Why the Australian Golf Industy is in trouble

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 didn’t. There was an opportunity there to pave the way…

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This is what is wrong with the world

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 and cure…

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Internet trouble and golf

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 Sunshine Coast, things are a bit slow here and…

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Golf with Brock

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 guys don’t take themselves…

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What Henry said

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 version of ordinary. There’s nothing wrong…

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So you want to become a golf professional…

[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. There’s going to be no instruction in this post, so you may find it a bit boring and might want to skip it if…

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A golfing mission

The young kid was having a blast. He was stepping up to the ball and swinging without a care in the world – and each shot sounded sweet, the ball flying off the clubface and then smashing into the net. He then repeated. Just swinging and hitting the ball. Standing next to me was Kendal…

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The Path To Golfing Success

I published the 4th edition of the Automatic Golf Magazine this week on the Itunes network (Newsstand). I’ve also created a version for all those that don’t have an Ipad (see below). If you do have an Ipad be sure to check it out – at this stage, I’m creating a new edition every other…

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