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Each month, Golf Australia showcases great Australian courses and golfing holidays, profiles players and conducts road tests of the latest equipment. Leading PGA professional share instruction tips to improve your game and keep your handicap tumbling.

“IT’S HARD NOT TO FEEL EXCITED ABOUT WHERE AUSSIE WOMEN’S GOLF IS RIGHT NOW.”

Golf Australia

CENTRE COURT

LIGHTS, CAMERA, CHAMPION

HAMILTON ISLAND GOLF CLUB • A round at Hamilton Island Golf Club is more than a tee time; it’s a journey across turquoise water to one of Australia’s most spectacular and unforgettable golfing experiences.

HOW AUSSIE OPEN FOUND ITS SHINE AGAIN • From a venue-less 2025 scare to seven years of locked-in hosts, a trio of 2026 announcements, capped by Peninsula Kingswood, has transformed the outlook for Australian golf’s national championship.

FROM FOOTY FIELDS TO FOREFRONT

THE PIPELINE PROBLEM • Australia’s men endured a historic miss at the U.S Open, but the bigger question is what comes next. As opportunities shrink and pathways become more complicated, the country’s emerging professionals are fighting harder than ever to reach golf’s biggest stage.

“FOR GOLF’S ‘DINOSAURS’, MONEY WAS NOT THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND EVERY DECISION.”

features

THE REPORT CARD • Halfway through 2026, Australia’s golfers are split across three realities. Hannah Green leads the charge on the LPGA Tour with elite consistency and wins. Ripper GC has continued to craft a fearsome identity on LIV through Smith, Herbert and Smylie, while the PGA Tour remains a patchwork of flashes and frustration. From victories to volatility, this is Australia’s top players mid-season report card.

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CRUEL SHINNECOCK • Wyndham Clark arrived at Shinnecock carrying questions and left with another U.S Open trophy, surviving brutal conditions, relentless pressure and a crowd eager for someone else.

STAY AND PLAY WITH PACIFIC DUNES • JAMIE HOOK, HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL, PACIFIC DUNES

“ HIT ME”: TIGER, THE SHARK AND 25 YEARS CHASING GOLF’S BIGGEST STORIES • Tiger in a backwards cap at Royal Melbourne, Greg Norman rattling the Masters cage in Orlando and John Daly behind a folding table at Hooters. As he joins Golf Australia magazine, Russell Gould revisits the interviews, and the people, that stood out across 25 years on the beat.

DRIVING CHANGE • Fifty years after Special Olympics Australia began breaking down barriers, the Golf Classic is proving inclusion, opportunity and worldclass competition can thrive together on golf’s biggest stage.

women’s

Inside THE RISE of KARIS • When burnout drove Karis Davidson to walk away from professional golf and into working in aged care, she wasn’t sure she’d return. A year later, she’s Australia’s form player in the majors, proving that sometimes stepping away is the best way forward.

DOUBLE DELIGHT ABROAD • From a breakthrough victory to a title defence, Jazy Roberts and Nadene Gole showcased Aussie depth and delivered two memorable triumphs in England.

CHASING HISTORY AT HAZELTINE • At Hazeltine, South Korea’s Haeran Ryu stormed from 10 shots back to win the Women’s PGA, while Aussie Karis Davidson delivered a breakout major performance in a thrilling, shifting championship week.

travel FOR WANDERING GOLFERS

SYDNEY STUNNERS • From harbourfront fairways and ocean-view layouts to hidden gems and championship tests, Sydney offers visitors unforgettable golf experiences for every handicap, schedule and style of play.

WHERE OPEN DREAMS BEGIN • Golf Australia travelled to South Yorkshire for Open Championship Regional Qualifying, where YouTubers, club professionals, elite amateurs and...