Barnbougle Legal "Stoush" Finally Over

Lost Farms 15th, as viewed from the resort restaurant (click to enlarge)From an unbylined ABC report, landowner Richard Sattler has prevailed in a dispute that has paralyzed one of the great golf destinations from moving forward with future plans and better coordinating operations between two world class designs, Tom Doak and Mike Clayton's Barnbougle Dunes, and Bill Coore's Lost Farm.

Links Golf Tasmania, the operator of Barnbougle Dunes, sued Richard Sattler the owner of the land upon which Barnbougle and the neighbouring Lost Farm courses are built.

LGT claimed Mr Sattler, a former director and chief executive officer of the company, used expertise gained while involved with Barnbougle to set up the rival Lost Farm course.

LGT claimed it should have had the opportunity to build and operate the Lost Farm Course and Mr Sattler breached his position of trust and duties under the Corporation Act when he developed it as his own. But Federal Court Justice Christopher Jessop has found as the owner of the land it was up to Mr Sattler how he used it.

2011 JBWere Masters Final Round Comment Thread

For those of you courageous enough to admit you spent your Saturday night watching golf Down Under, a place to share your reactions to the final round at glorious Victoria where Geoff Ogilvy holds a two-stroke lead.

Ogilvy's 63 Sets Up Showdown With Poulter

Three bogies and he still shoots 63 on his home course. It was great fun to watch from the 4-under through 3 hole start, and sets up a fun JBWere Masters final day with Ian Poulter just two back.

Bruce Matthews notes that 63 tied the Victoria course record previously set by John Wade in 2004.

Allenby-Ogilvy Reunion At Victoria Will Be Purely Accidental

Martin Blake on the possibility of Presidents Cup mates Robert Allenby and Geoff Ogilvy finding themselves paired together at this week's JBWere Masters at the must-see Victoria GC.

According to the man who creates the groupings, the Australasian PGA Tour's tournaments director Andrew Langford-Jones, it is the last thing golf wants. ''They'll be on opposite sides of the draw, most likely, not together,'' said Langford-Jones yesterday. ''The focus should be on the golf, not on personality clashes.''

Allenby and Ogilvy, teammates in Greg Norman's International team in the Presidents Cup last month, had a public argument in a restaurant area on the last night of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum. Ogilvy is furious Allenby was quoted as blaming him for some of his bad results at the Presidents Cup, where he was the only player of 24 in the field who did not score a point. It has been reported he demanded an apology from Allenby, who had suggested they settle the matter outside.

Talkin Golf With Rod Morri - Australia In Review

Rod Morri pins me down on the central questions of the day: my (mostly positive) take on Australia golf, the Presidents Cup, and the merits of hand cream after a long, arduous 18 holes.

We go for fifty minutes, so apologies in advance. If you like podcasts, you can (and should) get Rod's free podcast on itunes. He has always gets great guests and asks sharp questions.