The last time The Open Championship was contested at Troon, Day was the world’s No.1-ranked player. As Garrett Johnston writes, the Queenslander is looking forward to getting back to a venue which a lot of his younger rivals haven’t even played yet, as he looks to build on his majors tally.
With The Open back at Troon for the 10th time, Mike Clayton writes that while the course may not be as popular to tourists as other Scottish beauties, its layout offers up plenty of its own quirky qualities.
Meanwhile, the Women’s PGA Championship is also fast approaching. From its name, host courses and its most dominant players, as James Smith writes, this tournament has a truly fascinating history.
Karen Harding delivers the remarkable story of Empower Golf, an organisation established to help give people with disabilities the opportunity to live a life of joy through golf. James Gribble’s and Ben Tullipan’s journey is truly remarkable.
With panoramic ocean views from every corner of the layout, Gerringong GC, an ever-improving course on the NSW South Coast, is quirky, challenging and most importantly, a lot of fun to play, writes Brendan James.
As well, if you’ve never hit the Hunter Valley in NSW for a golfing weekend away, Matt Cleary’s road trip report will fill you in on what you’re missing. Golfing nirvana, that’s all.
Our Top 100 Spotlight course this month is The Lakes GC, which is everything our writer Callum Hill expected it to be – beautifully presented and a true test of a player’s decision-making and strategy.
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