Winter, spring, summer: one course, three sports
The same eighteen holes play as three or four different courses across a year. Push a tee into the fairway and look at the…
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
An hour of work in the fortnight after the last round protects the clubs, keeps the handicap honest and makes spring shorter. Everything booked…
Six weeks before the season you actually care about
Putting and chipping survive a winter lay-off; the full swing does not. Six weeks that respect that order start the season two shots ahead,…
The winter golf trip: Queensland, the tropics, Thailand, Vietnam
The Southeast runs on an inverted calendar: peak in winter, cheapest in summer, and best value in the shoulders. The detail that ruins trips…
Summer golf: beating the heat, early tee times and hydration
Australian summer golf is a scheduling problem before it is a technique problem. The tee time decides more than anything else on the list.