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 : 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 – 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) Life: The Schmodlow Cup
December 31, 2022 by 4 Comments
Andy Thurlow recounts the origins of The Schmodlow Cup for which his family competed over many years at the Naracoorte Golf Club.
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.
Almanac Golf: Oakey Golf Club – a story of country golfing
April 9, 2022 by 15 Comments
Today, October 19, 2015 is the 40th anniversary of John Harms’s hole-in-one. We re-visit the story of the course where it happened, and of the event. [Forty years! Really – JTH] [This story was first published in 2015 – Ed]
Almanac Golf: House Rules
February 17, 2022 by 3 Comments
Mark Poustie recalls improvised games of golf in the lounge room and his family’s backyard – always creative, sometimes dangerous, and not without the odd catastrophe!
Almanac Golf: Australia’s Greatest Golfer – Walter J Travis?
November 18, 2021 by 3 Comments
Many a treasure can be discovered on a billiard room’s library shelves in a historic property as Peter Baulderstone recently found on a trip to the Clare Valley in SA. This chance encounter changed Peter’s opinion of who is Australia’s greatest golfer.
‘Accolade to a country golfing icon…’ by KB Hill
November 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
KB Hill meets the ‘dignified and gracious’ Betty Mulcahy, arguably the best female golfer Wangaratta ever produced.
Almanac (Country) Golf: Bridgewater on Loddon in the 1970s and today
June 29, 2021 by 9 Comments
Mark Poustie once roamed the greens of Bridgewater on Loddon (just outside Bendigo) with great frequency. He recalls a different time with pigs and semi-trailers as hazards…though the green fees remain a steal!
Almanac Golf: PGA Golf Championship Preview and the Rise of Quality Independent Journalism
May 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
Peter Baulderstone offers some thoughts on the US PGA, one of the four majors, which is being played at Kiawah Island in South Carolina, and also offers some thoughts on the state of fresh golf journalism.
Seve – Part 8: A Legacy That Lives On
May 5, 2021 by 3 Comments
Seve’s long lasting legacy on golf, as told by Deakin University student Connor Schmidtke in the last of his eight-part series on one of the most-loved golfers of all time.
Seve – Part 7: Ryder Cup Continuation
April 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A continuation of Seve at the Ryder Cup in 1985 and 1987, as told bynDeakin University student Connor Schmidtke in the seventh of his eight-part series on one of the most-loved golfers of all time.
Seve – Part 6: The Ryder Cup
April 21, 2021 by 3 Comments
Seve at The Ryder Cup, as told by Deakin University student Connor Schmidtke in the sixth of his eight-part series on one of the most-loved golfers of all time.
Seve – Part 5: The Rise Of Spain
April 14, 2021 by 1 Comment
How Seve Ballesteros put Spanish golf on the map, as told by Deakin University student Connor Schmidtke in the fifth of his eight-part series on one of the most-loved golfers of all time.
Seve – Part 4: The Green Jackets
April 7, 2021 by 1 Comment
Seve Ballesteros’ Green Jackets, as told by Deakin University student Connor Schmidtke, in the fourth of his eight-part series on one of the most-loved golfers of all time.
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