Metropolitan Golf Club- Marvelous Melbourne ‘Sandbelt’ Golfing Gem.
What does the marvelous Melbourne Metropolitan Golf Club course and its unique bunkering have in common with a 100 kilometer long stretch of golden sand on the Atlantic Ocean west coast of Senegal?
The answer is almost nothing!
It’s just that so many wonderful words have been penned about his famed ‘Sandbelt’ gem I found myself struggling for an introduction to this feature.
It was Friday of the World Cup of Golf week and after a late afternoon call the day before, Peter Paccagnan, the General ...
Ned Kelly & Dog On The Tucker Box – Australian As It Comes.
It could not have been more Australian than visiting the towns of Euroa and Glenrowan in rural Victoria made famous by famed Bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang.
Kelly’s legacy is controversial; many consider him to be a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against the Anglo Australian ruling class, while others emphasise his involvement in killing.
Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish convict father, and as a young man he clashed with the Victoria Police.
Following an incident ...
Rory McIlroy Has Australian Open Victory Handed To Him By Adam Scott.
Rory McIlroy captured his first full tournament win this season after Adam Scott virtually handed Australian Open victory to the Northern Irishman.
McIlroy, 24 became only the second European winner of the event after Scott, who was leading by a shot with a hole to play, dramatically bogeyed the last.
Moments later McIlroy walked up to hole a 16-foot birdie in a final day six under par 66 to win with an 18-under par tally while Scott let slip victory and the Australian Triple Crown with a 71 for ...
John Senden First To Qualify For 2014 Open In New R & A Changes.
Australia’s John Senden created history to be the first player to qualify for next year’s 2014 Open Championship under the new Qualifying Series introduced by the R & A.
The changes have been detailed in an earlier story by www.golfbytourmiss.com
However Senden secured one of three 2014 (British) Open Championship qualifying spots on offer this week in the first of a revised qualifying system into golf’s oldest Major.
It will Senden’s eighth appearance in the (British) Open ...
Bernie Rubs Shoulders With Adam Scott In Masters Winning Green Jacket.
It was a special occasion last night at the Australian Golf Writers Association (AGWA) annual dinner.
Present as guest of honour was Australia’s first-ever Masters champion Adam Scott.
I had shaken hands with Adam soon after he won this year’s Masters at Augusta National and last night was extra special as Adam arrived at The Lakes Golf Club wearing the most famous item of clothing in golf – the Augusta members green jacket.
As I have previously pointed out being present to report ...
Rory McIlroy Backs New Open Championship Qualifying Series.
Rory McIlroy may have no concern for some time in being exempt into golf’s oldest major but it hasn’t stopped the double Major winning lending his support to the new Open Championship Qualifying Series.
The R & A’s Mike Woodcock arrived in Sydney earlier this week carrying the famed Claret Jug that has been on show all week on the first tee of this week’s Australian Open host course at Royal Sydney.
The R & A has done away with the 36-hole International Final Qualifiers ...
Kevin Streelman’s Immediate Playing Future In Doubt As Eye Injury Sidelines Him From Australian Open.
The immediate playing future of American golfer Kevin Streelman is in doubt after a serious eye injury forced him out early on day two of the Australian Open in Sydney.
The 35-year old Illinois born Streelman withdrew after just four holes of the Royal Sydney course complaining ‘something is not right with my eye’.
This year’s rookie winner of the PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay Championship had been observed in discussion over his eye with Australasian Tour officials a day earlier and immediately ...
