One course, four different games a year
Soft in a Melbourne winter, rock hard in February, grain at its strongest in summer, and a wet season of its own up north.
Section
Season
Playing an inverted calendar: summer heat and early tee times, winter in the tropics, and the trips that fill the months when the south is cold and wet.
Resetting when the courses never close
Sand in the grooves, heat in the car boot, and the three weeks off that Australian golfers almost never take.
Six weeks before the season you actually care about
Movement, then the short game, then distances and the bag. And plan the season around the heat rather than against it.
The winter golf trip: Queensland, the tropics, Thailand, Vietnam
Our winter is their high season: book in the right order, fly or hire the clubs, and plan fewer rounds than you think.
Summer golf: beating the heat, early tee times and hydration
Tee off at dawn or at twilight, carry two litres, and land the ball short: how Australian summer surfaces change the round.