On Par – All about golf in Australia

Golfers are an optimistic bunch.  So although the forecast was for rain, and the weather radar resembled a huge mutant swarm of zombies attacking the whole of South eastern Australia, golf was on!  Met Nige, Russ and Tim on the driving range at Moonah Links and even as we hit a few practice balls in [...]

Golf Australia has launched an upgrade to the national handicapping system in Australia after a review of the revised system implemented a year ago.   As of today, the best 8 rounds from the last 20 scores will count towards handicap, previously it was 10.  There are also multipliers, bonus’s, caps and anchor’s, fellow golf blogger [...]

Golf is my favourite sport, Aussie Rules comes a close second but its only as a spectator.  Golf is often compared to life itself and without getting all zen about it, some of my great memories have been on the golf course.  The booming drive with a slight draw, the crisply struck iron shot into [...]

Next weekend the golfing world turns to Augusta, Georgia and the US Masters.  The first Major of the year played on one of the world’s greatest and most exclusive courses places the Masters on top of many golfers ultimate experiences.  The best of the best will get the chance to walk the hallowed fairways, however [...]

Played yesterday at Flinders Golf Club, perched on the Mornington Peninsula coast overlooking the ocean, the course is one of the original layouts on the Peninsula and provides spectacular coastal views. With work colleagues Emma and Nigel, and Em’s friend Danielle we joined Emma’s regular Christmas Golf Classic. The weather radar was ominous, a nasty [...]

Returned to Melbourne this week after spending two days playing two of the World’s best golf courses. Barnbougle Dunes already has accolades aplenty, the Tom Doak designed course on the North Coast of Tasmania has had golfers singing its praises over the last few years and ranks in the top 10 courses in Australia, and [...]

Sam and I headed to the Growling Frog on Saturday afternoon for a lazy nine holes. The course is in excellent condition at the moment thanks to recent rains and warmer weather. However the downside has been the rapid growth of the second cut of rough, currently waist deep in places. Anything errant off the [...]

Struggling for Christmas gift ideas for the frustrated golfer? How about the Big Daddy Driver! I could have used this club a number of times during my last round! Pretty funny, apart from the whole pile of Rules of the game getting broken here!

Pick up any golf related publication and there is likely to be a competition to win a golfing holiday, mostly to an iconic golf destination such as Mornington Peninsula or the Gold Coast, if your lucky it will be further afield to New Zealand, Asia or even Europe. However Coopers (the brewers) are currently running [...]

Kangaroo gallery at the 15th hole Nige and I ventured out to the Growling Frog Golf Course recently to partner up in the first round of the Sunday Herald Sun Golf Challenge. Ive played for the last few years in the Singles competition, but this year we are playing in the Pair’s competition. We were [...]