Why Australian Golf Hits Different

A country that loves a drink almost never drinks on the golf course. That's not temperance — that's the whole story.

In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and co‑host Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Professor”) sit down with Scott Warren (New South Wales Golf Club member and co-host of the Australian Golf Passport podcast) to explore what Americans get right and badly wrong about Australian golf — and why the difference comes down to a single word: competition.

The conversation dives into:

Golf as a sport, not a pastime: comps 5-6 days a week, markers, no gimmes, and why nobody's drinking on the courseMixed-gender golf that works at the club level — and Scott's critique of the co-ed Australian OpenStableford done properly, technology, and the case for a rollback so a ball bounces againWhat Australian golf actually costs, from Barnbougle to top-tier club fees, vs. the USThe fight to save civic golf in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide (North Adelaide, Moore Park)Under-credited architects Alex Russell and Mike Clayton, and Greg Norman's cultural weightJunior golf, the eroded pathway to the pro ranks, and the next five years of the Australian Open and LIV AdelaideA Bluey tangent worth staying for: Bandit, and the Custard connectionConnect with our guests

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