ACE: Johnathon Zirkler shows off the ball he used to score a hole-in-one at Macksville Country Club. FOR Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club’s general manager Johnathon Zirkler it was a case of anything you can do I can do better. Playing in only his third competition in a year at Macksville Country Club in the…
After a career as a rugby league referee, one which saw him officiate at the highest levels, Tim Mander turned his attention to serving the community, where he is currently the Member for Everton in the Queensland State parliament. Inside golf’s Peter Owen profiles a man who since introduced to the game as a 12-year-old,…
MEETING and hatching a plan to one day beat a No. 1 in the world was probably the last thing on Cathy Stolz’s mind when she made a comeback to golf. After more than 20 years on the sidelines and raising a family, Stolz has found her way back to the game she has always…
Peter Senior, 65, shoots 63 at Sanctuary Cove Palms. Is he getting better with age? By Peter Owen THEY say golfers begin to lose their ability once they reach the age of 50. Try telling that to Peter Senior, one of the few golfers to have won professional events on the men’s tour in five…
By Peter Owen WHEN the pain was at its worst Wayne Perske feared he would never walk again. Playing golf, said his doctor, was simply out of the question. That was two years ago, after his fourth spinal fusion operation to correct a curvature of the spine that had plagued him since birth. But Perske,…
STEVEN Alker joined the PGA Tour Champions two and half years ago following a modest PGA Tour career. And he’s been on a roll ever since. The 52-year-old Kiwi now has eight PGA Tour Champions titles (as of press time), performed strongly in the inaugural World Champions Cup in December against major stars like Bernhard…
IT’S fair to say the one-time outstanding junior golfer, Brett Coletta, came home from the US a few years ago with his tail between his legs. He was a golfer without portfolio and literally had nowhere to tee it up. Playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, he had missed gaining a card on the PGA…
By Michael Davis IN elite sport, they say the second victory is almost as tough as breaking through for your maiden win. In golf, it sometimes takes years. Indeed, some players never win another event. Which makes the successive triumphs on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia by 22-year-old Japanese-born New Zealander, Kazuma Kobori, before…
IT’S a distinctive golf swing, one which challenges much of what has long been written in coaching manuals. World number one Scott Scheffler makes an unconventional slash at the ball, a swing characterised by his feet slipping, sliding and moving around as the club comes into impact. However, despite how it looks, there is no…
By Michael Cooney Hey golfers, introducing the newest range of Chrome Tour, Chrome Tour X & Chrome Soft from Callaway. Let’s right dive into the technology behind the ball, then my results testing them. I should note from the start that when testing I am basing it on my biases and tendencies, with my normal…
