With 33 layouts in Australia’s Top 100 Golf Courses, Victoria leaves other states in its wake when it comes to world-class fairways. But what makes the Garden State so great for golf, far beyond its famed Sandbelt region?
In less than two decades New Zealand has gone from being a remote outpost of world golf to an international golf Mecca, luring intrepid golfers by the planeload to tread its emerald fairways each year.
With such quality and variety of golf balls available on the market, how is it possible to decide what’s best for you? We spoke to manufacturers, retailers and professionals for their take. And if you’ve never thought about being ‘ball fitted’, you soon will.
We’re offering you the chance to join our panel of judges. You would need to hold (or have held) a single-figure New Zealand handicap and have sufficient time to evaluate the best courses in the country.
It will be a sense of déjà vu for Ryan Fox at Ballyliffin Golf Club on Sunday as he seeks to win his maiden European Tour title in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation.
On the bank of Lake Wakatipu and in the shadow of Cecil Peak and the Remarkables, Queenstown Golf Club has undergone a quantum leap in its golf experience.