[ad_1] The historic Hillstone building. By Peter Owen THE first time Jens Holland saw St Lucia golf course was when he and his wife Kim were married there more than 40 years ago. At the time St Lucia was the home of the upscale Indooroopilly Golf Club, soon to move to new premises on the…
[ad_1] Normally a reasonably placid bunch, exactly what is it that irritates our panel of Inside Golf writers? Bunker-to-Bunker By Michael Davis Nothing annoys ME on the international golf stage – on course, that is. But I am heartily sick of all the brouhaha surrounding the pretence that all is well off the course between…
[ad_1] By Michael Davis THERE are probably not too many general manager’s like Portsea’s John Burbergs who have a university degree in psychology. It’s doubtful, too, that many would have worked as labourers for a road asphalting company when their hopes of a professional golf career drained their bank balance in just a few short…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
