Tony Moffat developed plans for re-designing his local golf courses as part of a management course exercise and presented them to the committee for their consideration.
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Almanac Golf: Part 1 – Building a golf course: how to
February 13, 2026 by 1 Comment
Tony Moffat recalls his younger days, his interest in golf, and assisting his local community in the development of a new golf course.
Almanac Golf: The Last Golf Game
June 12, 2025 by 17 Comments
Smokie reveals that he has not played golf in thirty years, and that his last game was at Oakmont in Pittsburgh, home of numerous US Opens, and one of the toughest golf courses on the planet. [The Footy Almanac reprises Smokie’s cracking golf piece playing the course the US Open will be played on this week. – Ed]
Almanac Golf: Golf – it can give you the shits!
March 19, 2025 by 6 Comments
Bernard Whimpress recalls his attempts to break par off the stick at the North Adelaide golf course. Whenever one did look likely, Bernard was thwarted by shit luck, and in more ways than one!
Almanac Golf: Dream Holes
March 11, 2025 by 2 Comments
If we could play the golf of our dreams what a game we’d play suggests Pards channelling the inner thoughts of Fydor Dogski.
Almanac Golf – Golf Tips: 3
February 3, 2025 by 2 Comments
Pards is back with more golfing tips of the trade.
Almanac Golf – Golf Tips: 2
January 2, 2025 by 8 Comments
Pards returns to his Golf Tips series with Part 2. It’s all about taking aim in a variety of situations. (Now let’s hope that Part 4 appears at some stage!)
Almanac Golf: Golf Tips: 1
October 25, 2024 by 5 Comments
Pards offers some subtle putting hints to assist your golfing game.
Almanac Golf: A love of golf
August 31, 2024 by 9 Comments
Bernard Whimpress remembers ‘Pud’, and his love of golf. A golfer with ‘one of the ugliest golf swings’ you’d ever see, a man whose livelihood during the Depression was golf who became a long time caddie at the The Royal Adelaide Golf Club – with many stories to tell. [Language warning – Ed.]
Almanac Golf – Unearthing another world champion: Nadene Gole
July 15, 2024 by 2 Comments
If you haven’t heard of Nadene Gole, then do yourself a favour and find out – Ian Wilson can help bring you up to speed on a great golfer making waves in the second phase of her time in the sport.
Almanac Golf: Another day
April 16, 2024 by 8 Comments
In Masters week, Bernard Whimpress thought a visit to his first golf club was in order but he found some things have changed as he explains.
Almanac Golf: The Pings aren’t gone
January 30, 2024 by 4 Comments
Gerard Cashill tells the tale of stolen golf clubs, good fortune and interesting playing partners. [Chuckle, chuckle – Ed]
Almanac Golf: The Brown Slipper
January 4, 2024 by 20 Comments
This was published in 2012.
It tells the story of The Harms Family’s Brown Slipper in 2012.
The 2023 Brown Slipper is in Hamilton and Port Fairy next week.
Almanac Golf : Thank you Peter Floyd
August 30, 2023 by 6 Comments
Mark Poustie pays tribute to Peter Floyd and a select group of men he met along the way while being introduced and taught about golf at a very young age. The lesson Mark shares is when given the opportunity, to take some time and help a child with a pursuit, they may learn to love it and your small effort may produce a life altering outcome.
Almanac Golf: Phil Mickelson and Gambling Addiction
August 15, 2023 by 5 Comments
Although golfer Phil Mickelson has admitted to gambling addiction Peter Baulderstone believes the emotional harm is often worse than the financial damage. Acknowledging the hurt his gambling has caused to those close to him would help other gamblers and their families understand the damage and the steps to recovery.
Almanac Golf: Send Lawyers, Golf and Money – the Shits have Hit the Fans
June 7, 2023 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone explains how the shotgun marriage between the US PGA and Saudi LIV golf tours tells us more about the influence of big corporate money and geopolitical power than sport. Think “Succession”, not Wide World of Sport.
Almanac Golf – LIV Adelaide: The start of something even bigger for the latest rival tour?
April 20, 2023 by 6 Comments
Joseph Ryan gives his take on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf coming soon to Adelaide. With the Australian Golf industry steering away from high level competitions and following in the direction more for tourism and the neglect by the PGA to top it off, it should be an exciting disruption for Australian golf fans to capitalise on in what would be likely the best golf event organised in Australia to date. Read more on what Joseph has to say!
Almanac Golf: Then along came Smith …
July 19, 2022 by 2 Comments
Australian golfer Cameron Smith wins the 2022 British Open reminding Rick Newbery of many memories as he explains.
Almanac Golf: What Are The Chances?
July 6, 2022 by 2 Comments
Daryl Schramm tells us of an eventful round at his local, the Penfield Golf Club with a couple of million-to-one moments.
Almanac Golf: The 98 putts of Foxy’s debut
June 25, 2022 by 9 Comments
John Harms has been playing golf with Foxy, a former hockey player turned golfer. Last Saturday they fell just short of a memorable century.
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