This is something a bit different. I don't often like to give my opinion on things but with the Australian Open on this week held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, I felt it was time to talk about the men's Australian Open.

On this episode of the podcast I raise the question of why doesn't the men's Australian Open move around Australia? It's been locked up between Sydney and Melbourne for the best part of 50 yrs (with 2 exceptions in 1998 and 2001) and no one seems to think there's anything wrong with that. Well I do!

On top of my idea for the next 20yrs of men's Australian Open courses, I ignite the same argument with the men's Australian PGA Championship with it being locked up in Queensland, and I also talk about the idea of bringing back the Australian Masters.

There's also something more given that golf is back to being an incredibly popular spectator sport in Australia, I also raise the idea of something that's been asleep for a long time - The Australian Match Play Championship. I think there's arguably an appetite for it too.

Join me as I explore the idea of these tournaments being different to what they are today and even bringing some back, along with my ideas of just where to host them. You might think I'm mad, you might think I'm crazy, maybe you might even agree with me on some points, but at the end of this podcast, I ultimately want you thinking about how can we make these tournaments better still.

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You hit 'em clean and we'll keep 'em green!

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People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Australia Open wiki

Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Kingston Heath Golf Club

Lake Karrinyup Country Club

Royal Sydney Golf Club

7 Mile Beach

The Grand Golf Club

Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club (PK)

Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Royal Canberra Golf Club

NSW Golf Club

Darwin Golf Club

Metropolitan Golf Club

Links Kennedy Bay Golf Course

Royal Queensland Golf Club

Kooyonga Golf Club

Royal Hobart Golf Club

Victoria Golf Club

The Lakes Golf Club

RACV Royal Pines

Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club

Joondalup Resort

Palmerston Golf Club

Huntingdale Golf Club

Commonwealth Golf Club

Yarra Yarra Golf Club

The National Golf Club - Long Island Course

Woodlands Golf Club

Moonah Links - Open Course

Bonville Golf Resort

Hope Island Golf Course

Mount Lawley Golf Club

Glenelg Golf Club

Barwon Heads Golf Club

Maroochy River Golf Club

Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club

Gold Creek Country Club

St Andrews Beach Golf Course