Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2021 - Issue #389 i Golf Australia

VALUED AT $309 EACH! EAGLE CLUB MEMBERS GET ALL THIS! • 24 issues of Golf Australia magazine• One dozen Callaway Supersoft golf balls• Golf Australia golf shirt• Choose a DVD - 10 golf titles to choose from• Entry in all chance to win competitions The Callaway Supersoft Golf Ball features Advanced HEX Aerodynamics, optimized for reduced drag, higher flight and longer carry distance. The new T22 wedges from Mizuno refines their teardrop wedge shape for improved and more versatile performance, furthering company history of producing outstanding forged golf clubs. One-piece Grain Flow Forged using HD Boron, at Mizuno’s iconic facility in Hiroshima, theT22 is offered in three finishes and four sole grind options for greater short game versatility and personalisation. A more compact profile with an extensively bevelled top edge to…

HEINEKEN CLASSIC (PGA Tour of Australasia, 1990-2005) Began as the Vines Classic at The Vines Resort in Perth, before growing to become the biggest prizemoney event on the Australasian Tour as the European Tour co-sanctioned Heineken Classic at Royal Melbourne GC. Winners included Ian Baker-Finch, Mike Clayton, Michael Campbell and Ernie Els. DORAL OPEN (PGA Tour, 1962-2006) The Doral Open was a Tour stop for 45 years with Florida’s Doral Resort and it’s ‘Blue Monster’ course hosting. The introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007 caused a schedule change and the WGC CA Championship replaced the Doral Open in its March time slot but was still played at the resort. Craig Parry famously won here in 2004 when he holed a 6-iron for an eagle in the play-off over Scott…

AIM UP Get your putting alignment and start line sorted. You can put the best stroke on every putt, but if you’re aiming at the wrong spot, it’s not going in! I find a good drill is to find yourself a flat and straight putt of about 3 metres, then make a gateway – using a couple of balls put down about one metre away – and get used to where your alignment is and how your start line compares to what you know has to happen. Also, finish your stroke before you look up (pictured) – the right process will give you the preferred results more often. DON’T BE A SUCKER Never go at pins on the side of greens. I know it’s tempting to take on every flag,…

Many club golfers just automatically set up in the middle of the tee and swing away, but if you notice how the professionals on Tour do it you might shoot lower scores. Simply by following the lead of players like Ariya Jutanugarn you might be able to hit one or two more drives in the fairway, especially on a tee shot you find difficult, which could prove the difference between shooting 81, 82 and 77 or better. Choosing the correct side of the teeing ground often greatly changes the angle of the shot and this can make you feel more confident of hitting the fairway before you swing. Note Jutanugarn’s position on the 9th tee here during the Women’s Open Championship at Carnoustie. Most of the trouble is down the…

After continued improvement and success in the driver market, Mizuno have added another string to its bow. The new ST-G 220 driver designed to deliver “ultimate adjustability and ball speed” according to the Japanese manufacturer. Joining the most recently released ST-Z and ST-X in the brand’s arsenal, the new model adds to Mizuno’s history as a pioneer in adjustable weighting technology in drivers. Offering everything from low to mid spin, draw to fade, plus four degrees of loft options in one driver. Powered by the same ‘SAT2041 BetaTi’ face as the other ST drivers, the ST-G 220 also incorporates a new multi-thickness design to maximise ball speeds across the hitting area, while the weight-saving carbon crown allows for the increased adjustability as well as delivering a “dense” feel at impact.…

Ever wondered what a hybrid packed full of driver technology would perform like? Well, wonder no more, because Callaway’s new Epic Super Hybrid is exactly that. Full of technologies from the major and Olympic gold medal winning Epic Speed drivers, the new model offers distance, forgiveness and adjustability in five lofts from 16º to 27º. Labelled “the most technologically advanced hybrid we’ve ever made” by Callaway, the Epic Super Hybrid is powered by an artificial intelligence (A.I.) designed ‘Flash Face’ made from titanium housed within a body of the same material and a triaxial carbon crown. The face design a part of a distance raising formula alongside ‘Jailbreak A.I. Velocity Blades’ that stiffen the body and enhance face flexing, resulting in the fastest ball speeds from a hybrid in company…

Following an historic gathering of more than 250 people across the Australian golf industry, the key bodies – the PGA of Australia, the WPGA Tour and Golf Australia – have committed to publishing a new Australian golf strategy by the end of 2021. This follows an exhaustive consultation process and a two-day online conference held recently. Speakers included U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy and a range of industry figures, club managers and broader sports consultants along with former AFL Commissioner Colin Carter. The chief executives of the three main bodies – Karen Lunn (WPGA), Gavin Kirkman (PGA) and James Sutherland (Golf Australia) also made impassioned speeches. The strategy will be an all-of-golf document and a blueprint for the future. Kirkman noted the significance of the timing. “With a career spanning…

Golfers all around the country are set to take part in another edition of The Longest Day, which is the ultimate golf challenge to raise funds for the Cancer Council. The Longest Day will officially take place on Monday December 13 this year, but participants can hold their event at their local golf club anytime during December. Participants are challenged to play four rounds of golf in one day at their own club with their friends and fellow members. The Longest Day campaign is an endurance golf marathon designed to push passionate golfers to test their skill and stamina in completing four 18-hole rounds, or less, between sunrise and sunset on the same day – all in the name of raising funds for the Cancer Council’s life-saving research, prevention and…

“MY PROSTHETICS HAVE GIVEN ME BACK MY GOLF GAME”– ISSA NLAREB AMANG Before I lost both my legs and almost all my fingers due to bacterial meningitis, I was playing some of the best golf of my life. My doctors think I actually contracted the virus when I won the Senegal Open in January 2018, but I only started feeling the effects when I flew to play in the Ein Bay Open in Egypt a month later. I remember trying to sleep the day before the tournament and feeling like my body was in the freezer. Eventually I lost consciousness, went into septic shock and I spent the next five days in a coma. When I woke up, I realised I couldn’t move. The doctors told me I would recover,…

Titleist have a simple mission when it comes to making irons, to produce the world’s best. As the most played iron on the PGA Tour for 16 of the last 17 years, it is fair to say the company is delivering. With an eye to enhance, rather than maintain, its popularity, Titleist have introduced the new T-Series irons, four models for a variety of players. “With these new irons, across the board, every detail matters,” Vice President of Titleist Golf Club Marketing Josh Talge said. “They provide the best precision and performance in their respective iron category with stunning aesthetics and feel. Golfers don’t buy an iron ‘line’, they want specialisation, and that’s what each of these models offer.” Comprising the T100, T100•S, T200 and T300, the new T-Series irons…

TaylorMade’s hugely popular P•790 iron line is built on a simple premise. Better player iron appearance combined with power, feel and precision. And although that is a desirable concept, achieving the end goal requires a suite of technologies that have been refined for the recently announced third generation P•790. Chief among the changes in the new model, five years removed from the first iteration, is the creation of ‘SpeedFoam Air’ the latest version of the innovative technology at the heart of P•790 irons. Lying inside the hollow body made from 8620 carbon steel, the new material is 69 percent less dense than the original ‘SpeedFoam’ saving weight that can then be redistributed throughout the head for optimal CG location and an MOI boost. The new material also accommodates a forged…

With two courses ranked in Golf Australia’s Top-100 Public Access Courses ranking and another three within easy reach, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort should be on the short-list for your next golf getaway. The Murray Course (No.50) and Lake Course (No.69), as well as the acclaimed nine-hole Executive Course, are right at your front door … as is the beautiful Murray River and nearby Lake Mulwala. When you stay at the resort there are nine accommodation styles to choose from – some for the budget conscious as well as those with a taste for luxury and there’s more than just great golf to be played at the resort. You can enjoy a hit of tennis, a few laps of the solar-heated swimming pool, or cook up a feast on one…

There is a natural link between surfing and golf, be it Adam Scott trading clubs for the waves or Kelly Slater in reverse, the two sports have a well-established connection. And Mick Fanning is yet another surfer to discover a love of golf. Here, the three-time world champion talks getting into golf via another Aussie sport star and going viral with his golf swing … for the wrong reasons. What is the thing about golf for Mick Fanning? It’s a bit of a challenge to be honest (laughs). I think that’s probably the biggest thing, the challenge but also just catching up with mates. When the surf’s flat, that’s when I go play golf. How did you get started playing? I played a while ago, but quit. But then when…

If he’d been rolling around next-door at Barbagallo Raceway, Min Woo Lee would have been in nothing more than second gear. Then 19, Lee had a day earlier carded a 68 at nearby Lake Karrinyup Country Club, effectively ensuring he would advance to the match play phase of the Australian Amateur Championship. But here he was on day two, now at the Wanneroo layout in suburban north Perth, a couple over through 10 holes when I caught him for the first time of the week-long tournament. I’d long since had his name highlighted in my “little black book” and had a banter-filled relationship with this irreverent prodigy who’d lost the final of this revered event a year earlier in what was regarded by most involved as quite the upset. So,…

TASMANIA BOUGLE RUN Bougle Run only officially opened for play six months ago and is already regarded as one of the best short courses in the world. The 14-hole layout – consisting of 12 par-3s and two short par-4s – is already proving as popular as its older siblings, Barnbougle Dunes and Lost Farm. Designed by Lost Farm creator Bill Coore, Bougle Run is all about fun golf for players of all abilities as it twists and turns over and through dramatic sand dunes. One of the highlights of a Bougle Run round is the first of the two par-4s. At 253 metres, and slightly downhill, the 4th is easily reachable. The tee shot must carry a scrub-filled chasm to reach the fairway, which is littered with bunkers on a…

The low trajectory, high spinning chip shot is a great recovery shot to have in your arsenal. This is especially true if you are playing a course with greens that are tiered or have dramatic slopes. Being able to play the low-and-spinning chip shot allows you to carry your approach beyond any slope and then get the ball to stop quickly. The biggest mistake most amateur golfers make with this shot is all about the set-up. Many players will know to slightly de-loft their lob or sand wedge to get the lower trajectory, and they simply put the ball back in their stance. The mistake comes when the player uses a square clubface, which often leads to a chopping action to try and achieve the spinning component. The leading edge…

Srixon’s Q-STAR has comfortably built a strong following in the 2-piece golf ball market for good reason. And the sixth generation, available now around Australia, aims to offer the Q-Star player more distance and improved feel via a lower compression, as well as technologies from the major winning Z-STAR range. “This latest generation of Q-STAR golf balls offers great all-around performance,” Srixon General Manager Brian Schielke said. “With a lower overall compression compared to previous generations, the new Q-STAR delivers better distance off the tee and enhanced feel when approaching the green.” At the core of the new model’s improvement is quite literally its core. The re-engineered ‘FastLayer Core’ is specifically designed for the moderate ball speed players who gravitate towards 2-piece golf balls, with the lower compression allowing for…

A previously “cast only” company when it came to irons, PING has fully embraced the world of forging products for better players. And now with its new i59 have set about completely revolutionising a segment of the equipment industry that has stayed true to its roots more than any other. The new model is a forged blade in looks and feel, with technology packed into every part of its hollow-body multi-material construction. Like a classic convertible supercharged with a modern V8 under the hood. “It’s a true forged blade on the outside, but inside it’s like nothing ever engineered in golf equipment. Our team took on the challenge of disrupting an iron category that traditionally has lacked a lot of performance innovation and they developed an iron unlike any other,”…

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