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Welcome to the August Issue of Ohio Golf Journal. We hope you are enjoying the great summer weather for a few rounds on your favorite golf course. We had the opportunity to visit a new driving range concept at Long Shots near Troy last month and we came away very impressed. This restaurant has taken
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A veritable feast of golf action across the next few days and into the weekend, with the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LIV Golf and LPGA Tour all trotting out quality, race-to-the-end-game events. Elsewhere, four young Aussies will contest the U.S Amateur Championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

More Australians are playing golf today than at any other time in the game’s history in this country. The economic reality is, however, many of us now need to make our golfing dollar stretch a lot further than it did even five years ago.

Golf in New South Wales is about to take a leap into the future, and you won’t even need to wear sunscreen.

Within two minutes of being outed as golf magazine writer, the question will inevitably come: what’s going on between LIV and the PGA Tour? And my answer always is …

“When you hit a pitch, the sound equals the contact and the contact equals the distance,” says Australian Golf Schools Senior Teaching Professional, David Gleeson. “When you practise, even if you’re off a mat, try to make sure you’re getting a consistent strike, and thus consistent, similar audio feedback. Listen for the percussion of the strike.”

For the third straight year, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season kicks off on foreign soil with the 2025 PNG Open at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club.

Golf Course Architects Brian Ross and Jeff Stein – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 212
A tandem of golf course architects, Brian Ross and Jeff Stein, join the LINKS Golf Podcast to discuss their project at Jekyll Island and more.

Best U.S. Spots for BBQ and Golf – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 211
Feeling hungry? Our hosts each pick their three favorite destinations to combine a round of golf with a plate of BBQ.

Scarecrow at Gamble Sands | Course Closeup
This new “Course Closeup” covers what you need to know about Scarecrow—the third course designed by David McLay Kidd at Gamble Sands.

8 Notably Nerve-Wracking Forced Carries in Golf
We’ve compiled a list of eight golf shots from notable public courses with forced carries that are particularly nerve-wracking.

Top Tom Fazio Courses You Can Play
Not all of Tom Fazio’s finest work resides behind locked gates. Here are the best Fazio-designed courses you can play.