Augusta Penalty Shots

Apr 14, 2013 | Articles

Tianlang Guan copped a penalty for slow play on Friday afternoon. And so he should have. Slow play is a blight on the game and the sooner the game’s hierarchy stamp it out the better. It was unfortunate for the 14 year-old to be on the receiving end, but just...

The old-fashioned way to develop talent

Apr 13, 2013 | Articles

I’ve written about Greg Chappell previously and he certainly has a similar mindset to me when it comes to learning and coaching sport. I was forwarded this Greg Baum article by a reader and it offers a contrarian approach to developing talent. Chappell believes...

Holy #*&%$!

Apr 12, 2013 | Articles

The rain eased up yesterday and Clare, Jessica and I decided to head out to inspect the putting green. When I wandered out onto the deck we were presented with this lovely sight. After the initial shock I did what any good father would do – I ran inside and left...

What you can learn from the Melbourne Football Club

Apr 11, 2013 | Articles

If you’re not familiar with Aussie Rules then replace MFC with any struggling sporting team you know. If you’re in England, you might want to insert  “Australian Cricket Team”. Melbourne FC have had a terrible start to the season, they have...

Why the Australian Golf Industy is in trouble

Apr 10, 2013 | Articles

Greg Norman was the best thing that has ever happened to Australian golf. When he was barnstorming the fairways in the 80’s and 90’s, Australian golf was flying high. Those in charge of the game sat back and expected the good times to last. They...

This is what is wrong with the world

Apr 9, 2013 | Articles

I was surprised to see a friend post this link on his Facebook page and more surprised that he seemed to be seriously considering it. A really smart dude that does a lot of good in the business world, he seems to be suckered into the mentality that we can take a pill...

Internet trouble and golf

Apr 7, 2013 | Articles

Had all sorts of trouble getting decent Internet connection here on the Sunshine Coast. Was told we could get it. Told we couldn’t get it. Told wireless would work. Wireless didn’t work very well. Round and round we go. Found out this is life on the...

Golf with Brock

Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized

Brock is a regular reader and contributor to Golfgooroo. He started up his own little golf group and this may be of interest to you if you live in Melbourne and are looking for a game. Brock is definitely a convert to Automatic Golf and from what I can gather, these...

What Henry said

Mar 30, 2013 | Articles

Henry Ford said, If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. I like it. It reinforces my belief that we’ve got to be brave enough to walk our own path – that if you do what everyone else does you’ll get your own...

So you want to become a golf professional…

Mar 26, 2013 | Articles

[features_box_yellow width=”75%” + border=”2px”]Disclaimer: This is not really a post about those looking to play golf professionally. It’s more for those looking at a traineeship and becoming a teaching or club professional....