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I am sure you won't agree with the positioning of all the courses in the list that follows. The exercise of ranking golf courses is not an exact science but based on the various points of our criteria, I think our judging panel has contributed to a list that won't let you down if you let it guide you to the layouts where you will have the most fun.
Written by readers and golfers themselves, this Top-100 list recommends the best courses for our fellow golfers to play; where you will have the most memorable golfing experiences. That's what we think is the most important aspect of this ranking – great golf, great memories.
This Top 100 list has been compiled by a panel of 25 judges, each with their own ideas of what makes a good golf course. It is a subjective exercise, so the end result will always raise some debate.
Therefore, you won't find the word 'definitive' used here, as that would be arrogant nonsense. What you will find is a thorough and transparent ranking of the best courses to be found throughout the nation.
It has been a thorough process that began in late 2015 with judges being selected and notified as well as courses being visited around the country, sometimes covertly.
The common thread between all of our passionate golfing judges is that they see a lot of courses during our two-year rolling ranking period.
The criterion used by each judge places greater emphasis on a course's design and less on its conditioning. While a layout's general presentation remains important, we felt it was unfair to place too much weight on this element for two main reasons. A judge might happen to visit a course at a time of year when the conditioning is not at its best. Less emphasis on conditioning also addresses the problem of courses being elevated beyond their true rank based on immaculate conditioning courtesy of a huge budget, rather than its overall design and conditioning qualities.
Judges work through their thoughts on design (60 percent of their working guideline), condition (20 percent) and visual appeal (20 percent) and then submit their ranking list of courses. The scores are then tallied and average score across the voting judges is attributed to each course.
This year there were several courses not considered for the ranking. We have an ongoing request from the management of Capital Golf Club, in Melbourne, not to be ranked.
A similar request not to be considered for ranking was received by the recently opened Greg Norman-designed Cathedral Lodge. Hopefully, we will get the opportunity to see where this Victorian gem enters the ranking for our January 2020 edition.
Several courses were not ranked because of major ongoing redevelopment work, which was still ongoing when voting closed. They include Peninsula Kingswood CC South and North Courses and Sydney's Concord Golf Club, which is undergoing a Tom Doak redesign.
This year's ranking sees several layouts making their debut. The Greg Norman-designed Eastern Golf Club has two courses, the North and South Courses, while the completely redesigned Westbourne Course at Royal Canberra re-enters the Top-100 after officially reopening in early 2017.
King Island's Ocean Dunes course missed appearing in our 2016 ranking by just a few months. It appears in our list for the first time and has made a big impact on the top-10 of this ranking.
With our Top-100 Courses ranking completed for another year it's time to start planning the next, with the aforementioned absent courses at the top of our judge's lists to look at.
100. THE FEDERAL GC
Average points: 36.89 2016 rank: NR.
Designer: Prosper Ellis (1967)
Judge's Comments: "Since converting its fairways to the hardier Santa Ana couch and addressing some of its water issues, Federal has improved year-in, year-out. Given its location so close to the centre of Canberra, a round at Federal feels like a country escape with beautiful bushland surrounds with great views across to the Brindabella Ranges." – Brendan James.
No.100 Federal Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
99. ROYAL PERTH GC
Designer: Club members (1908); David Anderson (1930); Terry Gale (1988 and ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Despite averaging similar points from our judges than it did in 2014 and 2016, Royal Perth has suffered a drop in this ranking, which is indicative of the congestion
of courses in the second half of this list. Cannot
be faulted for year-round high quality presentation." – Brendan James.
98. ROYAL HOBART GC
Designers: Vern Morcom (1963); Richard Chamberlain (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "I was pleasantly surprised at how good Royal Hobart was. There are still issues with bits of the routing but it was in great condition and there is lots of interesting movement in the fairways. Best of all they are addressing tree encroachment and have started to open the course up and get a bit of width back." – Brian Walshe.
97. INDOOROOPILLY GC (West course)
Designer: Ross Watson (1985 & 2008).
Judge's Comments: "The West course at Indooroopilly probably deserves to have climbed more than one spot and with two more points on board it would have. The ongoing agronomy works around the greens have bedded well and have easily added to the enjoyment of playing this layout." – Brendan James.
96. TWIN WATERS GC
Designer: Peter Thomson, Michael Wolveridge
& Ross Perrett (1991).
Judge's Comments: "Twin Waters offers generous fairways and equally receptive putting surfaces. Always in very good condition but I have to wonder why there are strips of greenside 'rough' on the upslopes approaching greens like the par-3 11th and the par-5 18th. Surely these only hamper the shorter hitter who tries to run their shots onto the putting surface." – Brendan James.
95. YARRAWONGA-MULWALA GC (Murray course)
Designers: Peter Thomson & Michael Wolveridge (1991).
Judge's Comments: "The Murray course has been improving year-on-year for most of the past decade. Considering it's one of the busiest public access courses in Australia, the quality of the playing surfaces should be the envy of any private city club." – Joe Thomas.
"Always enjoy playing the Murray Course. The tall stands of gums that line most of the fairways provide a theatre for golf that is very Australian and typical of golf on the mighty Murray." – Lucas Andrews.
94. MANLY GC
Designers: Peter Thomson & Ross Perrett (2012).
Judge's Comments: "Five years on from the redevelopment of the layout, the playing surfaces have matured nicely and are consistently very good. The redesign has addressed all of the drainage issues that previously afflicted the course but there are some holes, like the back-to-back par-5s at the 2nd and 3rd, which are devoid of any risk-and-reward strategy and demand a lay-up from the tee to avoid a water hazard cutting the fairway in two." – Brendan James.
No.93 Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
93. TWIN CREEKS G&CC
Judge's Comments: "Twin Creeks has reclaimed some of its lustre during the past two years after going to a ranking free fall in the handful of years before when conditioning was a real issue. The level of presentation has improved markedly and this has enhanced the Graham Marsh design." – Alex Chapman.
92. THE BRISBANE GC
Designers: Carnegie Clark (1904); Ross Watson (2007 & ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "The conversion of all the putting surfaces to Champion Ultra Dwarf – the first Australian course to do so – has done wonders for this layout." – Lucas Andrews.
"The relatively new 'Champion' greens are a delight to putt on and are only getting better." – Peter Martin.
"Not a tough course but enjoyable for golfers of all abilities. If you possess a good short game you'll love this layout." – Brendan James.
No.92 The Brisbane Golf Club. PHOTO: Supplied.
91. RIVERSDALE GC
Designer: Alex Russell (1930); Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "I really like the variety of different holes, played in different directions across good rolling terrain. The presentation of the layout has been impressive each time I have been there." – Joe Thomas.
"I'd really like to see something done to the short par-4s, like the 10th and 18th, to offer a little more strategy. Both are under 300 metres and little more than a long iron and pitch for a par. I'd love to be tempted to have a go at both greens." – Brendan James.
90. ROYAL FREMANTLE GC
Designer: Arthur Oliphant & Peter Anderson (1906); Michael Coate (2004), Richard Chamberlain (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "For a course that is not overly long, Royal Fremantle presents plenty of challenges. The undulating terrain provides the platform for a significant number of interesting holes like the long uphill par-4 7th hole, which can be a brute. The par-4 15th is arguably the most memorable of the back nine holes." – Brendan James.
"There have been some subtle design improvements here over the past few years,
which have been good. A constant here is the good quality kikuyu fairways and bentgrass greens." – Lucas Andrews.
89. SANCTUARY COVE (Palms course)
Designer: Ross Watson (2011).
Judge's Comments: "The Ross Watson design here is a far better offering than the previous Fred Bolton layout. There are a greater variety of holes, more dynamic bunkering and more undulating greens, which certainly makes it more interesting to play." – Brendan James.
"My last round of the Palms left me thinking the previous high standard of conditioning had dropped off slightly." – Scott Neilsen.
88. EYNESBURY
Judge's Comments: "At a tick over 6,500 metres from the back pegs, Eynesbury is one of the longest layouts in the country. Even though I play off single figures I would never consider playing from the tips, although all the trouble would certainly be out of range. Playing forward, the wide fairways and big greens all feature plenty of bunkering that are best avoided." – Joe Thomas.
"I liked every hole at Eynesbury until I reached the par-4 18th where I was forced to lay-up from the tee to avoid hitting into a creek that I would have had to hit a career shot to carry. Not a great hole for the ladies." – Jacqui Lee.
87. NAROOMA GC
Designer: John Spencer (1980).
Judge's Comments: "I can't think of any other course in Australia that makes the quantum leap from links to undulating parkland and back as successfully as Narooma. The ocean side holes are unforgettable and Spencer's routing of inland holes across dramatic terrain ensure this layout will be on my 'must play' list for some time to come." – Brendan James.
No.86 Sorrento Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
86. SORRENTO GC
Designer: Members (1908); J.D Scott (1929); Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross
Perrett; Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Sorrento's standard of presentation can never be questioned. The course has some of the best playing surfaces to be found on the Mornington Peninsula." – Brendan James.
"There were some really nice shorter holes, but even some of the longer ones required good strategic play."– Carl Murphy.
"Great presentation, and some terrific holes laid across rolling terrain. My only criticism would be some of the mounding and swales don't really fit the landscape." – James King.
85. COTTESLOE GC
Designer: David Anderson (1931); Graham Marsh (1998 and ongoing).
Judge's Comments:"Graham Marsh's changes here over the past two decades have extracted the best possible golf out of a small parcel of land. The playing surfaces are among the best in Perth." – Joe Thomas.
"Like many courses in the bottom half of the Top-100 ranking, Cottesloe actually averaged more points per judge than it did in 2016 but dropped places in this ranking. This is indicative of the close nature of the voting rather than any decline in the layout." – Brendan James.
84. WARRNAMBOOL GC
Designer: George Lowe Jnr. (1928); Peter Thomson & Ross Perrett (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "The program of clearing vegetation to expose sandy wasteland midway through the front nine has turned these offerings into great holes. They are now visually more appealing and they ask questions of your strategy on the tee. I expect Warrnambool will continue to rise in the ranking as more subtle changes are made." – Brendan James.
No.84 Warrnambool Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
83. MURRAY DOWNS G&CC
Designer: Ted & Geoff Parslow (1988 & 2009).
Judge's Comments: "For a regional course I was extremely impressed with the layout and conditioning. The fairways were wide and forgiving, and the greens receptive. Though, I
felt the strategy of the design was forgotten at times." – Carl Murphy.
"One of the best manicured layouts to be found in regional Australia. There are some memorable holes – the 4th, 5th, 11th, 16th and 17th – that are among the best to be played anywhere along the Murray River." – Joe Thomas.
No.83 Murray Downs Golf & Country Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
82. LAKELANDS GC
Designer: Jack Nicklaus (1997).
Judge's Comments: "Whenever I head to the Gold Coast to play golf I have Lakelands on my list. Nicklaus' design is certainly a challenge but I love the immaculate fairways and greens. Lakelands has some of the best Bermuda greens in the country." – Scott Nielsen.
81. ST MICHAELS GC
Designer: Michael Moran & C.W Cole (1938).
Judge's Comments: "Reconstruction work on several greens as well as other redesign work has been undertaken during past year and once they are bedded in St Michaels will be better for those changes." – Brendan James.
"The best holes here for mine is the sequence of holes starting at the par-3 12th through to the uphill par-5 17th. They cover superb natural terrain and have always been worth the cost of the green fee alone." – Joe Thomas.
No.81 St Michaels Golf Club. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
80. TASMANIA GC
Designer: Al Howard (1972).
Judge's Comments: "You can't help but enjoy Tasmania's variety of short, fun holes mixed with lengthier examinations that challenge all players." – James King.
"Wonderful golfing terrain with no better than the par-5 3rd hole, which ranks as one of the best three-shotters in the country. Would be even better if they cleared even more trees from the water line to the left of the fairway to expose more of the hole from the tee." – Brendan James.
No.80 Tasmania Golf Club. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
79. THE VINES RESORT & CC (Lakes course)
Designer: Graham Marsh & Ross Watson (1989).
Judge's Comments: "The Lakes course, especially the back nine, is fun and challenging. I always love the closing trio of holes where you can birdie home or rack up a high number. While the fairways are good, I thought the presentation the green surrounds and bunkers was not what it once was." – Lucas Andrews.
78. BLACK BULL
Judge's Comments: "Black Bull only made its debut in this ranking in 2016 and has swum against the tide to improve its position over the past two years. Beautifully conditioned playing surfaces coupled with interesting strategic holes make a round here a memorable experience." – Brendan James.
No.78 Black Bull. PHOTO: Brendan James.
77. THE GLADES
Designer: Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2000).
Judge's Comments: "I have always loved the design of The Glades. It's visually appealing
from the tee and the brash, bold bunkering intimidates and makes you second-guess shot
and club selection. Unfortunately there is more reason than ever not to go in the sand as the presentation of the bunkers wasn't good on the two occasions I played the course in the past 12 months." – Lucas Andrews.
76. PACIFIC DUNES
Judge's Comments: "Terrific diversity of holes with the ring of holes from the 1st to the 5th calling on a wide variety of shots. Not a fan of the forced lay-up from the tee on the par-5 11th hole or the new cart path creeping out close to the playing line in front of the 16th green. In terms of conditioning, the consistently high standard reached a few years back has been maintained." – Brendan James.
75. SUN CITY CC
Designer: Murray Dawson & Bob Green (1974); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead (2012 & ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "Sun City continues to climb in this ranking on the back of the Ogilvy, Clayton, Cocking & Mead (OCCM) redevelopment. Nine holes of the course – 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 – have been redone and they are the standout holes of the layout. The closer Sun City moves to completing all 18 holes the higher it will rise in this list." – James King.
No.75 Sun City Country Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
74. RACV ROYAL PINES RESORT (Green/Gold Course)
Judge's Comments: "The complete reconstruction of the Australian PGA Championship host course created a layout that features bigger, more undulating greens, as well as dynamic bunkering and when set-up to be firm under foot it creates a difficult challenge for the pros. For the average golfer, it's also a much tougher test, particularly on the greens. However, it is far more enjoyable to play than the previous incarnation." – Brendan James.
73. PACIFIC HARBOUR G&CC
Judge's Comments: "There's no doubting it, Pacific Harbour is a tough layout to master, especially when the wind is blowing. But if you choose your tee wisely, you can better appreciate the strategy by approaching the greens from a length intended by the designer." – Scott Nielsen.
"I have always enjoyed playing at Pacific Harbour but some greens are losing the fun elements of their design due to couch encroachment issues." – Brendan James.
72. SANCTUARY COVE (Pines course)
Designer: Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1989).
Judge's Comments: "The Pines is consistently presented in great shape, which you would expect from a private member's layout. I agree with some other judges who believe widening the mowing lines in several holes would offer a more strategic golfing experience." – Brendan James.
No.72 Sanctuary Cove The Pines Course. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
71. JOONDALUP RESORT (Quarry/Lake course)
Judge's Comments: "Another of Australia's spectacular inland courses where the unique nature of the design routed around the edges of what was a limestone quarry makes it such a memorable experience. The Lake nine provides a completely different experience
to the jaw-dropping Quarry nine but is just as fun." – Brendan James.
70. LINKS LADY BAY RESORT
Designer: Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (2000).
Judge's Comments: "For years I felt Links Lady Bay was never quite reaching its potential. It seemed to be too rough around the edges. My last two visits in recent months revealed a layout that is in its best condition ever. The putting surfaces have always been very good but now the tees, fairways and bunkers are beautifully presented and fully complement the interesting and enjoyable design." – Brendan James.
39. PORTSEA GC
Designers: Jock Young (1926); Sloan Morpeth & Jack Howard (1965); Mike Clayton (2000).
Judge's Comments: "One of the Mornington Peninsula's classic links style courses, which doesn't disappoint. The wide fairways offer some forgiveness, especially when conditions turn windy, but playing into the greens from the wrong side of the fairway can be tough. The greens are surrounded by an abundance of short grass, which gives scope for a variety of chip shots." – Carl Murphy.
38. ELANORA CC
Designers: Dan Soutar (1929); James Wilcher (2004).
Judge's Comments: "The couch fairways and A1 bentgrass greens are some of the best playing surfaces to be found in Sydney. Elanora occupies a beautiful setting for golf and for a course that places an emphasis on accuracy, I think the par-5s, the 2nd and 11th, are real standout holes to enjoy." – Brendan James.
"Presentation can't be faulted but there are areas of this course that are very narrow and
leave you few options but to play short and straight." – James King.
37. MAGENTA SHORES
Judge's Comments: "All the talk before I played this course was how tough it was. Yes it was challenging but I loved it." – Peter Martin.
"There has been a noticeable improvement in the condition of all the playing surfaces during the past few years as a result of gaining access to a regular and plentiful water supply. But I still scratch my head at the location of some of the high rough and the need to put deep collars of rough around the edges of bunkers, effectively taking the sand out of play for most players. I'm not sure that was intended by the designer." – Brendan James.
36. THE AUSTRALIAN GC
Designer: Jack Nicklaus (1977 & 2013).
Judge' Comments: "The changes made by Jack Nicklaus nearly five years ago have added interest around the greens. With more short grass separating the putting surfaces from the rough it does offer a variety of shot options. It's en route to the green that I'm not a huge fan. Wood chips under trees, for example, don't allow players a fair go at trying to create a shot to get back into play." – Brendan James.
"There is a promising golf course beneath the wood chips and pine straw. Expose the natural sandy base, get rid of some of the trees and capture some of what Carnegie Clark created on great land so many years ago." – Joe Thomas.
"The Australian could be the best conditioned course in the land. If it isn't, it's certainly in the top-three." – James King.
35. The GRANGE GC (East course)
Designer: Vern Morcom (1967); Greg Norman (2013).
Judge's Comments: "The more modern design of the two at The Grange, this features the typical bold bunkering of Greg Norman. Really liked the great risk and reward holes on some of the shorter par-4s. The short par-3 8th hole – with a well-designed green complex – is a standout hole." – Carl Murphy.
"The East Course has settled beautifully and now offers a wonderful golfing contrast to the adjoining West Course." – James King.
34. BONNIE DOON GC
Designer: Lance Giddings & Eric Apperly (1937); Prosper Ellis (1951); Ross Watson (1995-2003); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead (2011 and ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Conditioning issues have kept Bonnie Doon in rough diamond territory, but the variety has been buoyed by the five new, tougher holes early in the round that add real teeth before birdie chances galore from the 8th hole onwards." – Scott Warren.
"Bonnie Doon's newer holes are wonderful, unlocking the potential of the terrain. On completion, The Doon could be the most architecturally notable course in
Sydney." – Matt Mollica.
No.34 Bonnie Doon Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
33. MOONAH LINKS (Legends course)
Designer: Ross Perrett (2003).
Judge's Comments: "Certainly the better of the two courses at Moonah Links, which caters for players of all standards. Legends has some very strategic holes which are a lot of fun to play, but there are some oddly designed holes (4 & 15) which could be better." – Carl Murphy.
"I've been a regular at Moonah Links over the years and I can never help being enthused about playing the Legends Course. Where the Open Course can intimidate, the Legends is a lot of fun and the presentation has improved a lot in recent times." – Joe Thomas.
32. YARRA YARRA GC
Designer: Alex Russell (1928); Martin Hawtree (2011); Tom Doak (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Years of tweaking Alex Russell's original design left a range of different ideas and looks around the course. What was one of the shining lights of the Melbourne Sandbelt was a collection of holes – some good, some bad. Thankfully the club is looking to recapture some of Russell's creation through employing acclaimed architect Tom Doak. Can't wait to see what he comes up with." – Scott Nielsen.
"Given the pedigree of Tom Doak's design work, I suspect we'll see Yarra Yarra move higher yet again when the next ranking list is published in 2020." – Brendan James.
No.31 Joondalup Resort Quarry/Dunes Course. PHOTO: Brendan James.
31. JOONDALUP RESORT (Quarry/Dunes course)
Judge's Comments: "The Quarry/Dunes nine is as fun and challenging to play as it was when it opened more than 30 years ago. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th holes on Quarry are a breathtaking stretch of holes you could play everyday and never be disappointed. The Dunes nine has been enhanced by the redesigned par-3 5th hole."– Joe Thomas.
"If you can't have fun playing a round on Joondalup's Quarry/Dune Course you're not trying." – Jacqui Lee.
30. GLENELG GC
Designer: Herbert L. Rymill (1927); Vern Morcom (1955); Neil Crafter & Bob Tuohy (2004).
Judge's Comments: "A fabulous maintained golf course with some fine par-3 holes and well bunkered driving areas." – Cameron Howell.
"Great design and outstanding conditioning make every round at Glenelg a joy. I love the variety of par-3 holes at Glenelg. Different distances, different directions … you could
never get bored trying to master these one shot holes. The slightly uphill 11th is a definite favourite." – Brendan James.
29. BROOKWATER G&CC
Judge's Comments: "The overwhelming feeling you get during a round at Brookwater is the majesty of the place. Dramatic elevation changes from tee to green on many holes, tall stands of gum trees, bold bunkering and dynamic greenscapes. You can't help but love playing here." – Brendan James.
"The renovation work carried out on the greens has significantly improved the putting experience, while surfaces are now larger and more in tune with the original design of the greens." – Joe Thomas.
No.29 Brookwater Golf & Country Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
28. THE GRANGE GC (West course)
Designer: Vern Morcom (1956); Mike Clayton (2008).
Judge's Comments: "Mike Clayton's redesign work on the West Course a decade ago enhanced a classic, strategic course, with more width available off the tee, asking questions of the golfer every step of the way." – Matt Mollica.
"As was proven during the Women's Australian Open in 2016, the West Course is a strategically brilliant layout." – Brendan James.
27. THE DUNES GL
Designer: Tony Cashmore (1997 & ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "One of my favourite Mornington Peninsula courses. The rolling hills taking you on an adventure of some spectacular holes. There are a few blind shots on the course, which for some is off putting, but the diversity in some of the hole designs, clearly makes up for that." – Carl Murphy.
"Two decades on and The Dunes never fails to excite." – Brendan James.
No.27 The Dunes Golf Links. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
26. NEWCASTLE GC
Designer: Eric Apperly (1937); Bob Harrison (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "The stretch of holes from the 2nd to 9th hole is among the best sequence of holes in the country, with such wonderful green settings, thrilling shots, and great variety. Newcastle is always a joy to play." – Matt Mollica.
"When Newcastle loses its less than inspiring 16th, 17th and 18th holes under its redevelopment plan, the new holes to be created by Bob Harrison will undoubtedly see a jump in its ranking position." – Brendan James.
No.26 Newcastle Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
25. KOOYONGA GC
Designer: Herbert L. Rymill (1924); Martin Hawtree (2008); Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "The design team, Neil Crafter and Paul Mogford, has been making changes – including some new green sites, bunker renovation and the removal of overgrown scrub – all of which have had a positive impact." – Brendan James.
"Arguably the best presented course in Adelaide, Kooyonga doesn't cover a large parcel
of land but some ingenious routing has been fully utilised. A diversity of hole lengths and directions ensure a variety of conditions are encountered during the course of a single
round." – Carl Murphy.
24. LINKS KENNEDY BAY
Designer: Michael Coate, Roger Mackay & Ian Baker-Finch (1998).
Judge's Comments: "Kennedy Bay has reached a high level of conditioning that rarely fluctuates and fully complements the testing layout. The last game I played at Kennedy Bay, I could use my putter from well off the green wherever it was needed, such was the quality of the surrounds." – Lucas Andrews.
"I always gauge how good a course is by asking myself when I leave whether I would be happy to play that course every day for the rest of my life. Every time I have left Kennedy Bay that answer has been "yes". I love the great variety of holes and the different shots you have to hit from the tee and into the greens." – Brendan James.
No.24 Links Kennedy Bay. PHOTO: Brendan James.
23. ROYAL QUEENSLAND GC
Designers: Carnegie Clark (1920); Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead – OCCM (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Royal Queensland offers thoughtful challenges and loads of fun, rewarding considered shot placement and a developed short game. The wide playing corridors and abundance of short grass about the greens are a welcome plus for many players." – Matt Mollica.
"Wide, open spaces and plenty of short grass create a challenge to find the narrow playing lines for the best approaches into the greens." – Brendan James.
No.23 Royal Queensland Golf Club. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
22. COMMONWEALTH GC
Designers: Sam Bennett (1921); Charles Lane (1926); Sloan Morpeth (1962); Kevin Hartley (1992); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead (2006 & ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "The work to open up the course by removing overgrown areas has had a positive impact. Changes around the 8th teeing area were noticeable and the moving of bunkers on the 2nd made for much better playing lines. It is a shame the rest of the scheduled work has been all but stopped, as this would have further improved the course." – Carl Murphy.
No.21 Thirteenth Beach Links Beach Course. PHOTO: Brendan James.
21. THIRTEENTH BEACH LINKS (Beach course)
Designer: Tony Cashmore (2001).
Judge's Comments: "Tony Cashmore's Beach Course creation is incredibly consistent from go to whoa, making great use of its inland holes. The 16th is the most torturous short par-3 north of Bass Strait." – Scott Warren.
"For mine this is among the top-5 most fun courses in the country. Cashmore's dramatic greenscapes demand you get a little creative with your short game and your putting, while some greens – like the punchbowl-shaped 18th – really test your ability to hit the right shot
with the right club to get your ball close to the flag." – Brendan James.
20. ROYAL CANBERRA (Westbourne course)
Designers: Commander John Harris (1962); Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge (1984); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead – OCCM (2017 & ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "Wow! Who knew there was so much width to be found among all the trees at Royal Canberra. Royal Canberra is no longer a course that will make you feel claustrophobic walking down the middle of the fairway. The redesign by OCCM has unearthed an absolute gem with plenty of highlights. But there are few better than the par-4 14th, which will make you think deeply about your plan of attack while still on the tee." – Brendan James.
"Royal Canberra has been transformed from a one-dimensional, no questions asked layout to a high quality course where you have so many options of how to play each hole, depending on your ability, form and the conditions of the day. Royal is now a thinking golfer's course and I love it." – Joe Thomas.
No.20 Royal Canberra Golf Club Westbourne Course. PHOTO: Brendan James.
19. BARWON HEADS GC
Designers: Victor East (1921); Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (2005 & ongoing).
"The 1st to 8th holes are as much fun as you can have on a golf course in this country, and the conditioning year round is superb." – Rich Macafee.
"I was blown away the first time I played here by the open nature of the first six holes, sweeping out before me. The feel changes on the back nine, where there are a couple of less memorable holes (16 being one), but a course I could play regularly and remain very happy." – Carl Murphy.
"One of Australia's oldest courses and after a couple of holes you could feel transformed to Ireland or Scotland. The recent subtle changes are only making it better." – Cameron Howell.
No.19 Barwon Heads Golf Club. PHOTO: Brendan James.
18. LAKE KARRINYUP CC
Designers: Alex Russell (1928); Mike Clayton (2008).
Judge's Comments: "Lake Karrinyup is now showing the rewards of patience, and committing to a plan to overhaul their course several years ago. The holes themselves are a real treat to play. Karrinyup is another interesting, well-presented, testing yet manageable course with lots of fun shots to play." – Matt Mollica.
17. THE NATIONAL GC (Old course)
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jnr (1987)
Judge's Comments: "A roller-coaster of thrills and spills with lots of fairway movement and a set of outrageous greens, the Old Course is wide and not long, yet it has a wildness that intimidates like few others. Once you get your head around all that is happening around you, it guarantees some of the best fun you can have with a golf club in your hand." – Brian Walshe.
16. WOODLANDS GC
Designers: J.D Scott & Rowley Banks (1913); Sam Bennett (1917); Mick Morcom (1928); Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (1987-2001); Graeme Grant (2002-2005); Mike Clayton (2008-2011); Tom Doak (ongoing).
"The quality short fours and set of small greens, demanding precise approaches, and a nerveless short game, are two of Woodlands' most outstanding features." – Matt Mollica.
"A course that offers quite a lot, considering its small land size. Woodlands has some of the best short par-4 holes in Melbourne, as well as some of the smallest greens, which is a test of any player's accuracy." – Carl Murphy.
15. METROPOLITAN GC
Designers: J.B MacKenzie (1906); Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926); Dick Wilson (1959);
Mike Clayton (2006); Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Metropolitan is looking better and better with vegetation management improving, and wonderful swathes of native vegetation being reintroduced. Hopefully a sign of things to come at this venerable Sandbelt layout." – Matt Mollica.
"Metropolitan has much to offer in terms of strategic play, with the bunkers very well placed, enticing the player to take on the risk, but also offering plenty of safety options for those not quite so willing." – Carl Murphy.
No.14 The Lakes Golf Club. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
14. THE LAKES GC
Designers: Bruce Devlin & Robert Von Hagge (1970); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead – OCCM (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "The use of the sandy waste areas has improved both playability and visuals. The fairway bunkering is some of the best in the country with the preferred line in usually guarded leading to risk and reward decisions that mean you have to think your way around more than you do on most courses." – Brian Walshe.
"Never managed to play this before the OCCM changes, but the front nine is a stand out for me in Sydney golf. I don't think there is a better run of holes in the city. The exposed waste adds so much character but also leads to speedier play." – Carl Murphy.
"As good an advertisement as there is on Earth for well-managed kikuyu as a golf turf, for par-3 finishing holes and for interesting design that make outside influences (motorway, plane noise) fade from your mind." – Scott Warren.
13. ST. ANDREWS BEACH
Designers: Tom Doak (2005).
Judge's Comments: "It is great to see St. Andrews Beach thriving, vying for the position of best course on the Mornington Peninsula. With a strong set of short par-4s, diverse and
testing par-3s, and a collection of excellent, understated greens, Doak's minimalist layout is wonderful." – Matt Mollica.
"If Barnbougle didn't present the best-value golf on the planet, St. Andrews Beach would." – Scott Warren.
"St. Andrews Beach offers the most affordable, accessible, public, world-class golf in Australia. The conditioning suits the challenging links perfectly, and the imagination required around the greens is equal to any other course in Australia." – Rich Macafee.
No.13 St Andrews Beach. PHOTO: Brendan James.
12. VICTORIA GC
Designers: Oscar Damman, William Meader & Dr Alister MacKenzie (1927); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead – OCCM (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "A course with slightly tighter playing lines than some of the other Sandbelt classics, but the bunkering and green complexes here are exquisite." – Carl Murphy.
"Like many of the Sandbelt course, Victoria possesses a world-class short par-4, which is found at the 15th hole. Anything from driver to 7-iron could be thought of as the best choice off the tee. Victoria is also blessed with a wonderful topography, with great movement found throughout the course." – Ben Jarvis.
11. THE NATIONAL GC (Moonah course)
Average points: 91.89 2016 rank: 9.
Designers: Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2000)
Judge's Comments: "The Moonah Course possesses a great mix of fun short and long demanding holes. The land is near perfect for great golf and Bob Harrison and Greg Norman did a wonderful job in finding a terrific collection of golf holes on land that has endless opportunities." – Ben Jarvis.
"Set in the massive dunes of the Cups country, National Moonah combines plenty of fairway movement with some of the best green complexes built in the last 50 years. The first four holes are as good a start as you'll find in this country and day in day out it is presented in perfect condition. In a state where the one grass policy has become the norm, National Moonah and 13th Beach demonstrate how much better two grasses are." – Brian Walshe.
10. ROYAL ADELAIDE GC
Designers: Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926); Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge (1979 & 1997); Mike Clayton (2009); Tom Doak (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "Designer Tom Doak has the uncanny ability to make very simple changes that maximise the enjoyment and strategy of a hole. He's achieved this to great effect at Royal Adelaide." – Brendan James.
"I love the understated and quirky nature of Royal Adelaide and have always enjoyed myself there, even when playing poorly. The all-world 3rd hole is in the top handful of short par-4s in the country and Dr Alister MacKenzie made superb use of a central sand dune." – Ben Jarvis.
9. NEW SOUTH WALES GC
Average points: 92.69
2016 rank: 7.
Designers: Dr Alister MacKenzie (1928); Eric Apperly (1937 & 1951); Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2010); Greg Norman (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "A game of golf at NSW should never be taken for granted. It is blessed with one of the best sites for a golf course in the world. The view atop the 5th fairway is reason alone to battle the ever-present winds at La Perouse." – Ben Jarvis.
"NSW remains the course in the Aussie Top-10, and indeed the World Top-100, with the most untapped potential. With both a new course architect and new superintendent in the works, the promise of the finishing touches finally being applied feels tantalisingly close." – Scott Warren.
8. OCEAN DUNES
Designers: Graeme Grant (2016)
Judge's Comments: "The ocean side holes are not only visually spectacular but are designed to give you plenty of options depending on the conditions of the day. The 10th and 11th holes are unforgettable gems. Graeme Grant's design doesn't back off when the layout moves inland across and through the massive dunes. The design aside, the presentation of Ocean Dunes is first class." – James King.
"It is easy to be seduced by the vistas at Ocean Dunes and forget about how good the design is. Graeme Grant obviously had a special piece of land to work with and I can only imagine there was more than 18 holes to be found among the dunes and along the edge of the shore. Ocean Dunes should be on every Australian golfer's bucket list if it isn't already." – Brendan James.
No.8 Ocean Dunes. PHOTO: Supplied.
7. ELLERSTON
Average points: 94 2016 rank: 8.
Judge's Comments: "Ellerston is a thrill to play. The course is unashamedly challenging, and presents an abundance of demanding drives, and exciting approaches. Set in a gorgeous valley, with Pages Creek hugging and intersecting the majority of holes, it is an exacting, demanding, memorable, enjoyable course. It is one of Bob Harrison's finest works, in a portfolio of many high calibre designs. It's just a shame so few experience it." – Matt Mollica.
"Norman and Harrison certainly met the brief in making it tough. With so many long carries from either the tee or on approach shots, not a course that would suit all players. It is by far the best conditioned course I've ever played, which is to be expected." – Carl Murphy.
No.6 Royal Melbourne East Course. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
6. ROYAL MELBOURNE GC (East course)
Designers: Alex Russell (1932); Tom Doak (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "More than just the little brother of the West course, Royal Melbourne East is a fine, testing yet manageable layout. It sits comfortably within the upper echelon of Australian golf courses, and has benefitted from years of subtle tweaks from consultant architect Tom Doak." – Matt Mollica.
"The East Course at Royal Melbourne, I believe, does not receive its due respect. There aren't many courses that boast as many world-class holes as the East Course does. Remove it from the 'shadows' of the West Course, and I wonder if people would view it in a different light?" – Ben Jarvis.
No.5 Barnbougle Lost Farm. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
5. BARNBOUGLE LOST FARM
Designer: Bill Coore (2010)
Judge's Comments: "Appreciation of Lost Farm benefits greatly from repeat play and as the more subtle and nuanced of the two Barnbougle courses, it grows in my estimation with every visit." – Scott Warren.
"The more I play Lost Farm the more I learn about its nuances, which leaves me wanting more everytime I head home." – Brendan James.
"Lost Farm is so much fun and unlike its neighbour, is blessed with a larger property
that allows holes to change direction and hit winds from each direction. The strong par-4
5th and fun short par-4 14th are world-class holes you could play every day for the rest of your life." – Ben Jarvis.
4. KINGSTON HEATH
Designers: Dan Soutar (1925), Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926), Graeme Grant (1983-1995); Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Clayton, Mike Cocking & Ashley Mead – OCCM (ongoing).
Judge's Comments: "Kingston Heath (right) is a truly magnificent place to play golf, and features so many wonderful shots. The course's bunkering consistently wins acclaim from all who play there, and the green complexes are among the best in the nation." – Brendan James.
"Every time I see the course I think it can't maximise its potential any more, and then
they go and tweak something to get another one per cent out of the 100 acres. It will never be the best golf course in Australia, but it's certainly the best presented fenceline-to-fenceline." – Scott Warren
3. CAPE WICKHAM LINKS
Designers: Mike De Vries & Darius Oliver (2015).
Judge's Comments: "Cape Wickham (right) is wide, elastic, and understated in most parts. The sensible and sophisticated design accommodates the diverse and sometimes strong winds. The fescue surfaces are a joy to play off and have improved with a little age." – Matt Mollica.
"Cape Wickham is No.1 on the 'views and scenery' rankings, no course in the country can match it. While the coastline and the views are dramatic and spectacular, the design is clever and subtle. The designers have resisted the temptation to fill the course with 'hero shots', forced carries and elevated tees. What they have built is a very walkable course on a clever routing. The holes, while understated, are full of interest – and the questions asked of the golfer are backed up by multiple options due to width, all fescue surfaces and plentiful short grass around the greens. It's the sort of course you want to play a lot, and it will be very playable in the toughest and most variable conditions that players will inevitably be confronted with." – Rich Macafee.
2. BARNBOUGLE DUNES
Designers: Tom Doak & Mike Clayton (2004)
Judge's Comments: "Barnbougle Dunes is the nearest challenger to Royal Melbourne
West's crown. The course features so many fun shots, and so many world class holes. Amazingly natural green complexes, and great strategic quality are the course's hallmarks. The fescue surfaces are the southern hemisphere's nearest thing to Scotland's finest ancient fairways." – Matt Mollica.
"The evolution of the course continues with a noticeably sharper, cleaner bunkering style making the course even easier on the eye than it was before." – Scott Warren.
No.2 Barnbougle Dunes. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
1. ROYAL MELBOURNE GC (West course)
Average points: 99.8 2016 rank: 1.
Designers: Dr Alister MacKenzie (1931); Tom Doak (ongoing)
Judge's Comments: "The West Course is the jewel in the crown of Australian golf. All the elements of great architecture are present with width, strategy, sublime bunkering and green complexes mixed in with outstanding management of the natural vegetation. On such a big canvas, it's the fine details and movement, particularly around the greens that sets the West Course above the rest."– Brian Walshe.
"With every visit to Royal Melbourne something new is discovered about the subtleties of its design. The slightly wider fairways of the West Course gives rise to great strategic holes where the playing options and questions asked on every tee make it hard not to rank this as the best in Australia." – Carl Murphy.
"Clearly the No.1 golf course in the country. The term 'great' is overused when discussing golf holes and courses. That said, the West Course at Royal Melbourne is one of the few truly great golf courses in the world, with an abundance of great holes. The stretch of holes from No.2 to No.7 may just be the best stretch of six consecutive holes in Australia and quite possibly the world." – Ben Jarvis.
No.1 Royal Melbourne Golf Club West Course. PHOTO: Gary Lisbon.
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Organizing the world's information: where does it all come from?
Nick Fox
Vice President of Product & Design, Search and Assistant
Since Google was founded more than 22 years ago, we've continued to pursue an ambitious mission of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful. While we started with organizing web pages, our mission has always been much more expansive. We didn't set out to organize the web's information, but all the world's information.
Quickly, Google expanded beyond the web and began to look for new ways to understand the world and make information and knowledge accessible for more people. The internet—and the world—have changed a lot since those early days, and we've continued to improve Google Search to both anticipate and respond to the ever-evolving information needs that people have.
It's no mystery that the search results you saw back in 1998 look different than what you might find today. So we wanted to share an overview of where the information on Google comes from and, in another post, how we approach organizing an ever-expanding universe of web pages, images, videos, real-world insights and all the other forms of information out there.
Information from the open web
You're probably familiar with web listings on Google—the iconic "blue link" results that take you to pages from across the web. These listings, along with many other features on the search results page, link out to pages on the open web that we've crawled and indexed, following instructions provided by the site creators themselves.
Site owners have the control to tell our web crawler (Googlebot) what pages we should crawl and index, and they even have more granular controls to indicate which portions of a page should appear as a text snippet on Google Search. Using our developer tools, site creators can choose if they want to be discovered via Google and optimize their sites to improve how they're presented, with the aim to get more free traffic from people looking for the information and services they're offering.
Google Search is one of many ways people find information and websites. Every day, we send billions of visitors to sites across the web, and the traffic we send has grown every year since Google started. This traffic goes to a wide range of websites, helping people discover new companies, blogs, and products, not just the largest, well known sites on the web. Every day, we send visitors to well over 100 million different websites.
Common knowledge and public data sources
Creators, publishers and businesses of all sizes work to create unique content, products and services. But there is also information that falls into the category of what you might describe as common knowledge—information that wasn't uniquely created or doesn't "belong" to any one person, but represents a set of facts that is broadly known. Think: the birthdate of a historical figure, the height of the tallest mountain in South America, or even what day it is today.
We help people easily find these types of facts through a variety of Google Search features like knowledge panels. The information comes from a wide range of openly licensed sources such as Wikipedia, The Encyclopedia of Life, Johns Hopkins University CSSE COVID-19 Data, and the Data Commons Project, an open knowledge database of statistical data we started in collaboration with the U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Eurostat, World Bank and many others.
Another type of common knowledge is the product of calculations, and this is information that Google often generates directly. So when you search for a conversion of time ("What time is it in London?") or measurement ("How many pounds in a metric ton?"), or want to know the square root of 348, those are pieces of information that Google calculates. Fun fact: we also calculate the sunrise and sunset times for locations based on latitude and longitude!
Licenses and partnerships
When it comes to organizing information, unstructured data (words and phrases on web pages) is more challenging for our automated systems to understand. Structured databases, including public knowledge bases like Wikidata, make it a lot easier for our systems to understand, organize and present facts in helpful features and formats.
For some specialized types of data, like sports scores, information about TV shows and movies, and song lyrics, there are providers who work to organize information in a structured format and offer technical solutions (like APIs) to deliver fresh info. We license data from these companies to ensure that providers and creators (like music publishers and artists) are compensated for their work. When people come to Google looking for this information, they can access it right away.
We always work to deliver high quality information, and for topics like health or civic participation that affect people's livelihoods, easy access to reliable, authoritative information is critically important. For these types of topics, we work with organizations like local health authorities, such as the CDC in the U.S., and nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations like Democracy Works to make authoritative information readily available on Google.
Information that people and businesses provide
There's a wide range of information that exists in the world that isn't currently available on the open web, so we look for ways to help people and businesses share these updates, including by providing information directly to Google. Local businesses can claim their Business Profile and share the latest with potential customers on Search, even if they don't have a website. In fact, each month Google Search connects people with more than 120 million businesses that don't have a website. On average, local results in Search drive more than 4 billion connections for businesses every month, including more than 2 billion visits to websites as well as connections like phone calls, directions, ordering food and making reservations.
We're also deeply investing in new techniques to ensure that we're reflecting the latest accurate information. This can be especially challenging as local information is constantly changing and not often accurately reflected on the web. For example, in the wake of COVID-19, we've used our Duplex conversational technology to call businesses, helping to update their listings by confirming details like modified store hours or whether they offer takeout and delivery. Since this work began, we've made over 3 million updates to businesses like pharmacies, restaurants and grocery stores that have been seen over 20 billion times in Maps and Search.
Other businesses like airlines, retailers and manufacturers also provide Google and other sites with data about their products and inventory through direct feeds. So when you search for a flight from Bogota to Lima, or want to learn more about the specs of the hottest new headphones, Google can provide high quality information straight from the source.
We also provide ways for people to share their knowledge about places across more than 220 countries and territories. Thanks to millions of contributions submitted by users every day—from reviews and ratings to photos, answers to questions, address updates and more—people all around the world can find the latest, accurate local information on Google Search and Maps.
Newly created information and insights from Google
Through advancements in AI and machine learning, we've developed innovative ways to derive new insights from the world around us, providing people with information that can not only help them in their everyday lives, but also keep them safe.
For years, people have turned to our Popular Times feature to help gauge the crowds at their favorite brunch spots or visit their local grocery store when it's less busy. We're continually improving the accuracy and coverage of this feature, currently available for 20 million places around the world on Maps and Search. Now, this technology is serving more critical needs during COVID. With an expansion of our live busyness feature, these Google insights are helping people take crowdedness into account as they patronize businesses through the pandemic.
We also generate new insights to aid in crisis response—from wildfire maps based on satellite data to AI-generated flood forecasting—to help people stay out of harm's way when disaster strikes.
Organizing information and making it accessible and useful
Simply compiling a wide range of information is not enough. Core to making information accessible is organizing it in a way that people can actually use it.
How we organize information continues to evolve, especially as new information and content formats become available. To learn more about our approach to provide you with helpful, well-organized search results pages, check out the next blog in our How Search Works series.
How Search Works
Google Books solved a challenging logistical journey shipping books from the National Library of Israel to Munich by sea freight.
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Happy Lunar New Year! Here's how you can use Google products to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat.
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The Sirks' kitchen at Innishargie, which is used by the Coastguards as a look-out station.
Sam Sirk brings to his farmhouse on the Ulster coast a 'divil of a thing' he finds washed up on the beach at Innishargie. Together with Dendy Dale, his similarly superstitious friend, he decides the mysterious object is the God of Agriculture. Considerable potency is attributed to the 'thing' by the two cronies before some rather more mundane explanations are discovered.
Information for this entry has come from the company programme for the original production, from press cuttings and from the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.


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Updated on: Friday, December 24, 2021, 07:13 PM IST
Mumbai records nearly 700 COVID-19 cases, highest single day count since October 6
Kunal Patil
Mumbai on December 24 recorded nearly 700 Covid-19 cases which is the highest single day count since October 6.
On December 24, the city reported 683 cases, last the highest single day spike was reported on October 6 when 629 cases were reported.
The number of active patients is 3,227 and the positivity rate is 1.52 per cent while 40,472 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours.
City recorded 1 death due to coronavirus on Friday which pushed its fatality count to 16,368 as per data released by the city's civic body.
May 17 had reported the lowest count rate with just 17,640 tests. Till date, 133,31,140 tests have been conducted in the city.
Meanwhile, the doubling rate in Mumbai has increased to 1,536 days, while the weekly growth rate has declined to 0.02 percent.
There are total 0 containment zones in the city and 14 buildings have been sealed as per today's data. Recovery rate of Mumbai district has increased to 97 percent.
Mumbai: BMC issues fresh guidelines for Dubai returnees; 7-day home quarantine on arrival- check...
Published on: Friday, December 24, 2021, 07:13 PM IST


PROMISING youngster Joe Rankin-Costello has penned his first professional deal with Rovers through to the summer of 2019.
The 17-year-old has won many admirers for his performances for the Rovers development teams, and the club were keen to secure his long-term future.
And Rankin-Costello has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal which will run until the summer of 2019.
He joined from Manchester United in the middle of the 2014/15 campaign and went on to make almost 40 appearances for both the Under-18 and Under-21 sides that season, as well as playing a crucial role as Billy Barr's side reached the last four of the FA Youth Cup last term.
The attacking midfielder has continued to be a key part for both age groups this season, and also started in the Checkatrade Trophy defeat to Fleetwood Town in August.
He follows fellow development players Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson in agreeing fresh terms as Rovers look to tie-down their most promising talents.


Only the last couple of days there has been a worldwide Ransomware attack.
This attack effectively shutdown the British National Health System (NHS) including hospitals and GP's.
Over 57,000 infections in 99 countries have been detected (to date).
Ensure that your firewall, virus scanner are up to date as well as any MALWARE scanners.
Scan you system on a regular basis for VIRUS and MALWARE penetrations.
Ensure your system has up to date software and security patches.
PROTECT your CRITICAL DATA by performing regular backups to portable devices that can be securely stored away from your system.
A backup device permanently connected to your system may also be infected or made unusable.


SIXTH COLUMN: What Hypocrisy! If It's Good Enough for Mexico, Shouldn't We Demand the Same from Our Lawmakers?
What Hypocrisy! If It's Good Enough for Mexico, Shouldn't We Demand the Same from Our Lawmakers?
Mexico's Glass House by J. Michael Waller, Center for Security Policy.
Under a constitution first adopted in 1917 and subsequently amended, Mexico deals harshly not only with illegal immigrants. It treats even legal immigrants, naturalized citizens and foreign investors in ways that would be, by the standards of those who carp about U.S. immigration policy, have to be called "racist" and "xenophobic."
• Pursuant to Article 33, "Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country." This ban applies, among other things, to participation in demonstrations and the expression of opinions in public about domestic politics like those much in evidence in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere in recent days.
• Equal employment rights are denied to immigrants, even legal ones. Article 32: "Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances for all classes of concessions and for all employment, positions, or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable."
• Jobs for which Mexican citizenship is considered "indispensable" include, pursuant to Article 32, bans on foreigners, immigrants, and even naturalized citizens of Mexico serving as military officers, Mexican-flagged ship and airline crew, and chiefs of seaports and airports.
• Article 55 denies immigrants the right to become federal lawmakers. A Mexican congressman or senator must be "a Mexican citizen by birth." Article 91 further stipulates that immigrants may never aspire to become cabinet officers as they are required to be Mexican by birth. Article 95 says the same about Supreme Court justices.
• In accordance with Article 130, immigrants - even legal ones - may not become members of the clergy, either.
• Foreigners, to say nothing of illegal immigrants, are denied fundamental property rights. For example, Article 27 states, "Only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership of lands, waters, and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions for the exploitation of mines or of waters."
• Article 11 guarantees federal protection against "undesirable aliens resident in the country." What is more, private individuals are authorized to make citizen's arrests. Article 16 states, "In cases of flagrante delicto, any person may arrest the offender and his accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities." In other words, Mexico grants its citizens the right to arrest illegal aliens and hand them over to police for prosecution. Imagine the Minutemen exercising such a right!
• The Mexican constitution states that foreigners - not just illegal immigrants - may be expelled for any reason and without due process. According to Article 33, "the Federal Executive shall have the exclusive power to compel any foreigner whose remaining he may deem inexpedient to abandon the national territory immediately and without the necessity of previous legal action."
Marxism, World of Socialism, of 1917 Russia is the philosophy of control and is the base and is the imported principal of Mexico's constitution of 1917.
Our very own US liberal academics and elitist swear allegiance to social-Marxism and declare it a Useful tool for control of the slave masses with a heave dose of Lenin's creation of Political Correctness.
We are sick and we do sleep with the enemy!
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WILL DIVINE RECIPROCATION MAKE YOU HAPPY?
Some questions are so important that one must know the answers. One question to which I refer is resounded in Holy Writ, but it is also penned quite pointedly in the lyrics of a classic hymn. "What will you do with Jesus, neutral you cannot be. One day your heart will be asking, 'what will He do with me.'" Could there be a more relevant and pressing question on a greater number of people than this? Jesus plainly declared that those who deny Him, He will deny before the Father. Matt. 10:33.
* Great edifices with stained glass windows and air conditioned environment are pointed to with pride, but where is Jesus?
* Social programs designed to busy one abound, but where is Jesus?
* The determination to present a non-offensive religion a lost society may keep the pews warm and the coffers full, but where is Jesus?
* Pulpits may be ablaze with educated homilies, but where is Jesus?
Strong witnessing and preaching about Jesus is needed! Men must know they are lost without Him, and that His sweet grace is freely offered to them for the trusting.
Consider the contrast of long ago with today's society. Zacchaeus was so excited about the possibility of seeing Jesus that he climbed a tree to do it. Believers were so excited over the prospect of bringing a palsied man to Jesus that they cut a large hole in the roof of the house where He was. Multitudes followed Jesus to hear Him, and to witness His works without regard for food or lodging.
Today, people are so complacent about Jesus they are more likely to go fishing or to visit relatives than to meet with Him for worship. They will avoid any discussion of the need of salvation among their fellows for fear of being considered a radical. Often church meetings are esteemed so unimportant that members will look for excuses to be absent. Is the power of God diminished, or have we faked people into the church who are incapable of spiritual appreciation and excitement?
These things may be easily dismissed by nominal, worldly-minded "Christians," but judgment flies toward earth on swift wings. Dear friends, "What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be! One day your heart will be asking: 'What will He do with me?'" Will you be happy with reciprocation?
Love is a highly prized dimension of life, but unfortunately, considered to be a non-essential to the majority of the world. Some would say, "Now hold on there, preacher! Psychologists insist that love is essential to wellbeing." Well, injecting "well-being' into the thought creates a different equation, but just think with me for a minute!
In the great love chapter of the Bible, I Cor. 13, Paul said he might speak with the tongues of men and of angel without it. He went on to say that he might possess the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and knowledge, even possess such faith as to move mountains without love. He could be kindly minded toward the poor, and become a sacrificial martyr without love. But all of that would be for nothing…FOR NOTHING! It is love that survives, that preservers, that counts for something both in time and eternity.
Love is not static! It goes to the depths of problems. It is active in longsuffering, promoting others, hoping, believing, enduring, bearing all things. It rejoices not in iniquity, but in truth! Let the meaning of these words be applied then to the average Christian in modern times. Do they fit well, or seem to be all out of kilter with the status quo?
Most any churchgoer will tell you he loves the Lord; loves His Word; loves His church, but these are words; too often hollow words. Hollow words find their satisfaction in detached, mostly ritualistic, habitual actions of religion which are void of personal communion and growth in the grace of God and His inexhaustible Word. It is sad! Certainly, one can live in the same house with a spouse; provide material things, and appear to be the envy of the world, but not have love for that spouse or the true meaning of a home. This is often true in describing professing Christians. One might do well to ask himself how much time he has spent in prayer or in reading the Holy Word lately. One would do well to ask of self just when was the last time personal faith was shared outside the walls of a church house? One would do well to ask himself, when was the last time he actually learned anything at all from the Bible that had not resided in his consciousness previously?
Consider that a small child was given a wing pin by a pilot in an airport. He proudly proclaimed to his mother that he was now a pilot. His mother replied to him that in his eyes he was a pilot, and in her eyes he was a pilot, but in the eyes of a pilot, he was no pilot at all. Could this also illustrate the status of many professing church members. It is easy to say, "I love the Lord," but love is not static. Love is active. Where love is, there is growth, progress, learning!
A MILLION $ FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!
Wow! Inflation is worse than figured! Not long ago it was a penny for your thoughts! So how could thoughts be worth a million dollars? First, thoughts have to be forwarded into action, so, think with me and I will show you how it can happen.
I have asked several groups of people if they knew the exacted price from those who run over a chicken in Germany. None knew. The guilty party not only pays for the chicken, but also for all the eggs it may have laid over its lifetime. That is considered the value of the chicken. This principle applies across the board of life.
When anyone places a dollar in the offering plates at church, he not only gives up the dollar, but also the interest it would have earned over his lifetime. That is the value of a dollar.
So suppose one tithes his income, or more, for a lifetime. Also consider that each dollar given might have earned an average of six percent annually over his years. If those tithes are $50, $100, $200 per week, and that was begun in early to midlife, just do the math. It becomes astronomical. Now consider that Jesus said that whatever one gives up (houses, lands, etc.) he will receive a hundredfold, Matt 19:29. Now multiply your astronomical number by 100. The world has never offered such an investment return, and material things even as fine as His, are the very least of the Lord's offerings.
Two things must combine here: first, one's heart, then his treasure. Jesus taught us that where one's treasure is, there will his heart be also, Luke 12:34. Some complain that they cannot afford to give such amounts. That indicates a heart problem. Everyone must remember that the gold and silver; the cattle of a thousand hills; yes, the earth itself, and all therein; the money, too, belongs to the Lord, Psm. 50:10, 24:1, Hag. 2:8, I Cor. 10:26. He who demanded the tithe under the Mosaic Law provides opportunity for us all under grace to exceed that in church support, benevolence, mission work, and reaching out to others in need. Such are opportunities rather than obligations, and the cheerful giver who seizes upon them is indeed wise. He is accumulating great treasure in heaven which is both secure and eternal. Put into proper action a million dollars may be a pittance for your thoughts!
Never before has the world been so filled with transient folks. Modern transportation and international trade seems to have shrunken the world significantly. Nowadays, one may eat breakfast in California, lunch in New York and dinner in Europe or vice-versa. It is reported that Wal-Mart's 747 is furnished with beds. Executives may board in late evening in northwest Arkansas, retire, then deplane refreshed and ready for business in the morning in Europe. Just think about it!
Interstate movement multiplies that potential exponentially. The matching of skills and jobs often take one far and wide before retirement age. Then there are those who are given to repeatedly jumping on the moving trains of commerce and opportunity because they feel their life is cast in a day of small things, and they must move on to achieve their potential. Moreover, there are plenty of clichés that speak to that mindset. "A sitting hen lays no eggs," "The moving wheel has the cargo;" The rolling stone admits no moss;" "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence;" on and on they go. But wait just a minute!
Whatever happened to the idea of "Bloom where you are planted?" Insatiable desires for fame and fortune most often have a disappointing end. Notice how the traveler always wants to be "home" for important occasions? But if everyone became nomadic in the present carousel world, where would home be and who would be there? Additionally, it is most often those who plant deep roots who are able to bloom the longest, and bear the most fruit. It is they who create stability. This principle is definitely applicable within the Lord's churches. Travelers (missionaries) are scriptural and needed, but what are they, and how shall they proceed minus a base, Rom. 10? Folks should not be afraid of a little responsibility, but "brighten the corner where they are!" This means going beyond normal efforts to enhance the reputation of their God-given church as a spiritual institution in the community. Causes to run away at the slightest challenge to be responsible will always find them. But such challenges are actually marvelous opportunities to shine; to "bloom where they are planted," and that really counts!
In the comics, Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck's uncle, was extremely wealthy. He had a swimming pool filled with money into which he would gleefully dive and throw bills and coins into the air. Certainly, this is the antithesis of the spiritual world, but there is a comparison. Think with me about it.
Identifying and amplifying on a list of these many things would take books of articles longer than this one. Yet, of all the things God has for His people to enjoy, the greatest is love. Love is extoled above charismatic gifts in the great love chapter of the Bible, I Corinthians 13.
Love is the core of Christianity: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Thus, love is the foundational platform of the very possibility of our existence. But there is more!
When compared to other, great abiding characteristics, it is learned that faith is destined to end. It will give way to sight. Moreover, hope is also destined for extinction. It will give way to reality. But love is destined to never end. Why? Because, God is love! I John 4:8 Therefore, to love with a high and holy love as only God's people among men can do, is to know and to share the very characteristic of God Himself. That love is life at its best, the evidence of God living and working in and through us.
Uncle Scrooge can have his pool of money. It is a fleeting, perishing part of a sinful world, but he who has true love enjoys a bit of heaven on earth, and is destined to know it in its fullest, uninterrupted form in eternity. I am ecstatic about being a Bible-believing Christian, enjoying the supreme characteristic!
Christianity is essentially a positive way of life. But to say it is positive admits that there are negatives, by which positives are recognized. But it is most important that the viewpoint of one's life in Christ be framed correctly.
That is: do not try to live the Christian life in the negative, but in the positive.
Let me explain. When one attends to the positive life in Christ, his attention and energies will be there. And what a joy it is to bask in the endless blessings they afford. The problem with some folks is that they approach life with attention on the negatives.
It is what they do not do that is important to them: they do not curse today, they do not lie, today; they do not steal or slander, today. With all their attention focused on the negatives, they can be sure that they will fall into one or more of them sooner or later, then what? These are the very things that many attend who believe in apostasy; hence, they must be saved all over again due to their failure. Such is not reality at all in the grace of God.
It is rather that life should be lived in the Positive/negative mode. There is so much to learn from the Holy Word that brings true joy to the soul. Moreover, I have observed and learned that the temptation to do evil has no place when one is immersed in thought or prayer about holy things. One will never be tempted to tell a friend a smutty joke if he is seeking the salvation of that friend.
Here, then is the essence of proper priority. In the words of Paul to the church at Colossi, " Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him." Colossians 3:16-17.
The world prides itself in terms of excellence in science, arts, education, sports, etc. Perhaps the highest accolade bestowed on an individual, organization, or product is the label of "world-class." That term strongly connotes, excellence, the top rung of the ladder, professionalism, expertise. The person or thing to which it is applied finds ready acceptance among men, and an abundance of favors from the same. Therefore, personal encouragement and educational processes are fashioned to aid and to promote individuals to that level, and most often at great cost. But one may ask, "Is that not what life is all about?" Please think with me about this!
Here then is the proper perspective. The first great commandment is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and strength. It is sad, but too many today want to be labeled a Christian in name only in hopes it will increase business at the store…. or… in commissions or whatever the business may be.
The scenario has not changed. Was not our Lord tested of the devil immediately following His baptism? If Jesus came to win the kingdoms of this world through righteousness, He would not have to suffer and die. The devil had those things and freely offered them all to the Son of God if He would but worship him. Have you ever wondered how many modern day "Christians" would make the same choice that Jesus did?
The last chapter of human history is revealed in prophecy. The world and all that is in it will pass away, but the Word of God abides forever, and so do those who love the Lord, and seek His holy will for their life. Here then is peace profound that the world does not, and cannot know because of the blindness of sin. Here is the great blessing of God that allows His people to outlive the world, and to survive the world in the heavenly environment of life where time is not known.
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Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Has Been Released From Jail Pending Trial
www.coindesk.com 2019-12-03 13:30
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A judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice has enough evidence to move a case against ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to trial.
Griffith, who was arrested in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day on charges of conspiracy to assist the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in learning more about cryptocurrency for its own benefit, had a preliminary court hearing Monday to determine whether the DOJ had sufficient evidence to establish probable cause.
The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York said Friday that he had been charged with "violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by traveling to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) in order deliver a presentation and technical advice on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions."
According to Friday's complaint, Griffith asked for – and was denied – permission to travel to North Korea in order to give the presentation, titled "Blockchain and Peace." Moreover, the complaint said, Griffith subsequently "began formulating plans to facilitate the exchange of Cryptocurrency-1 between the DPRK and South Korea," despite knowing that this would violate U.S. sanctions against the DPRK.
Following the hearing Monday afternoon, Brian Klein of Baker Marquart, who is representing Griffith, said in a statement that the developer had been released from jail.
We dispute the untested allegations in the criminal complaint. Virgil looks forward to his day in court, when the full story can come out.
Klein has represented a number of high-profile individuals in the cryptocurrency and cybersecurity worlds, including bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem and security researcher Marcus Hutchins.
Klein negotiated a settlement against Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who sued Shrem in November 2018 alleging he owed them $26 million in bitcoin. Hutchins, who was accused of creating the Kronos malware by the U.S. Department of Justice, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year of supervised release, with the judge in the case recommending he apply for a pardon.
Nikhilesh De contributed reporting.
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Zoe of Cake Amsterdam, was the person behind our Take Stock: Amsterdam spread in the second issue of Countlan Magazine. Zoe clearly knows where all the hot spots are around the city to pick up baking gear and ingredients. Now, a little more about Zoe.
Zoe Elizabeth Gottehrer, born in NYC 05/05/1977. I have a BFA in film art/photography from Syracuse University. I moved to Holland in 2002 and after working in the music industry, for ad agencies and magazines I followed my heart back into the kitchen working for catering companies baking cooking and organizing catering and events. In 2007, I began pursuing a career as a professional cake decorator. In 2010, I began CAKE Amsterdam, bespoke bakery of taste and distinction making custom made cakes for weddings, events and birthdays. Full bio here.
02 How long have you been living in Amsterdam?
Just over 10 years already! I've been living in Holland since 2002. Mainly in Amsterdam, but I also lived in The Hague for 2 years and I worked in Utrecht for 3 years.
03 What do you do and where are you based?
I run my own company CAKE Amsterdam, Bespoke Bakery of Taste and Distinction making custom made cakes for weddings, events and birthdays. I have a workshop that is open by appointment only which is located in the heart of Amsterdam City Center-just on the edge of the famous, Red Light District. Never a dull moment in the neighborhood!
04 As a bakery owner, how often do you entertain at home?
Honestly, not as often as I would like to! We live a bit outside the city in Amsterdam Noord, across the back of Central Station, so it's always easier for us to head into town to see people. But I would say we have small-bites dinner parties with cocktails at least three to four times a year.
05 What entertaining tradition is unique to Amsterdam or Dutch culture?
There is a Dutch birthday tradition which includes arriving at a birthday party with friends and family that are all sitting in a circle in the living room and you are handed a piece of appletaart (Dutch apple cake) and coffee and tea. Another unique tradition is that the birthday boy or girl is responsible for paying for everyone else's drinks! In the US, it is totally the opposite. Everyone usually buys you drinks! People save up for their birthdays here!
06 What type of music is playing in your kitchen when you bake?
I listen to music all the time in my shop while baking and or decorating cakes. I have a "Vintage Mix" on my iPod with mostly big band music from the 1920′s, like Benny Goodman's "You turned the tables on me", but the mix also includes more recent versions of swing, such as Squirrel Nut Zippers.
I also listen to lots of 60′s music. However, it depends on the cake. Sometimes a cake just warrants listening to Gun n'Roses! But the best is when I have it set to random and a song comes up that is really fitting to the theme of the cake that I am making. For example: I was making a globe cake and "I'll stop the world and melt with you" came on! Random!
Check out Zoe's Flickr stream for more images of her creations.
All photos courtesy of Cake Amsterdam.