Golf Australia Magazine

09/09/2026

Our friends at The Cliffs Kangaroo Island are excited to be hosting the inaugural The Cliffs Kangaroo Island Charity Classic on Monday, 16 November 2026!

This is your chance to be among the very first to play the course as part of this incredibly special event for Variety - the Children’s Charity SA.

Bidding is now open to secure one of just eight celebrity-led teams and tee it up alongside Travis Head, Jordan Dawson, Alyssa Healy, Taylor Walker, Mitchell Starc, Greg Blewett, Tony Modra or Mitch Georgiades.

Your experience includes:
- One of eight celebrity golfers joining your team
- Same-day return travel aboard a private Alliance Airlines charter from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island
- Premium return coach transfers between Kangaroo Island Airport and The Cliffs KI
- Two golf carts per team
- Gourmet brunch with refreshments and premium local food and beverages
- Exclusive gift pack and event merchandise
…and more!
Best of all, every bid will help Variety SA support South Australian children who are sick, experiencing disadvantage or living with disability.

Meet the All-Stars and place your bid:
https://galabid.com/cliffscharityclassic

Bidding closes at 5pm on Monday, 14 September 2026.

For more information about the event, visit:
https://sa.variety.org.au/the-cliffs-ki-golf-day/

09/09/2026

Caption this picture for your chance to WIN a dozen Callaway Chrome Tour balls! Enter via this link only:
https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/win/caption-this-win-a-dozen-callaway-chrome-tour-balls-628748

09/09/2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is rejecting claims a grant to a golf club in his own electorate from a $560 million program amounts to pork barrelling.
https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/albaneses-6m-golf-club-grant-under-scrutiny-628783

08/09/2026

LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, with its stars, including Australia's Cam Smith, likely to be free to quit, but they may also have to chase unpaid contracts through the courts.
https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/liv-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-smith-free-to-go-628779

08/09/2026

Anna Nordqvist knows the Solheim Cup better than almost anyone – and now she's calling the shots.

With a dangerous European outfit, a mix of proven stars and fearless rookies, can Captain Fantastic lead Europe to the trophy?

Anna Nordqvist has spent almost two decades learning everything there is to know about the Solheim Cup. Now, with the trophy to win back and a dangerous European side in her corner, the Swede could be the difference between another American celebration and a European party in the Netherlands.

08/09/2026

From royal hunting ground to Georgian estate, Hadley Wood is now one of Alister MacKenzie’s most revealing early works. Predating Augusta National by more than a decade, it captures his ideas in their formative stages.

Recently restored, the course has not been changed, so much as uncovered; its strategy, angles and boldly contoured greens brought back into clear focus.

Before golfers went birdie hunting across the rolling acres of Hadley Wood Golf Club, kings once chased deer here.

08/09/2026

CAPTION THIS!

Quiet please, filming in action. What are the punters filming here at Eastlake (wrong answers only)?

Drop your best caption via the link for your chance to win a dozen Chrome Tour Triple Track balls.

Best caption wins.

Spectators video the final putt of Scottie Scheffler during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Send your best caption for this image to be in the running to win a dozen Chrome Tour Triple Track balls.

08/09/2026

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.

There is nothing ordinary about playing a round of golf at Hamilton Island Golf Club.

06/09/2026

Thriston Lawrence has joined Seve Ballesteros as a three-time winner of the European Masters after pipping Paul Casey in a tense play-off in Switzerland.

Thriston Lawrence overcame a six-shot deficit to deny Paul Casey his first victory in five years by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to win the European Masters.

04/09/2026

A seven-strong Australian team, headed by the highest-ranked player in the field, will head to New Zealand in October for the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

A seven-strong Australian team, headed by the highest-ranked player in the field, will head to New Zealand in October for the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.