The Women's Game Features

Morri: The Players Series punches above its weight

Morri: The Players Series punches above its weight

There was a pretty full array of professional golf available over the weekend but the ‘smallest’ of the tournaments on offer easily held its head up in the more prestigious company of the game’s biggest circuits. 30 Jan 2023
Morri: The other side to the Aussie Open debate

Morri: The other side to the Aussie Open debate

What does the future hold for the nation’s two most important golf tournaments? 20 Dec 2022
Morri: A legendary reminder of the Sandbelt’s greatness

Morri: A legendary reminder of the Sandbelt’s greatness

There has been no shortage of critical analysis of last week’s Australian Opens and that’s as it should be. 5 Dec 2022
Karrie’s Open Road

Karrie’s Open Road

The Women’s Australian Open and its greatest champion, five-time winner Karrie Webb, were born in the same year, 1974. Destiny perhaps? It just might be, for the stories of both have been intertwined from that time. 29 Nov 2022
Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Morri: LPGA’s own goal at season finale

Lydia Ko’s victory at the final event of the season in Florida was a fitting end to what has been a captivating year of golf on the LPGA. 21 Nov 2022
Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

Morri: In appreciation of Karrie

A quarter of a century ago one of our greatest ever golfers, Peter Thomson, wrote something that today could easily be applied to one of our other greatest ever players, Karrie Webb. 7 Nov 2022
Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

Morri: A timely reminder of Lydia’s brilliance

What an interesting scene unfolded on the final green of the LPGA’s BMW Ladies Championship at Oak Valley Country Club in South Korea at the weekend. 24 Oct 2022
Morri: Ines the inspiration

Morri: Ines the inspiration

The relationship between professional golf and ‘growing the game’ is a nuanced one. 19 Sep 2022
Morri: Take a sad Cup and make it better

Morri: Take a sad Cup and make it better

For all the hand wringing and public proclamations on both sides, neither LIV Golf nor the PGA Tour/DP World Tour have brought anything genuinely interesting or new to the game these past few months. 29 Aug 2022
‘It’s a huge opportunity’: Western United coach Mark Torcaso on the A-League Women’s newest club

‘It’s a huge opportunity’: Western United coach Mark Torcaso on the A-League Women’s newest club

Mark Torcaso has spent his career helping to develop some of Victoria’s best football talents. The Western United coach is eager to showcase the states potential in the club’s first A-League Women's season. 13 Jul 2022
Morri: Not even close to a fair fight

Morri: Not even close to a fair fight

I don’t know how many ways there are to say this, but the game’s best women players deserve better. Much better. 27 Jun 2022
Opinion: Black clouds apparently alright for others

Opinion: Black clouds apparently alright for others

Let’s be honest. There exists almost no ideal time for significant news that won’t steal attention away from another tournament in the never ending cycle of professional golf. 22 Jun 2022
Morri: Comparing Saudi golf involvement is apples to oranges

Morri: Comparing Saudi golf involvement is apples to oranges

More than one person wondered aloud this week why the Ladies European Tour players teeing up in the Saudi-backed Aramco Team Series haven’t been subject to the same scrutiny as their male counterparts who have signed up for the LIV Tour. 20 Jun 2022
Morri: Minjee and Matilda remind us of the best of golf

Morri: Minjee and Matilda remind us of the best of golf

There are times when golf feels like one giant juxtaposition. Last week was one of those times. 13 Jun 2022
Morri: Australian Open decision combines our best assets

Morri: Australian Open decision combines our best assets

There will be those not in favour, but I say Golf Australia are to be applauded for last week’s announcement that the 2022 Australia Opens will adopt the Vic Open model of the past decade. 2 May 2022
Morri: ‘Why is there no Women’s Masters?’

Morri: ‘Why is there no Women’s Masters?’

What a show the talented young women put on at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at the weekend. 4 Apr 2022
Morri: TPS vs. TPC

Morri: TPS vs. TPC

They could hardly be further apart in golf’s pecking order but in almost every way you could make the case that the TPS Hunter Valley is a better and more important ad for golf than the game’s richest tournament, The Players. 14 Mar 2022
Morri: Time for a tee change

Morri: Time for a tee change

The year might be new but the arguments in golf are old and one of the most archaic raised its ugly head before 2022 was even 48 hours old. 10 Jan 2022
Morri: Golf at its cruellest

Morri: Golf at its cruellest

“It’s a hard job, but it’s not a real job” – Mike Clayton, circa 1997. 13 Dec 2021
Morri: A reality check for the ‘relatable’ crowd

Morri: A reality check for the ‘relatable’ crowd

Fellas, stop kidding yourselves. The game played by golf’s best women is not, and never will be, ‘relatable’ to us male club golfers. 13 Sep 2021
Morri: Rules are rules

Morri: Rules are rules

No other sport does a rules snafu quite like golf, as evidenced by the ‘debacle du jour’ from the Solheim Cup this past week. 6 Sep 2021