Entries by Madam

Spieth moves within 4 of Australian Open lead

Sydney native Matt Jones shot a 3-under-par 68 Friday to take a three-shot lead midway through the Australian Open. Meanwhile, defending champion Jordan Spieth also posted a 68 to move within four shots of the lead. Here’s how things stand after 36 holes in Sydney: Leaderboard: Matt Jones (-7), Todd Sinnott (-4), Nicolas Colsaerts (-3), […]

What Jason Day Would Tell His 12-Year-Old Self

If you’ve ever wanted to peer into Jason Day’s mind, motivations, triumphs, and struggles, a new essay that he wrote for The Players’ Tribune called “Letter to My Younger Self” can offer some insight. The Australian golfer’s message to his 12-year-old self is a heartfelt and moving piece that encourages the young Day to keep […]

Research Partnership Aims to Tackle Golf’s Challenges

Minneapolis, United States: The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) have announced a five-year master research partnership to study and develop solutions to golf’s present and future challenges. “Participation and growth are central issues for the health of our game, but there are many other critical and complex factors that […]

GOLF MONTH to return in 2016

The rousing success of GOLF MONTH has prompted its 2016 return. Golf Australia golf development director Cameron Wade said the inaugural initiative throughout October had been so successful, plans were already being made for a second campaign. “We were delighted with the number of people who either had their first go at golf, or came […]

The World’s First ‘Edible’ Course Opens

Feast your eyes on this cool new layout in the Caribbean, and while you’re looking, feel free to nibble on it, too. Hailed as the world’s first “edible” golf course, Irie Fields on St. Kitts Island is a par-71, 18-hole track whose fairways blend into organic farmland, its grounds a mosaic of native grasses and […]

GOLF MONTH prizes awarded

There are going to be a lot of excited people at the Emirates Australian Open, but perhaps none more so than John Mazza. Mazza has won the major prize of the recent GOLF MONTH “introduce a member” competition. Having introduced a player who became a new member to his local Bunbury Golf Club in Western […]