then you will know it is important to train the areas which are lacking. Training diaries can provide a record of exactly what you have trained, when and how much, giving you an easy to see record of the progress of your training and practice sessions. Over time, this can then be reviewed and analysed to see if the training is effective, progressive and balanced. A training diary can include any information that you and/or your coach think is important. For me it included: • The day and the time I trained • The type of training session • The amount of repetitions or distance covered

“How will you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been?” • The intensity of the exercise (whether that was the resistance such as the dumbbell weight or the heart rate the training session was set at). • A comment on the training session An entry in my diary may resemble the following:

Monday:

AM: Gym training – Strength (4 x 4 reps) rest 3 minutes Max intensity. Exercises as per training program. Comments: Felt strong / increased weight on squats As well as monitoring progress and recording training sessions, a training diary can have several

other valuable uses. Reviewing a training diary can expose patterns which are affecting you and your progress. As an example, over the years of keeping training diaries I began to notice that when I was coming down with a common cold I experienced an increase in appetite, stiff neck and a rise in strength in the gym. If I had these symptoms then it was likely that next week, I was sick. From recognizing these signs, I was able to back off

my training and often avoided getting sick and disrupting my training schedule. A training diary allows a quick and easy way to see where you’re going by reviewing where you have come from. It need not be a novel, just a few cryptic lines of code that makes sense to you alone. Five minutes a day and an exercise book is all you need. Happy Golfing!

Richard Nizielski is a Brisbane-based golf fitness expert and the Director of Golf Fit Solutions. A three-time Olympian and medallist in the sport of short track speed skating, Richard is a qualified sports and personal trainer designing individual fitness and nutrition programs for both professional and amateur golfers here in Australia and overseas. Richard Nizielski from Golf Fit Solutions can be reached on 0438 027 768 or richardniz@gmail.com and richard@golffitsolutions.com

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Club dynamics

Rotational components

As the club accelerates during the down swing it moves around the axis of the trunk, increasing in angular speed. Angular velocity is measured by the change in angle over time, or degrees per second. The body transfers energy from the big muscles of the lower body to the smaller muscles of the upper body creating a dramatic increase in rotation (see fig 1). As we discussed in the last article, the final link in generating rotational speed is the acceleration of the club away from the arms (club release). As the club releases, the angular velocity increases and can reach maximum velocities of up to 1700 degrees per second at impact in a tour level swing. This is why good club release is so important. More often than not, the less efficient swing reaches maximum angular velocity prior to impact, resulting in a decelerating club head, even though the linear speed or (MPH) is quite high. The result is a swing that takes incredible physical effort that may generate high MPH but, more often not, generates less distance.

Linear components

Linear club head speed or MPH is also

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Figure 1: The Y axis shows degrees per second; the x axis is frames per second. Red is hips, Blue is shoulders, Green is arms and Black is club (angular speed)

somewhat complicated. Remember that the club head travels in three dimensions. Although maximum total speed is important, the 3-D components of that speed are important as well. One way to picture the three components is as follows. 1. Club head speed direction Up and down on the ball (Y component). 2. Club head speed direction Inside to out and outside to in (Z component). 3. The direction in which you are intending to drive the ball or “down the line” (X component). The most important of these components is the speed of the club head “down the line” as it accelerates into impact with the ball. In the tour level swing, this component increases to a

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While the maximum linear speed of the club head is important to power and distance in the golf swing, it is not the only element involved when considering efficient movement. The rotational components of the motion are as crucial to efficiency as the linear components. The club head and the motion of the golf swing both have independent rotational and linear components that have to be considered when measuring power generated during the golf swing.

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When I perform a biomechanics evaluation on a golfer’s swing, the most commonly asked first question is, “What is my club head speed?” Typically, the player is interested in miles per hour (MPH). Most golfers relate distance to linear speed, because until recently, this was the only measurement of power. However, with the advent and accessibility of biomechanics technology we have the ability to measure club shaft and club head movement in three dimensions and objectively assess all of the components of power and speed during the swing. With this type of information, the golfer can actually measure the impact of his kinetic link on performance.

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maximum speed level while the other components decrease (see fig 2). The result is maximum speed and energy which is focused in the direction of the intended flight at impact. In a less efficient swing, speed and energy is wasted in the other two components, which contributes to unwanted ball spin and errant ball striking.

Conclusion

The ability to generate power in the form of rotational and liner club head speed comes from an efficient kinetic link, learning how to better co-ordinate movement patterns increases our efficiency in delivering all the speed we generate from the power generation process from the ground to the ball at the point of impact.

Scott Beaumont is from ZenoLink. ZenoLink is a diagnostic tool that used 3D motion analysis for coaches to be able to measure their athlete’s biomechanical breakdowns in their golf swing. For more information — or to ask Scott a question about biomechanics — email Scott at scott@zenolink.com

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The ‘Poker Face’ mentality for golf JamieGlazier Over the past 10 years, I have had the privilege of being a mental game coach to some of the best up-and-coming golfers in Australia. Over the past 4 years, I have also been heavily involved the game of Poker, as I not only coach a large number of poker players, but I also happen to be married to Australia’s Number-1ranked female poker player. On the surface, Poker may seem as far from the beautiful fairways of the golf courses as any other game in the world, but actually has an enormous amount of similarities. Poker is the most emotional game on the planet, while golf is the most mental game that we play. This correlation became abundantly clear during our recent trip to Las Vegas for the 2011 World Series of Poker. The Las Vegas ‘summer of poker’ has hundreds of tournaments you can buy into over the June/July period. This is similar to, say, a golf tournament where there are 18 holes a day, over 4 days culminating in the pressure-packed back-nine on Sunday. I work closely with my clients and my wife, Jackie, to stay focused on

what is needed to help them play their very best. No matter what happened in ‘yesterday’s event’ or the last hand they played. This is very similar to what I work on with my golfers. In poker terms, ‘Yesterday’ is like the last hole in golf; while the ‘last hand’ in poker is the same as ‘last shot’ in golf. Your ability to reset after every hand/shot and just focus on being completely in the moment and focus on the shot at hand, is the key to your success as a golfer or a poker player. Poker tournaments are similar to golf tournaments in other ways: if you don’t make the cut, you don’t make any money. With many expensive buy-ins for the various tournaments, it can be quite a challenge to keep your emotional stability if you get off to a slow start in the series, which is exactly what my wife did during the first 5 events of her schedule this year. This is similar to a golfer getting off to a slow start in their round. But we focused on Jackie staying positive, acknowledging the good quality of her play, fine-tuning her game and knowing that sometime during the series she would get an opportunity for a deep run. The next two events saw Jackie in the cash in both of them, which was great for her confidence. Jackie then

Australia’s No 1-ranked female poker player, Jackie Glazier bought into the $1K Buy-In at the Venetian Casino, where there would be $72,000 up for grabs. After two days of play, Jackie made the Final Table of 8 players, albeit with a very short chip stack. This is where she really needed to focus and knuckle down to work her way through the field. Jackie played solid, focused poker and got a few nice breaks over the next few hours. She dominated the table and soon found herself in the final 2… heads up.

Jackie had 2.4 Million in chips, compared to her opponent’s 2.3 Million. Her opponent asked Jackie if she wanted to ‘do a deal’ – in essence split the combined 1st and 2nd-place money and play for the trophy (a common occurrence).

In Jackie’s mind, she perceived she was a better player and could grind down her opponent’s stack over time. So, she politely declined. Over the next 90 minutes, Jackie dominated heads-up play, winning the tournament and taking home the $72,000 and the Championship trophy. Even though Jackie got off to a slow start in the series, as well as being behind the 8-ball all day, she kept her mind clear, took advantage of her opportunities and always believed she could win. This mindset is crucial on the golf course. Every round of golf consists of ups and downs, good breaks and bad breaks. You should always let go of the past shot and focus on the present. This mindset will help you to keep a clear and calm mind, which will help you to make the most of any situation and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves. So, the next time you tee it up, make sure you have your poker face with you!

Jamie Glazier is a qualified peak performance and mental conditioning coach specializing in the fields of sport and poker. His client list includes Joe Hachem, Adam Bland, Steve Jones, Michael Curtain, Steve Dartnall, Clint Rice, Stacey Keating and others. He is also the founder of Dare2Dream, which is dedicated to helping others achieve their dreams. Visit: www.dare2dream.com.au

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Experiencing the Masters Hockey has its Stanley Cup, soccer its World Cup, and tennis its Wimbledon, but few sports can claim a tournament with as much excitement, prestige, and tradition as the Masters. Held in early April, the Masters is the first major tournament of the golf season. And for golf enthusiast Scott Nelson, watching the Masters has been a family tradition since his childhood. After a lifetime of watching from his television, in 2004 Nelson took his first trip to Augusta National Golf Club to experience the Masters in person. The experience blew him away. “I couldn’t believe the difference it made actually being out there,” said Nelson. “I remember turning to my wife on the last day and telling her I could never go back to watching from the couch.” True to his word, Nelson has attended every Masters Tournament since. With his accommodations at the Hilton Columbia, coupled with world-class hospitality at the Lodge on Magnolia, the Masters is one event he will never miss. “I wouldn’t settle for anything less when it comes to the Masters,” said Nelson, “the hotel is convenient with a 5-star steakhouse located inside, and the Lodge on Magnolia is top notch all the way down to the live music outside.”

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The Lodge at Magnolia The Masters package includes tickets, transportation to and from the course, hotel accommodations, daily food and a top-shelf open bar. While that alone would make any golf fan start to drool, the Lodge on Magnolia is also located across the street from the Player’s Entrance to Augusta National. The 14,000 sq. ft. facility creates a friendly atmosphere to relax and reminisce about the day’s action. Nelson laughingly recalls his first time at the Lodge:

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Siam Country Club That Thailand is home to some of Asia’s best golf courses is a well known fact. And there is nothing better – or more demoralizing to your game – than playing on one of the Kingdom’s top courses just after watching the pros strut their stuff NickWalton Located on the outskirts of Pattaya — and an hour and a half ’s drive from Bangkok’s international airport — the Siam Country Club boasts not one but two stunningly beautiful Schmidt & Curley-designed courses (the Old Course was renovated by the Arizona-based company but originally designed by I.Izumi), each with its own unique identity and challenges. The 27-hole Plantation Course, which was opened in March 2008, has the zest of a 20-something player, yet makes up in finesse what it lacks in maturity. The course, named for the sugar cane plantation which once grew on the site, is elegant and challenging in its own way, with bunker placement keeping big hitters constantly wary. Three sets of nines – named Sugar Cane, Tapioca and Pineapple– offer a diverse golfing experience, and the modern clubhouse means that the experience lasts many hours after the final 18th hole putt – which takes place on a unique “three-in-one” green that is in front of the clubhouse’s spacious airy terraces. But it’s the Old Course, which was launched in 1972, that has not only captivated the

imaginations of many a player, but also helped bring Thai golf to the limelight. The first privatelyowned club in Thailand, it was reopened in 2007 specifically to host big international events, including the Thai Open and many Asian Golf Circuit tournaments, and on the day I arrived, it was doing so in style. The Honda LPGA has been played at Siam’s Old Course for several years now, and becomes a bigger international golfing success with each event. This year I watched— with an impressive crowd of local and international golf lovers— Taiwanese player Yani Tseng beat the favourite Michelle Wie by five strokes. The course was in stunning condition despite a lack of substantial rain for several months and the day after the tournament, I got to follow in the players’ footsteps. We teed off early, just after 7am, so as to beat the heat which, despite cloud cover, saps a player’s strength. The Old Course is regal and lush; there are lines of mature trees, water hazards packed with wildlife and well maintained but deceptively difficult greens. For drivers like myself, the Old Course offers a sense of leniency that is often lost on

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Half a dozen golfing things that are confusing me LarryCanning According to the Ox ford d i c t i onar y (well, actually it was more like ‘According to the first site I come across in Google’) the word confusion means “disarray, turmoil, discombobulation”. I’m constantly in disarray and occasionally I’ve been known to be in a state of turmoil, but if my memory serves me correctly, I can’t remember ever being discombobulated. I reckon the closest I came was the day I fruitlessly tried to be funny when Danny Green had just attempted to hit a knockdown 7-iron in a Fox Sports Corporate day at Concord. After suggesting to the champ that he move the ball back and keep his hands in front, he proceeded to rip the club so far into the grass behind the ball that his divot just flapped over the nut like a bad hairpiece. When he asked where the ball had gone I bent over, folded back the offending sod and said “What number were you playing Danny?” Anyway, I’ve been a bit confused about a few things in the world of golf. Number 1 on my list of tumult is: What does Ireland have that Australia doesn’t. The way I calculate it, approximately half the population of Ireland have won a major since the start of this century but Australia

A discombobulated (and saggy-bottomed) Larry Canning weird- looking hockey stick, is a sport. is currently working on 1 in every 22 million. Maybe it’s something to do with 2) Speaking of centuries, are we the fermentation process of the Guinness serious about comparing Yani Tseng’s achievement of winning 4 majors by which has some effect on the part of the age of 22, to that of a bloke who the brain that controls nerves. The played in 1872? Was it even called golf downside is the inability to speak clearly back then? When Old Tom Morris’s and the hallucinogenic consequence of son — creatively named “Young Tom believing that running around an oval Morris”—won his 4 majors before the belting the heck out of someone with a

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age of 22, he was competing against 32 pipe-smoking gentlemen dressed in three-piece suits more concerned with whether or not Mrs Morris had peeled the cucumber for the postmatch sandwiches. 3) Speaking of sandwiches this year’s British Open was played on a golf course designed in Sandwich, England, by a dude named by Dr. William Laidlaw Purves. Now, when you think of famous British Open venues, don’t you usually associate them with names like Old Tom Morris, Alister MacKenzie or JH Taylor and not Billy Purves? According to my old mate, former Australian Open Champion Frank Phillips —who has played the British Open at Royal St Georges — the doc should just have looked after his patients and not created a golf course which shattered everyone’s patience. 4) Speaking of perves, when I was presenting crosses for the Maquarie Radio Network from all the Australian Women’s PGA tour events earlier this year, my wife, Sandra, was constantly accusing me of watching the players instead of the golf ball. I spent weeks finding ways to convince her she couldn’t have been more wrong and I was actually studying their followthroughs in case any of them might ask me for some advice. You know, me

being a bit of an expert in following through. It was only a year or so ago at Kingston Heath when all she could talk about was Tiger’s tight buttocks and the how many zeros there were on his mobile phone number…… hang on a minute! 5) Speaking of buttocks’s’s, mine has reached new levels of sagginess due to my new low-carb regime. Why can’t Jenny Craig Atkins-Watchers or someone come up with a diet which takes the roundness off your belly and places it on your backside? 6) Speaking of bellies, has anyone else noticed how many belly putters are being wielded around on the tour at the moment? They have always been commonplace with the old blokes but now kids are using them and are winning millions. If this trend is maintained it won’t be long before the officials — who spend their lives trying to make the world’s hardest game as painful as possible —will latch on and ban the putter which hangs out of our navels. God only knows what other parts of our bodies the putter technicians will come up with to replace the belly button. That’s all the confusion I have time to write about this month. If anyone can help me with these conundrums please email me at ed@insidegolf.com.au

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1. In what year did the US PGA Championship go from being a matchplay tournament to a strokeplay tournament – 1948, 1958 or 1968? The Toro Pub is an annual event held by Toro Australia during the Australian Turfgrass Conference and Exhibition. The 2011 Toro Pub was held at the Colonel Light Hotel in Adelaide. Pictured are Laurence Bingham, Peter Schumacher, Tim Emery, Leigh Yannah, Marjoleine Lloyd and Tim Maguire.

2. How many times has Tiger Woods won the US PGA Championship? 3. How many Englishmen have won the US PGA Championship? 4. Who is the US PGA Championship’s defending champion? 5. How many Australians have won the US PGA Championship?

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72-year-old John Bennett had cause to celebrate last month, scoring an amazing 51 Stableford points off a 15 handicap. The President of Harrington Waters Golf Club, and member at Tuncurry Golf Course, had a “day out” round that included 5 birdies, 9 pars, 3 bogeys and 1 double for an even par 72. Well done John!

lost (ball) in space In 1971, Alan Shepard Jr famously hit golf balls on the moon. In 2006, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin hit a foam ball with a six iron during spacewalk at the International Space Station. Now, in 2011, you can play golf on Saturn’s moons. Well, sort of. The free internet flash game, Golf Sector 6, lets you get a feel for what it would be like to tee it up on an out-of-this world course. Using images captured by the Cassini spacecraft the game requires careful thought, as the force of gravity varies on each moon (you may even learn a bit about physics in the process). Simply aim via your mouse pointer, click, and then watch your ball fly into the stratosphere. “Each of Saturn’s moons has its own weak gravity, which should keep things interesting, so be sure to take that into account when you make your swing!” the team explains on the Ciclops website,

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Alan Shepard's famous Golf Shot (Taken from NASA Transcripts):

Shepard: (Facing the TV) Houston, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the handle for the contingency sample return; it just so happens to have a genuine six iron on the bottom of it. In my left hand, I have a little white pellet that’s familiar to millions of Americans. I’ll drop it down. Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can’t do this with two hands, but I’m going to try a little sand-trap shot here. (Pause) [Al tops it on the first swing] Mitchell: You got more dirt than ball that time. Shepard: Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again. [Al’s second swing pushes the ball about 2 or 3 feet toward the TV camera, rather than along the line of the swing.] Haise: That looked like a slice to me, Al. Shepard: Here we go. Straight as a die; one more. (Long Pause) [Al’s third swing connects and sends the ball off-camera to the right, on a fairly low trajectory. He drops a second ball and connects again.] Shepard: Miles and miles and miles.

7. What is the total prizemoney pool for the 2011 US PGA Championship – $US6.5m, $US7m or $US7.5m 8. What is the name of the US PGA Championship trophy? 9. In 1986, an American golfer holed a memorable greenside bunker shot at the 72nd hole to edge out Greg Norman. Who was he? ANSWERS: (1). 1958; (2). Four–1999, 2000, ’06 and ’07; (3). One – Jim Barnes in 1916 and 1919; (4). Martin Kaymer (Germany); (5). Four – Jim Ferrier (1947), David Graham (1979), Wayne Grady (1990) and Steve Elkington (1995); (6). True – it’s due to its distinction as the season’s final major; (7). $US7.5m; (8). Wanamaker Trophy; (9). Bob Tway.

Last month’s article on 96-year-old Les Smith generated some good feedback from senior golfers across Australia. This photo, submitted by Allan Miller, shows four 86-year old golfers who played together regularly at Catalina Golf Club Batemans Bay. Taken two years ago, the photo shows Arthur Prested (Life Member and ex Captain of Catalina Veteran Golfers), Major General Alan Stretton, Allan Miller and Don Mander. Unfortunately, due to ill health, Arthur had to give up golf soon after this photo was taken, but the other three still enjoy their golf together. Says Allan: “Our congratulation to Les Smith. We are only juniors compared to him but we think that we have a fair bit of golf in us yet!”

6. The US PGA Championship is nicknamed Glory’s Last Shot – true or false?

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• Airport transfers • Accommodation arranged • Tee off times organized • Transfers to and from golf • Wine tours • Restaurant Transfers during your stay • Day trips and activities organized for partners

Half Day Schools Eden & Bega Country Clubs

• Short Game and Long Game Schools, From Improve accuracy & distance • Improve Consistency • 2 Hours on the range • 2 Hours on the Course Maximum 4 people per group

$120pp

Phone Lisa Newling 0417 485 635 Loraine Lambert 0423 149 012 Corinne Furnell (02) 6496 1054 www.sapphirecoastgolfschool.com.au

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August 2011

68 demodates...............................................................................................................................................................................................................www.insidegolf.com.au View Demo Days on our website: www.insidegolf.com.au/demo-days-australia/ Callaway RAZr power hours Location New South Wales Moruya GC Royal Canberra Golf Club Canberra International Golf Ct Nelson Bay GC Sydney Olympic Park Golf Centre Northbridge GC Mt Broughton Golf & Cntry Club Gosford GC Windsor GC Drummond Golf Warrawong Tuggerah Lakes Golf Club Drummond Gosford Narabeen Driving Range Narabeen Driving Range Camden Studley Park GC The Ridge GC Powergolf Alexandria Concord GC Everglades GC Nsw GC Newcastle Practice Centre Royal Sydney GC Moore Park Driving Range Moore Park Driving Range Toukley GC Terrey Hills Driving Range Powergolf Artarmon Belmont GC Drummond Golf Penrith Roseville GC Drummond Newcastle ‘Powergolf Castle Hill The Lakes GC The Lakes GC Mt Broughton Golf & Cntry Club Cantebury GC The Links Shell Cove Bexley GC The Ridge GC Queensland Victoria Park Golf Complex Byron Bay GC Byron Bay GC Ballina GC Headland Golf Club Ocean Shores GC Tweed Heads South Drummond Golf Underwood Horton Park Pro Shop Brisbane Golf Club Inc Big Easy D/Range Carseldine Townsville GC Golf World Townsville Golf World Townsville House Of Golf Bundall Caloundra GC Caloundra GC Sanctuary Cove Golf And C.C. Sanctuary Cove Golf And C.C. Grand Golf Club Gold Coast Country Club Drummond Golf Maroochydore Elite Golf Australia Indooroopilly GC Victoria Tocumwal Golf Pro Shop Tocumwal Golf Pro Shop Commonwealth GC Melbourne Golf Academy Pty Ltd Penninsula GC Flinders GC Royal Melbourne GC Drummond Cheltenham Rosanna GC Drummond Melbourne Centenury Park GC House Of Golf Frankston Rossdale GC National GC Long Island GC Albert Park Driving Range Commonwealth GC Barwon Heads GC The Metropolitan Golf Club Sandringham Driving Range Penninsula GC Centenury Park GC Growling Frog GC Yearing Meadows Kingston Heath Victoria GC Yarra Bend Driving Range Werribee GC

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Callaway RAZr power hours

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Maroondah Golf Park The Heritage Golf Club Western Australia Joondalup CC Wembley Golf Complex Drummond Golf Osborne Park Burswood Golf Course Drummond Golf Cannington Collier Park Golf Course Royal Perth Golf Club Melville Glades Golf Course

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August 30 August 31

12pm - 6pm 10pm - 2pm

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August 10 August 11 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 20 August 24 August 31

12pm - 2pm 5pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 9:30pm 12pm - 2pm 1pm - 3pm 11:30am - 1:30pm 1pm - 3pm 12pm - 2pm

Ping Ph: (02) 9524 8233 or visit www.ping.com Location New South Wales Port Kembla G.C. (Drum Warrawong) Pennant Hills Golf Club* The Ridge Driving Range Royal Canberra Golf Club* Canberra Int driving Range St Michaels Golf Club* Narrabeen driving range The Lakes Golf Club* Randwick Golf Club* Camden Lakeside Golf Club* Shortland Waters Golf Club* Mereweather Golf Club* Elanora Golf Club* Mollymook Golf Club* Eden Gardens Golf Club* Tura Beach Country Club* Bega Golf Club* Narooma Golf Club* Moruya Golf Club* Catalina Country Club* Illawarra Driving Range* Olympic Park Driving Range Castle Hill Country Club* Dural Driving Range (Drum N/Mead) Queensland Victoria Park Golf Complex Drummond Woolloongabba Indooroopilly GC** Drummond Lawton HoG Bundall in store* Toowoomba GC Sanctuary Cove GC** Drummond Ashmore in store Coolangatta Tweed GC Horton Park GC Noosa Tewantin GC Coffs City Golf Club Drummond Fortitude Valley in store* Palm Meadows Driving Range Victoria Kingswood Golf Club* Melbourne Golf Academy Woodlands Golf Club* Heidelberg Golf Club* Warrnambool Golf Club* Portland Golf Club* Horsham Golf Club* Kooringal Golf Club* Yarra Yarra Golf Club* Sandringham Golf Range Peninsula Country Golf Club* Riversdale Golf Club* Sanctuary Lakes Club* Kew Golf Club* Patterson River Country Club* Metropolitan Golf Club* Victoria Golf Club* Yarra Bend Golf Driving Range The Sands Torquay* Eastwood Golf Club* HOG Ringwood* Spring Valley Golf Club* South Australia The Vines Of Reynella Mc Cracken Country Club Kooyonga Golf Club Barosssa Valley Golf Club Western Australia Royal Perth Golf Club Wannaroo Golf Club Collier Park Golf Course Yokine Golf Club Maylands Golf Course Royal Fremantle Hartfield Golf Club

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4.30 - 7.30pm 9 - 11am 9am - 1pm 5.30 - 7.30pm 2 - 5pm 9am - 1pm 9am - 1pm 2 - 6pm 2 - 5pm 9am - 1pm 9am - 12pm 2 - 4pm 3 - 6pm 1 - 5pm

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August 03 August 03 August 04 August 06 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 16 August 17 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 30 August 31

10am - 2pm 4 - 7pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 1 - 5pm 10am - 2pm 5 - 7pm 10am - 2pm 9am - 3pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 4 - 7pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 12.30 - 5pm 9am - 3pm

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1 - 5pm 10am - 1pm 10.30am - 1.30pm 10am - 2pm

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10.30am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 3pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm

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