Women’s Golf is Australia’s ONLY golf magazine dedicated to women golfers. Full of great tips and training ideas, equipment reviews, industry news, course profiles, golf fashion, athlete interviews, golf holidays & much more.
WELCOME
KAREN LUNN • CEO WPGA OF AUSTRALASIA
Women’s Golf
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Stark SHINES at Erin Hills, CLAIMS MAIDEN MAJOR AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
ERIN HILLS GOLF COURSE: A Championship-Calibre Experience
WISCONSIN GOLF: Five Courses Worth the Trip
MIMI’S STELLAR START TO A PRO CAREER
Best Foot FORWARD
Building a Cardinal Dynasty legacy An Insight into College Golf Life at Stanford • Legacy is a word that evokes not only greatness, but a lasting footprint etched in history. Yet Stanford Women’s golf is not simply a legacy; it is the rise of a dynasty.
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE LPGA • To fully appreciate what the LPGA Tour has become in its 75 years of existence, it helps us to understand what America was like in 1950—the year the organisation was founded.
DEAFNESS doesn’t define DAGAR • Golf at every level is packed with remarkable stories of people overcoming obstacles and challenges to simply play the sport, and in some cases succeed at the highest level.
LEELA BRENNAN, VP BRAND COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT PXG
Breaking BARRIERS • Michelle Penney’s Journey as TaylorMade’s First Female Engineer
TEE IT WHERE IT FEELS RIGHT FINDING YOUR SPOT ON THE COURSE • Golf Australia introduced a system where each course was rated, and your handicap adjusted depending on which tees you played from—genius, right?! That shift meant there was now a proper way to level the playing field. Suddenly, the tee you chose didn’t matter from a scoring perspective, and things started to change. I was finally able to play off the same tees as my group, and still be in the comp.
Winter Looks THAT’LL MAKE YOU FORE-GET THE COLD • SCORE STYLE POINTS THIS SEASON WITH WINTER GOLF WEAR THAT’S AS FUNCTIONAL AS IT IS FASHIONABLE—BECAUSE LAYERING UP SHOULDN’T MEAN LOSING YOUR SWING.
fairway FABULOUS • The Rise of High-End Fashion in Women’s Golf
Interesting Roles • BEYOND THE CLUBHOUSE: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN GOLF
Brooke Henderson THE POWERHOUSE of Women’s Professional Golf • Brooke Henderson is a wildly popular and largely influential Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour and it is fair to say that Women’s Golf magazine is thrilled she found time in her busy schedule for this exclusive interview!
TRAVEL
TRAVEL • Morocco, New Zealand, Hawaii and Tasmania are firmly on our golf travel radar!
LUXE GOLF GETAWAY Four Seasons Resort Lanai • The Four Seasons Resort Lanai is the definition of destination golfing. This unforgettable experience begins en route as you board the private jet in Honolulu and fly directly to Lanai (a small island just off Maui). Fact: Manele Golf Course is only accessible to hotel guests, meaning it’s never going to be a rushed game, with hordes of players on your tail.
LOOKING FOR A TRULY UNIQUE GOLF HOLIDAY? • Choose Morocco... Where Culture, Luxury & Mystique Intersect for the Perfect Adventure
ROSEWOOD KAURI CLIFFS FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
HOW TO READ A SCORECARD • We have various types of scorecards these days, such as a physical card or many apps on our phone to score. The most common app is called MISCORE—in which clubs and facilities use for members and guests.
GAPS BREAKDOWN THE SECRET TO CONSISTENCY OFF THE TEE • We’ve all seen it happen—you step up to the tee box, heart racing, and your swing … falls apart. Not because you don’t have potential, but because your foundation...