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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.

“WOMEN’S GOLF IS THRIVING; IT’S NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD”

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PORT FAIRY GOLF LINKS • Port Fairy Golf Links was once a whispered secret on Victoria’s wild coast, a windswept links known only to the devoted few. Today, its timeless dunes, ocean views and pure, natural golf have elevated this former hidden gem into a cherished national treasure.

GAPING HOLES IN MOORE PARK GOLF PLAN • The NSW Government has released the draft Moore Park South Establishment Plan, the next step toward converting up to nine holes of Moore Park GC into a 20-hectare park. What’s striking is not what the plan includes, but what it doesn’t, writes Kerry Kyriacou, former Director, City Planning with Sydney’s Randwick Council.

BARRON BACK AFTER BRUTAL HEALTH BATTLE

PAPADATOS BALANCES GOLF AND GROWTH

DRINKS WITH… MAT GOGGIN • Mat Goggin is now synonymous with Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania’s longawaited golf masterpiece. Yet at 50, he’s still a competitor, and fresh off a win in the NSW Senior Open. Balancing life as a player and course creator, Goggin talks turf, routing, design, playability, and walking untouched dunes with Mike Clayton and Mike DeVries, and creating a must-visit destination for golfers worldwide.

FROM WHERE WE WOULD ALL RATHER BE

“DID BRADLEY MAKE ANY PUBLIC PLEAS FOR THE DECORUM FOR WHICH GOLF IS RIGHTLY FAMED?”

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“I’VE LEARNT A LOT ABOUT MAN MANAGEMENT. IT WILL BE A BIG PART OF MY PRESIDENTS CUP CAPTAINCY.”

AUSTRALIA’S T0P-1OO COURSES 2026 • Presenting our biennial ranking of the best golf courses in Australia.

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2026 FEARLESS PREDICTIONS • If there’s a more perilous, fraught, credibilityruining game than tipping the winners of golf tournaments, our staffers Callum Hill and Matt Cleary would advise you steer clear. Hill once tipped Jason Day to win a PGA Championship and watched him miss the cut by five. Cleary went one better and reverse-mocked Xander Schauffele by declaring the American couldn’t win the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Yet such ignominy hasn’t stopped the pair bravely, selflessly, idiotically ponying up their reputations again and offering the following “certainties” for season 2026.

VINTAGE SHOWDOWN • From windy rounds and strategic brilliance to a four-hole playoff, the 2025 Ford NSW Open showcased resilience and talent, with Chris Wood finally prevailing after nearly five years, cementing a memorable week at The Vintage.

SENIORS’ MOMENT • Jason Norris held his nerve in swirling winds to claim a second Australian PGA Seniors Championship at Richmond Golf Club, fending off a stellar field in a thrilling, back-and-forth contest.

2025: MAKING THE GRADE • From breakthrough winners to battling grinders, Australia’s golfers delivered plenty of storylines in 2025. Over the following pages, here’s your light-hearted report card on how some of our stars stacked up across a big year on course, accompanied by Getty Images’ stunning photography.

learn • TIPS FROM GAME’S TOP PLAYERS % COACHES

SOFT HANDS AND BALANCE KEY TO PERFECT SETUP

MATTER of TRUST • In this extract from Chris Hynes’ book, Beyond The Fairways To Fulfilment, the PGA teaching professional and mindset coach talks about the importance of trust – in your preparation, your golf swing, your outcome, yourself.

SCOTTIE’S 5 BEST TIPS • What you can learn from the world’s greatest golfer… from tee to green.

TIP 1. BUILD A CONSISTENT GRIP • Let’s start where it ALL starts...