A struggling sugar cane farm near Port Douglas turned out to be the perfect site for a truly unique course The Links golf course at Port Douglas owes its existence to a declining appreciation of the Mirage Golf Course in the early 1990s. With owner/ developer Christopher Skase long since having ‘flown the coop’ toRead more
During the ‘Global Financial Crisis’ (GFC), which most of us with connections to the honorable game would have suffered, I was asked how golf courses were being affected. None too good I fancied and was able to observe with certainty that the last thing on the minds of developers and corporations was the prospect ofRead more
Commander John D. Harris (1912-1977) (Michael Wolveridge) I can’t understand it”, wailed my fellow competitor as he three-putted into oblivion. Bill Baker, a 2-handicapper from Yorkshire was out of the 1964 French Open at the halfway stage, played over the charming and sweet-smelling course at Chantilly. We dined together later that evening, outside in theRead more