Australian Senior Golfer

GOLF AUSTRALIA has announced an immediate change making it easier for golfers to retain an official Australian Men’s Handicap. Effective immediately, golfers now need only three or more “live scores” as at 1 January each year to retain their handicaps. The previous requirement was for five or more. Golf Australia says the change brings the [...]

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Dehydration can be a major issue for Australian golfers in summer. Blow out scores on the back nine can be just one of the very much unwanted symptoms of failing to keep up adequate fluid intake.
This article will give you information and simple tips on avoiding a drop in fluid levels that can seriously affect your concentration and performance.
Merely waiting to drink till you feel thirsty is not the answer. By the time you are feeling thirsty on the course you are already experiencing the first symptoms of dehydration.

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SYDNEY’S Noel Ratcliffe has taken the Polygiene Australian PGA Seniors Championship crown, finishing with a six stroke victory at Byron Bay Golf Club. The experienced touring professional pulled away from the field and finished the 54 hole tournament at four under-par. Under tough conditions Ratcliff’s even-par final round was the equal best of the day [...]

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SOUTH AFRICAN golfer Tim Clarke was tucking into a pie and chips when he suddenly realised he was involved in a sudden death play off for the Australian Open Championship. Clark hadn’t given himself a chance when he finished at 9 under par for the tournament and was rueing lost opportunities when he saw his [...]

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Rod Pampling points the way from the middle of a Royal Sydney fairway at the Australian Open. Mathew Goggin and his ball are embedded in the crowd at back and Peter Lonard knows the direction but not the distance.

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FOR a delighted Geoff Ogilvy the witch is dead.
The 2006 US Open winner and current highest ranked Australian golfer can no longer be badgered with questions about when he will win a major Australian golf tournament.
Ogilvy expressed his utter relief after claiming his maiden win on home soil with a two-shot victory in the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship on Sunday.

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A PLAYER’S ball comes to rest on a cart path such that his nearest point of relief is behind the obstruction. He properly determines his point of relief and lifts and drops the ball in accordance with Rule 24-2b. The ball rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief but not nearer the hole than where it originally lay on the path. What is the procedure? (a) The player must re-drop the ball. (b) The dropped ball is in play.

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More encouragement for top Australian male “Super Senior” Golfers (65+) and the introduction of a National Order of Merit for Australia’s senior women amateur golfers are among recently announced changes to the sport. The men’s Order of Merit competition has been expanded to include a full set of medals for the 65 and over players [...]

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